UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
¨ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
OR
¨ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
OR
x | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report: December 18, 2019
Commission file number: 001-38562
New Frontier Health Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
23rd Floor, 299 QRC
287-299 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Roberta Lipson
Chief Executive Officer
23rd Floor, 299 QRC
287-299 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Telephone: 852-3703-3251
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbols |
Name of Each Exchange on
which Registered |
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Ordinary Shares | NFH | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Warrants | NFH WS | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
On December 24, 2019 the issuer had 131,356,980 ordinary shares outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer ¨ | Accelerated Filer ¨ | Non-Accelerated Filer x |
Emerging Growth Company x |
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP ¨ | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board x | |
Other ¨ |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ¨ Item 17 ¨ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ¨
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I | 3 | |
ITEM 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS | 3 |
A. | Directors and Senior Management | 3 |
B. | Advisors | 3 |
C. | Auditors | 3 |
ITEM 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 3 |
A. | Offer Statistics | 3 |
B. | Method and Expected Timetable | 3 |
ITEM 3. | KEY INFORMATION | 3 |
A. | Selected Financial Data | 3 |
B. | Capitalization and Indebtedness | 4 |
C. | Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds | 4 |
D. | Risk Factors | 4 |
ITEM 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY | 4 |
A. | History and Development of the Company | 4 |
B. | Business Overview | 4 |
C. | Organizational Structure | 4 |
D. | Property, Plants and Equipment | 5 |
ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 5 |
ITEM 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 5 |
ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 5 |
A. | Directors and Senior Management | 5 |
B. | Compensation | 5 |
C. | Board Practices | 5 |
D. | Employees | 5 |
E. | Share Ownership | 5 |
ITEM 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 6 |
A. | Major Shareholders | 6 |
B. | Related Party Transactions | 8 |
C. | Interests of Experts and Counsel | 8 |
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ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 8 |
A. | Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information | 8 |
B. | Significant Changes | 8 |
ITEM 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING | 8 |
A. | Offer and Listing Details | 8 |
B. | Plan of Distribution | 8 |
C. | Markets | 9 |
D. | Selling Shareholders | 9 |
E. | Dilution | 9 |
F. | Expenses of the Issue | 9 |
ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 9 |
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INTRODUCTORY NOTES
Use of Certain Defined Terms
Except as otherwise indicated by the context and for the purpose of this report only, references in this report to:
· | “NFH,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company” are to New Frontier Health Corporation (f/k/a New Frontier Corporation), a public company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands; and |
· | “Business Combination” is to the acquisition and other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2019 (the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among the Company, NF Unicorn Acquisition L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company (the “Company Buyer Sub” and, together with the Company, the “Buyer Parties”), Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Healthy Harmony”), Healthy Harmony GP, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and the sole general partner of Healthy Harmony (“HH GP”) and the sellers named therein (the “Sellers”), pursuant to which on December 18, 2019 (the “Closing”) the Company (i) indirectly acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests in Healthy Harmony and HH GP for approximately $1.3 billion in the aggregate and (ii) changed its name from New Frontier Corporation to New Frontier Health Corporation. The business operations of Healthy Harmony are conducted under the brand name “United Family Healthcare” and, together with HH GP, are referred to collectively herein as “UFH”. |
Forward-Looking Information
This report includes statements that express NFH’s opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, the Business Combination, the benefits and synergies of the Business Combination, including anticipated cost savings, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the markets in which the Company operates. Such forward-looking statements are based on available current market material and management’s expectations, beliefs and forecasts concerning future events impacting NFH. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions, which, if they were to ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of NFH to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include those generally set forth under Item 3 “Key information—D. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.
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Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and our other filings with the SEC. These reports attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects. The forward-looking statements made in this report speak only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation, except as required by law, to provide updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in our expectations or future events.
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ITEM 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS |
A. | Directors and Senior Management |
NFH’s directors and executive officers immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination are described in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 27, 2019 (as supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) under the heading “Management of NFH Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 224, which is incorporated herein by reference.
B. | Advisors |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acts as the M&A counsel to NFH. Maples and Calder (P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands) acts as Cayman Islands counsel to NFH. Winston & Strawn LLP (200 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10166 USA) acts as United States securities counsel to NFH.
C. | Auditors |
From the Company’s inception through the consummation of the Business Combination, WithumSmith+Brown, PC (200 Jefferson Park, Suite 400, Whippany, NJ 07981) has acted as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Upon and following the consummation of the Business Combination, Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP (16/F, Ernst & Young Tower, Oriental Plaza, 1 East Changan Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100738, China) has and will continue to act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
ITEM 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE |
A. | Offer Statistics |
Not applicable.
B. | Method and Expected Timetable |
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. | KEY INFORMATION |
A. | Selected Financial Data |
Information regarding NFH’s selected financial data is described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Selected Historical Financial Information of Healthy Harmony” beginning on page 32, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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B. | Capitalization and Indebtedness |
The following table sets forth our capitalization and indebtedness as of September 30, 2019:
· | on historical basis; and |
· | on a pro forma, as adjusted basis, after giving effect to the Business Combination. |
As of September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||
RMB | USD | RMB | USD | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 8,862 | $ | 1,240 | 1,695,759 | $ | 237,245 | ||||||||||
Investment held in Trust Account | 2,112,005 | 295,480 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Debt: | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred underwriting commissions | 49,408 | 6,913 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings (Assumed and New Borrowing) | - | - | 2,539,330 | 355,265 | ||||||||||||
Total debt | 49,408 | 6,913 | 2,539,330 | 355,265 | ||||||||||||
Commitments: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemptions: | 1,972,062 | 275,902 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Shareholders Equity: | ||||||||||||||||
NFC Class A ordinary shares | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
NFC Class B ordinary shares | 8 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Preferred shares | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Ordinary shares | - | - | 92 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 54,576 | 7,636 | 8,616,229 | 1,205,455 | ||||||||||||
Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated deficit) | (18,847 | ) | (2,637 | ) | (332,132 | ) | (46,467 | ) | ||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 35,737 | 5,000 | 8,284,189 | 1,159,001 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 16,617 | 2,325 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 35,737 | 5,000 | 8,300,806 | 1,161,326 | ||||||||||||
Total capitalization | 2,057,207 | $ | 287,815 | 10,840,136 | $ | 1,516,591 |
C. | Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds |
Not applicable.
D. | Risk Factors |
The risks associated with our business are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 37, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY |
A. | History and Development of the Company |
The history and development of NFH are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the headings:
· | “Summary of the Proxy Statement – Structure Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 14. |
· | “Summary of the Proxy Statement – Summary of the Transaction Agreement” beginning on page 17; |
· | “The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 98; |
· | “Business of Healthy Harmony” beginning on page 181; and |
· | “Description of Securities” beginning on page 239. |
These descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers (including NFH) that we file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. NFH also maintains a public website at http://www.NFH.com.cn.
B. | Business Overview |
The business of NFH is described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Business of Healthy Harmony” beginning on page 181, which is incorporated herein by reference.
C. | Organizational Structure |
The Company’s organizational structure is described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Summary of the Proxy Statement – Structure Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 14, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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D. | Property, Plants and Equipment |
Information regarding NFH’s property, plants and equipment is described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Business of Healthy Harmony—Properties” on page 194, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
Not required.
ITEM 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS |
Reference is made to the disclosure contained in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Healthy Harmony’s Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” beginning on page 203 and that information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES |
A. | Directors and Senior Management |
NFH’s directors and executive officers immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Management of NFH Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 224, which is incorporated herein by reference.
B. | Compensation |
The compensation of NFH’s executive officers and directors is described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the headings “Management of NFH Following the Business Combination – Post-Combination Company Executive Compensation,” Management of NFH Following the Business Combination – Director Compensation” and “Management of NFH Following the Business Combination – New Frontier Health Corporation 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan” on page 224, which is incorporated herein by reference.
C. | Board Practices |
NFH’s board practices immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Management of NFH Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 228, which is incorporated herein by reference.
D. | Employees |
The information in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Business of Healthy Harmony—Employees” on page 194 is incorporated herein by reference.
E. | Share Ownership |
Ownership of the Company’s shares by its executive officers and directors upon consummation of the Business Combination is set forth in Item 7.A of this Report.
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ITEM 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
A. | Major Shareholders |
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership based on 131,356,980 of our ordinary shares outstanding as of December 26, 2019 (subsequent to the Closing), based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of our shares by:
· | each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares; |
· | each of our officers and directors; and |
· | all our officers and directors as a group. |
Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |
Number of
ordinary shares |
% | ||||||
Roberta Lipson | 3,590,799 | 2.7 | % | |||||
Walter Xue | 62,088 | * | ||||||
Jeffrey Staples | 108,911 | * | ||||||
DJ Hamblin-Brown | 20,936 | * | ||||||
Antony Leung(2) | 20,117,500 | 22.6 | % | |||||
Carl Wu(3) | 18,705,000 | 14.2 | % | |||||
David Zeng(4) | 206,250 | * | ||||||
Edward Leong Che-hung | 10,000 | * | ||||||
Frederick Ma Si-hang | -- | -- | ||||||
Shan Fu | -- | -- | ||||||
Qiyu Chen | -- | -- | ||||||
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (Eleven Individuals) | 25,528,984 | 19.4 | % | |||||
Five Percent Holders: | ||||||||
New Frontier Public Holding Ltd.(5) | 17,292,500 | 13.2 | % | |||||
Fosun Industrial Co., Limited.(6) | 9,400,000 | 7.2 | % | |||||
Certain funds and accounts advised by Nan Fung Group Holdings Limited (7) | 9,650,000 | 7.4 | % | |||||
Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman), L.P.(8) | 14,300,000 | 10.9 | % | |||||
Certain funds and accounts advised by Capital Research and Management Company(9) | 13,321,186 | 10.2 | % |
* Less than one percent.
(1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the shareholders listed is 23rd Floor, 299 QRC, 287-299 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong. |
(2) | Includes (x) (i) 9,542,500 ordinary shares, (ii) 7,750,000 private placement warrants and (iii) 7,750,000 ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants, held of record by the Sponsor; (y) (i) (a) 600,000 ordinary shares, (b) 300,000 public warrants and (c) 300,000 ordinary shares underlying the public warrants purchased by entities affiliated with Mr. Leung in NFC’s initial public offering, (ii) (a) 1,575,000 ordinary shares, (b) 350,000 forward purchase warrants and (c) 350,000 ordinary shares underlying the forward purchase warrants, held of record by Mr. Leung or entities affiliated with Mr. Leung. |
(3) | Includes (x) (i) 9,542,500 ordinary shares, (ii) 7,750,000 private placement warrants and (iii) 7,750,000 ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants, held of record by the Sponsor; and (y) (i) (a) 300,000 ordinary shares, (b) 150,000 public warrants and (c) 150,000 ordinary shares underlying the public warrants purchased by entities affiliated with Mr. Wu in NFC’s initial public offering, (ii) (a) 787,500 ordinary shares, (b) 175,000 forward purchase warrants and (c) 175,000 ordinary shares underlying the forward purchase warrants, held of record by Mr. Wu or entities affiliated with Mr. Wu. |
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(4) | Interests shown include (i) 206,250 ordinary shares, (ii) 37,500 ordinary shares underlying forward purchase warrants, and (iii) 37,500 forward purchase warrants. |
(5) | Antony Leung and Carl Wu share voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the Sponsor. Each of Mr. Leung and Mr. Wu disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by the Sponsor other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly. The interests shown include (i) 9,542,500 ordinary shares, (ii) 7,750,000 private placement warrants and (iii) 7,750,000 ordinary shares underlying the private placement warrants, held of record by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may also be deemed to beneficially own an additional 22,929,125 ordinary shares pursuant to certain irrevocable proxies, each dated as of December 17, 2019, granted to the Sponsor by certain shareholders, pursuant to which the Sponsor may vote the ordinary shares subject to such irrevocable proxies at any meeting of NFH’s shareholders until such time as the granting shareholder no longer owns such ordinary shares. See “Irrevocable Proxies” in Item 10.C. of this report on Form 20-F. In addition, the Sponsor is a party to (i) the Fosun Director Nomination Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor and Fosun (as defined below) have agreed to vote or cause to be voted all ordinary shares beneficially owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by them in favor of any director nominee(s) nominated or supported by the other party, (ii) the Vivo Director Nomination Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor and Vivo (as defined below) have agreed to vote or cause to be voted all ordinary shares beneficially owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by them in favor of any director nominee(s) nominated or supported by the other party, and (iii) certain Director Support Letter Agreements, each dated as of December 17, 2019, pursuant to which certain shareholders have agreed to vote an aggregate of 17,325,000 ordinary shares in favor of any director nominee nominated or supported by the Sponsor. See “Fosun Director Nomination Agreement,” “Vivo Director Nomination Agreement” and “Director Support Letter Agreements” in Item 10.C. of this report on Form 20-F. |
(6) | Fosun Industrial Co., Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun High Technology (Group) Co., Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fosun International Limited, which is a subsidiary of Fosun Holdings Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fosun International Holdings Ltd. Guo Guangchang controls shares. Interests shown include 9,400,000 ordinary shares. In addition, the Sponsor and Fosun are parties to the Fosun Director Nomination Agreement. See note 5 above. The address for this shareholder is Building A, No. 1289 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China. | |
(7) | Includes NF SPAC Holding Limited (“NF SPAC”) and Sun Hing Associate Limited (“Sun Hing”) Interests shown include (i) 8,350,000 ordinary shares, (ii) 600,000 ordinary shares underlying the public warrants, (iii) 600,000 public warrants, (iv) 700,000 ordinary shares underlying the forward purchase warrants, and (v) 700,000 forward purchase warrants. Each of NF SPAC and Sun Hing is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nan Fung Group Holdings Limited (“NFGHL”). The members of the Executive Committee of NFGHL make investment decisions with respect to the securities directly and indirectly held by NFGHL and, therefore, the securities held by NF SPAC and Sun Hing. Mr. Antony Leung, Mr. Frank Kai Shui Seto, Mr. Vincent Sai Sing Cheung, Mr. Pui Kuen Cheung, Mr. Kin Ho Kwok, Ms. Vanessa Tih Lin Cheung, Mr. Meng Gao and Mr. Chun Wai Nelson Tang are the members of the Executive Committee of NFGHL. The address for Nan Fung Group is 23rd Floor, Nan Fung Tower, 88 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. | |
(8) | Vivo Capital IX (Cayman), LLC is the general partner of Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. The voting members of Vivo Capital IX Kung, Albert Cha, Shan Fu, Edgar Engleman and Chen Yu, none of whom has individual voting or investment power with respect to the shares. Interests shown include 14,300,000 ordinary shares. In addition, the Sponsor and Vivo are parties to the Vivo Director Nomination Agreement. See note 5 above. The address for Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. is Suite 1801, West Tower, Twin Towers B12 Jianguomenwai Ave, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100022. |
(9) | Includes SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. (“SCWF”), American Funds Insurance Series — Global Small Capitalization Fund (“VISC”) and American Funds Developing World Growth and Income Fund (“AFDWGI” and, together with SCWF and VISC, the “CRMC Shareholders”). Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) is the investment adviser to each of the CRMC Shareholders. CRMC and/or Capital Research Global Investors (“CRGI”) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the securities expected to be held by the CRMC Shareholders; however, each of CRMC and CRGI expressly disclaim that it is the beneficial owner of such securities. Julian N. Abdey, Noriko H. Chen, Peter Eliot, Brady L. Enright, Bradford F. Freer, Leo Hee, Roz Hongsaranagon, Claudia P. Huntington, Jonathan Knowles, Harold H. La, Aidan O’Connell, Andraz Razen, Gregory W. Wendt and Dylan Yolles, as portfolio managers, are expected to have voting and investment power over the securities to be held by SCWF. Bradford F. Freer, Claudia P. Huntington, Harold H. La, Aidan O’Connell and Gregory W. Wendt, as portfolio managers, are expected to have voting and investment for each of the CRMC Shareholders is c/o Capital Research and Management Company, 333 South Hope Street, 55th Los Angeles, CA 90071. The CRMC Shareholders may be affiliates of a broker-dealer. |
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B. | Related Party Transactions |
Related party transactions are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Person Business Combination” beginning on page 234, which is incorporated herein by reference.
C. | Interests of Experts and Counsel |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
A. | Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information |
Financial Statements
Consolidated financial statements have been filed as part of this report. See Item 18 “Financial Statements.”
Legal Proceedings
Legal or arbitration proceedings are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Business of Healthy Harmony—Legal Proceedings” on page 200, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Dividend Policy
NFH’s policy on dividend distributions is described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Description of Securities – Dividends” on page 247, which is incorporated herein by reference.
B. | Significant Changes |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING |
A. | Offer and Listing Details |
Offer and listing details of NFH’s securities are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Description of Securities” beginning on page 239, which is incorporated herein by reference.
B. | Plan of Distribution |
Not applicable.
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C. | Markets |
See disclosures above under “—A. Offer and Listing Details.”
D. | Selling Shareholders |
Not applicable.
E. | Dilution |
Not applicable.
F. | Expenses of the Issue |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
A. | Share Capital |
As of the date of this report, we had (i) 490,000,000 ordinary shares (US$ 0.0001 par value) authorized, (ii) 131,356,980 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, (iii) 10,000,000 preference shares (US$0.0001 par value) authorized, (iv) no preference shares issued and outstanding, (v) 7,750,000 private placement warrants outstanding (which were issued in connection with the Company’s initial public offering), (vi) 4,750,000 forward purchase warrants outstanding and (vi) 14,375,000 public warrants outstanding.
NFH’s share capital is further described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the headings:
• | “Description of NFH’s Securities—Authorized and Outstanding Shares” on page 239; and |
• | “Description of NFH’s Securities—Warrants” beginning on page 243. |
These descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
B. | Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association |
The following represents a summary of certain key provisions of NFH’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”). The summary does not purport to be a summary of all of the provisions of the Articles. For more complete information, you should read the Articles which are listed as an exhibit to this report.
Objects
Our Articles state that the objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.
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Directors
Our Articles do not restrict a director’s power to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he or she is interested (provided that the nature of the interest of any director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him or her at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon), vote on compensation to themselves or any other members of their body in the absence of an independent quorum or exercise borrowing powers. There is no mandatory retirement age for our directors and our directors are not required to own securities of the Company in order to serve as directors.
Ordinary shares
Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive ratable dividends when and if declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any rights of any outstanding series of preferred shares.
Upon our winding up, liquidation and dissolution and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred shares having liquidation preferences, if any, holders of ordinary shares will be entitled to receive pro rata our remaining assets available for distribution.
The rights, powers and privileges of holders of our ordinary shares are subject to those of holders of any shares of our preferred shares or any other series or class of shares we may authorize and issue in the future.
Our ordinary shares are not subject to any sinking fund. All of our issued shares are fully paid up and none of our shareholders are liable for further capital calls. There are no provisions in the Articles that discriminate against any existing or prospective holder of our ordinary shares as a result of such shareholder owning a substantial number of shares.
Preferred Shares
Our Articles provide that preferred shares may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our Board of Directors will be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. Our Board of Directors will be able, without shareholder approval, to issue preferred shares with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of the ordinary shares and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of the board to issue preferred shares without shareholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management. We have no preferred shares issued and outstanding at the date hereof. Although we do not currently intend to issue any preferred shares, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future.
Voting and Election of Directors
Voting Power
Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise provided in any certificate of designation for any series of preferred shares, the holders of ordinary shares will possess all voting power for the election of our directors and all other matters requiring shareholder action and will at all times vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders. Holders of ordinary shares will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters on which shareholders are entitled to vote generally, including the election or removal of directors. Holders of our ordinary shares will not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.
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Preemptive or Other Rights
There will be no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to our ordinary shares.
Election of Directors
Our board consists of eight directors. Each of our directors will have a term that expires at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2020, or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death. There will be no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that directors will be elected by a majority of the votes cast at an annual general meeting of NFH.
General Meetings
At least five clear days’ notice are required to be given of any general meeting, which notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting. No business will be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative or proxy shall be a quorum. If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a shareholders’ request, will be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the shareholders present will be a quorum.
Annual General Meetings
Any annual general meeting will be held at such time and place as the directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in October of each year at ten o’clock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the directors (if any) shall be presented. Shareholders seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting or to nominate candidates for election as directors at the annual general meeting must deliver notice to the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual general meeting.
Extraordinary General Meetings
All general meetings other than annual general meetings are extraordinary general meetings. Shareholders holding not less than 10% in par value of the issued ordinary shares with voting rights can request, and the directors shall convene, extraordinary general meetings. Such shareholders’ request must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requesting shareholders and deposited at the Registered Office.
If there are no directors as at the date of the deposit of the shareholders’ request or if the directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of such request duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requesting shareholders, or any of them representing more than 50% of the total voting rights of all of the requesting shareholders, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period.
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Our Articles do not contain any provisions that would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company. Our Articles provide that the Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2018 Revision)) upon such terms as our directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2018 Revision)) with the approval of a Special Resolution.
Our Articles do not contain any provisions governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
Our Articles are not significantly different from the requirements of the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2018 Revision) and the conditions imposed by our Articles governing changes in capital are not more stringent than what is required by the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2018 Revision).
C. | Material Contracts |
Amendment to Lipson Reinvestment Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Company entered into the Amendment to Founder Reinvestment Agreement with the Lipson Parties, pursuant to which all of the issued and outstanding Partnership Options (as defined therein) held by Ms. Lipson at the Closing were converted into vested NFH options, which may only be exercised on a “net exercise” or “cashless basis.” In addition, the Lipson parties agreed to certain transfer restrictions as described elsewhere in this report.
Fosun Director Nomination Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 18, 2019, the Company entered into a director nomination agreement (the “Fosun Director Nomination Agreement”) with Fosun Industrial Co., Limited (“Fosun”), pursuant to which Fosun nominated Mr. Qiyu Chen to our board of directors to serve as co-chairman. In addition, Fosun is entitled to nominate (i) three nominees (including one nominee for independent director) to our board of directors for so long as it beneficially owns at least 22.5% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, (ii) two nominees to our board of directors for so long as it beneficially owns at least 10.8%, but less than 22.5% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, or (iii) one nominee to our board of directors for so long as it beneficially owns at least 3.33%, but less than 10.8% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding; provided that, in each case of (i) to (iii), if Mr. Qiyu Chen is nominated by Fosun to our board of directors, then Mr. Qiyu Chen shall serve as a co-chairman of our board of directors. Fosun shall also have the right to appoint one non-voting observer to our board of directors.
Pursuant to the Fosun Director Nomination Agreement, for so long as Fosun beneficially owns at least 3.33% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, the Sponsor shall vote all of the ordinary shares owned or controlled by it or over which it has voting power or otherwise has the right to direct the voting, to elect each and every director nominee of Fosun as a director to our board of directors and shall not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any such nominee or take similar action, and for so long as the Sponsor beneficially owns at least 3.33% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, Fosun shall vote all of the ordinary shares owned or controlled by it or over which it has voting power, to elect each and every “Nominee” of the Sponsor (as defined in the Sponsor Director Nomination Agreement (as defined below)) as a director to our board of directors and shall not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any such nominee or take similar action. The foregoing voting undertaking shall terminate upon delivery of a written notice from Fosun to NFH at any time after the second anniversary of the Closing.
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The Fosun Director Nomination Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) Fosun ceasing to beneficially own at least 3.33% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding and (ii) Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. ceasing to beneficially own a majority of the issued and outstanding securities in Fosun.
Vivo Director Nomination Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Company entered into a director nomination agreement (the “Vivo Director Nomination Agreement”) with Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. (“Vivo”), pursuant to which Vivo had the right to nominate for election two individuals to our board of directors at the Closing. As such, Vivo nominated Shan Fu to our board of directors and is expected to nominate another independent director to fill the current vacancy on our board of directors. In addition, Vivo is entitled to nominate (i) two nominees (including at least one nominee for independent director) to our board of directors for so long as it beneficially owns at least 6.66% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding or (ii) one nominee to serve as an independent director on our board of directors for so long as it beneficially owns at least 3.33%, but less than 6.66% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding. Vivo shall also have the right to appoint one non-voting observer to our board of directors.
Pursuant to the Vivo Director Nomination Agreement, for so long as Vivo beneficially owns at least 3.33% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, the Sponsor shall vote all of the ordinary shares owned or controlled by it or over which it has voting power or otherwise has the right to direct the voting, to elect each and every director nominee of Vivo as a director to our board of directors and shall not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any such nominee or take similar action, and for so long as the Sponsor beneficially own at least 3.33% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding, Vivo shall vote all of the ordinary shares owned or controlled by it or over which it has voting power, to elect each and every “Nominee” of the Sponsor (as defined in the Sponsor Director Nomination Agreement) as a director to our board of directors and shall not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any such nominee or take similar action. The foregoing voting undertaking shall terminate upon delivery of a written notice from Vivo to NFH at any time after the second anniversary of the Closing.
The Vivo Director Nomination Agreement will terminate upon Vivo ceasing to beneficially own at least 3.33% of the total number of ordinary shares then issued and outstanding.
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Lipson Employment Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Lipson Employment Agreement”) with Roberta Lipson, pursuant to which Ms. Lipson will serve as the Company’s chief executive officer for an initial term of three years from the Closing (subject to certain termination conditions to be set forth therein). The employment is subject to automatic renewal for one-year terms unless terminated by either Ms. Lipson or NFH.
Ms. Lipson will be entitled to an initial annual salary of $600,000 per annum and will be eligible for an annual bonus pursuant to NFH’s short-term cash incentive plan to be established by the executive committee of our board of directors (the “Executive Committee”), along with certain other benefits.
In addition, upon the Closing Ms. Lipson was appointed as a member of our board of directors and will be re-nominated at each subsequent annual meeting of our shareholders during her term of employment, subject to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), for so long as she is at least a one-percent shareholder of NFH.
Lipson Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Lipson Registration Rights Agreement”) with Ms. Lipson, the Benjamin Lipson Plafker Trust, the Daniel Lipson Plafker Trust, the Jonathan Lipson Plafker Trust and the Ariel Benjamin Lee Trust (the foregoing trusts together with Ms. Lipson, the “Lipson Parties”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the ordinary shares issued to the Lipson Parties at the Closing as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than the 30th day following the Closing and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly thereafter.
Sponsor Director Nomination Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Company entered into a director nomination agreement (the “Sponsor Director Nomination Agreement”) with New Frontier Public Holding Ltd. (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has the right to nominate for election a number of individuals to our board of directors at the Closing and at any time thereafter equal to the total number of directors to be so appointed or nominated, less the number of directors to be appointed or nominated by each of Vivo, Fosun Seller and Ms. Lipson; provided that the Sponsor’s nominees shall include a number of individuals who will serve as independent directors such that, assuming such nominees are duly elected or appointed, as applicable, there will be at least three (3) independent directors on our board of directors following such election or appointment, as applicable. In accordance with the terms of the Sponsor Director Nomination Agreement, the Sponsor nominated David Zeng to our board of directors at the Closing.
The Sponsor Director Nomination Agreement will terminate upon the Sponsor ceasing to beneficially own ordinary shares.
Irrevocable Proxies
In connection with the Closing, the Sponsor entered into irrevocable proxies (the “Irrevocable Proxies”) with certain shareholders, including New Frontier Group Ltd. (“NFG”) and entities affiliated with Messrs. Wu and Leung, pursuant to which each such shareholder agreed to grant an irrevocable proxy to the Sponsor to exercise all voting rights attaching to any ordinary shares held by such shareholders at all shareholder meetings of NFH.
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Pursuant to the Irrevocable Proxies, such shareholders will have the right to transfer the ordinary shares held by such shareholders, and such transferred ordinary shares will continue to be subject to the Irrevocable Proxies only if the transferee is an affiliate of the transferring shareholder. The Irrevocable Proxies will terminate upon the Sponsor ceasing to hold any shares in NFH.
Nan Fung Letter Agreement
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement (the “Nan Fung Letter Agreement”) with Nan Fung Group (“Nan Fung”), pursuant to which Nan Fung agreed to, at any shareholder meeting of NFH, (a) through voting proxies to be given by Nan Fung or otherwise, vote, or cause to be voted, all of the ordinary shares directly or indirectly owned or controlled by Nan Fung or its affiliates or over which Nan Fung or any of its affiliates has voting power to elect each and every person who is nominated by the Sponsor or whom is voted in favor of by the Sponsor (each, a “Relevant Nominee”) to serve as a director of NFH, and (b) not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any Relevant Nominee or take any similar action. The Nan Fung Letter Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the second anniversary of the Closing, (b) the mutual consent of the Sponsor and Nan Fung, and (c) the date on which Nan Fung and its affiliates cease to hold any ordinary shares.
Director Support Letter Agreements
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Sponsor entered into letter agreements (the “Director Support Letter Agreements”) with certain shareholders, pursuant to which such shareholders agreed to, at any shareholder meeting of NFH, (a) vote all of the ordinary shares directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such shareholder or its affiliates or over which such shareholder or any of its affiliates has voting power, through voting proxies given by any other shareholder of NFH or otherwise, to elect each and every Relevant Nominee to serve as a director of NFH, and (b) not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any Relevant Nominee or take any similar action. Each Director Support Letter Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing and terminate upon the earlier of (a) the mutual consent of the Sponsor and the relevant shareholder, (b) the date on which the relevant shareholder and its affiliates cease to hold any ordinary shares and (c) the date on which Mr. Antony Leung ceases to serve as the chairman of NFG and Mr. Carl Wu ceases to serve as the chief executive officer of NFG.
Management Reinvestment Agreements
In connection with the Closing, on December 17, 2019, the Company entered into certain reinvestment agreements with Healthy Harmony and the Management Sellers (collectively, the “Management Reinvestment Agreements”), pursuant to which (a) all of the LP Interests then held by the Management Sellers will be canceled in consideration of the right of the Management Sellers to receive from the Company, as soon as practicable after the Closing, an aggregate amount equal to the number of the LP Interests so canceled multiplied by the purchase price per LP Interest, (b) (i) all of the Partnership Options then held by the Management Sellers that are vested as of the Closing will be canceled in consideration of the right of the Management Sellers to receive from NFC, as soon as practicable after the Closing, in respect of each Partnership Option that is so canceled, an amount equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of LP Interests subject to such Partnership Option (or portion thereof) and (y) the excess, if any, of the purchase price per LP Interest over the exercise price per LP Interest under such Partnership Option, and (ii) all of the Partnership Options then held by the Management Sellers that are not vested as of the Closing will be converted into a number of unvested options of NFH in accordance with the Transaction Agreement; and (c) (i) all of the Partnership RSUs then held by the Management Sellers that are vested as of the Closing were canceled in consideration of the right of the Management Sellers to receive from the Company, as soon as practicable after the Closing, an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate number of LP Interests underlying the Partnership RSUs so canceled, multiplied by the purchase price per LP Interest, and (ii) all of the Partnership RSUs then held by the Management Sellers that were not vested as of the Closing were converted into a number of unvested RSUs of the Company in accordance with the Transaction Agreement.
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The Management Sellers also subscribed, in connection with the Closing, for an aggregate number of ordinary shares (the “Management Reinvestment Shares”) equal to (a) their respective aggregate cancellation consideration under the Management Reinvestment Agreements less their respective cash-out amounts, divided by (b) the NFC Share Reference Price.
An aggregate cash amount of approximately $17,850,148 (RMB 127,587,503) (subject to any withholding or deduction under applicable laws and certain adjustments) was paid to the Management Sellers and an aggregate of approximately $16,665,306 (RMB 119,118,608) of NFH ordinary shares were issued to the Management Sellers in accordance with the terms of the Management Reinvestment Agreements at the Closing. An aggregate of approximately $3,718,374 (RMB 26,577,822) of NFH Options and NFH RSUs are expected to be issued to the Management Sellers in respect of their outstanding RSUs and options of Healthy Harmony. Approximately $12 million of the $17,850,148 paid to the Management Sellers will be withheld for individual income tax in China, which was incurred due to the exercise of the options and the vesting of the RSUs. Net of individual income tax, the Management Sellers rolled over approximately 78% of the value of their LP interests, Partnership Options and Partnership RSUs into NFH ordinary shares, NFH Options and NFH RSUs.
The Management Reinvestment Shares are generally subject to a one-year lock-up, subject to certain exceptions.
Senior Secured Term Loan
In order to finance a portion of the purchase price in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with the Closing, NF Unicorn Chindex Holding Limited (the “Borrower”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of NFC, entered into a senior secured credit facility as of December 9, 2019 with China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Putuo Sub-Branch (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行) (“SPDB”) as arrangers and original lenders, and SPDB as agent and security agent (the “Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement”), pursuant to which the original lenders provided a seven-year senior secured credit facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount equal to RMB 2,094,600,000 (i.e., the RMB equivalent of $300,000,000) (the “Senior Secured Term Loan”).
The Senior Secured Term Loan is denominated and was funded in offshore RMB into a free trade non-resident account of the Borrower opened with SPDB. Given that substantially all of UFH’s revenue and expenses are denominated in RMB, the Senior Secured Term Loan will not create currency exposure for the post-Business Combination company.
The Senior Secured Term Loan is subject to amortization commencing from 12 months after the utilization date of the Senior Secured Term Loan (i.e., December 17, 2019). The interest rate for the Senior Secured Term Loan is set at 100.00 per cent. of the applicable PBOC benchmark annual interest rate for loans denominated in RMB and with tenors of over five years, subject to annual adjustments to reflect the PBOC benchmark annual interest rate applicable as of January 1 each calendar year. As of the date of the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement, the interest rate was 4.90 per cent. per annum. The Borrower shall also pay each lender under the Senior Secured Term Loan an arrangement fee at the rate of 1.3 per cent. per annum accruing on each lender’s participation in the Senior Secured Term Loan (subject to adjustment pursuant to the relevant terms set forth in the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement).
Under the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement, the lenders will benefit from, among others things, the guarantee and security set out in the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement, including, on and from the Closing Date, guarantee and security to be provided by certain subsidiaries of UFH after the Closing.
The Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement also contains certain mandatory prepayment requirements, which will require the Borrower to prepay all or a portion of the Senior Secured Term Loan upon occurrence of illegality, change of control, total sale, or upon receipt of proceeds from disposal, recovery, insurance claims, excess cashflow and Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds (as defined in the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement).
The Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement also incorporated certain representations and warranties (including, among other things, status, binding obligations, non-conflict with other obligations, power and authority, authorizations, governing law and enforcement, insolvency, no filing or stamp duty, no default, information package, accounts, disputes, compliance with laws, environmental laws, taxation, security, financial indebtedness and guarantee, good title to assets, legal and beneficial ownership, shares, intellectual property, group structure, pari passu ranking, acquisition documents, holding companies, ranking of security, deduction of tax, sanctions and anti-money laundering and anti-corruption), financial covenants (including a semi-annual net leverage ratio test), information undertakings (including, amongst others, delivery of annual audited consolidated financial statements and semi-annual unaudited consolidated financial statements) and other general undertakings (including, amongst others, authorizations, compliance with laws, taxes, mergers, change of business, acquisitions, joint ventures, preservation of assets, pari passu, negative pledge, disposals, arm’s length basis, loans, credit or guarantees, dividends and other restricted payments, financial indebtedness, acquisition documents and constitutional documents, insurances, holding companies, share capital, treasury transactions, sanctions/AML/anti-corruption, intellectual property, environmental compliance, general restrictions, cash account and cash pooling arrangements), in each case, subject to materiality, qualifications, baskets and other customary exceptions set forth in the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement.
For the purpose of credit protection, the Senior Secured Term Facilities Agreement also provided for certain events of default which may lead to an acceleration of the Senior Secured Term Loan and early repayment of the Senior Secured Term Loan (together with all accrued interests) at the option of the majority lenders and the acceleration of the Senior Secured Term Loan may lead to an enforcement of the relevant security granted in connection with the Senior Term Loan.
Information concerning NFH’s material contracts governing the business of NFH is included elsewhere in this report or in the information incorporated by reference herein.
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D. | Exchange Controls |
Under the laws of the Cayman Islands, there are currently no restrictions on the export or import of capital, including foreign exchange controls or restrictions that affect the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to nonresident holders of our ordinary shares.
E. | Taxation |
The material United States federal income tax consequences of the Business Combination are described in NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” beginning on page 257, which are incorporated herein by reference.
F. | Dividends and Paying Agents |
The Company has no current plans to pay dividends. The Company does not currently have a paying agent.
G. | Statement by Experts |
Not applicable.
H. | Documents on Display |
NFH has filed this report on Form 20-F with the SEC under the Exchange Act. Statements made in this report as to the contents of any document referred to are not necessarily complete. With respect to each such document filed as an exhibit to this report, reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matter involved, and each such statement shall be deemed qualified in its entirety by such reference.
NFH is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act as a foreign private issuer and file reports and other information with the SEC. Reports and other information filed by NFH with the SEC, including this report, may be obtained from the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. The SEC’s telephone number is 1-800-SEC-0330.
As a foreign private issuer, NFH is exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
I. | Subsidiary Information |
Not applicable.
ITEM 11. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
A description of NFH’s foreign currency exchange rate risk is included NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Healthy Harmony’s Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Foreign Currency Exchange and Impact of Inflation” beginning on page 206, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES |
A description of the rights of NFH’s securities other than equity securities is included NFH’s Proxy Statement under the heading “Description of Securities” beginning on page 239, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Not Required.
ITEM 17. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
See Item 18.
ITEM 18. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The financial statements are filed as part of this report beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS |
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SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this report on its behalf.
Date: December 26, 2019 | NEW FRONTIER HEALTH CORPORATION |
/s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Roberta Lipson | |
Chief Executive Officer |
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F-1 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS
AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019
AND 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”))
For the six months ended 30 June | ||||||||||
Notes | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||
Revenue | 3 | 1,205,533 | 990,096 | |||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits | (687,896 | ) | (566,572 | ) | ||||||
Supplies and purchased medical services | (193,624 | ) | (127,708 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (168,853 | ) | (60,506 | ) | ||||||
Lease and rental expenses | (6,742 | ) | (98,730 | ) | ||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | (3,216 | ) | (8,756 | ) | ||||||
Other operating expenses | (156,121 | ) | (112,388 | ) | ||||||
(Loss)/income from operations | (10,919 | ) | 15,436 | |||||||
Other income and expenses | ||||||||||
Finance income | 1,191 | 1,305 | ||||||||
Finance costs | (69,420 | ) | (5,492 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange losses | (1,826 | ) | (13,743 | ) | ||||||
Other income, net | 796 | 1,769 | ||||||||
Loss before income tax | (80,178 | ) | (725 | ) | ||||||
Income tax expense | 4 | (40,690 | ) | (29,588 | ) | |||||
Loss for the period | (120,868 | ) | (30,313 | ) | ||||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||
Owners of the parent | (105,869 | ) | (22,797 | ) | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | (14,999 | ) | (7,516 | ) | ||||||
(120,868 | ) | (30,313 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||
Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods, net of tax: | ||||||||||
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | 440 | 6,927 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax | 440 | 6,927 | ||||||||
Total comprehensive loss for the period | (120,428 | ) | (23,386 | ) | ||||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||
Owners of the parent | (105,429 | ) | (15,870 | ) | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | (14,999 | ) | (7,516 | ) | ||||||
(120,428 | ) | (23,386 | ) |
F-2 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF 30 JUNE 2019 AND AUDITED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
Notes |
30 June
2019 |
31 December
2018 |
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(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||||
NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||
Property and equipment | 5 | 1,863,001 | 1,894,925 | |||||||
Goodwill | 1,121,138 | 1,121,138 | ||||||||
Intangible assets | 6 | 1,089,634 | 1,092,913 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets | 1,706,081 | — | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets | 52,859 | 55,732 | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 350 | 350 | ||||||||
Other non-current assets | 79,543 | 77,444 | ||||||||
Total non-current assets | 5,912,606 | 4,242,502 | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||
Inventories | 57,703 | 57,310 | ||||||||
Trade receivables | 7 | 203,304 | 181,127 | |||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 8 | 29,084 | 32,670 | |||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 41,595 | 35,968 | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 24,315 | 26,272 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 488,676 | 596,613 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 844,677 | 929,960 | ||||||||
Total assets | 6,757,283 | 5,172,462 | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||||
Trade payables | 87,241 | 76,107 | ||||||||
Contract liabilities | 304,364 | 262,733 | ||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 622,040 | 750,230 | ||||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 8 | 2,668 | 2,541 | |||||||
Tax payable | 23,459 | 21,194 | ||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | 14,840 | 20,205 | ||||||||
Lease liabilities | 89,152 | — | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,143,764 | 1,133,010 | ||||||||
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | (299,087 | ) | (203,050 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 5,613,519 | 4,039,452 | ||||||||
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | 380,180 | 387,387 | ||||||||
Contract liabilities | 49,531 | 39,086 | ||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 263,927 | 264,698 | ||||||||
Lease liabilities | 1,670,451 | — | ||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 9,121 | 8,633 | ||||||||
Total non-current liabilities | 2,373,210 | 699,804 | ||||||||
Net assets | 3,240,309 | 3,339,648 | ||||||||
EQUITY | ||||||||||
Equity attributable to owners of the parent | ||||||||||
Partnership capital (Limited partnership interests units, US$1.00 par value; 24,450,211 and 24,444,862 units issued, fully paid and outstanding, respectively, as of 30 June 2019 and 31 December 2018) | 150,586 | 150,550 | ||||||||
Capital surplus | 3,506,373 | 3,485,320 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation reserves | 68,837 | 68,397 | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (502,104 | ) | (396,235 | ) | ||||||
3,223,692 | 3,308,032 | |||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 16,617 | 31,616 | ||||||||
Total equity | 3,240,309 | 3,339,648 |
F-3 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 AND 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”), except for number of limited partnership interest units)
Attributable to owners of the parent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Limited
partnership interests units |
Partnership
capital |
Capital
surplus |
Foreign currency
translation reserves |
Accumulated
deficit |
Total |
Non-
controlling interests |
Total
equity |
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At 31 December 2018 (audited) | 24,444,862 | 150,550 | 3,485,320 | 68,397 | (396,235 | ) | 3,308,032 | 31,616 | 3,339,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the period | — | — | — | — | (105,869 | ) | (105,869 | ) | (14,999 | ) | (120,868 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange differences related to foreign operations | — | — | — | 440 | — | 440 | — | 440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | — | — | — | 440 | (105,869 | ) | (105,429 | ) | (14,999 | ) | (120,428 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based compensation expenses | — | — | 20,872 | — | — | 20,872 | — | 20,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of share-based compensation (Note 9) | 5,349 | 36 | 181 | — | — | 217 | — | 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2019 (unaudited) | 24,450,211 | 150,586 | 3,506,373 | 68,837 | (502,104 | ) | 3,223,692 | 16,617 | 3,240,309 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017 (audited) | 24,312,502 | 149,638 | 3,457,440 | 70,556 | (266,237 | ) | 3,411,397 | 55,664 | 3,467,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the period | — | — | — | — | (22,797 | ) | (22,797 | ) | (7,516 | ) | (30,313 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the period: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange differences related to foreign operations | — | — | — | 6,927 | — | 6,927 | — | 6,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | — | — | — | 6,927 | (22,797 | ) | (15,870 | ) | (7,516 | ) | (23,386 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based compensation expenses | — | — | 8,871 | — | — | 8,871 | — | 8,871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of share-based compensation (Note 9) | 10,496 | 67 | 299 | — | — | 366 | — | 366 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At 30 June 2018 (unaudited) | 24,322,998 | 149,705 | 3,466,610 | 77,483 | (289,034 | ) | 3,404,764 | 48,148 | 3,452,912 |
F-4 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019
AND 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”))
For the six months ended 30 June
|
||||||||||
Notes | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||
Loss before tax | (80,178 | ) | (725 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments for: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 168,853 | 60,506 | ||||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets | 5 | 114 | 64 | |||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | 3,216 | 8,756 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation | 9 | 20,872 | 8,871 | |||||||
Foreign exchange losses | 1,826 | 13,743 | ||||||||
Finance income | (1,191 | ) | (1,305 | ) | ||||||
Finance costs | 69,420 | 5,492 | ||||||||
Changes in working capital: | ||||||||||
Increase in inventories | (393 | ) | (12,054 | ) | ||||||
Increase in trade receivables, prepayments and other current assets | (41,310 | ) | (21,602 | ) | ||||||
Decrease in restricted cash | 1,957 | 1,760 | ||||||||
Decrease/(increase) in amounts due from related parties | 3,866 | (204 | ) | |||||||
Increase in trade payables, contract liabilities, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 81,067 | 43,983 | ||||||||
Increase in amounts due to related parties | 127 | 405 | ||||||||
Changes in other non-current assets and liabilities | 489 | 436 | ||||||||
Interest received | 1,144 | 1,290 | ||||||||
Interest paid | (15,471 | ) | (8,811 | ) | ||||||
Income tax paid | (36,323 | ) | (33,362 | ) | ||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities | 178,085 | 67,243 | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (177,098 | ) | (309,726 | ) | ||||||
Purchases of intangible assets | (2,818 | ) | (3,535 | ) | ||||||
Amounts due from related parties | — | (653 | ) | |||||||
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (179,916 | ) | (313,914 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||||
Proceeds from interest-bearing bank borrowings | — | 126,386 | ||||||||
Repayments of interest-bearing bank borrowings | (13,646 | ) | (13,190 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of share options | 217 | — | ||||||||
Principle portion of lease payments | (89,180 | ) | — | |||||||
Net cash flows (used in)/from financing activities | (102,609 | ) | 113,196 | |||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (104,440 | ) | (133,475 | ) | ||||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes, net | (3,497 | ) | 3,294 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January | 596,613 | 891,912 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June | 488,676 | 761,731 |
F-5 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
1. | General information |
Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P. (the “Partnership”) was established in Cayman Islands on 29 July 2013 as a limited partnership. Its registered office is located at Ugland House, PO Box 309, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Its sole general partner is Healthy Harmony GP, Inc. The Partnership and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) operate healthcare facilities and provide healthcare services under the United Family Healthcare (“UFH”) brand in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”).
As of 30 June 2019, there have been no changes to the Partnership’s principal subsidiaries since 31 December 2018.
2. | Basis of preparation and changes in accounting policies and disclosures |
2.1 | Basis of preparation |
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2019 of the Group has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The consolidated balance sheet as of 31 December 2018 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information does not include all the information and disclosures required in the audited consoliated financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the Company for each of the periods presented. The results of operations for the six months ended 30 June 2019 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year of 2019.
The Group’s business is generally seasonal. Patient volume and revenue is typically largest during the first, second and fourth quarters of the fiscal year and lowest during the third quarter and on Chinese national holidays (such as the Spring Festival that occurs from late January to early March, and China’s National Day, which generally occurs during the first week of October) when most people are on vacation.
Going concern
As at 30 June 2019, the Group had net current liabilities amounting to RMB299,087. In preparing the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information, the directors of the Partnership have conducted an assessment over the Group’s going concern ability based on the current financial situation.
As part of the going concern assessment, the directors of the Partnership also evaluated the impact of the Proposed Transaction (Note 14), where New Frontier Corporation (“NFC”), a U.S. listed special purpose acquisition company, will indirectly acquire substantially all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Partnership (“Change in Control Event”). In accordance with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) loan agreement, the outstanding IFC loan amounting to RMB380,180 as of 30 June 2019 (“IFC Loan”) may be payable on demand upon the completion of the Change in Control Event. The Change in Control Event is subject to the approval of NFC’s shareholders and is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of the year ended 31 December 2019, which is subsequent to the issuance of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information.
The directors of the Partnership have considered the Group’s available sources of funds as follows:
· | The Group’s expected net cash inflows from operating activities during the next 12 months; |
F-6 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
2.1 | Basis of preparation (continued) |
Going concern (continued)
· | Other available sources of financing from banks and other financial institutions given the Group’s past experience and good credit standing; and |
· | On 19 July 2019, NFC executed a binding financial support letter to provide US$100,000 (equivalent to approximately RMB687,000) to the Group upon the closing of the Proposed Transaction (the “Closing”), which will not be repayable or due to any creditor within 12 months of the Closing. |
Based on the above, the directors of the Partnership believe that the Group has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future of not less than 12 months from 30 June 2019. The directors of the Partnership therefore are of the opinion that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information.
2.2 | Changes in accounting policies and disclosures |
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, except for the adoption of the new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”) effective as of 1 January 2019. The Group has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.
Amendments to IFRS 9 | Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation | |
IFRS 16 | Leases | |
Amendments to IAS 19 | Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement | |
Amendments to IAS 28 | Long-term interests in associates and joint ventures | |
IFRIC-Int 23 | Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatment | |
Annual Improvements 2015 – 2017 Cycle (issued in December 2017) | Amendments to IFRS 3, IFRS 11, IAS 12 and IAS 23 |
Other than as explained below regarding the impact of IFRS 16 Leases, and IFRIC-Int 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments, the new and revised standards are not relevant to the preparation of the Group’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information. The nature and impact of the new and revised IFRSs are described below:
(a) | IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC-Int 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-Int 15 Operating Leases — Incentives and SIC-Int 27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. The standard sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance sheet model. |
The Group adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective method of adoption with the date of initial application of 1 January 2019. Under this method, the standard is applied retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initial adoption as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at 1 January 2019, and the comparative information for 2018 was not restated and continues to be reported under IAS 17.
F-7 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
2.2 | Changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
New definition of a lease
Under IFRS 16, a contract is, or contains a lease if the contract conveys a right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control is conveyed where the customer has both the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the identified asset and the right to direct the use of the identified asset. The definition of a lease under IFRS 16 has been applied to all the contracts.
At inception or on reassessment of a contract that contains a lease component, the Group allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component on the basis of their standard-alone prices. A practical expedient is available to a lessee, which the Group has adopted, not to separate non-lease components and to account for the lease and the associated non-lease components (e.g., property management services for leases of properties) as a single lease component.
As a lessee — Leases previously classified as operating leases
Nature of the effect of adoption of IFRS 16
The Group has lease contracts for hospital and office buildings. As a lessee, the Group previously classified leases as either finance leases or operating leases based on the assessment of whether the lease transferred substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets to the Group. Under IFRS 16, the Group applies a single approach to recognise and measure right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases, except for two elective exemptions for leases of low value assets (elected on a lease by lease basis) and short-term leases (elected by class of underlying asset). The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for (i) leases of low-value assets (e.g., printers); and (ii) leases, that at the commencement date, have a lease term of 12 months or less. Instead, the Group recognises the lease payments associated with those leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Impacts on transition
Lease liabilities at 1 January 2019 were recognised based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at 1 January 2019. The Group elected to present the lease liabilities separately in the statement of financial position.
The right-of-use assets were measured at the amount of the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to the lease recognised in the statement of financial position immediately before 1 January 2019. All these assets were assessed for any impairment based on IAS 36 on that date. The Group elected to present the right-of-use assets separately in the statement of financial position.
The Group has used the following elective practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 at 1 January 2019:
· | Applied the short-term lease exemptions to leases with a lease term that ends within 12 months from the date of initial application |
· | Applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics |
F-8 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
2.2 | Changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
The main impacts arising from the adoption of IFRS 16 as at 1 January 2019 are as follows:
Increase/(decrease) | ||||
(Unaudited) | ||||
Assets | ||||
Increase in right-of-use assets | 1,776,102 | |||
Decrease in prepayments and other current assets | (5,531 | ) | ||
Decrease in other non-current assets | (3,095 | ) | ||
Decrease in deferred tax assets | (989 | ) | ||
Increase in total assets | 1,766,487 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Increase in lease liabilities | 1,815,187 | |||
Decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (47,711 | ) | ||
Increase in total liabilities | 1,767,476 | |||
Equity | ||||
Decrease in accumulated deficit | (989 | ) | ||
Decrease in total equity | (989 | ) |
The lease liabilities as at 1 January 2019 reconciled to the operating lease commitments as at 31 December 2018 is as follows:
(Unaudited) | ||||
Operating lease commitments as at 31 December 2018 | 2,642,605 | |||
Less: Value-added tax | (154,778 | ) | ||
Less: Commitments relating to short-term leases and those leases with a remaining lease term ending on or before 31 December 2019 | (6,525 | ) | ||
Commitments relating to leases of low-value assets | (329 | ) | ||
Add: Commitments relating to contracts not previously identified as leases | 443,537 | |||
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate as at 1 January 2019 | 6.18 | % | ||
Lease liabilities as at 1 January 2019 | 1,815,187 |
Summary of new accounting policies
The accounting policy for leases as disclosed in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 is replaced with the following new accounting policies upon adoption of IFRS 16 from 1 January 2019:
Right-of-use assets
Right-of-use assets are recognised at the commencement date of the lease. Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. Unless the Group is reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the recognised right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life and the lease term.
F-9 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
2.2 | Changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
Lease liabilities
Lease liabilities are recognised at the commencement date of the lease at the present value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable.
In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in future lease payments arising from change in an index or rate, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in assessment to purchase the underlying asset.
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Group applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases of hospital and office buildings (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases of office equipment that are considered of low value (e.g. printers). Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Amounts recognised in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position and profit or loss
The carrying amounts of the Group’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, and the movement during the period are as follows:
Right-of-use assets | Lease liabilities | |||||||
As at 1 January 2019 | 1,776,102 | 1,815,187 | ||||||
Additions | 2,366 | 2,366 | ||||||
Early termination | (580 | ) | (708 | ) | ||||
Depreciation charge | (71,807 | ) | — | |||||
Interest expense | — | 53,520 | ||||||
Payments and transfer to accurred expenses and other current liabilities | — | (110,762 | ) | |||||
As at 30 June 2019 | 1,706,081 | 1,759,603 |
The Group recognised rental expenses from short-term leases of RMB6,574 and leases of low-value assets of RMB168, for the six months ended 30 June 2019.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
2.2 | Changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued) |
(b) | IFRIC-Int 23 addresses the accounting for income taxes (current and deferred) when tax treatments involve uncertainty that affects the application of IAS 12 (often referred to as “uncertain tax positions”). The interpretation does not apply to taxes or levies outside the scope of IAS 12, nor does it specifically include requirements relating to interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax treatments. The interpretation specifically addresses (i) whether an entity considers uncertain tax treatments separately; (ii) the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities; (iii) how an entity determines taxable profits or tax losses, tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates; and (iv) how an entity considers changes in facts and circumstances. Upon adoption of the interpretation, the Group considered whether it has any uncertain tax positions arising from the transfer pricing on its intergroup transactions. Based on the Group’s tax compliance and transfer pricing study, the Group determined that it is probable that its transfer pricing policy will be accepted by the tax authorities. Accordingly, the interpretation did not have any significant impact on the Group’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information. |
3. | Revenue from contracts with customers |
(i) | Disaggregated revenue information |
For the six months ended 30 June:
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Type of goods or services | ||||||||
Healthcare services | 1,200,280 | 984,776 | ||||||
Others | 5,253 | 5,320 | ||||||
Total revenue from contracts with customers | 1,205,533 | 990,096 | ||||||
Timing of revenue recognition: | ||||||||
At a point in time | 743,732 | 618,010 | ||||||
Over time | 461,801 | 372,086 | ||||||
Total revenue from contracts with customers | 1,205,533 | 990,096 |
4. | Income tax |
For the six months ended 30 June | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Current income tax expense | 38,588 | 29,846 | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense expense/(benefit) | 2,102 | (258 | ) | |||||
Total tax charge | 40,690 | 29,588 |
5. | Property and equipment |
During the six months ended 30 June 2019, the Group acquired assets with a cost of RMB59,138 (30 June 2018: RMB266,713).
Assets with a net book value of RMB114 were disposed by the Group during the six months ended 30 June 2019 (30 June 2018: RMB64), resulting in a net loss on disposal of RMB114 (30 June 2018: RMB64).
F-11 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
6. | Intangible assets |
During the six months ended 30 June 2019, the Group acquired assets with a cost of RMB2,818 (30 June 2018: RMB3,535).
No intangible assets were disposed by the Group during the six months ended 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2018.
7. | Trade receivables |
An aging analysis of trade receivables at the end of reporting periods,net of loss allowance is as follows:
30 June
2019 |
31 December
2018 |
|||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Within 3 months | 152,548 | 126,291 | ||||||
3 months – 6 months | 23,174 | 28,915 | ||||||
6 months – 9 months | 11,405 | 14,052 | ||||||
9 months – 1 year | 7,195 | 5,954 | ||||||
1 – 2 years | 7,833 | 4,169 | ||||||
2 – 3 years | 1,149 | 1,746 | ||||||
203,304 | 181,127 |
8. | Related party transactions |
Name of Related Parties | Relationship with the Group | |
TPG Healthy, L.P. (“TPG”) | Limited Partnership interests (“LP interests”) holder | |
Fosun Industrial Co., Limited (“Fosun”) | LP interests holder | |
Ample Up Limited (“Ample”) | Affiliate of Fosun | |
Shanghai Fuji Medical Equipment Co., Limited (“Fuji”) | Affiliate of Fosun |
a) | Related party transactions |
For the six months ended 30 June | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Purchases of medical equipment from Ample | 16,857 | 660 | ||||||
Purchases of medical services from Fuji | 239 | 75 | ||||||
Management consulting services from TPG and Fosun | 1,739 | 1,653 | ||||||
Advances to senior executives | 280 | 1,031 |
F-12 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
8. | Related party transactions (continued) |
b) | Related party balances |
30 June
2019 |
31 December
2018 |
|||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Amounts due from related parties: | ||||||||
Senior executives(i) | 28,985 | 28,705 | ||||||
Ample | 99 | 3,965 | ||||||
29,084 | 32,670 | |||||||
Amounts due to related parties: | ||||||||
Fuji | 1,734 | 781 | ||||||
Ample | 161 | 1,032 | ||||||
TPG and Fosun | 773 | 728 | ||||||
2,668 | 2,541 |
(i) | The Partnership provided interest bearing advances to senior executives, which will be fully repaid by senior executives upon the completion of the Proposed Transaction (Note 14). Interest income of RMB280 and RMB182, respectively, were recorded as interest income during the six months ended 30 June 2019 and 2018. |
All the balances due from related parties as of 30 June 2019 and 31 December 2018 were unsecured, and neither past due nor impaired. The credit quality of due from related parties is assessed by reference to the counterparties’ default history. Based on past experience, the directors of the Partnership are of the opinion that no provision for impairment is necessary in respect of these balances as there has not been a significant change in credit quality and the balances are still considered recoverable for the periods presented.
c) | Compensation of key management personnel of the Group |
For the six months ended 30 June | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Short term employee benefits | 10,186 | 8,579 | ||||||
Post-employment benefits | 82 | 53 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 7,816 | 7,411 | ||||||
Total compensation paid to key management personnel | 18,084 | 16,043 |
For a discussion of payments to be made to key management personnel of the Group in connection with a change in control upon the closing of the Proposed Transaction, see Note 14.
9. | Share-based payments |
In April 2019, 117,550 share options and 58,775 restricted share unites (“RSUs”) were granted to employees under the Plan. The exercise price of the options was US$31.20. 50% of the options granted generally vest in five equal installments over a service period, while the remaining 50% of the options vest if and when the Group’s specified performance conditions, including EBITDA targets are met (non-market condition), or if a fixed targeted return on the LP interests is achieved (market condition).
F-13 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
9. | Share-based payments (continued) |
The RSUs generally vest if and when the Group’s specified performance conditions, including EBITDA targets are met (non-market condition), or if a fixed targeted return on the LP interests is achieved (market condition). The fair value of a RSU is equal to the fair value of the underlying limited partner interests on the date of grant. The fair value of options at grant date is estimated using a binomial pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted.
All options, whether vested or unvested, and RSUs shall expire on the tenth anniversary of their grant date. There is no cash settlement of the options. The following tables list the inputs to the models used for the share options granted under the Plan:
Six months ended | ||||
30 June 2019 | ||||
Expected volatility (%) | 36.3 | |||
Risk-free interest rate (%) | 2.59 | |||
Exercise multiple | 2.8 | |||
Fair value of LP interest unit (US$) | 39.84 |
The weighted average fair value of the options and RSUs granted during the six months ended 30 June 2019 was US$20.63 and US$39.84, respectively. For the six months ended 30 June 2019, the Group has recognised RMB20,872 of share-based payment expense in the statement of profit or loss (30 June 2018: RMB8,871).
10. | Notes to the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows |
Major non-cash transactions during the periods presented are as follows:
For the six months ended 30 June | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Purchase of property, equipment, and intangible assets included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 342,760 | 13,029 | ||||||
Exercise of employee options included in amounts due from related parties | — | 366 |
11. | Commitments and contingencies |
(a) | Capital commitments |
Capital expenditures contracted for by the Group at the balance sheet date but not yet paid is as follows:
30 June
2019 |
31 December
2018 |
|||||||
Property and equipment | 508,109 | 643,175 |
(b) | Legal proceedings |
From time to time, the Group is subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business. The Group is currently not involved in any legal or administrative proceedings that may have a material adverse impact on the Group’s business, financial position or results of operations.
F-14 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM
CONSENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
12. | Financial Instruments by category |
The carrying amounts of each of the categories of financial instruments as at the end of the reporting periods are as follows:
Financial assets
30 June 2019 | 31 December 2018 | |||||||
Financial assets at
amortized cost |
Financial assets at
amortized cost |
|||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Trade receivables | 203,304 | 181,127 | ||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 29,084 | 32,670 | ||||||
Financial assets included in prepayments and other current assets | 9,817 | 5,888 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 24,665 | 26,622 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 488,676 | 596,613 | ||||||
755,546 | 842,920 |
Financial liabilities
30 June 2019 | 31 December 2018 | |||||||
Financial liabilities at
amortized cost |
Financial liabilities at
amortized cost |
|||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Trade payables | 87,241 | 76,107 | ||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | 395,020 | 407,592 | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 2,668 | 2,541 | ||||||
Financial liabilities included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 491,033 | 616,526 | ||||||
975,962 | 1,102,766 |
The carrying amount of the long-term interest-bearing borrowings approximates its fair value due to the fact that the related interest rate approximates the interest rates currently offered by financial institutions for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities. The carrying amounts of the Group’s remaining financial instruments approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
13. | Approval of the consolidated financial statements |
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the board of directors of Healthy Harmony GP, Inc. on October 25, 2019 (Beijing time).
14. | Events after the reporting period |
Proposed Transaction
The board of directors of NFC unanimously approved an agreement, dated as of 30 July 2019, pursuant to which NFC will indirectly acquire substantially all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Partnership (the “Proposed Transaction”). Key management personnel of the Group are entitled to a payment amounting to US$2,000 in aggregate promptly after the closing of the Proposed Transaction.
F-15 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Limited Partnership Interests Holders, and the
Board of Directors of Healthy Harmony GP, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) as of 31 December 2017 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss), changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 31 December 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group at 31 December 2017 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 31 December 2018, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Group’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Group in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Group is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP
We have served as the Group’s auditor since 2014.
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
6 September 2019
F-16 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”))
Notes | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | 4 | 1,675,360 | 1,827,880 | 2,058,779 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits | 5 | (939,002 | ) | (1,040,405 | ) | (1,187,738 | ) | |||||||||
Supplies and purchased medical services | (212,638 | ) | (236,557 | ) | (303,579 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (111,830 | ) | (115,908 | ) | (138,639 | ) | ||||||||||
Lease and rental expenses | (87,964 | ) | (151,222 | ) | (201,670 | ) | ||||||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | 11 | (28,031 | ) | (16,571 | ) | (16,329 | ) | |||||||||
Other operating expenses | (204,105 | ) | (223,575 | ) | (287,128 | ) | ||||||||||
Income/(loss) from operations | 91,790 | 43,642 | (76,304 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other income and expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Finance income | 6 | 1,165 | 1,862 | 2,543 | ||||||||||||
Finance costs | 6 | (10,124 | ) | (13,408 | ) | (19,420 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign exchange (losses)/gains | (20,193 | ) | 12,856 | (34,190 | ) | |||||||||||
Gain on disposal of an associate | 16 | — | 29,618 | — | ||||||||||||
Liquidation of a foreign operation | 16 | — | — | 26,429 | ||||||||||||
Other (loss)/income, net | (2,769 | ) | (6,214 | ) | 6,645 | |||||||||||
Income/(loss) before income tax | 59,869 | 68,356 | (94,297 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 7 | (62,096 | ) | (66,765 | ) | (59,749 | ) | |||||||||
(Loss)/income for the year | (2,227 | ) | 1,591 | (154,046 | ) | |||||||||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||||||||
Owners of the parent | (2,227 | ) | 13,159 | (129,998 | ) | |||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | — | (11,568 | ) | (24,048 | ) | |||||||||||
(2,227 | ) | 1,591 | (154,046 | ) | ||||||||||||
(Loss)/income for the year | (2,227 | ) | 1,591 | (154,046 | ) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive income/(loss) | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income/(loss) that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods, net of tax: | ||||||||||||||||
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | 41,532 | (4,008 | ) | 24,270 | ||||||||||||
Liquidation of a foreign operation | — | — | (26,429 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of tax | 41,532 | (4,008 | ) | (2,159 | ) | |||||||||||
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year | 39,305 | (2,417 | ) | (156,205 | ) | |||||||||||
Attributable to: | ||||||||||||||||
Owners of the parent | 39,305 | 9,151 | (132,157 | ) | ||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | — | (11,568 | ) | (24,048 | ) | |||||||||||
39,305 | (2,417 | ) | (156,205 | ) |
F-17 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at 31 December 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”), except for number of limited partnership interest units and per
unit data)
Notes | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment | 8 | 1,064,572 | 1,894,925 | |||||||||
Goodwill | 1,121,138 | 1,121,138 | ||||||||||
Intangible assets | 9 | 1,091,554 | 1,092,913 | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets | 15 | 48,056 | 55,732 | |||||||||
Restricted cash | 12 | 8,418 | 350 | |||||||||
Other non-current assets | 80,941 | 77,444 | ||||||||||
Total non-current assets | 3,414,679 | 4,242,502 | ||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 10 | 39,821 | 57,310 | |||||||||
Trade receivables | 11 | 161,511 | 181,127 | |||||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 16 | 14,223 | 32,670 | |||||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 36,334 | 35,968 | ||||||||||
Restricted cash | 12 | 19,921 | 26,272 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 12 | 891,912 | 596,613 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 1,163,722 | 929,960 | ||||||||||
Total assets | 4,578,401 | 5,172,462 | ||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Trade payables | 44,541 | 76,107 | ||||||||||
Contract liabilities | 4 | 170,113 | 262,733 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 13 | 269,481 | 750,230 | |||||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 16 | 700 | 2,541 | |||||||||
Tax payable | 17,458 | 21,194 | ||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | 14 | 21,430 | 20,205 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 523,723 | 1,133,010 | ||||||||||
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) | 639,999 | (203,050 | ) | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 4,054,678 | 4,039,452 | ||||||||||
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | 14 | 258,103 | 387,387 | |||||||||
Contract liabilities | 4 | 55,447 | 39,086 | |||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 15 | 266,240 | 264,698 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 7,827 | 8,633 | ||||||||||
Total non-current liabilities | 587,617 | 699,804 | ||||||||||
Net assets | 3,467,061 | 3,339,648 | ||||||||||
EQUITY | ||||||||||||
Equity attributable to owners of the parent | ||||||||||||
Partnership capital (Limited partnership interests units, US$1.00 par value; 24,312,502 and 24,444,862 units issued, fully paid and outstanding, respectively, as of 31 December 2017 and 2018) | 149,638 | 150,550 | ||||||||||
Capital surplus | 3,457,440 | 3,485,320 | ||||||||||
Foreign currency translation reserves | 70,556 | 68,397 | ||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (266,237 | ) | (396,235 | ) | ||||||||
3,411,397 | 3,308,032 | |||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 55,664 | 31,616 | ||||||||||
Total equity | 3,467,061 | 3,339,648 |
F-18 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units)
Limited | Foreign | |||||||||||||||||||||||
partnership | currency | |||||||||||||||||||||||
interests | Partnership | Capital | translation | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||
units | capital | surplus | reserves | deficit | Total equity | |||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2016 | 24,145,987 | 148,550 | 3,396,224 | 33,032 | (277,169 | ) | 3,300,637 | |||||||||||||||||
Loss for the year | — | — | — | — | (2,227 | ) | (2,227 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the year: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange differences related to foreign operations | — | — | — | 41,532 | — | 41,532 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year | — | — | — | 41,532 | (2,227 | ) | 39,305 | |||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based compensation expenses | — | — | 33,286 | — | — | 33,286 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of share-based compensation (Note 17) | 1,093 | 7 | 36 | — | — | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2016 | 24,147,080 | 148,557 | 3,429,546 | 74,564 | (279,396 | ) | 3,373,271 |
F-19 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units)
Attributable to owners of the parent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Limited | Foreign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
partnership | currency | Non- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
interests | Partnership | Capital | translation | Accumulated | controlling | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
units | capital | surplus | reserves | deficit | Total | interests | equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2017 | 24,147,080 | 148,557 | 3,429,546 | 74,564 | (279,396 | ) | 3,373,271 | — | 3,373,271 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income/(loss) for the year | — | — | — | — | 13,159 | 13,159 | (11,568 | ) | 1,591 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss for the year: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange differences related to foreign operations | — | — | — | (4,008 | ) | — | (4,008 | ) | — | (4,008 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year | — | — | — | (4,008 | ) | 13,159 | 9,151 | (11,568 | ) | (2,417 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital contributions from a non-controlling shareholder | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67,232 | 67,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based compensation expenses | — | — | 22,850 | — | — | 22,850 | — | 22,850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of share-based compensation (Note 17, 18) | 165,422 | 1,081 | 5,044 | — | — | 6,125 | — | 6,125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017 | 24,312,502 | 149,638 | 3,457,440 | 70,556 | (266,237 | ) | 3,411,397 | 55,664 | 3,467,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2018 | 24,312,502 | 149,638 | 3,457,440 | 70,556 | (266,237 | ) | 3,411,397 | 55,664 | 3,467,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the year | — | — | — | — | (129,998 | ) | (129,998 | ) | (24,048 | ) | (154,046 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange differences related to foreign operations | — | — | — | 24,270 | — | 24,270 | — | 24,270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liquidation of a foreign operation | — | — | — | (26,429 | ) | — | (26,429 | ) | — | (26,429 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss for the year | — | — | — | (2,159 | ) | (129,998 | ) | (132,157 | ) | (24,048 | ) | (156,205 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based compensation expenses | — | — | 18,418 | — | — | 18,418 | — | 18,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of share-based compensation(Note 17, 18) | 132,360 | 912 | 9,462 | — | — | 10,374 | — | 10,374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2018 | 24,444,862 | 150,550 | 3,485,320 | 68,397 | (396,235 | ) | 3,308,032 | 31,616 | 3,339,648 |
F-20 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”)) |
Notes | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||||||||
Profit/(loss) before tax | 59,869 | 68,356 | (94,297 | ) | ||||||||||||
Adjustments for: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 8,9 | 111,830 | 115,908 | 138,639 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets | 8,9 | 671 | 243 | 355 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | 11 | 28,031 | 16,571 | 16,329 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 5,17 | 33,286 | 22,850 | 18,418 | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange losses/(gains) | 20,193 | (12,856 | ) | 34,190 | ||||||||||||
Liquidation of a foreign operation | 16 | — | — | (26,429 | ) | |||||||||||
Gain on disposal of an associate | 16 | — | (29,618 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Finance income | 6 | (1,165 | ) | (1,862 | ) | (2,543 | ) | |||||||||
Finance costs | 6 | 10,124 | 13,408 | 19,420 | ||||||||||||
Changes in working capital: | ||||||||||||||||
Increase in inventories | (3,347 | ) | (9,595 | ) | (17,489 | ) | ||||||||||
Increase in trade receivables, prepayments and other current assets. | (81,972 | ) | (53,251 | ) | (7,529 | ) | ||||||||||
Decrease in restricted cash | 12 | 7,306 | 10,280 | 1,717 | ||||||||||||
Decrease/(increase) in amounts due from related parties | 122 | 6,580 | (3,742 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase in trade payables, contract liabilities, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 84,683 | 115,880 | 137,433 | |||||||||||||
(Decrease)/increase in amounts due to related parties | (5,654 | ) | (6,117 | ) | 1,841 | |||||||||||
Changes in other non-current assets and liabilities | 1,348 | 8,236 | (1,019 | ) | ||||||||||||
Interest received | . | 1,185 | 1,811 | 2,506 | ||||||||||||
Interest paid | (7,583 | ) | (14,279 | ) | (21,589 | ) | ||||||||||
Income tax paid | (47,821 | ) | (61,325 | ) | (65,231 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities | 211,106 | 191,220 | 130,980 | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (105,584 | ) | (380,298 | ) | (517,924 | ) | ||||||||||
Purchases of intangible assets | (6,759 | ) | (4,552 | ) | (12,693 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of an associate, net of transaction costs | — | 262,875 | — | |||||||||||||
Amounts due from related parties | — | (7,875 | ) | (4,331 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (112,343 | ) | (129,850 | ) | (534,948 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from interest-bearing bank borrowings | — | 203,766 | 126,386 | |||||||||||||
Repayments of interest-bearing bank borrowings | (27,961 | ) | (37,317 | ) | (22,751 | ) | ||||||||||
Capital contributions from a non-controlling shareholder | — | 67,232 | — | |||||||||||||
Net cash flows (used in)/from financing activities | (27,961 | ) | 233,681 | 103,635 | ||||||||||||
Net increase /(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 70,802 | 295,051 | (300,333 | ) | ||||||||||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes, net | 33,311 | (19,619 | ) | 5,034 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January | 512,367 | 616,480 | 891,912 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December | . | 616,480 | 891,912 | 596,613 |
F-21 |
1. | General information |
Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P. (the “Partnership”) was established in Cayman Islands on 29 July 2013 as a limited partnership. Its registered office is located at Ugland House, PO Box 309, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Its sole general partner is Healthy Harmony GP, Inc. The Partnership and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) operate healthcare facilities and provide healthcare services under the United Family Healthcare (“UFH”) brand in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”).
Information about subsidiaries
Particulars of the Partnership’s principal subsidiaries are as follows:
Percentage of | ||||||||||||||
equity | ||||||||||||||
Place and date of | Registered | attributable to the | Principal | |||||||||||
Entity name | incorporation | capital | Partnership | activities | ||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Chindex International, Inc.* | Delaware, U.S. 17 June 2002 | — | 100 | % | — | Investment holding | ||||||||
Beijing United Family Health Center Co., Ltd. | PRC, 25 March 1996 | US$2,980 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Shanghai United Family Hospital, Co., Ltd. | PRC, 17 July 2002 | US$4,120 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Beijing United Family Hospital Management Co., Ltd. | PRC, 22 October 2002 | RMB10,333 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Guangzhou United Family Yue Xiu Clinic Co., Ltd. | PRC, 07 October 2008 | RMB2,000 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Beijing United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | PRC, 28 July 2010 | US$12,400 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Tianjin United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | PRC, 16 December 2010 | US$6,000 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Beijing United Family Rehabilitation Hospital Co., Ltd. | PRC, 14 February 2012 | US$12,000 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Qingdao United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | PRC, 24 December 2013 | US$9,600 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare services | ||||||||
Guangzhou United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | PRC, 27 September 2016 | US$40,000 | — | 100 | % | Healthcare service | ||||||||
Shanghai United Family XinchengHospital Co., Ltd. | PRC, 14 November 2016 | US$33,000 | — | 70 | % | Healthcare service |
* | Chindex International, Inc.’s investments comprise of investments in wholly owned subsidiaries, which operate healthcare facilities and provide healthcare services under the UFH brand in the PRC. |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies |
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all periods presented, unless otherwise stated.
F-22 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.1 | Basis of preparation |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”), which comprise all standards and interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). All IFRSs effective for the accounting period commencing from 1 January 2018 including IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, together with the relevant transitional provisions, have been consistently applied by the Group in the preparation of the financial statements throughout the periods presented.
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. They are presented in Renminbi (“RMB”) and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise stated.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Partnership and its subsidiaries for the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018. A subsidiary is an entity, directly or indirectly, controlled by the Partnership. Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee (i.e., existing rights that give the Group the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee).
When the Partnership has, directly or indirectly, less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:
(a) the contractual arrangement with the other vote holders of the investee;
(b) rights arising from other contractual arrangements; and
(c) the Group’s voting rights and potential voting rights.
The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the Partnership, using consistent accounting policies. The results of subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date that such control ceases.
Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) are attributed to the owners of the parent of the Group and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance. All intra-group assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.
The Group reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control described above. A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction. The Group did not lose control over a subsidiary during the periods presented.
If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognizes (i) the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary, (ii) the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest and (iii) the cumulative translation differences recorded in equity; and recognizes (i) the fair value of the consideration received,(ii) the fair value of any investment retained and (iii) any resulting surplus or deficit in profit or loss. The Group’s share of components previously recognized in OCI is reclassified to profit or loss or retained profits, as appropriate, on the same basis as would be required if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.1 | Basis of preparation (continued) |
Going concern
As at 31 December 2018, the Group had net current liabilities amounting to RMB203,050. In preparing the financial statements, the directors of the Partnership have conducted an assessment over the Group’s going concern ability based on the current financial situation.
As part of the going concern assessment, the directors of the Partnership also evaluated the impact of the Proposed Transaction (Note 23), where New Frontier Corporation (“NFC”), a U.S. listed special purpose acquisition company, will indirectly acquire substantially all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Partnership (“Change in Control Event”). In accordance with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) loan agreement, the outstanding IFC loan amounting to RMB387,387 as of 31 December 2018 (“IFC Loan”) may be payable on demand upon the completion of the Change in Control Event. The Change in Control Event is subject to the approval of NFC’s shareholders and is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of the year ended 31 December 2019, which is subsequent to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.
The directors of the Partnership have considered the Group’s available sources of funds as follows:
• | The Group’s expected net cash inflows from operating activities in 2019; |
• | Other available sources of financing from banks and other financial institutions given the Group’s past experience and good credit standing; and |
• | On 19 July 2019, NFC executed a binding financial support letter to provide US$100,000 (equivalent to approximately RMB686,000) to the Group upon the closing of the Proposed Transaction (the “Closing”), which will not be repayable or due to any creditor within 12 months of the Closing. |
Based on the above, the directors of the Partnership believe that the Group has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future of not less than 12 months from 31 December 2018. The directors of the Partnership therefore are of the opinion that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.2 | Standards issued but not yet effective |
The Group has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs, that have been issued but are not yet effective, in these financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 3 | Definition of a Business(2) | |
Amendments to IFRS 9 | Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation(1) | |
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 (2011) | Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture(4) | |
IFRS 16 | Leases(1) | |
IFRS 17 | Insurance Contracts(3) | |
Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 | Definition of Material(2) | |
Amendments to IAS 19 | Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement(1) | |
Amendments to IAS 28 | Long-term interests in associates and joint ventures(1) | |
IFRIC-Int 23 | Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatment(1) | |
Annual Improvements 2015 – 2017 Cycle (issued in December 2017) | Amendments to IFRS 3, IFRS 11, IAS 12 and IAS 23(1) |
(1) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019
(2) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020
(3) Effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021
(4) No mandatory effective date yet determined but available for adoption
Further information about those IFRSs that are expected to be applicable to the Group is described below.
Amendments to IFRS 3 clarify and provide additional guidance on the definition of a business. The amendments clarify that for an integrated set of activities and assets to be considered a business, it must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output. A business can exist without including all of the inputs and processes needed to create outputs. The amendments remove the assessment of whether market participants are capable of acquiring the business and continue to produce outputs. Instead, the focus is on whether acquired inputs and acquired substantive processes together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. The amendments have also narrowed the definition of outputs to focus on goods or services provided to customers, investment income or other income from ordinary activities. Furthermore, the amendments provide guidance to assess whether an acquired process is substantive and introduce an optional fair value concentration test to permit a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business. The Group expects to adopt the amendments prospectively from 1 January 2020. The amendments are not expected to have any significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
Under IFRS 9, a debt instrument can be measured at amortized cost or at fair value through OCI, provided that the contractual cash flows are ‘solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding’ (the “SPPI” criterion) and the instrument is held within the appropriate business model for that classification. The amendments to IFRS 9 clarify that a financial asset passes the SPPI criterion regardless of the event or circumstance that causes the early termination of the contract and irrespective of which party pays or receives reasonable compensation for the early termination of the contract. The amendments should be applied retrospectively and are effective from 1 January 2019, with earlier application permitted. These amendments have no impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.2 | Standards issued but not yet effective (continued) |
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 address an inconsistency between the requirements in IFRS 10 and in IAS 28 in dealing with the sale or contribution of assets between an investor and its associate or joint venture. The amendments require a full recognition of a gain or loss when the sale or contribution of assets between an investor and its associate or joint venture constitutes a business. For a transaction involving assets that do not constitute a business, a gain or loss resulting from the transaction is recognized in the investor’s profit or loss only to the extent of the unrelated investor’s interest in that associate or joint venture. The amendments are to be applied prospectively. The previous mandatory effective date of amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 was removed by the IASB in January 2016 and a new mandatory effective date will be determined after the completion of a broader review of accounting for associates and joint ventures. However, the amendments are available for adoption now. The amendments are not expected to have any significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC-Int 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-Int 15 Operating Leases — Incentives and SIC-Int 27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. The standard sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases. The standard includes two elective recognition exemptions for lessees — leases of low-value assets and short-term leases. At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will recognize a liability to make lease payments (i.e., the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term (i.e., the right-of-use asset). The right-of-use asset is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses unless the right-of-use asset meets the definition of investment property in IAS 40, or relates to a class of property and equipment to which the revaluation model is applied. The lease liability is subsequently increased to reflect the interest on the lease liability and reduced for the lease payments. Lessees will be required to separately recognize the interest expense on the lease liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset. Lessees will also be required to remeasure the lease liability upon the occurrence of certain events, such as change in the lease term and change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine those payments. Lessees will generally recognize the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. Lessor accounting under IFRS 16 is substantially unchanged from the accounting under IAS 17. Lessors will continue to classify all leases using the same classification principle as in IAS 17 and distinguish between operating leases and finance leases. IFRS 16 requires lessees and lessors to make more extensive disclosures than under IAS 17. Lessees can choose to apply the standard using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach.
The Group plans to adopt the modified retrospective approach to recognize the cumulative effect of initial adoption as an adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit at 1 January 2019 and will not restate the comparatives. The Group will measure the lease liability at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the Group’s incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial application. The right-of-use asset will be measured at the amount of the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to the lease recognized in the statement of financial position immediately before the date of initial application. The Group plans to use the exemptions allowed by the standard on lease contracts whose lease terms end within 12 months as of the date of initial application.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.2 | Standards issued but not yet effective (continued) |
As disclosed in Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group’s total future minimum lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as of 31 December 2017 and 2018 was approximately RMB2,788,142 and RMB2,642,605, respectively. The Group is in the process of finalising their analysis on the impact of adoption of IFRS 16 and expects that a majority of these lease commitments will be recognized as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position. In addition, the depreciation and interest expenses recognized under IFRS 16 for the year ended 31 December 2019 is estimated to be higher than the lease and rental expenses recognized under IAS 17 historically because more lease contracts were entered into in recent years.
Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 provide a new definition of material. The new definition states that information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements. The amendments clarify that materiality will depend on the nature or magnitude of information. A misstatement of information is material if it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions made by the primary users. The Group expects to adopt the amendments prospectively from 1 January 2020. The amendments are not expected to have any significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to IAS 28 clarify that the scope exclusion of IFRS 9 only includes interests in an associate or joint venture to which the equity method is applied and does not include long-term interests that in substance form part of the net investment in the associate or joint venture, to which the equity method has not been applied. Therefore, an entity applies IFRS 9, rather than IAS 28, including the impairment requirements under IFRS 9, in accounting for such long-term interests. IAS 28 is then applied to the net investment, which includes the long-term interests, only in the context of recognising losses of an associate or joint venture and impairment of the net investment in the associate or joint venture. The Group expects to adopt the amendments on 1 January 2019 and will assess its business model for such long-term interests based on the facts and circumstances that exist on 1 January 2019 using the transitional requirements in the amendments. The amendments are not expected to have any impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
IFRIC-Int 23 addresses the accounting for income taxes (current and deferred) when tax treatments involve uncertainty that affects the application of IAS 12 (often referred to as “uncertain tax positions”). The interpretation does not apply to taxes or levies outside the scope of IAS 12, nor does it specifically include requirements relating to interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax treatments. The interpretation specifically addresses (i) whether an entity considers uncertain tax treatments separately; (ii) the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities; (iii) how an entity determines taxable profits or tax losses, tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates; and (iv) how an entity considers changes in facts and circumstances. The interpretation is to be applied retrospectively, either fully retrospectively without the use of hindsight or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of application as an adjustment to the opening equity at the date of initial application, without the restatement of comparative information. The Group expects to adopt the interpretation from 1 January 2019. The interpretation is not expected to have any significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies |
Business combinations and goodwill
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred is measured at the acquisition date fair value which is the sum of the acquisition date fair values of assets transferred by the Group, liabilities assumed by the Group to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.
When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate classification and designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic circumstances and pertinent conditions as at the acquisition date.
Goodwill is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred over the identifiable net assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired. The Group performs its annual impairment test of goodwill as at 31 December. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units (“CGU”), or groups of CGUs, that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the Group are assigned to those units or groups of units.
Impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the CGU (group of CGUs) to which the goodwill relates. Where the recoverable amount of the CGU (group of CGUs) is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in a subsequent period.
Where goodwill has been allocated to a CGU (or group of CGUs) and part of the operation within that unit is disposed of, the goodwill associated with the operation disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the operation when determining the gain or loss on the disposal. Goodwill disposed of in these circumstances is measured based on the relative value of the operation disposed of and the portion of the CGU retained.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is the fair value at the date of acquisition. The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed to be either finite or indefinite. Intangible assets with finite lives are subsequently amortized over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at each financial year end.
Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are considered to modify the amortization period or method, as appropriate, and are treated as changes in accounting estimates. The amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the statement of profit or loss.
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are tested for impairment annually either individually and at other times when any impairment indicator exists or at the CGU level. Such intangible assets are not amortized. The useful life of an intangible asset with an indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life assessment continues to be supportable. If not, the change in the useful life assessment from indefinite to finite is accounted for on a prospective basis.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Intangible assets (continued)
Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognized in the statement of profit or loss when the asset is derecognized.
Brand
Brand acquired in a business combination was recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. The brand has an indefinite useful life and is carried at cost less accumulated impairment.
Contracts with insurers
Contracts with insurers acquired in a business combination were recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. The contracts with insurers have a finite useful life of 15 years and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over the expected life of the contracts with insurers.
Software
Acquired computer software licenses are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use specific software. These costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which do not exceed 10 years. Costs associated with maintaining computer software programmes are recognized as an expense as incurred.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment, other than construction in progress, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. The cost of an item of property and equipment comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use. Expenditure incurred after items of property and equipment have been put into operation, such as repairs and maintenance, is normally charged to the statement of profit or loss in the period in which it is incurred. In situations where the recognition criteria are satisfied, the expenditure for a major inspection is capitalized in the carrying amount of the asset as a replacement. Where significant parts of property and equipment are required to be replaced at intervals, the Group recognizes such parts as individual assets with specific useful lives and depreciates them accordingly.
Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write off the cost of each item of property and equipment to its residual value over its estimated useful life. The principal estimated useful lives used for this purpose are as follows:
– Medical equipment | 10 years | |
– Office equipment | 3 years | |
– Furniture and vehicles | 4–5 years | |
– Leasehold improvements | Shorter of the lease term or the assets’ useful life |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P. |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 |
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of |
limited partnership interest units and per unit data) |
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Property and equipment (continued)
Residual values, useful lives and the depreciation method are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at least at each financial year end. An item of property and equipment including any significant part initially recognized is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss on disposal or retirement recognized in the statement of profit or loss in the year the asset is derecognized is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the relevant asset.
Construction in progress (“CIP”) represents leasehold improvements under construction and equipment pending for installation, and is stated at cost less any impairment losses. Cost comprises construction expenditures, other expenditures necessary for the purpose of preparing the CIP for its intended use and those borrowing costs incurred before the asset is ready for its intended use that is eligible for capitalization. CIP is transferred to property and equipment when the CIP is ready for its intended use.
Impairment of non-financial assets
Where an indication of impairment exists, or when annual impairment testing for an asset is required (other than inventories and financial assets), the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of the asset’s or CGU’s value in use and its fair value less costs of disposal, and is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets, in which case the recoverable amount is determined for the CGU to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The Group bases its impairment calculation on detailed budgets and forecast calculations, which are presented separately for each of the Group’s CGUs to which individual assets are allocated. These budgets and forecast calculations generally cover a period of five years. A long-term growth rate is calculated and applied to project future cash flows after the fifth year. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. An impairment loss is charged to the statement of profit or loss in the period in which it arises.
For assets except for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets, an assessment is made at the end of each reporting period as to whether there is an indication that previously recognized impairment losses may no longer exist or may have decreased. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset or CGU is estimated. A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount of that asset, but not to an amount higher than the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of any depreciation/amortization) had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years. A reversal of such an impairment loss is credited to the statement of profit or loss in the period in which it arises.
Related parties
A party is considered to be related to the Group if:
(a) the party is a person or a close member of that person’s family and that person
(i) | has control or joint control over the Group; |
(ii) | has significant influence over the Group; or |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Related parties (continued)
(iii) | is a member of the key management personnel of the Group or of a parent of the Group; |
or
(b) the party is an entity where any of the following conditions applies:
(i) | the entity and the Group are members of the same group; |
(ii) | one entity is an associate or joint venture of the other entity (or of a parent, subsidiary or fellow subsidiary of the other entity); |
(iii) | the entity and the Group are joint ventures of the same third party; |
(iv) | one entity is a joint venture of a third entity and the other entity is an associate of the third entity; |
(v) | the entity is a post-employment benefit plan for the benefit of employees of either the Group or an entity related to the Group; |
(vi) | the entity is controlled or jointly controlled by a person identified in (a); |
(vii) | a person identified in (a)(i) has significant influence over the entity or is a member of the key management personnel of the entity (or of a parent of the entity); and |
(viii) | the entity, or any member of a group of which it is a part, provides key management personnel services to the Group or to the parent of the Group. |
Leases
Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the lessor are accounted for as operating leases. Where the Group is the lessee, rentals payable under operating leases net of any incentives received from the lessor are charged to the statement of profit or loss on the straight-line basis over the lease terms.
Financial assets
Initial recognition and measurement
Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortized cost, fair value through OCI, and fair value through profit or loss.
The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them. With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient of not adjusting the effect of a significant financing component, the Group initially measures a financial asset at its fair value, plus in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. The Group’s trade receivables do not contain a significant financing component. Trade receivables are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15 in accordance with the policies set out for “Revenue from contracts with customers” below.
In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortized cost or fair value through OCI, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are SPPI on the principal amount outstanding.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Financial assets (continued)
The Group’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both.
Subsequent measurement
The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification as follows:
Financial assets at amortized cost
The Group measures financial assets at amortized cost if both of the following conditions are met:
• | The financial asset is held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows. |
• | The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. |
Financial assets at amortized cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (“EIR”) method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognized in the statement of profit or loss when the asset is derecognized, modified or impaired.
The Group’s financial assets at amortized cost includes trade and other receivables, amounts due from related parties, restricted cash and cash and cash equivalents.
Derecognition
A financial asset is primarily derecognized (i.e., removed from the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position) when:
• | the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired; or |
• | the Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a “pass-through” arrangement; and either (a) the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Group has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset. |
Impairment
The Group recognizes an allowance for expected credit loss (“ECL”) for all debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the contractual terms.
Simplified approach
For trade receivables and amounts due from related parties, the Group applies the simplified approach in calculating ECLs. Under the simplified approach, the Group does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognizes a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. The Group has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Financial assets (continued)
Trade receivables
Trade receivables represents the Group’s right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional (i.e., only the passage of time is required before payment of the consideration is due) for goods sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. If collection of these receivables is expected in one year or less (or in the normal operating cycle of the business if longer), they are classified as current assets.
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the consolidated statements of cash flows and the consolidated statements of financial position, cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash on hand and at banks.
Interest income
Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis using the effective interest method by applying the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, when appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.
Financial liabilities
Initial recognition and measurement
Financial liabilities are classified, at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, loans and borrowings, payables, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective hedge, as appropriate.
All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs. The Group’s financial liabilities include trade payables, amounts due to related parties, interest-bearing bank borrowings and other financial liabilities.
Subsequent measurement
The subsequent measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification as follows:
Loans and borrowings
After initial recognition, interest-bearing bank borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost, using the EIR method unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated at cost. Gains and losses are recognized in the statement of profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the EIR amortization process. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortization is included in finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.
Interest-bearing bank borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the end of the reporting period.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Financial liabilities (continued)
Derecognition
A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled, or expires.
When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a derecognition of the original liability and a recognition of a new liability, and the difference between the respective carrying amounts is recognized in the statement of profit or loss.
Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the statement of financial position if there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.
Inventories
Inventories comprise of finished goods. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average cost method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less any estimated costs to be incurred to disposal.
Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A performance obligation represents a good and service (or a bundle of goods or services) that is distinct or a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same.
Income tax
Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax relating to items recognized outside profit or loss is recognized outside profit or loss, either in OCI or directly in equity. Current tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period, taking into consideration interpretations and practices prevailing in the countries in which the Group operates.
Deferred tax is provided, using the liability method, on all temporary differences at the end of the reporting period between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except:
• | when the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Income tax (continued)
• | in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, when the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. |
Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, the carryforward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, the carryforward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised, except:
• | when the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary differences arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and |
• | in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, deferred tax assets are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised. |
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilised. Unrecognized deferred tax assets are reassessed at the end of each reporting period and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if and only if the Group has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets and current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.
Contract liabilities
A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Group has received a consideration (or an amount of consideration that is due) from the customer. If a customer pays the consideration before the Group transfers goods or services to the customer, a contract liability is recognized when the payment is made or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when the Group performs obligations under the contract.
Trade payables
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade payables are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less (or in the normal operating cycle of the business if longer). If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Trade payables (continued)
Trade payables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the EIR.
Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction of qualifying assets, i.e., assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are capitalized as part of the cost of those assets. The capitalization of such borrowing costs ceases when the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale. Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs capitalized. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds.
Dividend distribution
No dividend was paid or proposed during the periods presented, nor has any dividend been proposed since the end of the reporting period.
Share-based payments
The Group operates a share-based compensation scheme for the purpose of providing incentives and rewards to eligible participants who contribute to the success of the Group’s operations. Employees (including directors) of the Group receive remuneration in the form of share-based payments, whereby employees render services as consideration for equity instruments (“equity-settled transactions”).
The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value at the date at which they are granted. The fair value is determined by an external valuer using a binomial model, further details of which are given in Note 17 to the financial statements.
The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognized in employee benefit expense, together with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period in which the performance and/or service conditions are fulfilled. The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at the end of each reporting period until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The charge or credit to the statement of profit or loss for a period represents the movement in the cumulative expense recognized as at the beginning and end of that period.
Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Market performance conditions are reflected within the grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached to an award, but without an associated service requirement, are considered to be non-vesting conditions. Non-vesting conditions are reflected in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award unless there are also service and/or performance conditions.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Share-based payments (continued)
No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/or service conditions have not been met. Where awards include a market or non-vesting condition, the transactions are treated as vested irrespective of whether the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied, provided that all other performance and/or service conditions are satisfied.
Defined contribution plan
All eligible employees of the Group are entitled to staff welfare benefits including housing funds and social insurance through a PRC government-mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan. The Group is required to accrue for these benefits based on certain percentages of the qualified employees’ salaries. The Group is required to make contributions to the plans out of the amounts accrued. The PRC government is responsible for the medical benefits and the pension liability to be paid to these employees and the Group’s obligations are limited to the amounts contributed. The Group has no further payment obligations once the contributions have been paid. The Group recorded employee benefit expenses of RMB155,803, RMB174,582 and RMB200,970 for the year ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Operating segment information
The Group is principally engaged in the healthcare service business.
IFRS 8 Operating Segments requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reporting about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision-maker in order to allocate resources to segments and to assess their performance. The information reported to the board of directors of the Partnership, which has been identified as the chief operating decision-maker, for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of performance does not contain discrete operating segment financial information and the board of directors reviews the financial results of the Group as a whole. Therefore, no further information about the operating segment is presented.
Geographical information
During the periods presented, the Group operated within one geographical segment because all of its revenue was generated in the PRC and all of its long-term assets/capital expenditure were located/incurred in the PRC. Accordingly, no geographical segment information is presented.
Information about major customers
No revenue from services provided to a single customer amounted to 10% or more of the total revenue of the Group during the periods presented.
Foreign currencies
These consolidated financial statements are presented in RMB because the Group’s principal operations are carried out in the PRC. The Partnership’s functional currency is United States dollars (“USD”). Each entity in the Group determines its own functional currency and items included in the financial statements of each entity are measured using that functional currency. The Group uses the direct method of consolidation and on disposal of a foreign operation, the gain or loss that is reclassified to profit or loss reflects the amount that arises from using this method.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
2. | Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies (continued) |
2.3 | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Foreign currencies (continued)
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded by the Group’s entities at their respective functional currency spot rates at the date the transaction first qualifies for recognition. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the functional currency spot rates of exchange at the reporting date. Differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognized in profit or loss. Tax charges and credits attributable to exchange differences on those monetary items are also recognized in OCI. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was measured. The gain or loss arising on translation of a non-monetary item measured at fair value is treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss on change in fair value of the item (i.e., translation difference on the item whose fair value gain or loss is recognized in OCI or profit or loss is also recognized in OCI or profit or loss, respectively).
In determining the spot exchange rate to use on initial recognition of the related asset, expense or income (or part of it) on the derecognition of a non-monetary asset or non-monetary liability relating to advance consideration, the date of the transaction is the date on which the Group initially recognizes the non-monetary asset or non-monetary liability arising from the advance consideration. If there are multiple payments or receipts in advance, the Group determines the transaction date for each payment or receipt of advance consideration.
On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into RMB at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date and their statements of profit or loss are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. The exchange differences arising on translation for consolidation are recognized in OCI. On disposal of a foreign operation, the component of OCI relating to that particular foreign operation is recognized in the statement of profit or loss.
Provision
A provision is recognized when a present obligation (legal or constructive) has arisen as a result of a past event and it is probable that a future outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, provided that a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. When the effect of discounting is material, the amount recognized for a provision is the present value at the end of the reporting period of the future expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation. The increase in the discounted present value amount arising from the passage of time is included in finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.
3. | Critical accounting judgements and estimates |
The preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and their accompanying disclosures, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Uncertainty
about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that could require a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of the assets or liabilities affected in the future.
The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are described below.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
3. | Critical accounting judgements and estimates (continued) |
(a) | Impairment of non-financial assets — recoverable amount |
In accordance with the Group’s accounting policy, each asset or CGU is evaluated in every reporting period to determine whether there are any indications of impairment. If any such indication exists, an estimate of the net recoverable amount is performed and an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU of assets is measured at the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use.
A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.
Value in use is generally determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows of those expected to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form and its eventual disposal. Present values are determined using a risk-adjusted pre-tax discount rate appropriate to the risks inherent in the asset. Future cash flow estimates are based on expected sales volumes, selling prices (considering current and historical prices, price trends and related factors) and operating costs. This policy requires management to make these estimates and assumptions which are subject to risk and uncertainty; hence, there is a possibility that changes in circumstances will alter these projections, which may impact the net recoverable amounts of the assets. In such circumstances, some or all of the carrying value of the assets may be impaired and the impairment would be charged against profit or loss. The key assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount are disclosed and further explained in Notes 8 and 9.
(b) | Deferred tax assets |
Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences, such as the provision for impairment of receivables and accruals of expenses not yet deductible for tax purposes, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which the losses and deductible temporary difference can be utilized. Significant management judgement is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable profits, together with future tax planning strategies.
The Group has unused tax losses relating to certain subsidiaries that have a history of losses. These subsidiaries neither have any taxable temporary difference nor any tax planning opportunities available that could partly support the recognition of these losses as deferred tax assets. On this basis, the Group has determined that it cannot recognize deferred tax assets for unused tax losses relating to these loss-making subsidiaries.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
4. | Revenue from contracts with customers |
(i) | Disaggregated revenue information |
For the years ended 31 December:
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Type of goods or services | ||||||||||||
Healthcare services | 1,668,573 | 1,822,065 | 2,045,013 | |||||||||
Others | 6,787 | 5,815 | 13,766 | |||||||||
Total revenue from contracts with customers | 1,675,360 | 1,827,880 | 2,058,779 | |||||||||
Timing of revenue recognition: | ||||||||||||
At a point in time | 992,071 | 1,093,043 | 1,275,375 | |||||||||
Over time | 683,289 | 734,837 | 783,404 | |||||||||
Total revenue from contracts with customers | 1,675,360 | 1,827,880 | 2,058,779 |
Movement of contract liabilities is as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
At the beginning of year | 159,696 | 225,560 | ||||||
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liabilities at the beginning of the year | (122,892 | ) | (170,113 | ) | ||||
Increases due to cash received, excluding amounts recognized as revenue during the year | 188,756 | 246,372 | ||||||
At the end of year | 225,560 | 301,819 |
There was no revenue recognized during the periods presented relating to performance obligations satisfied in previous periods.
Contract liabilities represent short-term advances received from customers for healthcare services. The increase in contract liabilities in 2017 and 2018 is a result of the increase in advances received from the Group’s customers during the year.
(ii) | Performance obligations |
Information about the Group’s performance obligations is summarised below:
Healthcare services
Revenues are recognized when the Group’s obligation to provide healthcare services is satisfied. The contractual relationships with patients, in majority of the cases, also involve a third-party insurance company payor.
For inpatient services, the patients receive treatments that include various components that are all highly interdependent, and therefore, are regarded as one performance obligation. The performance obligation is satisfied over time as the patient simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the inpatient services provided. The Group has a right to consideration from its patients in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the patient of the Group’s performance completed to date (calculated based on fixed pre-determined treatment prescriptions). Therefore, revenue for inpatient services are recognized in the amount to which the Group has a right to invoice on a daily basis.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
4. | Revenue from contracts with customers (continued) |
(ii) | Performance obligations (continued) |
Healthcare services (continued)
Revenue for outpatient services is recognized at a point in time because the performance obligations are generally satisfied over a period of less than one day.
Others
Revenue from goods such as gift shop merchandise, and food and beverage items are recognized at a point in time, generally upon delivery of the goods to the customer. Revenue from services such as hospital management consulting and training services, and matron services is recognized on a straight-line basis because the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Group evenly throughout the performance period.
The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations (unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied) as at 31 December 2017 and 2018 are as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Within one year | 170,113 | 262,733 | ||||||
More than one year | 55,447 | 39,086 | ||||||
225,560 | 301,819 |
The performance obligations expected to be recognized in more than one year relate to rendering of treatment packages that are to be satisfied within three years. All the other remaining performance obligations are satisfied in one year or less at the end of each year.
5. | Salaries, wages and benefits |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Salaries, wages, bonus, and allowances | 719,081 | 800,281 | 923,782 | |||||||||
Housing funds | 61,458 | 64,953 | 71,632 | |||||||||
Social insurance expenses | 94,345 | 109,629 | 129,338 | |||||||||
Welfare and other expenses | 30,832 | 42,692 | 44,568 | |||||||||
Share-based compensation (Note 17) | 33,286 | 22,850 | 18,418 | |||||||||
939,002 | 1,040,405 | 1,187,738 |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
6. | Finance income and costs |
An analysis of finance income and costs is as follows:
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Finance costs: | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 9,905 | 15,606 | 27,928 | |||||||||
Others | 219 | 45 | — | |||||||||
10,124 | 15,651 | 27,928 | ||||||||||
Less: interest capitalized | — | (2,243 | ) | (8,508 | ) | |||||||
10,124 | 13,408 | 19,420 | ||||||||||
Finance income: | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 1,165 | 1,862 | 2,543 | |||||||||
Finance costs, net | 8,959 | 11,546 | 16,877 |
7. Income tax
The Group is subject to income tax on an entity basis on profits arising in or derived from the tax jurisdictions in which members of the Group are domiciled and operate.
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Cayman Islands, the Partnership is not subject to any income tax.
As a result of the United States (“U.S.”) tax regulations amendments, the federal statutory income tax rate for the Group’s U.S. subsidiary is 35%, 35% and 21%, for the year ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Dividends payable by the Group’s U.S. subsidiary, to non-U.S. resident enterprises shall be subject to 30% withholding tax.
Taxes on profits assessable in the PRC have been calculated at the prevailing tax rates, based on existing legislation, interpretations and practices in respect thereof. Pursuant to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) Law effective on 1 January 2008, the PRC corporate income tax rate of the Group’s subsidiaries operating in the PRC for the periods presented is 25% on their taxable profits. Dividends, interests, rent or royalties payable by the Group’s PRC entities, to non-PRC resident enterprises, and proceeds from any such non-resident enterprise investor’s disposition of assets (after deducting the net value of such assets) shall be subject to 10% EIT, namely withholding tax, unless the respective non-PRC resident enterprise’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty or arrangements with the PRC that provides for a reduced withholding tax rate or an exemption from withholding tax.
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Current income tax expense | ||||||||||||
Charge for the year | 49,597 | 68,033 | 68,918 | |||||||||
(Over)/under-provision in prior period | (8 | ) | (72 | ) | 49 | |||||||
Deferred tax expense/(benefit) | 12,507 | (1,196 | ) | (9,218 | ) | |||||||
62,096 | 66,765 | 59,749 |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
7. | Income tax (continued) |
A reconciliation of the tax expense applicable to profit before tax at the statutory rates for the jurisdictions in which the majority of the Group’s subsidiaries are domiciled to the tax expense at the effective tax rates, and a reconciliation of the applicable rates (i.e., the statutory tax rates) to the effective tax rates, are as follows:
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Profit/(loss) before tax | 59,869 | 68,356 | (94,297 | ) | ||||||||
Tax expense calculated at the statutory tax rate of 25% | 14,967 | 17,089 | (23,574 | ) | ||||||||
Effect of differing tax rates in different jurisdictions | 10,269 | 283 | 986 | |||||||||
Non-taxable income | (1,575 | ) | (1,735 | ) | (2,221 | ) | ||||||
Non-deductible expenses | 8,921 | 15,669 | 14,675 | |||||||||
Utilization of previously unrecognized tax losses | (3,134 | ) | (47,588 | ) | (5,872 | ) | ||||||
Utilization of previously unrecognized deductible temporary differences | (832 | ) | (2,309 | ) | (567 | ) | ||||||
Unrecognized deductible temporary differences | 8,581 | 199 | 21,870 | |||||||||
Unrecognized tax losses for the year | 24,050 | 32,827 | 55,463 | |||||||||
Adjustments in respect of current tax of the previous period | (8 | ) | (72 | ) | 49 | |||||||
Effect of U.S. Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) transition tax* | — | 45,907 | — | |||||||||
Effect of non-U.S. operations* | — | — | (1,834 | ) | ||||||||
PRC withholding tax | 857 | 6,495 | 774 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 62,096 | 66,765 | 59,749 |
* | Due to enactment of the TCJA in December 2017, there is a one-time mandatory transition tax impact on accumulated non-U.S. operations recognized during 2017. For subsequent periods, the current year tax impact of non-U.S. operations will be recognized in the respective current year period. |
8. | Property and equipment |
Leasehold
improvements |
Medical
equipment |
Office
equipment |
Furniture and
vehicles |
CIP | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost | 788,154 | 398,925 | 52,224 | 20,250 | 16,961 | 1,276,514 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (266,918 | ) | (149,739 | ) | (35,138 | ) | (12,134 | ) | — | (463,929 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net carrying amount | 521,236 | 249,186 | 17,086 | 8,116 | 16,961 | 812,585 | ||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2017, net of accumulated depreciation | 521,236 | 249,186 | 17,086 | 8,116 | 16,961 | 812,585 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions | 22,537 | 40,358 | 11,509 | 4,474 | 278,533 | 357,411 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transfers | 150 | — | — | — | (150 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Disposals | — | (155 | ) | (48 | ) | (40 | ) | — | (243 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | (53,489 | ) | (38,138 | ) | (9,914 | ) | (3,640 | ) | — | (105,181 | ) | |||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017, net of accumulated depreciation | 490,434 | 251,251 | 18,633 | 8,910 | 295,344 | 1,064,572 |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
8. | Property and equipment (continued) |
Leasehold
improvements |
Medical
equipment |
Office
equipment |
Furniture and
vehicles |
CIP | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017 and 1 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost | 801,344 | 437,778 | 62,815 | 23,994 | 295,344 | 1,621,275 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (310,910 | ) | (186,527 | ) | (44,182 | ) | (15,084 | ) | — | (556,703 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net carrying amount | 490,434 | 251,251 | 18,633 | 8,910 | 295,344 | 1,064,572 | ||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017 and 1 January 2018, net of accumulated depreciation | 490,434 | 251,251 | 18,633 | 8,910 | 295,344 | 1,064,572 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions | 66,538 | 182,612 | 34,163 | 7,999 | 666,701 | 958,013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transfers | 566,658 | 982 | — | — | (567,640 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Disposals | (3 | ) | (308 | ) | (13 | ) | (9 | ) | — | (333 | ) | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | (67,254 | ) | (44,706 | ) | (12,068 | ) | (3,299 | ) | — | (127,327 | ) | |||||||||||||
At 31 December 2018, net of accumulated depreciation | 1,056,373 | 389,831 | 40,715 | 13,601 | 394,405 | 1,894,925 | ||||||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2018 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost | 1,434,467 | 615,530 | 96,493 | 31,882 | 394,405 | 2,572,777 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (378,094 | ) | (225,699 | ) | (55,778 | ) | (18,281 | ) | — | (677,852 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net carrying amount | 1,056,373 | 389,831 | 40,715 | 13,601 | 394,405 | 1,894,925 |
Interest expenses arising from borrowings attributable to the construction of healthcare facility leasehold improvements capitalized during the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2018 were RMB2,243 and RMB8,508, respectively, and were included in additions to CIP. The rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization was 6.18% to 6.19% and 7.10% to 7.39% for 2017 and 2018, respectively, which is the EIR of the specific borrowing.
Impairment testing of property and equipment
When any indicators of impairment are identified, property and equipment are reviewed for impairment based on each CGU. The CGU is assessed at an individual city level in the PRC where the Group operates its hospitals and clinics. All the hospitals and clinics within the individual city maintain centralized patient records; use the same appointment reservation and accounting system; share resources including doctors, nurses, medical equipments; and refer patients across the hospitals and clinics within the same city. The carrying values of these CGUs were compared to the recoverable amounts of the CGUs, which were based predominantly on value in use. Value-in-use calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management covering a five-year period. Other key assumptions applied in the impairment testing include the expected price of healthcare services, demand for the services, service costs and related expenses. Management determined these key assumptions based on past performance and their expectations on market development. Further, the Group adopted a pre-tax and non-inflation rate of 13.2% and 13.1% in 2017 and 2018, respectively, that reflects specific risks related to the CGUs as discount rates.
There was only one CGU with an indicator of impairment identified during the periods presented. Based on the impairment assessments, the directors of the Partnership are of the view that there was no impairment during the periods presented.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
9. | Intangible assets |
Brand |
Contracts with
insurers |
Software | Total | |||||||||||||
At 1 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost | 992,500 | 92,500 | 52,316 | 1,137,316 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization | — | (13,875 | ) | (25,712 | ) | (39,587 | ) | |||||||||
Net carrying amount | 992,500 | 78,625 | 26,604 | 1,097,729 | ||||||||||||
Cost at 1 January 2017, net of accumulated amortization | 992,500 | 78,625 | 26,604 | 1,097,729 | ||||||||||||
Additions | — | — | 4,552 | 4,552 | ||||||||||||
Amortization | — | (6,166 | ) | (4,561 | ) | (10,727 | ) | |||||||||
At 31 December 2017 | 992,500 | 72,459 | 26,595 | 1,091,554 | ||||||||||||
At 1 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost | 992,500 | 92,500 | 56,868 | 1,141,868 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization | — | (20,041 | ) | (30,273 | ) | (50,314 | ) | |||||||||
Net carrying amount | 992,500 | 72,459 | 26,595 | 1,091,554 | ||||||||||||
Additions | — | — | 12,693 | 12,693 | ||||||||||||
Disposals | — | — | (22 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization | — | (6,167 | ) | (5,145 | ) | (11,312 | ) | |||||||||
At 31 December 2018 | 992,500 | 66,292 | 34,121 | 1,092,913 | ||||||||||||
Cost | 992,500 | 92,500 | 69,511 | 1,154,511 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization | — | (26,208 | ) | (35,390 | ) | (61,598 | ) | |||||||||
Net carrying amount | 992,500 | 66,292 | 34,121 | 1,092,913 |
Impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives
For impairment testing, goodwill and brand are allocated to the consolidated Group, which is the sole operating segment and also represents the lowest level within the Group at which the goodwill and brand are monitored for internal management purposes. The recoverable amount of the consolidated group is determined based on value-in-use calculations.
These calculations use pre-tax cash flow projections based on financial budgets approved by management covering a five-year period. Cash flows beyond the five-year period are extrapolated using an estimated growth rate that does not exceed the long-term average growth rate for healthcare services. Other key assumptions applied in the impairment testing include the expected price of healthcare services, demand for the services, service costs and related expenses. Management determined these key assumptions based on past performance and their expectations on market development. Furthermore, the Group adopted a pre-tax rate of 13.2% and 13.1% for 2017 and 2018, respectively, that reflects specific risks related to the Group as the discount rate. Management believes that any reasonably possible change in any of these assumptions would not cause the carrying amount of the Group to exceed its recoverable amount. Management are also of the view that, based on their assessment, there was no impairment during the periods presented.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
10. | Inventories |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Pharmacy inventory | 19,014 | 33,195 | ||||||
Hospital consumables | 16,603 | 20,814 | ||||||
Others | 4,204 | 3,301 | ||||||
39,821 | 57,310 |
No impairment was recognized as an expense for inventories carried at net realizable value during 2017 and 2018.
11. Trade receivables
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Trade receivables | 233,858 | 256,423 | ||||||
Impairment | (72,347 | ) | (75,296 | ) | ||||
161,511 | 181,127 |
The Group assesses a patient’s ability to pay based on the patient’s financial capacity and intention to pay considering all relevant facts and circumstances, including pre-clearing with the patient’s respective insurance company, and past experiences with that patient or patient class. For certain patient classes, the Group requires substantial upfront deposits or full payment before the patient is discharged. Therefore, the Group concludes that collectability is probable for each patient based on its procedures performed prior to accepting each patient and on its historical experience with each patient class while also accepting that there is some credit risk inherent with some patient classes. Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on terms of 30 to 90 days. The trade receivables are predominantly due from creditworthy insurance companies. The remaining debtors are individual patients. The Group does not hold any collateral as security. There is no concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables because no individual debtor contributed more than 10% of the Group’s trade receivables.
An aging analysis of trade receivables at the end of reporting periods, net of loss allowance is as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Within 3 months | 119,039 | 126,291 | ||||||
3 months – 6 months | 18,900 | 28,915 | ||||||
6 months – 9 months | 12,522 | 14,052 | ||||||
9 months–1 year | 4,582 | 5,954 | ||||||
1–2 years | 4,971 | 4,169 | ||||||
2–3 years | 1,497 | 1,746 | ||||||
161,511 | 181,127 |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
11. | Trade receivables (continued) |
The movements in the loss allowance for impairment of trade receivables are as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
At beginning of year | 71,564 | 72,347 | ||||||
Impairment losses | 16,571 | 16,329 | ||||||
Amount written off as uncollectible | (15,788 | ) | (13,380 | ) | ||||
At end of year | 72,347 | 75,296 |
An impairment analysis is performed at each reporting date using a provision matrix to measure expected credit losses. The Group’s expected credit losses are concentrated in the individual patient debtor class. The provision rates are based on days past due for customers for groupings of patients that have shared credit risk characteristics. The calculation reflects the supportable information that is available at the reporting date about past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. Trade receivables are written off if past due for more than three years.
Set out below is the information about the credit risk exposure on the Group’s trade receivables using a provision matrix:
Past due | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 December 2017 |
Within 3
months |
3–6
months |
6–9
months |
9– 12
months |
1–2
years |
2–3
years |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected credit loss rate | 7.46 | % | 22.22 | % | 41.41 | % | 64.18 | % | 81.74 | % | 92.34 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Gross carrying amount | 128,635 | 24,299 | 21,372 | 12,792 | 27,223 | 19,537 | 233,858 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected credit losses | 9,596 | 5,399 | 8,850 | 8,210 | 22,252 | 18,040 | 72,347 |
Past due | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 December 2018 |
Within 3
Months |
3 – 6
months |
6 – 9
months |
9 – 12
months |
1 – 2
years |
2 – 3
years |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected credit loss rate | 7.39 | % | 21.41 | % | 36.57 | % | 50.00 | % | 86.10 | % | 90.91 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Gross carrying amount | 136,368 | 36,792 | 22,153 | 11,908 | 29,991 | 19,211 | 256,423 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected credit losses | 10,077 | 7,877 | 8,101 | 5,954 | 25,822 | 17,465 | 75,296 |
12. | Cash and cash equivalents |
Notes | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||
Cash and bank balances | (a) | 891,912 | 596,613 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 891,912 | 596,613 | ||||||||
Restricted cash Current |
(b) | 19,921 | 26,272 | |||||||
Non-current | (b) | 8,418 | 350 | |||||||
Restricted cash | 28,339 | 26,622 |
Notes:
(a) | Cash and cash equivalents amounting to RMB422,267 and RMB285,733 at 31 December 2017 and 2018 were denominated in US$, respectively. |
(b) | Restricted cash represented deposits pledged for interest-bearing bank borrowings. |
F-47 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
12. | Cash and cash equivalents (continued) |
Cash at banks earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. The bank balances and restricted cash are deposited with creditworthy banks with no recent history of default.
13. | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Payables for purchases of property and equipment (Note 18) | 26,081 | 457,811 | ||||||
Payroll and welfare payable | 97,293 | 109,256 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 74,817 | 79,588 | ||||||
Accrued rent | 37,802 | 62,905 | ||||||
Withholding tax, value added taxes and surcharges payable | 22,948 | 24,448 | ||||||
Interest payable | 5,239 | 11,292 | ||||||
Others | 5,301 | 4,930 | ||||||
269,481 | 750,230 |
14. | Interest-bearing bank borrowings |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Current | ||||||||
– Secured | 21,430 | 20,205 | ||||||
Non-current | ||||||||
– Secured | 258,103 | 387,387 | ||||||
279,533 | 407,592 |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Maturity profile of the bank borrowings: | ||||||||
Within 1 year | 21,430 | 20,205 | ||||||
Between 1 and 2 years | 19,756 | 43,525 | ||||||
Between 2 and 5 years | 125,905 | 200,879 | ||||||
Over 5 years | 112,442 | 142,983 | ||||||
279,533 | 407,592 |
(a) | The interest-bearing bank borrowings were all US$ denominated. The weighted average annual interest rate for the year ended 31 December 2017 and 2018 was 2.15% to 6.79%, and 2.15% to 7.82%, respectively. |
(b) | All the bank borrowings are secured by: |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Restricted cash | 15,095 | 5,277 | ||||||
Equity interest in subsidiaries | 264,438 | 402,315 | ||||||
279,533 | 407,592 |
F-48 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
14. | Interest-bearing bank borrowings (continued) |
(c) | The Group had unutilized banking facilities of RMB196,026 (US$30,000) and RMB68,632 (US$10,000) available at 31 December 2017 and 2018, respectively. |
15. | Deferred tax |
The movements in deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Deferred tax assets:
Tax loss |
Impairment
of trade receivables |
Accrued
expenses |
Property
and equipment |
Others | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2017 | 7,959 | 27,770 | 11,056 | 2,582 | 965 | 50,332 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Debited)/credited to income statement | (4,428 | ) | 1,674 | 1,693 | (172 | ) | 156 | (1,077 | ) | |||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017 | 3,531 | 29,444 | 12,749 | 2,410 | 1,121 | 49,255 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Debited)/credited to income statement | (763 | ) | 1,724 | 7,187 | (273 | ) | (314 | ) | 7,561 | |||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2018 | 2,768 | 31,168 | 19,936 | 2,137 | 807 | 56,816 |
Deferred tax liabilities:
Brand |
Contracts with
insurers |
Property and
equipment |
Others | Total | ||||||||||||||||
At 1 January 2017 | (248,125 | ) | (19,656 | ) | (1,458 | ) | (473 | ) | (269,712 | ) | ||||||||||
Credited to income statement | — | 1,542 | 383 | 348 | 2,273 | |||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2017 | (248,125 | ) | (18,114 | ) | (1,075 | ) | (125 | ) | (267,439 | ) | ||||||||||
Credited/(debited) to income statement | — | 1,542 | 280 | (165 | ) | 1,657 | ||||||||||||||
At 31 December 2018 | (248,125 | ) | (16,572 | ) | (795 | ) | (290 | ) | (265,782 | ) |
For presentation purposes, certain deferred tax assets and liabilities have been offset in the statement of financial position. The offset amounts are as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets | 49,255 | 56,816 | ||||||
Offset with deferred tax liabilities | (1,199 | ) | (1,084 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position | 48,056 | 55,732 |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | (267,439 | ) | (265,782 | ) | ||||
Offset with deferred tax assets | 1,199 | 1,084 | ||||||
Net deferred tax liabilities recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position | (266,240 | ) | (264,698 | ) |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
15. | Deferred tax (continued) |
Deferred tax assets have not been recognized in respect of the following items:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Tax losses | 499,724 | 631,930 | ||||||
Deductible temporary differences | 4,634 | 89,846 | ||||||
504,358 | 721,776 |
Pursuant to the PRC EIT Law, 10% withholding tax is levied on dividends declared to foreign investors from the foreign investment enterprises established in PRC. The requirement is effective from 1 January 2008 and applies to earnings after 31 December 2007. At 31 December 2017 and 2018, no deferred tax has been recognized for withholding taxes that would be payable on the unremitted earnings that are subject to withholding taxes of the Partnership and the Group’s subsidiaries established in PRC. In the opinion of the directors of the Partnership, the Group’s earnings will be retained in PRC for the expansion of the Group’s operations, so it is not probable that these subsidiaries will distribute such earnings in the foreseeable future. The aggregate amounts of temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries in PRC for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognized totaled approximately RMB17,365 and RMB20,452 as at 31 December 2017 and 2018, respectively. Deferred income tax assets are recognized for tax losses carried-forward to the extent that realization of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. The Group did not recognize deferred income tax assets of RMB124,931 and RMB157,983 in 2017 and 2018 in respect of certain PRC subsidiaries’ accumulated tax losses of RMB499,724 and RMB631,930 as at 31 December 2017 and 2018 that can be carried forward against future taxable income and will expire between 2018 and 2022, and 2019 and 2023, respectively.
16. | Related party transactions |
Name of Related Parties | Relationship with the Group | |
TPG Healthy, L.P. (“TPG”) | Limited Partnership interests (“LP interests”) holder | |
Fosun Industrial Co., Limited (“Fosun”) | LP interests holder | |
Chindex Medical Limited (“CML”) | Affiliate of Fosun | |
Ample Up Limited (“Ample”) | Affiliate of Fosun | |
Shanghai Fuji Medical Equipment Co., Limited (“Fuji”) | Affiliate of Fosun |
a) | Related party transactions |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Purchases of medical equipment from Ample and CML | 2,730 | 2,770 | 882 | |||||||||
Purchases of medical services from Fuji | — | — | 1,006 | |||||||||
Management consulting services from TPG and Fosun | 3,733 | 3,715 | 3,637 | |||||||||
Advances to senior executives | — | 14,000 | 14,705 | |||||||||
Gain on disposal of CML(i) | — | 29,618 | — |
(i) |
On 7 April 2017, the Group disposed all of its 30% equity interests in CML to Ample for a cash
consideration of RMB263,589 resulting in a gain on disposal amounting to RMB29,618. The total cash consideration was determined
based on a valuation report performed by an independent qualified valuer. On 21 December 2018, the Group liquidated Chindex Medical
Holdings, Ltd. (“CMH”), the holding company of CML. The Group uses the direct method of consolidation and on liquidation
of CMH, a foreign operation, comprehensive income amounting to RMB26,429 was reclassified to profit or loss.
|
F-50 |
HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
16. | Related party transactions (continued) |
b) | Related party balances |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Amounts due from related parties: | ||||||||
Senior executives(i) | 14,000 | 28,705 | ||||||
CML | 223 | 3,965 | ||||||
14,223 | 32,670 | |||||||
Amounts due to related parties: | ||||||||
Fuji | — | 781 | ||||||
CML | 113 | 1,032 | ||||||
TPG and Fosun | 587 | 728 | ||||||
700 | 2,541 |
(i) | The Partnership provided interest bearing advances to senior executives, which will be fully repaid by the senior executives upon the completion of the Proposed Transaction (Note 23). Interest income of nil, RMB45 and RMB304, respectively, were recorded as interest income during the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. |
All the balances due from related parties as of 31 December 2017 and 2018 were unsecured, and neither past due nor impaired. The credit quality of due from related parties is assessed by reference to the counterparties’ default history. Based on past experience, the directors of the Partnership are of the opinion that no provision for impairment is necessary in respect of these balances as there has not been a significant change in credit quality and the balances are still considered recoverable for the periods presented.
c) | Compensation of key management personnel of the Group |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Short term employee benefits | 15,694 | 13,415 | 16,526 | |||||||||
Post-employment benefits | 132 | 101 | 140 | |||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 24,330 | 18,884 | 13,062 | |||||||||
Total compensation paid to key management personnel | 40,156 | 32,400 | 29,728 |
For a discussion of payments to be made to key management personnel of the Group in connection with a change in control upon the closing of the Proposed Transaction, see Note 23.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
17. | Share-based payments |
The Partnership adopted a share incentive plan on 29 September 2014 (the “Plan”) for the purposes of providing incentives and rewards to the Partnership’s employees. The Plan is administered by Healthy Harmony GP, Inc., the general partner of the Partnership. The total number of share options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) (collectively “Awards”) can be granted under the Plan is 2,073,468. All options, whether vested or unvested, and RSUs shall expire on the tenth anniversary of their grant date. There are no cash settlement alternatives. The Group does not have a past practice of cash settlement for these Awards.
Share options
50% of the options granted generally vest in five equal installments over a service period, while the remaining 50% of the options vest if and when the Group’s specified performance conditions, including EBITDA targets are met (non-market condition), or if a fixed targeted return on the LP interests is achieved (market condition).
The exercise price of the share options on the date of grant shall never be less than US$24 per unit of LP interest (“LP interest unit”). The movement of the share options granted to employees of the Group under the Plan are as follows:
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted
average exercise price per share |
Number of
options |
Weighted
price per
|
Number of
options |
Weighted
price per
|
Number of
options |
|||||||||||||||||||
At 1 January | 24.0 | 1,139,520 | 24.0 | 1,144,840 | 24.0 | 1,140,040 | ||||||||||||||||||
Granted during the year | 24.3 | 65,790 | — | — | 28.4 | 66,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Forfeited during the year | 24.0 | (60,470 | ) | 24.0 | (4,800 | ) | 24.0 | (55,920 | ) | |||||||||||||||
At 31 December | 24.0 | 1,144,840 | 24.0 | 1,140,040 | 24.3 | 1,150,120 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at the end of the year | 284,104 | 426,248 | 562,948 |
The weighted average fair value of share options granted under the Plan during the year of 2016 and 2018 was US$5.96 and US$16.89, respectively. No share options under the Plan were expired or exercised during the periods presented. The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 was 8.09 years, 7.09 years and 6.25 years, respectively. The range of exercise periods for options outstanding at the end of the year of 2016, 2017 and 2018 was 30 September 2015 to 30 September 2026, 30 September 2015 to 30 September 2026 and 30 September 2015 to 31 March 2028, respectively. The range of exercise prices for options outstanding at the end of the year of 2016, 2017 and 2018 was US$24.0 to US$26.4, US$24.0 to US$26.4 and US$24.0 to US$28.8, respectively.
The fair value of the share options is estimated using a binomial option pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions on which the share options were granted. The following tables list the inputs to the models used for the share options granted under the Plan:
2016 | 2018 | |||||||
Expected volatility (%) | 40.1 | % | 40.2 | % | ||||
Exercise multiple | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate (%) | 2.10 | % | 3.12 | % | ||||
Fair value of LP interest unit (US$) | 17.91 | 32.81 |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
17. | Share-based payments (continued) |
Share options (continued)
The exercise multiple was estimated as the average ratio of the fair value of LP interest unit to the exercise price of when employees would decide to voluntarily exercise their vested options. The expected volatility reflects the assumption that the historical volatility over a period similar to the life of the options is indicative of future trends, which may not necessarily be the actual outcome.
RSUs
The RSUs generally vest if and when the Group’s specified perfomance conditions, including EBITDA targets are met (non-market condition), or if a fixed targeted return on the LP interests is achieved (market condition).
The movement of the RSUs granted to the employees of the Group during the year ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 are as follows:
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
At 1 January | 644,760 | 647,420 | 645,020 | |||||||||
Granted during the year | 32,895 | — | 27,000 | |||||||||
Forfeited during the year | (30,235 | ) | (2,400 | ) | (27,960 | ) | ||||||
At 31 December | 647,420 | 645,020 | 644,060 |
The weighted average fair value of RSUs granted during the year of 2016 and 2018 was US$17.91 and US$32.81, respectively. The fair value of a RSU is equal to the fair value of the underlying limited partner interests on the date of grant. No RSUs under the Plan were expired during the periods presented. The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 was 8.08 years, 7.08 years and 6.19 years, respectively.
Others
In 2014, the Group granted share options and RSUs to senior executives that contain service vesting conditions. The share options and RSUs generally will become vested either (i) immediately upon grant; or (ii) vest over a one to four year period. The share options and RSUs were accounted for as equity awards and expenses related to these share options amounted to US$100, US$100 and US$nil, respectively, for the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. 1,093, 165,422 and 132,360 awards, were exercised during the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
The share-based compensation expense recognized for all the above-mentioned equity-settled share-based payment transactions amounted to RMB33,286, RMB22,850 and RMB18,418, respectively, for the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. There were no cancellations or modifications to any of the awards during the periods presented.
18. | Notes to the consolidated statement of cash flows |
(a) | Major non-cash transactions during the periods presented are as follows: |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Purchase of property,equipment,and intangible assets included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Note 13) | 14,065 | 26,081 | 457,811 |
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest units and per unit data)
18. | Notes to the consolidated statement of cash flows (continued) |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Exercise of employee options included in amountsdue from related parties | — | 6,125 | 10,374 |
(b) | Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities: |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | ||||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
At 1 January | 148,422 | 131,110 | 279,533 | |||||||||
Changes from financing cash flows | (27,961 | ) | 166,449 | 103,635 | ||||||||
Foreign exchange movement | 10,649 | (18,026 | ) | 24,424 | ||||||||
At 31 December | 131,110 | 279,533 | 407,592 |
19. | Commitments and contingencies |
(a) | Capital commitments |
Capital expenditures contracted for by the Group at the balance sheet date but not yet paid were as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Property and equipment | 249,265 | 643,175 |
(b) | Operating lease commitments |
Future minimum rentals payable under non-cancellable operating leases as at 31 December were as follows:
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Buildings: | ||||||||
– Within 1 year | 169,684 | 194,603 | ||||||
– Within 1 year to 5 years | 676,530 | 666,297 | ||||||
– Over 5 years | 1,941,928 | 1,781,705 | ||||||
2,788,142 | 2,642,605 |
(c) | Legal proceedings |
From time to time, the Group is subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business. The Group is currently not involved in any legal or administrative proceedings that may have a material adverse impact on the Group’s business, financial position or results of operations.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
20. | Financial Instruments by category |
The carrying amounts of each of the categories of financial instruments as at the end of the reporting periods are as follows:
Financial assets
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Financial assets at
amortized cost |
Financial assets at
amortized cost |
|||||||
Trade receivables | 161,511 | 181,127 | ||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 14,223 | 32,670 | ||||||
Financial assets included in prepayments and other current assets | 1,529 | 5,888 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 28,339 | 26,622 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 891,912 | 596,613 | ||||||
1,097,514 | 842,920 |
The carrying amounts of each of the categories of financial instruments as at the end of the reporting periods are as follows (continued):
Financial liabilities
2017 | 2018 | |||||||
Financial liabilities at
amortized cost |
Financial liabilities at
amortized cost |
|||||||
Trade payables | 44,541 | 76,107 | ||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | 279,533 | 407,592 | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 700 | 2,541 | ||||||
Financial liabilities included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 149,240 | 616,526 | ||||||
474,014 | 1,102,766 |
The carrying amount of the long-term interest-bearing borrowings approximates its fair value due to the fact that the related interest rate approximates the interest rates currently offered by financial institutions for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities. The carrying amounts of the Group’s remaining financial instruments approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
21. | Financial risk management objectives and policies |
The Group’s principal financial instruments comprise of interest-bearing bank borrowings, restricted cash and cash and cash equivalents. The Group has various other financial assets and liabilities such as trade receivables and trade payables, which arise directly from its operations. The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments and the Group’s policies for managing each of these risks are summarised below.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
21. Financial risk management objectives and policies (continued)
Interest rate risk
During the periods presented, as the Group had no significant interest-bearing assets except for restricted cash, and cash and cash equivalents, the Group’s income and operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates. The bank balances and restricted cash are deposited with creditworthy banks with no recent history of default. The interest rates are regulated by the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) and management closely monitors the fluctuation of such rates periodically.
The interest rate risk for the Group’s financial liabilities relates primarily to the Group’s bank borrowings with a floating interest rate. The Group closely monitors market interest rates and maintains a balance between floating and fixed rate borrowings in order to reduce the exposures to the interest rate risk described above.
At 31 December 2017 and 2018, if interest rates at that date had been 50 basis points higher/lower with all other variables held constant, post-tax profit for the years would have been RMB1,355 and RMB2,045 lower/higher, respectively, arising mainly as a result of higher/lower interest expense on floating rate borrowings.
Foreign currency risk
The Group has currency exposures primarily from its interest-bearing bank borrowings and cash and cash equivalents denominated in US$. The Group currently does not use any derivative contracts to hedge its exposure to foreign currency risk but management closely monitors the impact of the international foreign currency market on the change of exchange rates. At 31 December 2017 and 2018, if the RMB had strengthened/weakened 1% against the US$ with all other variables held constant, post-tax profit for the years would have been RMB1,731 higher/lower and RMB5,334 higher/lower in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Currency convertibility risk
The Group transacts a majority of its business in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. On 1 January 1994, the PRC government abolished the dual rate system and introduced a single rate of exchange as quoted daily by the PBOC. However, the unification of the exchange rates does not imply that the RMB may be readily convertible into United States dollars or other foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the PBOC or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the PBOC. Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts. Additionally, the value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the PRC foreign exchange trading system market.
Credit risk
Credit risk mainly arises from cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and trade receivables. The Group maintains all its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in banks and financial institutions with good credit rating and no recent history of default. Therefore, there is no significant credit risk on such assets being exposed to losses.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
21. Financial risk management objectives and policies (continued)
Credit risk (continued)
The Group assesses a patient’s ability to pay based on the patient’s financial capacity and intention to pay considering all relevant facts and circumstances, including pre-clearance with the patient’s respective insurance company, and past experiences with that patient or patient class. For certain patient classes, the Group requires substantial deposits or full payment before the patient is discharged. Based on the above, the Group concludes that collectability is probable for each patient based on its procedures performed prior to accepting each patient and on its historical experience with each patient class while also accepting that there is some credit risk inherent with some patient classes. The Group’s expected credit losses are concentrated in the individual patient debtor class. The Group applies the simplified approach to its trade receivables to provide for expected credit losses prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of the lifetime expected credit loss provision for trade receivables. The Group’s historical experience in collection of trade receivables falls within the recorded allowance and the management is of the opinion that adequate provision for uncollectible receivables has been made in the consolidated financial statements.
To measure the expected credit losses of trade receivables excluding impaired receivables, trade receivables have been grouped mainly based on shared credit risk characteristics and the days past due. The expected credit loss model also incorporates forward-looking information. The Group has performed historical analysis and identified the key economic variables impacting credit risk and expected credit losses. It considers available reasonable and supportive forwarding-looking information. Specifically, the following indicators are incorporated:
• | internal credit rating |
• | actual or expected significant adverse changes in business, financial or economic conditions that are expected to cause a significant change to the borrower’s ability to meet its obligations |
• | actual or expected significant changes in the operating results of individual debtors |
• | significant changes in the expected performance and behaviour of the debtors |
Maximum exposure as at 31 December 2017 and 2018
The carrying amounts of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and trade receivables represent the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk in relation to its financial assets.
Trade receivables do not require collateral as they are mainly due from reputable insurance companies. There is no concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables because no individual debtor contributed more than 10% of the Group’s trade receivables. The Group applied the simplified approach for impairment of trade receivables, and information based on the provision matrix is disclosed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.
Business, customer, political, social and economic risks
The Group participates in a dynamic and competitive industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s future financial position, results of operations or cash flows; changes in the overall demand for services; competitive pressures due to existing competitors; new trends in new technologies and industry standards; changes in certain strategic relationships or supplier relationships; regulatory considerations; and risks associated with the Group’s ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth. The Group’s operations could also be adversely affected by significant political, economic and social uncertainties in the PRC.
There was no individual customer that contributed more than 10% of the Group’s revenue during the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. There was no individual supplier that contributed more than 10% of the Group’s operating expenses during the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
21. Financial risk management objectives and policies (continued)
Liquidity risk
Group finance monitors rolling cash flow forecasts of the Group’s liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs while maintaining sufficient headroom at all times so that the Group does not breach borrowing limits or covenants (where applicable) on any of its borrowing facilities. Such forecasting takes into consideration the Group’s debt financing plans, and covenant compliance.
The maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities as at the end of the reporting periods, based on the contractual undiscounted payments, is as follows:
Year ended 31 December 2017 | On demand |
Within
one year |
In the
second year |
In the third to
fifth year |
Over five
years |
|||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | — | 34,221 | 37,567 | 166,989 | 129,077 | |||||||||||||||
Trade payables | 44,541 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 149,240 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 700 | — | — | — | — |
Year ended 31 December 2018 | On demand |
Within
one year |
In the
second year |
In the third to
fifth year |
Over five
years |
|||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | — | 40,463 | 74,398 | 262,333 | 159,068 | |||||||||||||||
Trade payables | 76,107 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 616,526 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 2,541 | — | — | — | — |
Capital management
The primary objectives of the Group’s capital management are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and to maintain healthy capital ratios in order to support its business and maximize LP interests holders’ value.
The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the dividend payment to LP interests holders or issue new LP interests. The Group’s capital management, amongst other things, aims to ensure that it meets financial covenants attached to the interest-bearing bank borrowings that define capital structure requirements. Breaches in meeting the financial covenants would permit the bank to immediately call the borrowings. There have been no breaches of the financial covenants of any interest-bearing borrowings during the periods presented. No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes for managing capital during the periods presented.
The Group monitors capital on the basis of its gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total capital. Total debt represented total borrowings (including “long-term interest-bearing bank borrowings and current interest-bearing bank borrowings” as shown in the consolidated statements of financial position). Total capital is calculated as “equity” as shown in the consolidated statements of financial position plus total debt
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HEALTHY HARMONY HOLDINGS, L.P.
NOTES
TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018
(Amounts
in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and U.S. Dollars (“US$”), except for number of
limited partnership interest
units and per unit data)
21. Financial risk management objectives and policies (continued)
Capital management (continued)
The gearing ratios at 31 December were as follows:
2017 |
2018 |
|||||||
Total debt (Note 14) | 279,533 | 407,592 | ||||||
Equity | 3,411,397 | 3,308,032 | ||||||
Total capital | 3,690,930 | 3,715,624 | ||||||
Gearing ratio | 7.6 | % | 11.0 | % |
22. Approval of the consolidated financial statements
The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the board of directors of Healthy Harmony GP, Inc. on 6 September 2019.
23. Events after the reporting period
Proposed Transaction
The board of directors of NFC unanimously approved an agreement, dated as of 30 July 2019, pursuant to which NFC will indirectly acquire substantially all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Partnership (the “Proposed Transaction”). Key management personnel of the Group are entitled to a payment amounting to US$2,000 in the aggregate promptly after the closing of the Proposed Transaction.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Introduction
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the definitive proxy statement of New Frontier Corp. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”).
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 assumes that the business combination and related transactions occurred on September 30, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 presents pro forma effect to the business combination and related transactions as if they had been completed on January 1, 2018.
The pro forma combined financial statements do not necessarily reflect what NFC’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the acquisition occurred on the dates indicated. The pro forma combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of NFC. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.
The historical financial statements of Healthy Harmony have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB and in its presentation currency of Renminbi (RMB). The historical financial statements of NFC have been prepared in accordance with GAAP in its functional and presentation currency of United States dollars. The financial statements of NFC have been translated into RMB for purposes of convenience translation in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information at a rate of RMB6.8755 to US$1.00 and RMB7.1477 to US$1.00, the respective exchange rates on December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. Furthermore, the historical financial information of NFC has been adjusted to give effect to the differences between GAAP and IFRS as issued by the IASB. No adjustments were required to convert NFC’s financial statements from GAAP to IFRS for purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, except to classify NFC’s common stock subject to redemption as non-current liabilities under IFRS.
The historical financial information of NFC was derived from the unaudited and audited financial statements of NFC as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018, included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. The historical financial information of Healthy Harmony was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of the six months ended June 30, 2019, included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference and for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, not included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. Healthy Harmony’s historical information for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 was derived from Healthy Harmony’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and the comprehensive income/(loss) for six month ended June 30,2019, included elsewhere in the Proxy Statement, combined with HHH’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for three months ended December 31,2018 (not included elsewhere in the Proxy Statement).
This information should be read together with NFC’s and Healthy Harmony’s audited financial statements and related notes, the sections titled “NFC’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Healthy Harmony’s Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and other financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
The business combination is accounted for under the scope of IFRS. NFC has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on an evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:
· | NFC is transferring cash and equity consideration via the use of funds in their trust account and proceeds from equity issuances, and will be incurring liabilities to execute the business combination; |
· | NFC’s shareholders as a group have the largest voting interest in the combined entity (approximately 89%); |
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· | The combined company’s board of directors will initially consist of nine directors, five of whom will be selected by or associated with NFC. Furthermore, NFC’s existing chairman of board of directors will remain in place as the chairman of the board of directors of the combined company. |
· | Healthy Harmony’s senior management will comprise the senior management of the combined company, however, NFC will establish an executive committee to provide oversight to the combined company’s management team as they continue in their current roles; and |
· | NFC was the entity that initiated the business combination. |
These factors support the conclusion that NFC is the accounting acquirer in the business combination. Healthy Harmony constitutes a business in accordance with IFRS 3 and the business combination constitutes a change in control. Accordingly, the business combination is accounted for using the acquisition method.
Description of the Business Combination
The following represents the aggregate consideration:
(in thousands) | Amount | |||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||
Gross Estimated Consideration | 9,535,432 | $ | 1,334,056 | |||||
Less: Non-cash settlement of option strike costs | (225,724 | ) | (31,580 | ) | ||||
Net Estimated Consideration (a) | 9,309,708 | $ | 1,302,476 | |||||
Net Estimated Consideration consists of: | ||||||||
Cash to Seller (b) | 8,112,381 | $ | 1,134,964 | |||||
Rollover Equity - Fosun | 671,884 | 94,000 | ||||||
Rollover Equity - Lipson | 256,660 | 35,908 | ||||||
Rollover Equity - Others | 119,118 | 16,665 | ||||||
NFH Options (c) | 139,058 | 19,455 | ||||||
NFH RSUs (c) | 10,607 | 1,484 | ||||||
Net Estimated Consideration (a) | 9,309,708 | $ | 1,302,476 |
(a) Net purchase price of $1.3 billion is calculated as the Purchase Price Per LP Interest (defined as $50.4928 in the Transaction Agreement) multiplied by the sum of the outstanding number of GP Interest Held, LP Interest Held, RSUs, and Options less unpaid strike costs of $31.6 million related to the options.
(b) Excludes the additional RMB 150.1 million (US $21 million) of cash related to the Fosun Expense Reimbursement Amount and Transaction Expenses Reimbursement Amount and the Closing Partnership Expense Leakage per the Transaction Agreement. These are separately accounted for outside of consideration.
(c) An aggregate number of NFH Options and NFH RSUs to be issued in connection with the conversion of Partnership Options and Partnership RSUs at the Closing. The consideration calculates the fair value of the NFH Options using the difference between the Purchase Price Per LP Interest and the strike cost of the options multiplied by the number of Partnership Options. The calculation uses an exchange ratio for Partnership RSUs to NFH RSUs so that the estimates fair value exchanged remains consistent.
NFH will assume the outstanding International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) debt facilities. Upon TPG Seller, Fosun Seller and Roberta Lipson and their respective affiliates ceasing to collectively own 50% of the economic and voting interest in Healthy Harmony, IFC has the right to accelerate the prepayment according to the IFC Loan agreements. The purchase price paid at Closing will be based on an estimate of the amount of the foregoing adjustments and will be subject to a customary post-Closing true-up.
Financing for the business combination and for related transaction expenses will consist of:
Amount | ||||||||
(in thousands) | RMB | US$ | ||||||
Deferred underwriting fees | (49,408 | ) | $ | (6,913 | ) | |||
PIPE Fee | (29,739 | ) | (4,161 | ) | ||||
Other (Legal, advisory, admin, leakage, transaction bonus, etc.) | (163,183 | ) | (22,830 | ) | ||||
Accrued transaction costs | (3,367 | ) | (471 | ) | ||||
Total estimated transactions costs to be paid | (245,697 | ) | $ | (34,375 | ) | |||
Transaction costs already expensed and paid | (1,354 | ) | (189 | ) | ||||
Total estimated transaction costs | (247,051 | ) | (34,564 | ) |
The following summarizes the pro forma ordinary shares outstanding after giving effect to the Business Combination :
As of September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Actual | Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||
RMB | USD | RMB | USD | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 8,862 | $ | 1,240 | 1,695,759 | $ | 237,245 | ||||||||||
Investment held in Trust Account | 2,112,005 | 295,480 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Debt: | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred underwriting commissions | 49,408 | 6,913 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings (Assumed and New Borrowing) | - | - | 2,539,330 | 355,265 | ||||||||||||
Total debt | 49,408 | 6,913 | 2,539,330 | 355,265 | ||||||||||||
Commitments: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemptions: | 1,972,062 | 275,902 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Shareholders Equity: | ||||||||||||||||
NFC Class A ordinary shares | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
NFC Class B ordinary shares | 8 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Preferred shares | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Ordinary shares | - | - | 92 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 54,576 | 7,636 | 8,616,229 | 1,205,455 | ||||||||||||
Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated deficit) | (18,847 | ) | (2,637 | ) | (332,132 | ) | (46,467 | ) | ||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 35,737 | 5,000 | 8,284,189 | 1,159,001 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 16,617 | 2,325 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 35,737 | 5,000 | 8,300,806 | 1,161,326 | ||||||||||||
Total capitalization | 2,057,207 | $ | 287,815 | 10,840,136 | $ | 1,516,591 |
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands, RMB)
As of September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFC
(IFRS) (1) |
Healthy
Harmony
(IFRS) (2) |
Combined |
Purchase
Accounting Adjustments |
Pro
Forma
Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 8,862 | 488,676 | 497,538 | (9,309,708 | ) | (A1) | 2,112,005 | (B) | 1,695,759 | $ | 237,245 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,047,662 | (A1) | (49,408 | ) | (C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
149,665 | (A1) | (166,550 | ) | (C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(150,102 | ) | (D) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,144,310 | (E) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,949,511 | (F) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(29,739 | ) | (C), (F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,358,063 | (G) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(773 | ) | (J) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(214 | ) | (J) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28,985 | (J) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(901,418 | ) | (K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15,932 | (L) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | - | 24,315 | 24,315 | 24,315 | 3,402 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade receivables | - | 203,304 | 203,304 | 203,304 | 28,443 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventories | - | 57,703 | 57,703 | 57,703 | 8,073 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts due from related parties | - | 29,084 | 29,084 | - | (28,985 | ) | (J) | 99 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 430 | 41,595 | 42,025 | - | 42,025 | 5,880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 9,292 | 844,677 | 853,969 | (8,112,381 | ) | 9,281,617 | 2,023,205 | 283,057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments held in Trust | 2,112,005 | - | 2,112,005 | (2,112,005 | ) | (B) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | - | 1,863,001 | 1,863,001 | 157,022 | (A3) | 2,020,023 | 282,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill | - | 1,121,138 | 1,121,138 | 4,818,206 | (A1),(A2), (A3) | . | 5,939,344 | 830,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangibile assets | - | 1,089,634 | 1,089,634 | 1,533,392 | (A3) | 2,623,026 | 366,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets | - | 1,706,081 | 1,706,081 | 1,706,081 | 238,690 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | - | 52,859 | 52,859 | 52,859 | 7,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | - | 350 | 350 | 350 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-current assets | - | 79,543 | 79,543 | 79,543 | 11,128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-current assets | 2,112,005 | 5,912,606 | 8,024,611 | 6,508,620 | (2,112,005 | ) | 12,421,226 | 1,737,794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 2,121,297 | 6,757,283 | 8,878,580 | (1,603,761 | ) | 7,169,612 | 14,444,431 | 2,020,851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade payables | 1,117 | 87,241 | 88,358 | 88,358 | 12,362 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract liabilities | - | 304,364 | 304,364 | 304,364 | 42,582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 62,759 | 622,040 | 684,799 | (3,366 | ) | (C) | 681,433 | 95,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 214 | 2,668 | 2,882 | (987 | ) | (J) | 1,895 | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax payable | - | 23,459 | 23,459 | 23,459 | 3,282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | - | 14,840 | 14,840 | 10,722 | (E) | 405,742 | 56,765 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
380,180 | (E) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lease liabilities | - | 89,152 | 89,152 | - | 89,152 | 12,473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 64,090 | 1,143,764 | 1,207,854 | - | 386,549 | 1,594,403 | 223,065 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred underwriting commissions | 49,408 | - | 49,408 | (49,408 | ) | (C) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | 1,972,062 | - | 1,972,062 | (1,972,062 | ) | (H) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings | - | 380,180 | 380,180 | 2,133,588 | (E) | 2,133,588 | 298,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(380,180 | ) | (E) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract liabilities | - | 49,531 | 49,531 | 49,531 | 6,930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | - | 263,927 | 263,927 | 422,604 | (A3) | 686,531 | 96,049 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lease liabilities | 1,670,451 | 1,670,451 | - | 1,670,451 | 233,705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | - | 9,121 | 9,121 | 9,121 | 1,276 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-current liabilities | 2,021,470 | 2,373,210 | 4,394,680 | 422,604 | (268,062 | ) | 4,549,222 | 636,460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 2,085,560 | 3,516,974 | 5,602,534 | 422,604 | 118,487 | 6,143,625 | 859,525 |
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET (cont’d)
(in thousands, RMB)
As of September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFC
(IFRS) (1) |
Healthy
Harmony
(IFRS) (2) |
Combined |
Purchase
Accounting Adjustments |
Pro
Forma
Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commitments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value | - | - | - | - | (I) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value | 8 | - | 8 | (8 | ) | (I) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary Shares | - | - | - | 10 | (A1) | 20 | (H) | 92 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(9 | ) | (K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | (F) |
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14 | (G) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partnership capital | - | 150,586 | 150,586 | (150,586 | ) | (A2) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional paid in capital | 54,576 | 3,506,373 | 3,560,949 | (3,514,855 | ) | (A2) | 15,932 | (L) | 8,616,229 | 1,205,455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1,047,652 | (A1) | 1,972,042 | (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
149,665 | (A1) | 4,919,722 | (C), (F) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,482 | (A4) | (901,409 | ) | (K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,358,049 | (G) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation reserves | - | 68,837 | 68,837 | (68,837 | ) | (A2) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit) | (18,847 | ) | (502,104 | ) | (520,951 | ) | 510,586 | (A2) | (150,102 | ) | (D) | (332,132 | ) | (46,467 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(8,482 | ) | (A4) | (163,183 | ) | (C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 35,737 | 3,223,692 | 3,259,429 | (2,026,365 | ) | 7,051,125 | 8,284,189 | 1,159,001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | - | 16,617 | 16,617 | - | - | 16,617 | 2,325 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total equity | 35,737 | 3,240,309 | 3,276,046 | (2,026,365 | ) | 7,051,125 | 8,300,806 | 1,161,326 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 2,121,297 | 6,757,283 | 8,878,580 | (1,603,761 | ) | 7,169,612 | 14,444,431 | 2,020,851 |
(1) Derived from the audited balance sheet of NFC as of September 30, 2019, which have been translated into RMB for purposes of convenience translation, and adjusted for the reclassification of NFC’s common stock subject to redemption as non-current liabilities under IFRS due to the nature of the common stock subject to redemption.
(2) Derived from the reviewed balance sheet of HHH as of June 30, 2019.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(in thousands, RMB, except share and per share data)
For
the Period Ended
September 30, 2019 |
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NFC
(IFRS) (1) |
Healthy
Harmony
(IFRS) (2) |
Combined | Purchase Accounting Adjustments | Pro Forma Adjustments | Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | - | 1,767,080 | 1,767,080 | - | - | 1,767,080 | $ | 247,224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits | 994,386 | 994,386 | - | - | 994,386 | 139,120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplies and purchased medical services | 286,934 | 286,934 | - | - | 286,934 | 40,144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 188,910 | 188,910 | 46,452 | (AA) | - | 235,362 | 32,928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lease and rental expenses | 58,040 | 58,040 | - | 58,040 | 8,120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | 7,251 | 7,251 | - | - | 7,251 | 1,014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 68,671 | 254,231 | 322,902 | (4,721 | ) | (BB) | 314,852 | 44,049 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2,686 | ) | (CC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(643 | ) | (FF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income/(loss) from operations | (68,671 | ) | (22,672 | ) | (91,343 | ) | (46,452 | ) | 8,050 | (129,745 | ) | (18,151 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other income and expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance income | 35,876 | 1,670 | 37,546 | - | (36,232 | ) | (DD) | 1,314 | 184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | - | (49,243 | ) | (49,243 | ) | - | (99,710 | ) | (EE) | (148,953 | ) | (20,839 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency gain/(loss) | - | (561 | ) | (561 | ) | - | - | (561 | ) | (78 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on liquidation of a foreign operation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (loss)/income, net | - | 31,897 | 31,897 | - | - | 31,897 | 4,463 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (32,795 | ) | (38,909 | ) | (71,704 | ) | (46,452 | ) | (127,892 | ) | (246,048 | ) | (34,421 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense)/benefit | - | (86,084 | ) | (86,084 | ) | 11,613 | (GG) | (1,763 | ) | (GG) | (76,234 | ) | (10,666 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | (32,795 | ) | (124,993 | ) | (157,788 | ) | (34,839 | ) | (129,655 | ) | (322,282 | ) | $ | (45,087 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Profit(loss) attributable to shareholders | (32,795 | ) | (100,333 | ) | (133,128 | ) | - | - | (297,622 | ) | (41,640 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | - | (24,660 | ) | (24,660 | ) | - | - | (24,660 | ) | (3,450 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Two Class Method: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares | 28,750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A | 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares | 11,712,500.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B | (5.86 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 131,356,980 | 131,356,980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share – basic and diluted | (2.27 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) |
(1) Derived from the unaudited statement of operations of NFC as of September 30, 2019, which have been translated into RMB for purposes of convenience translation.
(2) Derived from the unaudited statement of operations of HHH for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. See foonote 1(a).
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018
(in thousands, RMB, except share and per share data)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFC
(IFRS) (1) |
Healthy
Harmony (IFRS) (Historical) |
Combined |
Purchase
Accounting Adjustments |
Pro
Forma
Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | - | 2,058,779 | 2,058,779 | - | - | 2,058,779 | 299,437 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits | 1,187,738 | 1,187,738 | - | - | 1,187,738 | 172,749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplies and purchased medical services | 303,579 | 303,579 | - | - | 303,579 | 44,154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 138,639 | 138,639 | 79,435 | (AA) | - | 218,074 | 31,718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lease and rental expenses | 201,670 | 201,670 | - | 201,670 | 29,332 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | 16,329 | 16,329 | - | - | 16,329 | 2,375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 5,349 | 287,128 | 292,477 | (160 | ) | (BB) | 288,261 | 41,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3,637 | ) | (CC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(419 | ) | (FF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income/(loss) from operations | (5,349 | ) | (76,304 | ) | (81,653 | ) | (79,435 | ) | 4,216 | (156,872 | ) | (22,817 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other income and expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance income | 20,358 | 2,543 | 22,901 | - | (20,708 | ) | (DD) | 2,193 | 319 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | - | (19,420 | ) | (19,420 | ) | - | (127,884 | ) | (EE) | (147,304 | ) | (21,424 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency gain/(loss) | - | (34,190 | ) | (34,190 | ) | - | - | (34,190 | ) | (4,973 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on liquidation of a foreign operation | - | 26,429 | 26,429 | - | - | 26,429 | 3,844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (loss)/income, net | - | 6,645 | 6,645 | - | - | 6,645 | 966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 15,009 | (94,297 | ) | (79,288 | ) | (79,435 | ) | (144,376 | ) | (303,099 | ) | (44,085 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense)/benefit | - | (59,749 | ) | (59,749 | ) | 19,859 | (GG) | (862 | ) | (GG) | (40,752 | ) | (5,927 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | 15,009 | (154,046 | ) | (139,037 | ) | (59,576 | ) | (145,238 | ) | (343,851 | ) | (50,012 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Profit(loss) attributable to shareholders | 15,009 | (129,998 | ) | (114,989 | ) | - | - | (319,803 | ) | (46,514 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | - | (24,048 | ) | (24,048 | ) | - | - | (24,048 | ) | (3,498 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Two Class Method: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares | 28,750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares | 11,712,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 131,356,980 | 131,356,980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share – basic and diluted | (2.23 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) |
(1) Derived from the audited statement of operations of NFC as of December 31, 2018, which have been translated into RMB for purposes of convenience translation.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. Basis of Presentation
NFC is the accounting acquirer in the business combination. Healthy Harmony constitutes a business in accordance with IFRS 3 and the business combination constitutes a change in control. Accordingly, the business combination is accounted for using the acquisition method, which requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recognized at their fair values on the acquisition date. Any excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired less liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance IFRS, with NFC as the accounting acquirer, and based on the historical financial statements of Healthy Harmony and NFC translated to RMB and adjusted from GAAP to IFRS. The historical financial information of NFC has been adjusted to give effect to the differences between GAAP and IFRS as issued by the IASB for the purposes of the combined unaudited pro forma financial information. No adjustments were required to convert NFC’s financial statements from GAAP to IFRS for purposes of the combined unaudited pro forma financial information, except to classify NFC Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption as non-current liabilities under IFRS. The adjustments presented in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an accurate understanding of the combined company after giving effect to the business combination and related transactions.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 assumes that the business combination and related transactions occurred on September 30, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 presents pro forma effect to the business combination and related transactions as if they had been completed on January 1, 2018.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
· | NFC’s unaudited balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 and the related notes for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, prepared in accordance with GAAP, which is included elsewhere in this proxy statement; and |
· | Healthy Harmony’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of June 30, 2019 and the related notes for the six months ended June 30, 2019, prepared in accordance with IFRS and included elsewhere in this proxy statement. |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
· | NFC’s unaudited statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the related notes, prepared in accordance with GAAP, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement; and |
· | Healthy Harmony’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, prepared in accordance with IFRS. |
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Notes:
1(a) The following table sets forth the calculation for HHH’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for nine months ended June 30, 2019 used in the Pro Forma calculation. HHH’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for nine months ended June 30, 2019 is derived from HHH’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for six month ended June 30, 2019, included elsewhere in this proxy statement, combined with HHH’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for three months ended December 31, 2018 (not included elsewhere in this proxy statement).
3
months
ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
6
months
ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) |
9
months
ended June 30,2019 (Unaudited) |
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Statement of Operations | ||||||||||||
Revenues | 561,547 | 1,205,533 | 1,767,080 | |||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
Salaries, wages and benefits | (306,490 | ) | (687,896 | ) | (994,386 | ) | ||||||
Supplies and purchased medical services | (93,310 | ) | (193,624 | ) | (286,934 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (20,057 | ) | (168,853 | ) | (188,910 | ) | ||||||
Lease and rental expenses | (51,298 | ) | (6,742 | ) | (58,040 | ) | ||||||
Impairment of trade receivables | (4,035 | ) | (3,216 | ) | (7,251 | ) | ||||||
Other operating expenses | (98,110 | ) | (156,121 | ) | (254,231 | ) | ||||||
Loss from operations | (11,753 | ) | (10,919 | ) | (22,672 | ) | ||||||
Other income and expenses | ||||||||||||
Finance income | 479 | 1,191 | 1,670 | |||||||||
Finance costs | 20,177 | (69,420 | ) | (49,243 | ) | |||||||
Foreign currency gain/(loss) | 1,265 | (1,826 | ) | (561 | ) | |||||||
Other income, net | 31,101 | 796 | 31,897 | |||||||||
Income/(loss) before income taxes | 41,269 | (80,178 | ) | (38,909 | ) | |||||||
Income tax expense | (45,394 | ) | (40,690 | ) | (86,084 | ) | ||||||
Loss for the period | (4,125 | ) | (120,868 | ) | (124,993 | ) | ||||||
Attributable to | ||||||||||||
Owners of the Partnership | 5,536 | (105,869 | ) | (100,333 | ) | |||||||
Non-controlling interests | (9,661 | ) | (14,999 | ) | (24,660 | ) | ||||||
Loss for the period | (4,125 | ) | (120,868 | ) | (124,993 | ) | ||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsquent periods: | ||||||||||||
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | (27,769 | ) | 440 | (27,329 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the period | (27,769 | ) | 440 | (27,329 | ) | |||||||
- | - | - | ||||||||||
Total Comprehensive (loss)/income for the period | (31,894 | ) | (120,428 | ) | (152,322 | ) | ||||||
Attributable to | ||||||||||||
Owners of the Partnership | (22,233 | ) | (105,429 | ) | (127,662 | ) | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | (9,661 | ) | (14,999 | ) | (24,660 | ) | ||||||
(31,894 | ) | (120,428 | ) | (152,322 | ) |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:
· | NFC’s audited statement of operations for the period from March 28 (inception) to December 31, 2018 and the related notes, prepared in accordance with GAAP, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement; and |
· | Healthy Harmony’s audited consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related notes, prepared in accordance with IFRS and included elsewhere in this proxy statement. |
The financial statements of NFC have been translated into RMB for purposes of convenience translation in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information at the rate of RMB6.8755 to US$1.00 and RMB7.1477 to US$1.00, the respective exchange rates on December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information reflects 100% acquisition of Healthy Harmony. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information assumes that the acquisition of 100% of Healthy Harmony is based on the same terms and conditions for the 99.37% provided for under the Transaction Agreement and remaining 0.63% ownership to be acquired at the Closing.
NFC’s management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the business combination.
The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the business combination and related transactions are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that NFC believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments and it is possible the difference may be material. NFC believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the business combination based on information available to management at the time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the business combination taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the post-combination company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of NFC and Healthy Harmony.
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2. Accounting Policies
Upon consummation of the business combination, management will perform a comprehensive review of the two entities’ accounting policies. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of NFC. Based on its initial analysis, management did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not assume any differences in accounting policies.
3. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the business combination and has been prepared for informational purposes only. The historical financial statements have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to give pro forma effect to events that are (1) directly attributable to the business combination, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the results of the post-combination company. NFC and Healthy Harmony have not had any historical relationship prior to the business combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.
The pro forma combined provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had the post-combination company filed consolidated income tax returns during the periods presented.
The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are based upon the number of NFC’s shares outstanding, assuming the business combination occurred on January 1, 2018.
Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
(A) Below are the various purchase accounting related adjustments:
(A1) The following table sets forth the preliminary allocation of the estimated consideration to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the excess recorded as goodwill. Preliminary allocation is as follows:
Allocation of consideration
(in thousands)
Preliminary fair value | ||||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||
Net Estimated Consideration | 9,309,708 | $ | 1,302,476 | |||||
Preliminary fair value | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 488,676 | 68,368 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 24,315 | 3,402 | ||||||
Trade receivables | 203,304 | 28,442 | ||||||
Inventories | 57,703 | 8,073 | ||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 29,084 | 4,069 | ||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 41,595 | 5,819 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 2,020,023 | 282,612 | ||||||
Intangibile assets | 2,623,026 | 366,975 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets | 1,706,081 | 238,690 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 52,859 | 7,395 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 350 | 49 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 79,543 | 11,128 | ||||||
Total identifiable assets acquired | 7,326,559 | 1,025,022 | ||||||
Trade payables | 87,241 | 12,205 | ||||||
Contract liabilities - current | 304,364 | 42,582 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 622,040 | 87,027 | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 2,668 | 373 | ||||||
Tax payable | 23,459 | 3,282 | ||||||
Lease liabilities - current | 89,152 | 12,473 | ||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings - current | 14,840 | 2,076 | ||||||
Interest-bearing bank borrowings - noncurrent | 380,180 | 53,189 | ||||||
Contract liabilities - noncurrent | 49,531 | 6,930 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 686,531 | 96,049 | ||||||
Lease liabilities - noncurrent | 1,670,451 | 233,705 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 9,121 | 1,276 | ||||||
Net identifiable liabilities acquired | 3,939,578 | 551,167 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | 16,617 | 2,325 | ||||||
Goodwill | 5,939,344 | 830,946 |
(A2) Reflects the elimination of the historical equity balances of Healthy Harmony in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting
(A3) The following represents the adjustments to property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets to reflect the preliminary fair market value, as well as the related increase in deferred tax liabilities. Adjustments to property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets were calculated as follows and fair values are based on various preliminary estimates. The remaining acquired assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest will be fair valued at Closing. Since this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on preliminary estimates the actual amounts recorded for the acquisition may differ from the information presented:
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Preliminary | Preliminary | Remaining | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | Fair Value | Fair Value | Useful Lives | |||||||||
Intangible assets | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||
Brand Name/Trademark | 1,931,700 | $ | 270,255 | Infinite | ||||||||
Contracts with insurers | 657,400 | 91,974 | 15 | |||||||||
Software license (a) | 33,926 | 4,746 | 5 | |||||||||
Total Preliminary Fair Value | 2,623,026 | 366,975 | ||||||||||
Carrying Value as of 6/30/2019 | 1,089,634 | 152,445 | ||||||||||
Adjustment amount | 1,533,392 | $ | 214,530 | |||||||||
(a) No preliminary fair value determined as yet. Fair value equals book value. | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | ||||||||||||
Leasehold improvement | 1,255,400 | $ | 175,637 | 15 | ||||||||
Medical equipment | 426,396 | 59,655 | 9 | |||||||||
Office equipment | 48,778 | 6,824 | 4 | |||||||||
Furniture and fixtures | 16,433 | 2,299 | 6 | |||||||||
Automobile | 3,084 | 431 | 5 | |||||||||
Construction in Progress | 269,932 | 37,765 | ||||||||||
Total Preliminary Fair Value | 2,020,023 | 282,611 | ||||||||||
Carrying Value as of 6/30/2019 | 1,863,001 | 260,643 | ||||||||||
Adjustment amount | 157,022 | 21,968 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||||||
Total Preliminary Fair Value | (422,604 | ) | $ | (59,124 | ) | |||||||
Carrying Value as of 6/30/2019 | - | |||||||||||
Adjustment amount | (422,604 | ) | $ | (59,124 | ) |
The preliminary fair values for the brand name/trademark was determined using the Relief-from-Royalty Method, which is a combination of an income approach and market approach. The preliminary fair value for contracts with insurers was determined using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method, which is an income-based approach. The preliminary fair value for property, plant, and equity were determined using a cost approach, considering physical deterioration when determining current reproduction costs. The preliminary estimates of remaining average useful lives for the intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment were determined by assessing the period of economic benefit of the asset. These preliminary estimates of fair value and estimated useful lives may differ from final amounts NFC will calculate after completing a detailed valuation analysis, and the difference could have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, including increases or decreases to the expected depreciation and amortization expense.
(A4) Reflects unrecognized compensation expense associated with the accelerated vesting of certain Healthy Harmony restricted stock units and options upon a change in control. These pro forma adjustments are not reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of operations as these amounts are not expected to have a continuing impact on the operating results of the combined company.
(B) Reflects the reclassification of RMB2,112,005 (US$295,480) of cash and marketable securities held in the NFC trust account used to fund the business combination and related transactions.
(C) Reflects the payment of transaction costs at Closing, which includes
Amount | ||||||||
(in thousands) | RMB | US$ | ||||||
Deferred underwriting fees | (49,408 | ) | $ | (6,913 | ) | |||
PIPE Fee | (29,739 | ) | (4,161 | ) | ||||
Other (Legal, advisory, admin, leakage, transaction bonus, etc.) | (163,183 | ) | (22,830 | ) | ||||
Accrued transaction costs | (3,367 | ) | (471 | ) | ||||
Total estimated transactions costs to be paid | (245,697 | ) | $ | (34,375 | ) | |||
Transaction costs already expensed and paid | (1,354 | ) | (189 | ) | ||||
Total estimated transaction costs | (247,051 | ) | (34,564 | ) |
For the amount raised through Subscription Agreements, NFC owed a 3% fee on gross proceeds received from certain investors who were introduced to NFC by specified bankers. The associated fee is an equity issuance cost which is offset against additional paid in capital.
(D) Reflects the payment of RMB114,363 (US$16,000) and RMB35,739 (US$5,000) related to the Transaction Expenses Reimbursement Amount and Fosun Expense Reimbursement Amount, respectively per the Transaction Agreement.
(E) Reflects cash proceeds from the Debt Financing used to fund the business combination and the reclass of existing IFC loans from non-current to current. Debt issuances fees are expected to be minimal so for pro forma purposes have been included in total transaction costs in note (C) above. IFC loans are expected to be settled within one year of the Closing and as such are considered current.
(F) Reflects issuance of Class A shares related to the Subscription Agreements, all of which automatically converted to NFH ordinary shares at the Closing. Shares were purchased at RMB 71 (US$10) per share for proceeds of RMB5,085,460 (US$711,482).
(G) Reflects issuance of Class A shares related to the Forward Purchase Agreements, all of which automatically converted to NFH ordinary shares at the Closing. Shares were purchased at RMB 71 (US$10) per share for proceeds of RMB1,358,063 (US$190,000). Forward purchase holders also received an additional 112,500 shares as incentive to enter into such agreements. Adjustment reflects the issuance of the additional shares.
(H) Reflects reclassification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to permanent equity.
(I) Reflects the conversion of NFC ordinary shares to NFH ordinary shares at Closing.
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(J) Reflects settlement of amounts due from/to related parties at the Closing. Settlements reflect amounts due to Healthy Harmony from senior executives and amounts payable to Fosun Seller and TPG Seller for management fees owed. Settlement by NFC for the amount associated with fees owed under the administrative services agreement.
(K) Reflects the actual redemption of 12,234,068 public shares. (L) Reflects HHH’s transaction expense leakage adjustment after closing.
Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
(AA) Reflects the incremental depreciation and amortization expense recorded as a result of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets acquired in the business combination.
(BB) Reflects the elimination of non-recurring transaction related costs incurred.
(CC) Reflects the elimination of Healthy Harmony’s monitoring fees incurred during the period indicated that are not expected to be incurred subsequent to the Closing.
(DD) Reflects the elimination of interest income on the NFC trust account and interest income on amounts due from related parties of Healthy Harmony.
(EE) Reflects the interest expense for the new debt financing which was calculated based on the following:
(in thousands) | New Debt | |||||||
RMB | US$ | |||||||
Amount utilized | 2,144,310 | $ | 300,000 | |||||
Stated rate (1) | 6.20 | % | ||||||
Term | 7 Years | |||||||
Effective rate | 6.35 | % | ||||||
Interest payment terms | Quarterly | |||||||
Interest expense (9-months ended 9/30/2019) | 99,710 | $ | 13,950 | |||||
Interest expense (12-months ended 12/31/2018) | 127,884 | $ | 18,600 |
(1) | The term facility accrues interest at a rate of 126.53% of the applicable PBOC benchmark annual interest rate for loans denominated in RMB and with the tenors of over five years (the PBOC Benchmark Rate), subject to annual adjustment to reflect the PBOC benchmark annual interest rate applicable on 1 January each year. As of the date of the commitment letter, the interest rate is 6.20% p.a. |
As the interest rate is subject to change, the company performed a sensitivity analysis to determine the change in interest expense:
(in thousands) | as of September 30, 2019 | |||||||
Increase by 0.125% | Decrease by 0.125% | |||||||
RMB | ||||||||
Interest expense | 101,719 | 97,738 | ||||||
Change in interest expense | 2,009 | (1,972 | ) | |||||
USD | ||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 14,231 | $ | 13,674 | ||||
Change in interest expense | $ | 281 | $ | (276 | ) | |||
(in thousands) | as of December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Increase by 0.125% | Decrease by 0.125% | |||||||
RMB | ||||||||
Interest expense | 130,463 | 125,347 | ||||||
Change in interest expense | 2,579 | (2,537 | ) | |||||
USD | ||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 18,975 | $ | 18,231 | ||||
Change in interest expense | $ | 375 | $ | (369 | ) |
(1) The term facility accrues interest at a rate of126.53% of the applicable PBOC benchmark annual interest rate for loans denominated in RMB and with the tenors of over five years (the PBOC Benchmark Rate), subject to annual adjustment to reflect the PBOC benchmark annual interest rate applicable on 1 January each year. As of the date of the commitment letter, the interest rate is 6.20% p.a.
(FF) Reflects the elimination of administrative services expenses for office space, secretarial and administrative services paid monthly to an affiliate of the NFC Sponsor that will cease upon the Closing.
(GG) Reflects income tax effect of pro forma adjustments using a blended statutory tax rate of 25% for adjustments related to business activities in China by UFH and 0% tax rate for any adjustments related to business activities by NFC.
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4. Loss per share
Represents the net loss per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding, and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the business combination, assuming the shares were outstanding since January 1, 2018. As the business combination and related transactions are being reflected as if they had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share assumes that the shares issuable relating to the business combination have been outstanding for the entire periods presented. If the maximum number of shares are redeemed, this calculation is retroactively adjusted to eliminate such shares for the entire periods. No potentially dilutive shares were identified in the pro forma financial statements, nor would there be dilution as the Company is in a loss position.
The loss per share after taking into effect the Business Combination for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018:
(1) For the purposes of applying the if converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share, it was assumed that all outstanding warrants are exchanged ordinary shares. However, since this results in anti-dilution, the effect of such exchange was not included in calculation of diluted earnings per share.
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Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
FACILITIES AGREEMENT
DATED 9 December 2019
for
NF UNICORN CHINDEX HOLDING LIMITED
as Company
arranged by
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH AND SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK PUTUO SUB-BRANCH (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行)
with
SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK PUTUO SUB-BRANCH (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行)
as Agent
and
SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK PUTUO SUB-BRANCH (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行)
as Security Agent
Legal counsel to the Obligors | Legal counsel to the Finance Parties |
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CONTENTS
Clause | Page | |
1 | Definitions and Interpretation | 1 |
2 | The Facilities | 76 |
3 | Purpose | 83 |
4 | Conditions of Utilisation | 83 |
5 | Utilisation - Loans | 85 |
6 | Optional Currencies | 86 |
7 | Repayment | 87 |
8 | Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation | 89 |
9 | Mandatory Prepayment | 90 |
10 | Restrictions | 96 |
11 | Interest | 97 |
12 | Interest Periods | 98 |
13 | Changes to the Calculation of Interest | 100 |
14 | Fees | 101 |
15 | Tax Gross-Up and Indemnities | 101 |
16 | Increased Costs | 107 |
17 | Other Indemnities | 109 |
18 | Mitigation by the Lenders | 110 |
19 | Costs and Expenses | 110 |
20 | Guarantee and Indemnity | 112 |
21 | Representations | 116 |
22 | Information Undertakings | 124 |
23 | Financial Covenants | 128 |
24 | General Undertakings | 142 |
25 | Events of Default | 160 |
26 | Changes to the Lenders | 166 |
27 | Debt Purchase Transactions | 173 |
28 | Changes to the Obligors | 177 |
29 | Role of the Agent, the Arranger and Others | 180 |
30 | Conduct of Business by the Finance Parties | 189 |
31 | Sharing Among the Finance Parties | 190 |
32 | Payment Mechanics | 191 |
33 | Set-Off | 195 |
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34 | Notices | 195 |
35 | Calculations and Certificates | 197 |
36 | Partial Invalidity | 197 |
37 | Remedies and Waivers | 198 |
38 | Amendments and Waivers | 198 |
39 | Confidentiality | 203 |
40 | Counterparts | 207 |
41 | Governing Law | 208 |
42 | Enforcement | 208 |
43 | Acknowledgment Regarding any Supported QFCs | 208 |
Schedule 1 The Original Parties | 211 | |
Part I The Original Lenders | 211 | |
Schedule 2 Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent | 212 | |
Part I Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation | 212 | |
Part II Additional Obligor Conditions Precedent | 215 | |
Part III Original Security Documents | 217 | |
Schedule 3 Requests and Notices | 218 | |
Part I Utilisation Request - Loans | 218 | |
Part II Selection Notice | 220 | |
Schedule 4 Form of Transfer Certificate | 221 | |
Schedule 5 Form of Assignment Agreement | 224 | |
Schedule 6 Form of Accession Deed | 227 | |
Schedule 7 Form of Resignation Letter | 230 | |
Schedule 8 Form of Compliance Certificate | 231 | |
Schedule 9 Timetables | 232 | |
Schedule 10 Security Principles | 233 | |
Schedule 11 Form of Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments | 241 | |
Schedule 12 Forms of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction Notice | 244 | |
Part I Form of Notice of entering into Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction | 244 | |
Part II Form of Notice of Termination of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction | 245 | |
Schedule 13 Additional Facility | 246 | |
Part I Form of Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice | 246 | |
Part II Form of Additional Facility Notice for Additional Facility | 249 | |
Schedule 14 White List | 253 |
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Schedule 15 Form of Confidentiality Undertaking | 254 | |
Schedule 16 Approved Banks | 259 | |
Schedule 17 US Withholding Agent | 260 | |
Schedule 18 Benchmark Schedule | 261 | |
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated 9 December 2019 and made BETWEEN:
(1) | NF UNICORN CHINDEX HOLDING LIMITED, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware with organizational identification number 7467467 and having its registered office at the offices The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Corporation Trust Center, Wilmington, Country of New Castle, Delaware, 19801 (the Company or the Original Borrower) as a borrower under the Initial Term Facility; |
(2) | NF UNICORN HOLDING LIMITED, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands with registration number 351119 and having its registered office at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (the Parent); |
(3) | CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH and SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK PUTUO SUB-BRANCH (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行) as mandated lead arrangers (whether individually or together, the Arranger); |
(4) | THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Part I (The Original Lenders) of Schedule 1 (The Original Parties) as lenders; |
(5) | SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK PUTUO SUB-BRANCH (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行) as agent of the other Finance Parties (the Agent); and |
(6) | SHANGHAI PUDONG DEVELOPMENT BANK PUTUO SUB-BRANCH (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行) as security trustee for the Secured Parties (the Security Agent). |
IT IS AGREED as follows:
1 | Definitions and Interpretation |
1.1 | Definitions |
In this Agreement:
Acceleration Event means an Event of Default in respect of which the Agent has taken any action pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Clause 25.18 (Acceleration) in respect of the full principal amount of each of the Utilisation(s) then outstanding.
Acceptable Funding Sources means, without double-counting, the aggregate of amounts constituting:
(a) | Permitted Sponsor Amounts; |
(b) | New Shareholder Injections; |
(c) | any Retained Excess Cashflow; |
(d) | any Retained Net Proceeds and Allocated Reinvestment Amounts; |
(e) | De Minimis Proceeds; |
(f) | amounts constituting Completion Opening Cash; |
(g) | investment grants (including subsidies) and landlord incentives received by Group Members; |
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(h) | any prepayments waived by the Lenders to the extent stated how the waived amount is to be used in the relevant waiver request made by the Company to the Lenders (and only in relation to such use set out therein); and |
(i) | amounts which are funded from any Permitted Financial Indebtedness incurred from a person that is not a Group Member; |
in each case, which have not been and which are not required to be applied in prepayment of any of the Facilities and to the extent not otherwise already allocated or utilised for a purpose not restricted under the Finance Documents.
Accession Deed means a document substantially in the form set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Accession Deed).
Account Bank means Account Bank A or Account Bank B (together, the Account Banks).
Account Bank A means the Agent or any of its head office, branches, sub-branches and Affiliate.
Account Bank B means China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch or any of its head office, branches, sub-branches and Affiliate.
Accounting Principles means, in respect of:
(a) | a Group Member incorporated in a jurisdiction which has generally accepted accounting principles, standards and practices, the generally accepted accounting principles, standards and practices in that jurisdiction or IFRS; or |
(b) | the consolidated Group or a Group Member incorporated in a jurisdiction which does not have generally accepted accounting principles, standards and practices, IFRS. |
Acquired Entity has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Acquisition means the acquisition by Bidco LP of (x) all of the issued shares in the share capital of the General Partner, and (y) all of limited partnership interests in the Partnership, in each case, in accordance with the Acquisition Documents.
Acquisition Consideration means the consideration payable for the Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Documents.
Acquisition Costs means all fees, costs (including any hedging cost), expenses and stamp, registration and other Taxes incurred by (or on behalf of) any member of the NFC Group in connection with the Acquisition or the Transaction Documents.
Acquisition Documents means the Transaction Agreement, the Partnership Disclosure Schedule and any other document designated as “Acquisition Document” by the Arrangers and the Company in writing.
Additional Equity Investment has the meaning given to that term in Clause 24.27(e) (Conditions subsequent).
Additional Facility means one or more additional facilities made available pursuant to Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) which are documented under this Agreement, including as new or existing facility commitment(s) and/or as an additional tranche or class of, or an increase of, or an extension of, any existing Facility or a previously incurred Additional Facility (including, in each case, term or revolving facilities and any Additional Revolving Facility).
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Additional Facility Borrower means the Company or any Group Member which is specified as a borrower under an Additional Facility in the applicable Additional Facility Notice and which is a Borrower under this Agreement.
Additional Facility Commencement Date means in respect of an Additional Facility, the date specified as such in the Additional Facility Notice relating to that Additional Facility (being the date when the relevant Additional Facility is available for utilisation).
Additional Facility Commitment means:
(a) | in relation to an Additional Facility Lender, the amount set out in each Additional Facility Notice signed by that Additional Facility Lender and the amount of any other Additional Facility Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement or assumed by it in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments) or Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility); and |
(b) | in relation to any other Lender, the amount of any Additional Facility Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement or assumed by it in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments) or Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility), |
to the extent:
(i) | not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this Agreement; |
(ii) | not deemed to be zero pursuant to Clause 27.2 (Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates). |
Additional Facility Lender means any Lender or other bank, financial institution, fund, entity or other person which signs an Additional Facility Notice and confirms its willingness to provide all or a part of an Additional Facility.
Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice means a notice substantially in the form set out in Part I (Form of Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice) of Schedule 13 (Additional Facility) or any other form agreed between the Agent and the Company (each acting reasonably).
Additional Facility Loan means a loan made or to be made under any Additional Facility or the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that loan (including any amount which is outstanding prior to the Additional Facility Commencement Date).
Additional Facility Notice means, in respect of an Additional Facility, a notice substantially in the form set out in Part II (Form of Additional Facility Notice for Additional Facility) of Schedule 13 (Additional Facility) (or any other form agreed between the Agent and the Company (each acting reasonably)) delivered by the Company to the Agent in accordance with Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility).
Additional Guarantor means any person which becomes party hereto as a "Guarantor" in accordance with Clause 28.4 (Additional Guarantors).
Additional Obligor means an Additional Facility Borrower or an Additional Guarantor.
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Additional Revolving Facility means any Additional Facility which is designated as a revolving facility in an Additional Facility Notice.
Additional Revolving Facility Loan means a loan made or to be made under any Additional Revolving Facility or the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that loan (including any amount which is outstanding prior to the Additional Facility Commencement Date).
Additional Revolving Facility Utilisation means an Additional Revolving Facility Loan or a letter of credit issued or to be issued under any Additional Revolving Facility.
Additional Sponsor Contribution means any cash contribution made or to be made by the Sponsors to the Company pursuant to paragraph 2(i)(ii)(B) of Part I (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) and paragraph (f) of Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent).
Adjusted EBITDA has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Affiliate means, in relation to any person, a Subsidiary of that person or a Holding Company of that person or any other Subsidiary of that Holding Company.
Advisor means New Frontier Corporation.
Agent's Spot Rate of Exchange means, in relation to any currency (other than RMB), the Agent's spot rate of exchange for the purchase of that currency with RMB in the PRC interbank foreign exchange market at or about 11:00 a.m. on a particular day.
Agreed FX Rate means the lower of (a) the forward rate of exchange (the Forward Rate) for the purchase of USD with RMB as determined by the Agent (acting reasonably) at or about 10 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the date on which the Utilisation Request for the Initial Term Facility Loan is delivered and by reference to the Benchmark FX Rate, provided that such Forward Rate shall not exceed 105 per cent. of the Benchmark FX Rate and such Forward Rate is agreed to by the Company and (b) the USD/RMB exchange rate of USD1:RMB7.9.
Allocated Reinvestment Amounts means any Excluded Disposal Proceeds (falling within paragraph (b) of that definition), Excluded Insurance Proceeds (falling within paragraph (b) of that definition) and Excluded Recovery Proceeds (falling within paragraphs (a) and (b) of that definition);
Alternative Currency means US dollars.
Annual Financial Statements means the financial statements for a Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 22.1 (Financial statements).
Anti-Corruption Laws means, as applicable, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010 and/or any similar anti-bribery laws, rules or regulations issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over any Group Member concerning bribery and corruption.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws means all applicable money laundering statutes and rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, which in each case are issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over any Group Member concerning money laundering.
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Approved Bank means:
(a) | a Finance Party or any Affiliate of a Finance Party; |
(b) | any bank or financial institution listed in Schedule 16 (Approved Banks); |
(c) | a national commercial bank which is rated at least AA+ by any one of China Lianhe Credit Rating Co. Ltd., Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd. or China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd; |
(d) | a commercial bank which is rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or A3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or a comparable rating from an internationally recognised credit rating agency for its long term debt obligations; or |
(e) | any other bank or financial institution approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders), |
provided that in the case of paragraphs (c) and (d) above, no bank or financial institution shall cease to be an Approved Bank as a result of a downgrade to its rating below the applicable rating threshold as set out in paragraphs (c) and (d) above unless (i) 90 Business Days has passed since the earlier of the date on which the Agent has notified the Company of such downgrade or the Company becomes aware of such downgrade and (ii) that bank or financial institution's rating on such date remains below the applicable rating threshold as set out in paragraphs (c) and (d) above.
Approved Repatriation Backup Amount means the aggregate amount of cash available to the Group and which may be repatriated by any means (other than by way of repayment or prepayment of the Intra-group Foreign Debt) of transferring funds from the Onshore Group Members to the Offshore Group Members and which would enable the Company to meet its payment and repayment obligations under the Finance Documents, in each case, satisfactory to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) and taking into account any other cash resources available to the Borrower and any other Offshore Group Members (including but not limited to New Shareholder Injections made available to any Offshore Group Members).
Arrangement Fee has the meaning given to that term in Clause 14.2 (Arrangement Fee).
Arrangement Fee Payment Date means each of 21 March, 21 June, 21 September and 21 December of each calendar year, provided that if such day is not a Business Day, that Arrangement Fee Payment Date will instead fall on the next Business Day (or such other dates as may be agreed to by the Lenders of the relevant Facility).
Assignment Agreement means an agreement substantially in the form set out in Schedule 5 (Form of Assignment Agreement) or any other form agreed between the relevant assignor and assignee provided that if that other form does not contain the undertaking set out in the form set out in Schedule 5 (Form of Assignment Agreement) it shall not be a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking as defined in, and for the purposes of, the Intercreditor Agreement.
Assumed Commitment has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments).
Auditors means (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG or Deloitte & Touche or a recognised firm of independent auditors of international standing; (b) any Affiliate of any auditors referred to in (a); or (c) any other firm approved in advance by the Majority Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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Authorisation means an authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation or registration, in each case, as required by law.
Authorised Signatory means the CEO, the CFO, president, vice president, chief operating officer, secretary or assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer, any director or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions of the Company.
Availability Period means:
(a) | (in relation to the Initial Term Facility) the period from and including the Signing Date to and including the earliest of (i) the first date on which the Transaction Agreement is terminated or ceases to have effect and has lapsed in accordance with its terms and conditions, (ii) the Outside Date (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) after giving effect to any extension thereof in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement, which, in any event, shall be no later than 12 August 2020, (iii) the Closing Date and all of the consideration in respect of the Acquisition (including the Acquisition Consideration) has been paid in full, and (iv) the Initial Utilisation Date; or |
(b) | (in relation to any Additional Facility) the availability period specified in the Additional Facility Notice delivered by the Company in accordance with Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) for that Additional Facility. |
Available Commitment means, in relation to a Lender and a Facility, that Lender's Commitment under that Facility minus:
(a) | the Base Currency Amount of its participation in any outstanding Utilisations under that Facility; and |
(b) | in relation to any proposed Utilisation, the Base Currency Amount of its participation in any other Utilisations that are due to be made under such Facility on or prior to the proposed Utilisation Date including, in the case of any Additional Revolving Facility only, the Base Currency Amount of its (and its Affiliate's) Ancillary Commitment in relation to any new Ancillary Facility that is due to be made available on or before the proposed Utilisation Date, |
in each case, provided that for the purposes of calculating a Lender's Available Commitment in relation to any proposed Utilisation under any Additional Revolving Facility only, that Lender's participation in any Additional Revolving Facility Loan(s) that are due to be repaid or prepaid on or prior to the proposed Utilisation Date shall not be deducted from that Lender's Additional Facility Commitment in respect of an Additional Revolving Facility.
Available Facility means in relation to a Facility, the aggregate for the time being of each Lender's Available Commitment in relation to that Facility.
Base Case Model means the financial model in the form agreed by the Company and the Arrangers on or prior to the Signing Date (save for any amendments or waivers which are not materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties (taken as a whole) under the Finance Documents) or as amended or supplemented with the consent of the Arrangers (acting reasonably and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
Base Currency means RMB.
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Base Currency Amount means:
(a) | in relation to a Utilisation, the amount specified in the Utilisation Request delivered by a Borrower for that Utilisation (or, if the amount requested is not denominated in the Base Currency, that amount converted into the Base Currency in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics) on the date the Agent receives the Utilisation Request in accordance with the terms of this Agreement); and |
(b) | in relation to an Additional Facility Commitment, the amount specified as such in the Additional Facility Notice delivered to the Agent by the Company pursuant to Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) (or, if the amount specified is not denominated in the Base Currency, that amount of the Additional Facility converted into the Base Currency at the Agent's Spot Rate of Exchange on the date which is three Business Days before the Additional Facility Commencement Date for that Additional Facility or, if later, the date the Agent receives the notice of the Additional Facility in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), |
as adjusted to reflect any repayment, prepayment, consolidation or division of a Utilisation.
Basel II has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (b) of Clause 16.1 (Increased Costs).
Basel III has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (b) of Clause 16.1 (Increased Costs).
Bidco LP means NF Unicorn Acquisition L.P., an exempted limited partnership registered under the laws of Cayman Islands with registration number 102261, and whose registered office is at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
Benchmark FX Rate means:
(a) | the 7-days’ forward rate of exchange for purchasing USD with RMB as displayed on page “OTC CNH outright” of the Bloomberg screen at or about 10 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the date on which the Utilisation Request for the Initial Term Facility Loan is delivered; or |
(b) | if (a) is not available, the 7-days’ forward rate of exchange for purchasing USD with RMB as displayed on page CNYFWDVIEWIDX01 of the Thomas Reuters screen at or about 10 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the date on which the Utilisation Request for the Initial Term Facility Loan is delivered; or |
(c) | if neither (a) or (b) is available, the 7-days’ forward rate of exchange for purchasing USD with RMB as displayed on page OTC CNH outright of the Bloomberg screen at or about 10 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the immediately preceding Business Day prior to the date on which the Utilisation Request for the Initial Term Facility Loan is delivered; and |
(d) | if none of (a), (b) or (c) is available, alternative benchmark exchange rate as reasonably selected by the Agent in consultation with the Company. |
Benchmark Schedule means a document substantially in the form set out in Schedule 18 (Benchmark Schedule).
Borrower means the Original Borrower or an Additional Facility Borrower unless, in each case, it has ceased to be a Borrower in accordance with Clause 28 (Changes to the Obligors).
Borrowings has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
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Break Costs means the amount (if any) by which:
(e) | the interest (excluding any portion thereof in excess of the PBOC Benchmark Rate) which a Lender should have received for the period from the date of receipt of all or any part of its participation in any Loan or any Unpaid Sum to the last day of the current Interest Period in respect of that Loan or that Unpaid Sum, had the principal amount of that Loan or that Unpaid Sum received been paid on the last day of that Interest Period; |
exceeds:
(f) | the amount which that Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the principal amount of that Loan or that Unpaid Sum received by it on deposit with a leading bank in the Relevant Interbank Market for a period starting on the Business Day following receipt or recovery and ending on the last day of that current Interest Period. |
Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in Hong Kong, Beijing, New York City and the Cayman Islands and in relation to any Transaction Security Document entered into by any Group Member, the Relevant Jurisdiction of that Group Member, and in relation to any date for payment in US$, New York City.
Cancellation Notice has the meaning given to that term in Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender).
Cancelled Commitment has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments).
Capital Expenditure has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Capitalised Lease Obligations has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Cash means, at any time, cash in hand or at bank and (in the latter case) credited to an account in the name of a Group Member with an Approved Bank and to which a Group Member is alone (or together with other Group Members) beneficially entitled and for so long as:
(a) | that cash is repayable within 30 days after the relevant date of calculation; |
(b) | repayment of that cash is not contingent on the prior discharge of any other Financial Indebtedness of any Group Member or of any other person whatsoever or on the satisfaction of any other condition outside the control of the Group Members; |
(c) | there is no Security over that cash except for (i) any Permitted Security falling under any of paragraphs (a), (b), (j), (k), (l), (q), (r) and (v) of the definition of Permitted Security or (ii) any other Permitted Security securing any Permitted Financial Indebtedness; and |
(d) | that cash is denominated in US dollars, RMB, HKD or other freely transferable and freely convertible currency and (except as mentioned in paragraphs (a) and/or (c) above) immediately available to the applicable Group Member (or, in the case of any term deposit, available at the expiry of the applicable term of such deposit or at any time subject to any loss of interest upon breaking the applicable term of such deposit), |
and shall include cash in tills and cash in transit.
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Cashflow has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Cash Equivalent Investments means at any time:
(a) | (i) certificates of deposit or time deposits (in each case) maturing within one year, or (ii) structured deposits maturing within six months, (in each case) after the relevant date of calculation and issued or distributed by (A) any national commercial bank in the PRC; or (B) an Approved Bank; |
(b) | any investment in marketable debt obligations maturing within one year after the relevant date of calculation which is not convertible or exchangeable to any other security, issued or guaranteed by a government, Governmental Agency or multilateral intergovernmental organisation which is rated at least A-1 by S&P Global Ratings, F1 by Fitch Ratings Ltd. or P-1 by Moody's Investors Service Limited; |
(c) | any investment in debt securities maturing within one year after the relevant date of calculation which is not convertible into any other security and is rated either A-1 or higher by S&P Global Ratings, F1 or higher by Fitch Ratings Ltd. or P-1 or higher by Moody's Investors Service Limited (or, if no rating is available in respect of such debt securities, the issuer of which has, in respect of its long-term debt obligations, an equivalent rating); |
(d) | commercial paper not convertible or exchangeable to any other security: |
(i) | for which a recognised trading market exists; |
(ii) | which matures within one year after the relevant date of calculation; and |
(iii) | which has a credit rating of either A-1 or higher by S&P Global Ratings, F1 or higher by Fitch Ratings Ltd. or P-1 or higher by Moody's Investors Service Limited, or, if no rating is available in respect of such commercial paper, the issuer of which has, in respect of its long-term unsecured and non-credit enhanced debt obligations, an equivalent rating; |
(e) | investments accessible within three months in money market funds which: |
(i) | have a credit rating of either A-1 or higher by S&P Global Ratings, F-1 or higher by Fitch Ratings Ltd. or P-1 or higher by Moody's Investors Service Limited; and |
(ii) | invest substantially all of their assets in securities or investments of the types described in paragraphs (a) to (d) above; |
(f) | time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits (which mature within one year after the relevant date of calculation) with: |
(i) | any Approved Bank; or |
(ii) | any other bank or trust company organised under the laws of the PRC whose long-term debt is rated as high as or higher than any of those entities referred to in paragraph (f)(i) above; or |
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(g) | any other debt security approved by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders, with each Lender acting reasonably), |
in each case, denominated in US dollars, RMB, HKD or other freely transferable and freely convertible currencies and which any Group Member is alone (or together with other Group Members) beneficially entitled at that time and which is not issued or guaranteed by any Group Member or subject to any Security (other than (A) any Permitted Security falling under any of paragraphs (a), (b), (j), (k), (l), (q), (r), (s) and (v) of the definition of Permitted Security or (B) any other Permitted Security securing any Permitted Financial Indebtedness).
Cayman GP means NF Unicorn Acquisition Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands with registration number 351134 and having its registered office at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
Cayman LP means NF Unicorn HHH Holding Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands with registration number 352252 and having its registered office at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
CEO means the chief executive officer of the Group for the time being (or such person(s) undertaking such equivalent role from time to time).
Certain Funds Event means:
(a) | a Major Representation is not correct in any material respect or will not be correct in any material respect (in each case, to the extent not already subject to materiality) immediately after a proposed Certain Funds Utilisation is made; |
(b) | a Major Default is continuing; |
(c) | a Certain Funds Illegality Event is continuing; or |
(d) | a Change of Control has occurred. |
Certain Funds Illegality Event means:
(a) | it becomes illegal in any applicable jurisdiction for a Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to fund, issue or maintain its participation in a Certain Funds Utilisation due to a Change in Law (provided that this shall not affect the obligation of any other Lender); and |
(b) | any funding shortfall created as a result of such illegality or unlawfulness referred to in paragraph (a) above is not and cannot be met by the aggregate of: |
(i) | funding or commitment provided by one or more new or existing Lenders as a result of all or part of the Commitment (attributable to such first-mentioned Lender) being transferred or assigned to (or as a result of equivalent Commitment(s)) assumed by such new or existing Lenders in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments), Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility), Clause 18 (Mitigation By The Lenders) or Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender); and |
(ii) | the Group’s own funds (including the proceeds of any New Shareholder Injections made available to the Company). |
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Certain Funds Period means:
(a) | in respect of the Initial Term Facility, the period from the Signing Date until (and including) the last day of the Availability Period in respect of the Initial Term Facility; and |
(b) | in respect of an Additional Facility which purpose is for funding any Permitted Acquisition and which all of the Additional Facility Lenders providing such Additional Facility have agreed shall be provided on a "certain funds basis" in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4.3 (Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period), the period specified in the relevant Additional Facility Notice. |
Certain Funds Utilisation means:
(a) | a Utilisation made or to be made under the Initial Term Facility during the Certain Funds Period applicable to the Initial Term Facility; and |
(b) | in respect of an Additional Facility the purpose is for funding any Permitted Acquisition or such other agreed purpose and in respect of which all of the Additional Facility Lenders providing such Additional Facility have agreed shall be provided on a "certain funds basis" in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4.3 (Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period), a Utilisation made or to be made under the relevant Additional Facility during the Certain Funds Period solely for any of the purposes agreed with the relevant Additional Facility Lenders providing such Additional Facility. |
CFO means the chief financial officer of the Group for the time being (or such person(s) undertaking such equivalent role from time to time).
Change in Law means, with respect to a Lender:
(a) | the introduction of any law or regulation occurring after the later of (i) the Signing Date and (ii) the date on which that Lender became Party as a Lender (such later date being the Relevant Date in respect of such Lender); or |
(b) | any change in or re-enactment of (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation in existence as at the Relevant Date (in respect of such Lender) that results in such law or regulation not being substantively comparable to or being materially more onerous to comply with than, in each case, such law or regulation as at the Relevant Date in respect of such Lender, |
but, in each case, excluding the introduction of, change in or re-enactment of any law or regulation that has been overcome and no longer affects such Lender.
Change of Control means:
(a) | any person or group of persons acting in concert (other than New Frontier Public Holding Limited, its affiliates and group of persons acting in concert with it) gains direct or indirect control of the Advisor, where: |
(i) | control of the Advisor means: |
(A) | the power (whether by way of ownership of shares, proxy, contract, agency or otherwise) to: |
(1) | cast, or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the Advisor; |
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(2) | appoint or remove all, or the majority, of the directors or other equivalent officers of the Advisor; or |
(3) | give directions with respect to the operating and financial policies of the Advisor with which the directors or other equivalent officers of the Advisor; or |
(B) | the holding beneficially of more than 50% of the issued share capital of the Advisor (excluding any part of that issued share capital that carries no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital); and |
(ii) | acting in concert means, a group of persons who, pursuant to an agreement or understanding (whether formal or informal), actively co-operate, through the acquisition directly or indirectly of shares in the Advisor by any of them, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or consolidate control of the Advisor; and |
(b) | the Advisor ceases to control the Company, where control of the Company means (i) the ownership directly or indirectly in aggregate of more than 50% of the issued share capital or voting interests in the Company and (ii) the power to appoint or remove directors or other equivalent officers of the Company which control the majority of votes which may be cast at a meeting of the board of directors of the Company. |
Charged Property means all of the assets of the Obligors or the Parent which from time to time are, or are expressed to be, the subject of the Transaction Security.
China Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday and Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in the PRC.
Chindex US means Chindex International Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Stage of Delaware with organizational identification number 3537432 and having its registered office at 101 Greentree Drive, Street 101, in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware, zip code 19904.
Clean-Up Date means:
(a) | in respect of the Acquisition, the date falling 120 days after the Closing Date; and |
(b) | in respect of any Permitted Business Acquisition or any acquisition falling within paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Acquisition, the date falling 120 days from the closing of that Permitted Business Acquisition or acquisition. |
Clean-Up Default means an Event of Default other than an Event of Default under Clauses 25.1 (Non-payment), 25.6 (Insolvency), 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings), 25.8 (Creditors' process), 25.9 (Unlawfulness and invalidity) and 25.14 (Repudiation and rescission of agreements).
Clean-Up Representation means any of the representations and warranties under Clause 21 (Representations).
Clean-Up Undertaking means any of the undertakings specified in Clause 22 (Information Undertakings) and Clause 24 (General Undertakings) (other than Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent)).
Closing Date means the date on which Completion occurs.
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Closing Legal Opinion means the legal opinions of:
(a) | White & Case LLP, legal advisors to the Agent and Arrangers as to the laws of England & Wales; |
(b) | Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special New York legal advisors to the US Obligors as to the laws of New York and Delaware; and |
(c) | Walkers (Hong Kong), legal advisors to the Agent and Arrangers as to the laws of the Cayman Islands, |
provided that, in each case, if such legal advisor to the Agent and Arranger is not willing to issue such legal opinion, the Company’s legal counsel may deliver such legal opinion in a materially equivalent form or such other form reasonably agreed between the Agent, the Arranger and the Company’s legal counsel.
Code means the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Commitment means the Initial Term Facility Commitment or an Additional Facility Commitment, provided that:
(a) | any reference to a Commitment in relation to the Initial Term Facility shall be a reference to Initial Term Facility Commitment; and |
(b) | any reference to a Commitment in relation to an Additional Facility shall be a reference to Additional Facility Commitment. |
Commodity Exchange Act means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Competitor means any person or entity (other than a Group Member) engaging principally in a business that is in commercial competition with the Core Business and each Affiliate of such person or entity engaged in such activities (together with each Affiliate of such person or entity engaged in such activities).
Completion means the completion of the Acquisition.
Completion Opening Cash means the aggregate Cash and Cash Equivalent Investments held by Group Members immediately after completion of the Acquisition occurs.
Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 8 (Form of Compliance Certificate).
Confidential Information means all information relating to any Investor, the Parent, the Company, Cayman GP, Cayman LP, Bidco LP, any Obligor, the Group, the HHH Group the Target Group, the Acquisition, the Transaction Documents or any or all of the Facilities which is provided to a Finance Party in its capacity as, or for the purpose of it becoming, a Finance Party (the Receiving Party) in relation to the Acquisition, the Finance Documents or any or all of the Facilities by an Investor, the Parent, the Company, Cayman GP, Cayman LP, Bidco LP, any Obligor, the Group, the Target Group or any of their Affiliates or advisers (the Providing Party), in whatever form, and includes information given orally and any document, electronic file or any other way of representing or recording information which contains or is derived or copied from such information but excludes information that:
(a) | is or becomes public information other than as a direct or indirect result of any breach by the Receiving Party of a confidentiality agreement to which that Receiving Party is party; |
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(b) | is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by the Providing Party; or |
(c) | is known by the Receiving Party before the date such information is disclosed to the Receiving Party by the Providing Party or is lawfully obtained by the Receiving Party after that date, from a source which is, as far as the Receiving Party is aware, unconnected with the Investors, the Parent, the Company, the Group and the Target Group and which, in either case, as far as the Receiving Party is aware, has not been obtained in breach of, and is not otherwise subject to, any obligation of confidentiality. |
Confidentiality Undertaking means a confidentiality undertaking substantially in the form as set out in Schedule 15 (Form of Confidentiality Undertaking) or in any other form agreed between the Company and the Agent, in each case which is capable of being relied upon by the Company without requiring its signature and which has not been materially amended without the consent of the Company.
Conflicted Lender means any Lender (which term, for the purposes of this definition shall include any Affiliate of that Lender) which is or is acting on behalf of (including in its capacity as the grantor of a Participation or any other agreement pursuant to which such rights may pass):
(a) | a Competitor; |
(b) | an investor or equity holder that has control in a Competitor; or |
(c) | an adviser to any such person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above, |
in each case whether before or after such person becomes a Lender and including where a Lender notifies the Agent that it is such (in a Transfer Certificate or otherwise) and where it has been notified as such to the Agent by the Company (acting reasonably and in good faith), provided that a Lender will not be deemed to be a Conflicted Lender solely by virtue of that Lender:
(i) | dealing in shares in or securities of a Competitor, where the relevant teams and employees of that Lender engaged in such dealings operate on the public side of an Information Barrier; |
(ii) | becoming an investor or equity holder in a Competitor as a consequence of a debt-for-equity swap in, or enforcement of security over shares of, that Competitor; provided that the relevant teams and employees of that Lender involved in such transactions are separated from any teams or employees of that Lender working in relation to the Group and the Finance Documents (and related transactions) by way of an Information Barrier; |
(iii) | engaging in any merger and acquisition or other advisory activity in relation to or on behalf of a Competitor, provided that the relevant teams and employees of that Lender involved in such advisory activity are separated from any teams or employees of that Lender working in relation to the Group and the Finance Documents (and related transactions) by way of an Information Barrier; or |
(iv) | being an investor or equity holder in a Competitor through a separately managed private equity investment fund owned or managed by that Lender, provided that the relevant teams and employees of that Lender involved in such private equity fund are separated from any teams or employees of that Lender working in relation to the Group and the Finance Documents (and related transactions) by way of an Information Barrier. |
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Core Business means the business of acquiring, developing, managing and providing online and/or offline healthcare and clinical services and advice, including, without limitation, through the owning, managing and/or operating hospitals, clinics or other healthcare service facilities or any other online healthcare platforms.
Credit-Specific Account means any interest reserve, debt service or similar account established in accordance with any Additional Facility and designated as such by the Company.
Credit-Specific Transaction Security means any Transaction Security over any Credit-Specific Account.
Cure Amount has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.5 (Cure rights).
De Minimis Proceeds means amounts which are excluded from the Group’s obligation to mandatorily prepay any of the Facilities out of or by reference to Proceeds and which are permitted to be received and retained by the Group due to the de minimis thresholds set out in this Agreement (including amounts falling within paragraph (c) of the definition of Excluded Disposal Proceeds, paragraph (d) of the definition of Excluded Insurance Proceeds and paragraph (c) of the definition of Excluded Recovery Proceeds but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding amounts which do not yet constitute "Disposal Proceeds", "Insurance Proceeds" or "Recovery Proceeds" by reason of paragraphs (a) or (b) of such definitions).
Debt Purchase Transaction means, in relation to a person, a transaction where such person:
(a) | purchases by way of assignment or transfer; |
(b) | enters into any sub-participation in respect of; or |
(c) | enters into any other agreement or arrangement having an economic effect substantially similar to a sub-participation in respect of, |
any Commitment (or any commitment represented thereby) or amount outstanding under this Agreement.
Default means an Event of Default or any event or circumstance specified in Clause 25 (Events of Default) which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under the Finance Documents or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default, provided that any such event which requires the satisfaction of a condition as to materiality before it becomes an Event of Default shall not be a Default until that condition is satisfied.
Defaulting Lender means any Lender (other than a Lender which is a Sponsor Affiliate):
(a) | which has failed to make its participation in a Loan available or has notified the Agent that it will not make its participation in a Loan available by the Utilisation Date for such Loan in accordance with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation); |
(b) | which has otherwise rescinded or repudiated any of its material obligations under a Finance Document; or |
(c) | with respect to which an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing, |
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unless, in the case of paragraph (a) above:
(i) | its failure to pay is caused by: |
(A) | administrative or technical error; or |
(B) | a Disruption Event; and |
payment is made within three Business Days of its due date; or
(ii) | that Lender is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question. |
Deferred Consideration means, in relation to a Permitted Acquisition, any vendor loan, earn out or other deferred payment arrangement entered into in connection with that Permitted Acquisition.
Delegate means any delegate, agent, attorney or co-trustee appointed by the Security Agent.
Disposal means a sale, lease, licence, transfer, loan or other disposal by a person of any asset, undertaking or business (whether by a voluntary or involuntary single transaction or series of transactions).
Disposal Proceeds means the Net Proceeds of any Disposal (the Relevant Disposal Proceeds) made by any Group Member except for Excluded Disposal Proceeds.
Disposed Entity has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Disbursement Account means the interest bearing non-resident account accepting RMB and USD deposits which is held by the Company with the Agent, opened in the Shanghai “free-trade zone”, the transfer of funds in and out of which is not subject to PRC regulatory approval.
Disruption Event means either or both of:
(a) | a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with the Facilities (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; and/or |
(b) | the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party: |
(i) | from performing its payment obligations under the Finance Documents; or |
(ii) | from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents, |
and which (in either such case) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the Party whose operations are disrupted.
Distressed Investor means a loan to own fund, vulture fund, distressed debt fund or any other entity (including a business group within a bank or financial institution) which is established for or principally invests in distressed debt (or any similar fund or entity).
EBITDA has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
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ECF Prepayment Amount means, in relation to Excess Cashflow for a Financial Year, the aggregate amount required to be prepaid in respect of such Excess Cashflow in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow).
ECF Prepayment Date means, in relation to a Financial Year, the Initial Term Facility Repayment Date immediately falling after the last day on which the Annual Financial Statements are required to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 22.1 (Financial statements), which Annual Financial Statements are in respect of such Financial Year evidencing that an amount of Sweep Excess Cashflow (in respect of such Financial Year) is required to be applied in prepayment in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow).
Environment means humans, animals, plants and all other living organisms including the ecological systems of which they form part and the following media:
(a) | air (including air within natural or man-made structures, whether above or below ground); |
(b) | water (including territorial, coastal and inland waters, water under or within land and water in drains and sewers); and |
(c) | land (including land under water). |
Environmental Claim means any claim, proceeding, formal notice or investigation by any person in respect of any Environmental Law.
Environmental Law means any applicable law or regulation which relates to:
(a) | the pollution or protection of the Environment; |
(b) | the conditions of the workplace; or |
(c) | the generation, handling, storage, use, release or spillage of any substance which, alone or in combination with any other, is capable of causing harm to the Environment, including any waste. |
Environmental Permits means any permit and other Authorisation and the filing of any notification, report or assessment required under any Environmental Law for the operation of the business of any Group Member conducted on or from the properties owned or used by any Group Member.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
ERISA Affiliate means each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with an Obligor or a Subsidiary of an Obligor would be deemed to be a “single employer” (i) within the meaning of Section 414(b),(c), (m) or (o) of the Code or (ii) as a result of an Obligor or a Subsidiary of an Obligor being or having been a general partner of such person.
Event of Default means any event or circumstance specified as such in Clause 25 (Events of Default).
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Exceptional Items has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Excess Cashflow has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Excess Cashflow Basket means US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) for each Financial Year.
Excess Cashflow Financial Year has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Excluded Disposal Proceeds means any proceeds of any Disposal:
(a) | which is a Permitted Disposal (other than those described in paragraphs (d), (g), (k), (m), (n), (r) and (s) of that definition); |
(b) | to the extent not otherwise excluded by this definition, which are applied or committed or designated to be applied in reinvestment in other assets to be used in the business of the Group or for financing Capital Expenditure (or refinancing Capital Expenditure incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to that Disposal) or for financing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment (or refinancing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to that Disposal) or otherwise for any working capital or general corporate purpose (other than (x) the payment of any Permitted Payment or (y) any repayment of Permitted Additional Debt, Refinancing Indebtedness or other Permitted Financial Indebtedness) within 12 Months of when those proceeds are received by the applicable Group Member (and, if a binding reinvestment commitment is entered into or reinvestment is designated by the board of the relevant Group Member in that period, are actually applied within 18 Months of receipt by the applicable Group Member), provided that immediately following the expiry of the applicable period for such application by a Group Member, any proceeds not so applied shall cease to be excluded under this paragraph (b); or |
(c) | to the extent that the Net Proceeds of that Disposal (x) do not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) on an individual basis or (y) when aggregated with the Net Proceeds from other Disposals received by all Group Members in that Financial Year (excluding any Disposal or proceeds falling within any of paragraphs (a) and (b)), do not exceed US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent). |
Excluded Insurance Proceeds means any proceeds of an Insurance Claim:
(a) | in respect of business interruption, or which are applied to meet or cover any third party, public liability, personal injury, workers’ compensation, directors’ and officers’ liability or similar claims in respect of which the claim was made; |
(b) | which are applied or committed or designated to be applied in the replacement, reinstatement and/or repair of the assets (or reimbursement of a Group Member for funding any of the foregoing), or otherwise in amelioration of the loss or meeting liabilities in respect of such insurance claim (including, but not limited to, settling outstanding tax or costs, environmental claim, and/or working capital deficiency or reimbursing a Group Member who has discharged such liability), in respect of which that Insurance Claim was made, within 12 Months of when those proceeds are received by the applicable Group Member (and, if a binding reinvestment commitment is entered into or reinvestment is designated by the board of the relevant Group Member in that period, are actually applied within 18 Months of receipt by the applicable Group Member), provided that immediately following the expiry of the applicable period for such application by a Group Member, any proceeds not so applied shall cease to be excluded under this paragraph (b); |
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(c) | which are applied or committed or designated to be applied in reinvestment to fund the purchase of assets to be used in the business of the Group or for financing Capital Expenditure (or refinancing Capital Expenditure incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to the receipt of such proceeds) or for financing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment (or refinancing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to the receipt of such proceeds) or otherwise for any working capital or general corporate purpose (other than (x) the payment of any Permitted Payment or (y) any payment of Permitted Additional Debt, Refinancing Indebtedness or other Permitted Financial Indebtedness) within 12 Months of when those proceeds are received by the applicable Group Member (and, if a binding reinvestment commitment is entered into or reinvestment is designated by the board of the relevant Group Member in that period, are actually applied within 18 Months of receipt by the applicable Group Member), provided that immediately following the expiry of the applicable period for such application by a Group Member, any proceeds not so applied shall cease to be excluded under this paragraph (c); or |
(d) | to the extent that the Net Proceeds of such Insurance Claim (x) do not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) on an individual basis, or (y) when aggregated with the Net Proceeds from other Insurance Claims received by all Group Members in that Financial Year (excluding any Insurance Claim or proceeds falling within any of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)), do not exceed US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent). |
Excluded Recovery Proceeds means any proceeds of a Recovery Claim:
(a) | which are applied or committed or designated to be applied: |
(i) | to satisfy (or reimburse a Group Member which has discharged) any liability, charge or claim upon a Group Member by a person which is not a Group Member or rectify any deficiency (including settlement of any outstanding Taxes or costs of any environmental claim and working capital deficiency); or |
(ii) | in compensation for a loss or in replacement, reinstatement and/or repair of assets of Group Members which have been lost, destroyed or damaged, |
in each case as a result of the events or circumstances giving rise to that Recovery Claim, if those proceeds are so applied within 12 Months of when those proceeds are received by the applicable Group Member (and, if a binding reinvestment commitment is entered into or reinvestment is designated by the board of the relevant Group Member in that period, are actually applied within 18 Months of receipt by the applicable Group Member), provided that immediately following the expiry of the applicable period for such application by a Group Member, any proceeds not so applied shall cease to be excluded under this paragraph (a);
(b) | which are applied or committed or designated to be applied in reinvestment to fund purchase of assets to be used in the business of the Group or for financing Capital Expenditure (or refinancing Capital Expenditure incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to the receipt of such proceeds) or for financing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment (or refinancing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to the receipt of such proceeds) or otherwise for any working capital or general corporate purpose (other than (x) the payment of any Permitted Payment or (y) any payment of Permitted Additional Debt, Refinancing Indebtedness or other Permitted Financial Indebtedness) within 12 Months of when those proceeds are received by the applicable Group Member (and, if a binding reinvestment commitment is entered into or reinvestment is designated by the board of the relevant Group Member in that period, are actually applied within 18 Months of receipt by the applicable Group Member), provided that immediately following the expiry of the applicable period for such application by a Group Member, any proceeds not so applied shall cease to be excluded under this paragraph (b); or |
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(c) | to the extent that the Net Proceeds of such Recovery Claim, (x) do not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) on individual basis, or (y) when aggregated with the Net Proceeds from other Recovery Claims received by all Group Members in that Financial Year (excluding any Recovery Claim or proceeds falling within any of paragraphs (a) and (b)), do not exceed US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent). |
Excluded Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Existing HHH Group Member means Cayman LP and each of its Subsidiaries as at the Closing Date.
Existing Joint Venture means:
(a) | a Joint Venture in existence at Completion or a Joint Venture in respect of which a contractual commitment relating to the entry into of that Joint Venture has been entered into by a Target Group Member on or prior to the Closing Date; or |
(b) | any Joint Venture (i) to which any Future Acquisition Target (or any Subsidiary thereof) is party and in existence as at the closing date of the Permitted Business Acquisition relating to such Future Acquisition Target or (ii) where a contractual commitment relating to the entry into of that Joint Venture has been entered into by any Future Acquisition Target (or any Subsidiary thereof) as at the closing date of the Permitted Business Acquisition relating to such Future Acquisition Target. |
Facilities means the Initial Term Facility and each Additional Facility (each a Facility).
Facility Office means:
(a) | in respect of a Lender, the office or offices notified by that Lender to the Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five Business Days’ written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement; or |
(b) | in respect of any other Finance Party, the office in the jurisdiction in which it is resident for tax purposes. |
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FATCA means:
(a) | sections 1471 to 1474 (or any successor sections thereto) of the Code, any associated regulations and other official guidance; |
(b) | any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the United States of America and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (a) above; or |
(c) | any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (a) or (b) above with the United States Internal Revenue Service, the government of the United States of America or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction. |
FATCA Application Date means:
(a) | in relation to a "withholdable payment" described in section 1473(1)(A)(i) of the Code (which relates to payments of interest and certain other payments from sources within the US), 1 July 2014; or |
(b) | in relation to a "passthru payment" described in section 1471(d)(7) of the Code not falling within paragraph (a) above, the first date from which such payment may become subject to a deduction or withholding required by FATCA. |
FATCA Deduction means a deduction or withholding from a payment under a Finance Document required by FATCA.
FATCA Exempt Party means a Party that is entitled to receive payments free from any FATCA Deduction.
Fee Letter means:
(a) | any letter or letters between a Finance Party and an Obligor setting out any of the fees referred to in Clause 14 (Fees); and |
(b) | any agreement setting out fees payable to a Finance Party referred to in paragraph (e) of Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments) or Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) or under any other Finance Document. |
Finance Document means this Agreement, any Accession Deed, any Compliance Certificate, any Fee Letter, any Hedging Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Resignation Letter, any Selection Notice, any Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments, any Transaction Security Document, any Utilisation Request, any Additional Facility Notice, any Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice and any other document designated as a Finance Document by the Agent and the Company in writing, provided that where the term Finance Document is used in, and construed for the purposes of, this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, a Hedging Agreement shall be a Finance Document only for the purposes of:
(a) | the definition of Material Adverse Effect; |
(b) | paragraph (a) of the definition of Permitted Transaction; |
(c) | the definition of Transaction Documents; |
(d) | Clauses 2.4 (Finance Parties' rights and obligations) and 2.5 (Obligors' Agent); |
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(e) | the definition of Transaction Security Documents; |
(f) | paragraph (a)(v) of Clause 1.2 (Construction); |
(g) | Clause 20 (Guarantee and indemnity); and |
(h) | Clause 25 (Events of Default) (other than Clause 25.14 (Repudiation and rescission of agreements) and Clause 25.18 (Acceleration)). |
Finance Lease means any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with the Accounting Principles, be treated as a finance or capital lease.
Finance Party means the Agent, the Arranger, the Security Agent, a Lender or a Hedge Counterparty provided that where the term Finance Party is used in, and construed for the purposes of, this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, a Hedge Counterparty shall be a Finance Party only for the purposes of:
(a) | the definition of Secured Parties; |
(b) | paragraph (a)(i) of Clause 1.2 (Construction); |
(c) | paragraph (c) of the definition of Material Adverse Effect; |
(d) | Clauses 2.4 (Finance Parties' rights and obligations) and 2.5 (Obligors' Agent); |
(e) | Clause 20 (Guarantee and indemnity); |
(f) | Clause 25.10 (Intercreditor Agreement) and Clause 25.14 (Repudiation and rescission of agreements); and |
(g) | Clause 30 (Conduct of Business by the Finance Parties). |
Financial Half-Year has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Financial Indebtedness means at any time any indebtedness for or in respect of (without double counting):
(a) | moneys borrowed and debit balances at banks or other financial institutions; |
(b) | any acceptance under any acceptance credit facility (or dematerialised equivalent); |
(c) | any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument (but, in each case, excluding Trade Instruments); |
(d) | any Capitalised Lease Obligations; |
(e) | receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse (as regards the ability of the debtor of the relevant receivables to pay) basis or, if sold on a recourse basis, to the extent of such recourse only); |
(f) | any Treasury Transaction (and, when calculating the value of that Treasury Transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that Treasury Transaction, that due amount) as at that time shall be taken into account); |
(g) | any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution (but, in each case, excluding Trade Instruments) in respect of an underlying liability of an entity which is not a Group Member which liability would fall within one of the other paragraphs of this definition; |
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(h) | the acquisition cost of any asset where the deferred payment (including Deferred Consideration) is arranged primarily as a method of raising finance and is treated as a borrowing in accordance with the Accounting Principles and/or in circumstances where the due date for payment is more than 120 days after the expiry of the period customarily allowed by the relevant supplier (save where such payment deferral results from non or delayed satisfaction of contract terms by the supplier or from contract terms establishing payment schedules tied to total or partial contract completion and/or to the results of operational testing procedures); |
(i) | the sale price of any asset to the extent paid by the person liable before the time of sale or delivery where such advance payment is arranged primarily as a method of raising finance and is treated as a borrowing in accordance with the Accounting Principles; |
(j) | any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing and required to be classified as a borrowing under the Accounting Principles; |
(k) | shares which are expressed to be redeemable (otherwise than solely at the option of the issuer thereof) prior to the date falling six months after the Termination Date; and |
(l) | without double counting, the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee for any of the items referred to (and subject to the limitations set out) in paragraphs (a) to (k) above. |
Financial Year has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
First Test Date means the last day of the first Financial Year ending after 12 months from the Initial Utilisation Date.
First Tier WFOE means any Onshore Group Member the equity interests in which are directly held and wholly-owned by an Offshore Group Member.
Funds Flow Statement means the statement showing the funds flow on the Initial Utilisation Date (including the borrowing and lending of money pursuant to this Agreement).
Future Acquisition Target means the target of any acquisition by a Group Member, being (a) the entity any shares or equity interests in which are being acquired by any Group Member pursuant to such acquisition or (b) the business which is being acquired by any Group Member pursuant to such acquisition.
General Basket has the meaning given to it in Clause 24.28 (General Restrictions).
General Partner means Healthy Harmony GP, Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands with registration number 280310 and having its registered office at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands and the sole general partner of the Partnership.
Governmental Agency means any government or any governmental agency, semi- governmental or judicial entity or authority (including any stock exchange or any self- regulatory organisation established under statute).
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Group means the Company and each of its Subsidiaries from time to time (including, from the Closing Date, Chindex US and its Subsidiaries), but excluding any HHH Group Member (each a Group Member).
Group Structure Chart means the group structure of the Group delivered to the Agent pursuant to Part I (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) and assuming that the Closing Date has occurred.
Guarantor means any person which becomes an Additional Guarantor, unless it has ceased to be a Guarantor in accordance with Clause 28 (Changes to the Obligors).
Hedge Counterparty means any person which has become a Party as a Hedge Counterparty in accordance with Clause 26.9 (Accession of Hedge Counterparties), which is or has become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Hedge Counterparty (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Hedging Agreement means any master agreement, confirmation, schedule or other agreement entered into or to be entered into by an Obligor under paragraph (a) of the definition of Permitted Treasury Transaction provided that, to the extent it is to be secured by any Transaction Security, such documents comply with the requirements in relation to hedging documents stipulated in the Intercreditor Agreement.
HHH Group means Cayman LP and each of its Subsidiaries from time to time (including, from the Closing Date, HHH Inc. and its Subsidiaries) (each, an HHH Group Member).
HHH Inc. means Healthy Harmony Healthcare, Inc. an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands with registration number 293696 and having its registered office at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
Holding Company means, in relation to a company, corporation or entity, any other company, corporation or entity in respect of which it is a Subsidiary.
Hong Kong means the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.
IFRS means international accounting standards within the meaning of IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements.
Illegal Lender means a Lender whom an Obligor is or becomes obliged to repay or prepay pursuant to Clause 8.1 (Illegality).
Impaired Agent means the Agent at any time when:
(a) | it has failed to make (or has notified a Party that it will not make) a payment required to be made by it under the Finance Documents by the due date for payment; |
(b) | the Agent otherwise rescinds or repudiates a Finance Document; |
(c) | (if the Agent is also a Lender) it is a Defaulting Lender under paragraph (a) of the definition of Defaulting Lender; or |
(d) | an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Agent, |
unless in the case of paragraph (a) above:
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(i) | its failure to pay is caused by: |
(A) | administrative or technical error; or |
(B) | a Disruption Event, |
and payment is made within five Business Days of its due date; or
(ii) | the Agent is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question. |
Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments means a confirmation substantially in the form set out in Schedule 11 (Form of Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments).
Increase Lender has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (a)(i) of Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments).
Increased Costs has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (b) of Clause 16.1 (Increased Costs).
Increased Costs Lender means a Lender to whom the Company is required to pay Increased Costs under Clause 16 (Increased Costs), to make a tax gross-up under Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) or tax indemnity payment under Clause 15.2 (Tax indemnity).
Indirect Tax means any goods and services tax, consumption tax, business tax, value added tax or any tax of a similar nature.
Information Barrier means, in relation to a Lender, a system of controls and monitoring (including, but not limited to, physical segregation of employees and restrictions on access to and flow of information) sufficient to ensure that:
(a) | information relating to the Group and the Finance Documents (and related transactions) held by that Lender is not disclosed to any person who is or who is acting on behalf of either a Competitor or an investor or equity holder in a Competitor or who is engaged in any merger and acquisition or other advisory activity in relation to or on behalf of a Competitor; and |
(b) | information available to any team or employee of that Lender who is or who is acting on behalf of either a Competitor or an investor or equity holder in a Competitor or who is engaged in any merger and acquisition or other advisory activity in relation to a Competitor is not disclosed to any team or employee of that Lender acting in relation to the Group or the Finance Documents (and related transactions). |
Information Memorandum means the document (if any) in the form approved by the Company concerning the Company and the Target Group which, at the request of the Company and on its behalf was prepared in relation to this transaction, approved by the Company and distributed by the Arranger in connection with the syndication of the Facilities.
Information Package means the Information Memorandum, the Base Case Model and the Reports.
Initial Term Facility means the term loan facility made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2.1 (The Facility).
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Initial Term Facility Commitment means:
(a) | in relation to an Original Term Facility Lender, the RMB equivalent of the amount in US$ set opposite its name under the heading Initial Term Facility Commitment in Part I (The Original Lenders) of Schedule 1 (The Original Parties) and the amount of any other Initial Term Facility Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement or assumed by it in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments) or Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility); and |
(b) | in relation to any other Initial Term Facility Lender, the RMB equivalent of amount in US$ of any Initial Term Facility Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement or assumed by it in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments) or Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility), |
to the extent:
(i) | not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this Agreement; and |
(ii) | not deemed to be zero pursuant to Clause 27.2 (Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates). |
Initial Term Facility Lender means:
(a) | any Original Term Facility Lender; and |
(b) | any bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which has become an Initial Term Facility Lender in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments), Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) or Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders), |
which, in each case, has not ceased to be an Initial Term Facility Lender in accordance with this Agreement, and for which purposes the:
(i) | termination in full of all of the Initial Term Facility Commitment(s) of any Initial Term Facility Lender; and |
(ii) | payment in full of all amounts which are payable to such Initial Term Facility Lender under the Finance Documents, |
will result in that Initial Term Facility Lender ceasing to be regarded as an Initial Term Facility Lender for the purposes of and in relation to any provision of any of the Finance Documents requiring consultation with or the consent or approval of or instruction from all the Lenders, the Super Majority Lenders, the Majority Lenders and/or any class or group of Lenders.
Initial Term Facility Loan means a loan made or to be made under the Initial Term Facility or the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that Loan.
Initial Term Facility Repayment Date means each date set out in Clause 7.1 (Repayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan).
Initial Term Facility Repayment Instalment means each repayment instalment for the Initial Term Facility Loans calculated and payable as set out in Clause 7.1 (Repayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan).
Initial Utilisation Date means the date on which the Initial Term Facility Loan is made or to be made.
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Insolvency Event in relation to a Finance Party means that such Finance Party:
(a) | is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); |
(b) | becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; |
(c) | makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with, or for the benefit of, its creditors; |
(d) | institutes for itself or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organisation or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official; |
(e) | has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person or entity not described in paragraph (d) above and: |
(i) | results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation; or |
(ii) | is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; |
(f) | has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); |
(g) | seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; |
(h) | has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; |
(i) | causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in paragraphs (a) to (h) above; or |
(j) | takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts. |
Insurance Claim means any insurance claim under any insurance maintained by any Group Member.
Insurance Proceeds means the Net Proceeds of any Insurance Claim (the Relevant Insurance Proceeds) except for Excluded Insurance Proceeds.
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Intellectual Property means:
(a) | any patents, trademarks, service marks, designs, business names, copyrights, database rights, design rights, domain names, moral rights, inventions, confidential information, knowhow and other intellectual property rights and interests (which may now or in the future subsist), whether registered or unregistered; and |
(b) | the benefit of all applications and rights to use such assets of each Group Member (which may now or in the future subsist). |
Intercreditor Agreement means the intercreditor agreement dated on or about the Signing Date between, among others, the Parent, the Company, the Debtors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), the Agent, the Security Agent, the Lenders and the Arranger (each as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and the Intercompany Lenders (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
Interest has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Interest Payable has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Interest Payment Date means each of 21 March, 21 June, 21 September and 21 December of each calendar year, provided that if such day is not a Business Day, that Interest Payment Date will instead fall on the next Business Day (or such other dates as may be agreed to by the Lenders of the relevant Facility).
Interest Period means:
(a) | in relation to a Loan, each period determined in accordance with Clause 12 (Interest Periods); |
(b) | in relation to an Additional Facility Loan (in respect of any Additional Facility), each period determined in accordance with the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility; and |
(c) | in relation to an Unpaid Sum, each period determined in accordance with Clause 11.3 (Default interest). |
Interest Rate means the rate that is 100 per cent. of the applicable PBOC Benchmark Rate.
Intra-group Foreign Debt means any foreign debt (including by way of intercompany loan and/or cross-border cash pooling arrangements) made available by an Offshore Group Member to an Onshore Group Member under paragraph 2(i)(ii)(B) of Part I (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) and paragraph (f) of Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent).
Intra-group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds means any repayment and/or prepayment of the principal amount of any Intra-group Foreign Debt received by an Offshore Group Member (which is not used to fund any new Intra-group Foreign Debt within 15 days after receipt), less the Approved Repatriation Backup Amount.
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Investment Purchase Price means, in respect of any acquisition by a Group Member of any interest in any Future Acquisition Target, the total consideration (including associated costs and expenses) payable by the relevant Group Member for such acquisition:
(a) | less any Cash and Cash Equivalent Investments that are owned by such Future Acquisition Target that is the subject of such acquisition (on a consolidated basis if it has any Subsidiary) at the time such Group Member legally commits to making such acquisition and which are taken into account in calculating the consideration payable in respect of such Future Acquisition Target (and if so taken into account, are owned by such Future Acquisition Target and/or its Subsidiaries upon such Future Acquisition Target’s becoming a Group Member (if such Future Acquisition Target is a company) or, as the case may be, such Future Acquisition Target on the completion of that acquisition (if such Future Acquisition Target is a business)); |
(b) | less the amount of working capital synergies which are identified by management of the Group as being realisable within 12 months from the date of such acquisition; and |
(c) | plus the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowings of such Future Acquisition Target (on a consolidated basis if it has any Subsidiary) as at the date of such acquisition which would not, to the extent not then repaid or prepaid, constitute Permitted Financial Indebtedness but only then to the extent that such repayment or prepayment is to be made by a Group Member (excluding such Future Acquisition Target or any Subsidiary thereof). |
Investor Affiliates means an Investor, any Affiliate of an Investor, any trust of which an Investor or any of its respective Affiliates is a trustee, any partnership of which an Investor or any of its Affiliates is a partner and any trust, fund or other entity which is managed by, or is under the control of, an Investor or any of its respective Affiliates (in each case, including their respective successors, assigns and transferees) provided that any such trust, fund or other entity which has been established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans or debt securities and which is managed or controlled independently from all other trusts, funds or other entities managed or controlled by an Investor or any of its respective Affiliates which have been established for the primary purpose or main purpose of investing in the share capital of companies, in each case, shall not constitute an Investor Affiliate.
Investors means the Sponsors, any Sponsor Affiliate, management, employees and any other person holding an interest in the Group pursuant to a management incentive plan, incentive scheme or similar arrangement, any co-investor agreed with the Arrangers and any other person approved by the Majority Lenders, in each case, including their respective successors, assigns and transferees.
IPO means the listing or admission to trading on any stock or securities exchange or market of any share or securities of the Company or any other Group Member or any Holding Company of a Group Member that has been established for the purposes of the Investors’ investment in the Company (but excluding any Investor or Investor Affiliate, other than any direct or indirect Holding Company of the Company whose primary assets comprise a direct or indirect shareholding in the Company), or any sale or issue by way of listing, flotation or public offering (or any equivalent circumstances) of any shares or securities of the Company or any other Group Member or any Holding Company of the Company that has been established for the purposes of the Investors’ investment in the Company (but excluding any Investor or Investor Affiliate, other than any direct or indirect Holding Company of the Company whose primary assets comprise a direct or indirect shareholding in the Company), in any jurisdiction or country, which does not constitute a Change of Control.
Joint Venture means any joint venture entity, whether a company, unincorporated firm, undertaking, association, joint venture or partnership or any other entity.
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Joint Venture Investment means, in respect of a Joint Venture:
(a) | an amount subscribed for shares in, lent to, or invested in, that Joint Venture by any Group Member since the Closing Date; |
(b) | the continuing amount of a contingent liability of a Group Member under any outstanding guarantee given in respect of the liabilities of that Joint Venture; and |
(c) | an amount equal to the higher of the book value and the market value of assets transferred by any Group Member to that Joint Venture since the Closing Date, |
(in each case without double-counting), provided that (i) for the avoidance of doubt, an amount will no longer be a Joint Venture Investment and deemed never to have been made on and from the date that the Joint Venture it relates to becomes a Group Member (and no longer a Joint Venture) and (ii) Joint Venture Investment in respect of any Joint Venture and any Financial Year shall mean (A) any such amount (falling within paragraph (a)) so subscribed for shares in, lent to or invested in that Joint Venture during that Financial Year, (B) the continuing amount of a contingent liability of a Group Member under any such outstanding guarantee (falling within paragraph (b)) granted during that Financial Year in respect of the liabilities of that Joint Venture and (C) any such amount (falling within paragraph (c)) in respect of assets transferred by any Group Member to that Joint Venture during that Financial Year, in each case without double-counting.
Knowledge means, in respect of an Obligor, the Parent or a Group Member, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of such Obligor or, the Parent or such Group Member (as the case may be) (after due and careful enquiry).
Leakage Cap has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (b) of Clause 9.5 (Trapped Amounts).
Legal Opinion means any legal opinion delivered to the Agent under Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) or Clause 28 (Changes to the Obligors).
Legal Reservations means:
(a) | the principle that certain (including equitable) remedies may be granted or refused at the discretion of a court, the principle of reasonableness and fairness where implied by law and the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganisation, court schemes, administration, moratoria and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors; |
(b) | the time barring of claims under applicable statutes of limitation (or equivalent legislation), the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for or indemnify a person against non-payment of stamp duty may be void and defences of acquiescence, set off or counterclaim; |
(c) | similar principles, rights and defences in respect of the enforceability of a contract, agreement or undertaking under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction; |
(d) | the principle that in certain circumstances Security granted by way of fixed charge may be recharacterised as a floating charge or that Security purported to be constituted as an assignment may be recharacterised as a charge; |
(e) | the principle that additional interest imposed pursuant to any relevant agreement may be held to be unenforceable on the grounds that it is a penalty and thus void; |
(f) | the principle that a court may not give effect to an indemnity for legal costs incurred by an unsuccessful litigant; |
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(g) | the principle that the creation or purported creation of Security over any contract or agreement which is subject to a prohibition on transfer, assignment or charging may be void, ineffective or invalid and may give rise to a breach of the contract or agreement over which Security has purportedly been created; and |
(h) | any other matters which are set out as qualifications or reservations as to matters of law of general application and which are set out in the Legal Opinions (as if references therein to any document to which such Legal Opinions apply were references to any document to which any representation or warranty under any Finance Document (which is qualified by the Legal Reservations) relates). |
Lender means:
(a) | any Original Initial Term Facility Lender; and |
(b) | any bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which has become a Party in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments), or Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) or Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders), |
which, in each case, has not ceased to be a Lender in accordance with this Agreement, and for which purposes the:
(i) | termination in full of all of the Commitment(s) of any Lender; and |
(ii) | payment in full of all amounts which are payable to such Lender under the Finance Documents, |
will result in that Lender ceasing to be regarded as a Lender for the purposes of and in relation to any provision of any of the Finance Documents requiring consultation with or the consent or approval of or instruction from all the Lenders, the Super Majority Lenders, the Majority Lenders and/or any class or group of Lenders.
Leverage has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
LMA means the Loan Market Association.
Loan means the Initial Term Facility Loan or an Additional Facility Loan provided that:
(a) | any reference to "Loan" in relation to the Initial Term Facility shall be a reference to the Initial Term Facility Loan; and |
(b) | any reference to "Loan" in relation to an Additional Facility shall be a reference to an Additional Facility Loan in respect of that Additional Facility. |
Major Default means any Event of Default (with respect to the Company and the Parent only and excluding any other Group Member or Target Group Member) under any of Clause 25.1 (Non-payment), Clause 25.3 (Other obligations) (only insofar as it relates to any Major Undertaking), Clause 25.4 (Misrepresentation) (only insofar as it relates to a breach of any Major Representation), Clause 25.6 (Insolvency), Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings), Clause 25.8 (Creditors' process), Clause 25.9 (Unlawfulness and invalidity) or Clause 25.14 (Repudiation and rescission of agreements).
Major Representation means a representation or warranty given by the Company and the Parent, only (and excluding any other Group Member or Target Group Member) with respect to itself under any of Clause 21.2 (Status) to Clause 21.5 (Power and authority) (inclusive), paragraph (a) of Clause 21.6 (Authorisations) and, insofar as it relates to title to assets that are subject to Transaction Security granted by the Company or the Parent, Clause 21.21 (Legal and beneficial ownership), Clause 21.25 (Pari passu ranking), Clause 21.27 (Holding Companies), Clause 21.28 (Anti-Corruption Laws / Sanctions) and Clause 21.29 (Anti-money laundering).
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Major Undertaking means an undertaking given by the Company and the Parent described in Clauses 24.5 (Merger), 24.7 (Acquisitions), 24.8 (Joint ventures), 24.9 (Holding Companies), 24.13 (Negative pledge), 24.14 (Disposals), 24.16 (Loans or credit), 24.17 (No guarantees or indemnities), 24.18 (Dividends, share redemption and other restricted payments) and 24.19 (Financial Indebtedness) and paragraph (a) of Clause 24.12 (Acquisition Documents), in each case, as it relates to the Company or the Parent only and excluding any obligation of the Company or the Parent to procure in relation to any other Group Member or Target Group Member.
Majority Facility Lenders means in respect of any Facility, a Lender or Lenders whose Commitment(s) in respect of such Facility aggregate more than 66⅔ per cent. of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders in respect of such Facility (or, if the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders in respect of such Facility have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than 66⅔ per cent. of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders in respect of such Facility immediately prior to the reduction of such aggregate Commitments in respect of such Facility to zero).
Majority Lenders means a Lender or Lenders whose Commitments aggregate more than 66⅔ per cent. of the Total Commitments (or, if the Total Commitments have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than 66⅔ per cent. of the Total Commitments immediately prior to the reduction of the Total Commitments to zero).
Market Disruption Event has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (b) of Clause 13.1 (Market disruption).
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect (after taking into account all resources, insurance, indemnity and assurance available to the Group and the timing and likelihood of recovery) on:
(a) | the consolidated business, assets or financial condition of the Group (taken as a whole); |
(b) | the ability of the Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under any Finance Document; or |
(c) | (subject to the applicable Legal Reservations and Perfection Requirements) the validity or the enforceability of any of the Finance Documents (in each case, in accordance with its terms) or the effectiveness of any Transaction Security granted pursuant to any of the Finance Documents in a manner which would be materially adverse to the interests of the relevant Finance Parties under the Finance Documents taken as a whole, provided that, in each case under this paragraph (c), if capable of remedy, the applicable event or circumstance giving rise to such material adverse effect is not remedied within 30 Business Days of the Company first becoming aware of such event or circumstance or being given notice of such event or circumstance by the Agent. |
Material Company means:
(a) | each Obligor; |
(b) | (at any time on or after the Closing Date) a Group Member whose earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (in each case calculated on the same basis as EBITDA but excluding intra-group items and investments in Subsidiaries) represents more than 5% of the consolidated EBITDA of the Group (which shall, in each case, be tested annually by reference to the Group’s Annual Financial Statements); or |
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(c) | the direct or indirect Holding Company of a Material Company determined in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (b) above (except for the Parent and its direct or indirect Holding Company), |
provided that compliance with the condition set out in paragraph (b) above in relation to a Group Member shall be determined by reference to the latest audited financial statements of that Group Member (consolidated in the case of a Group Member which itself has Subsidiaries) (if available and otherwise by reference to the latest available financial statements) and the latest Annual Financial Statements and any Compliance Certificate supplied by the Company with those Annual Financial Statements (or, prior to the delivery of the first set of Annual Financial Statements to the Agent, the Original Financial Statements, as if the Original Financial Statements constituted Annual Financial Statements and as if the Closing Date had occurred at the commencement of the period to which the Original Financial Statements relate). However, if a person becomes a Group Member since the date as at which the latest Annual Financial Statements (or, as the case may be, the Original Financial Statements) were prepared, such financial statements shall, for such purposes, be deemed to be adjusted in order to take into account such person’s becoming a Group Member (that adjustment being certified by the Company as representing an accurate reflection of the revised gross assets or revenue of the Group) as if such person had become a Group Member as at the commencement of the period to which such financial statements relate. A report by the Auditors of the Company that a Group Member is or is not a Material Company shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties.
Material Entities means each Obligor and each Material Company (each a Material Entity).
Minimum Equity Investment means the cash proceeds contributed by the Sponsors of not less than US$633,000,000 to be applied for payment of the Acquisition Consideration.
MOFCOM means the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC and its local counterparts.
Month means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that:
(a) | (subject to paragraph (c) below) if the numerically corresponding day is not a Business Day, that period shall end on the next Business Day in that calendar month in which that period is to end if there is one, or if there is not, on the immediately preceding Business Day; |
(b) | if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that calendar month; and |
(c) | if an Interest Period begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month, that Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in the calendar month in which that Interest Period is to end. |
The rules in paragraphs (a) to (c) above will only apply to the last Month of any period.
Most Recent Leverage means, at any time, the Leverage for Most Recent Relevant Period as at such time.
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Most Recent Relevant Period means, as at any date, the most recently elapsed Relevant Period in respect of which Relevant Financial Statements for a period ending on the last day of such Relevant Period and the accompanying Compliance Certificate have been delivered to the Agent in accordance with Clauses 22.1 (Financial statements) and 22.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate) provided that if such date falls prior to the date on which the first set of Relevant Financial Statements and the accompanying Compliance Certificate shall have been delivered to the Agent in accordance with Clauses 22.1 (Financial statements) and 22.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate), then (a) the Most Recent Relevant Period as at such date shall be deemed to be the Relevant Period ending on the date as at which the Original Financial Statements are prepared, (b) the Relevant Financial Statements for such Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the Original Financial Statements (and the Closing Date shall be deemed to have occurred as at the commencement of such Most Recent Relevant Period) and (c) the requirements under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) applicable to the Relevant Period ending on the First Test Date shall be deemed to apply to such Most Recent Relevant Period for the purposes of any pro forma calculation of any of the requirements under Clauses 23.2 (Financial condition) and 23.3 (Financial testing).
Net Proceeds means the cash proceeds received or recovered by a Group Member (and if that Group Member is not the Company or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, a percentage of such cash proceeds which is equal to the percentage interest (direct or indirect) held by the Company in that Group Member) of any Disposal, Insurance Claim or Recovery Claim after deducting:
(a) | fees, costs and expenses incurred by any Group Member with respect to that Disposal, Insurance Claim or Recovery Claim to persons who are not Group Members (including bonus payments to the disposed business or entity (in the case of a Disposal)); |
(b) | any Tax incurred and required to be paid or reserved for by any Group Member, seller or claimant in connection with that Disposal, Insurance Claim or Recovery Claim (as reasonably determined by the relevant Group Member, seller or claimant and taking into account any available credit or relief) or the transfer of the proceeds thereof intra-Group for the purpose of making any prepayment of any of the Facilities from such proceeds; |
(c) | in the case of a Disposal, amounts retained to cover anticipated liabilities reasonably expected to arise in connection with that Disposal in the 18 Months immediately following the date of such Disposal provided that where such anticipated liabilities do not materialise in that 18 Month period, those amounts retained shall, upon the expiry of that 18 Month period, be deemed to be Net Proceeds; |
(d) | in the case of any Disposal, costs of closure, relocation, reorganisation and restructuring, and costs incurred preparing any asset for such Disposal as certified by the Company as being reasonably incurred in connection with such Disposal and payable to a person who is not a Group Member; |
(e) | the amount of any repayment of Financial Indebtedness or amounts owed to joint venture partners in Permitted Joint Ventures as a consequence of any such Disposal, Insurance Claim or Recovery Claim; |
(f) | amounts to be repaid to any entity disposed of (or any Subsidiary thereof) in respect of intra-Group indebtedness; and |
(g) | third party debt secured on any assets disposed of (or secured on any assets of any entity disposed of or any of its Subsidiaries) which is to be repaid out of those proceeds. |
New Lender has the meaning given to that term in Clause 26.1 (Transfers by the Lenders).
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New Shareholder Injections has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
NFC Group means the Sponsors and its Subsidiaries from time to time.
Non-Commercial Lender means any hedge fund, loan-to-own fund, private equity fund, debt restructuring fund or activist fund but, for the purpose of this definition, excluding any Sponsor Affiliate.
Non-Consenting Lender means any Lender which does not consent to any decision requiring a waiver or amendment or other consent requested in respect of any of the Facilities, if:
(a) | the Company, through the Agent, has requested that consent, waiver or amendment in relation to any Finance Document; and |
(b) | the Majority Lenders have agreed to that consent, waiver or amendment. |
Non-Market Lender means any Lender whose Commitment is being included to trigger a Market Disruption Event.
Non-Obligor means a Group Member which is not an Obligor.
Non-Responding Lender means any Lender that fails to:
(a) | accept or reject, in writing, a request by or on behalf of any of the Obligors for any waiver, amendment or other consent requested in relation to any of the Facilities within 15 Business Days (or, if the Company agrees to any other time period in relation to that request or the Company specifies another time period in that request during which a Lender may respond, on or prior to the expiry of such other time period so agreed or specified by the Company) of a written request made in accordance with Clause 34 (Notices) or any Lender who notifies the Agent in writing that it is abstaining from responding to such request; or |
(b) | fails to sign a Transfer Certificate within 10 Business Days of any request pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender). |
Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (b) of Clause 27.2 (Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates).
Obligor means the Company or an Additional Obligor.
Obligors’ Agent means the Company, appointed to act on behalf of each Obligor and the Parent in relation to the Finance Documents pursuant to Clause 2.5 (Obligors' Agent).
Offshore Group Member means a Group Member which is not an Onshore Group Member.
Offshore Material Group Member means any Offshore Group Member that is also a Material Company.
Onshore Group Member means a Group Member which is incorporated in the PRC.
Onshore Material Group Member means any Onshore Group Member that is also a Material Company.
Original Facility has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility).
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Original Financial Statements means (i) the audited annual consolidated financial statements of Chindex US for the financial years ending on 31 December 2018 made available to the Company, and (ii) the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Partnership for the financial year ending on 31 December 2018.
Original Jurisdiction means, in relation to any Obligor or the Parent, the jurisdiction under whose laws that Obligor or the Parent is incorporated as at the Signing Date or, in the case of an Additional Guarantor, as at the date on which that Additional Guarantor becomes a party to this Agreement.
Original Security Documents means each of the documents listed as being an Original Security Document in Part III (Original Security Documents) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent).
Original Initial Term Facility Lender means a Lender listed in Part I (The Original Lenders) of Schedule 1 (The Original Parties) as having an Initial Term Facility Commitment.
Parent Liabilities has the meaning given to that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Parent Loan Document means any document or intercompany account pursuant to which any loan is owing from the Company to the Parent.
Participation means a Debt Purchase Transaction other than a purchase falling within paragraph (a) of the definition thereof.
Partnership means Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P., an exempted limited partnership established under the laws of the Cayman Islands with registration number 72261 and having its registered office at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
Partnership Disclosure Schedule has the disclosure schedule dated as of 30 July 2019 and executed and delivered to Bidco LP by the General Partner pursuant to the Transaction Agreement.
Party means a party to this Agreement.
PBOC means the People’s Bank of China.
PBOC Benchmark Rate means in relation to any Loan and any Interest Period relating thereto, the prevailing official annual interest rate applicable to term loans denominated in RMB and with a tenor of more than five years, rounded upwards to three decimal places, which is promulgated and announced by the PBOC and which is applicable as of 1 January in the relevant calendar year within which the first day of such Interest Period falls and as shown on page "PBOCC" of the Reuters Page and which is 4.9 per cent per annum as of the date of this Agreement, or (in the case that the agreed page is replaced or service ceases to be available) another page or service displaying the appropriate PBOC rate as specified by the Agent after consultation with the Company and the Lenders.
Perfection Requirements means the making of the appropriate registrations, filings, endorsements, notarisation, stamping, notifications or other actions or steps to be made in any jurisdiction in order to perfect Security created by a Transaction Security Document and/or in order to achieve the relevant priority for the Security created thereunder.
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Permitted Acquisition means:
(a) | the Acquisition; |
(b) | an acquisition under and pursuant to the terms of any agreement or commitment entered into by a Target Group Member on or prior to the Closing Date (being limited to those set out in the Partnership Disclosure Schedule or the Structure Memorandum, and any others not procured or approved by the Company or the Parent in contemplation of this restriction) to the extent such acquisition is funded from paragraphs (a) and/or (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources; |
(c) | an acquisition which constitutes or is part of a Permitted Disposal, a Permitted Share Issue or a Permitted Transaction; |
(d) | an acquisition of securities which are Cash Equivalent Investments; |
(e) | any acquisition of ownership interests in a Group Member and the acquisition of ownership interests which are not, in each case, already owned by a Group Member provided that: |
(i) | any Financial Indebtedness incurred to finance investment in such ownership interests is Permitted Financial Indebtedness; |
(ii) | promptly after the date of any Group Member’s entry into a legally binding commitment to make such investment, the Company certifies that (to the Company’s Knowledge) if the Leverage referred to in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) were re-calculated for the Most Recent Relevant Period on a pro forma basis (taking into account, any cost savings and synergies cost savings and synergies (calculated on the same basis as Adjusted EBITDA)) and as if the consideration for such investment had been paid and the Financial Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred in connection with such investment had been utilised at the start of that Most Recent Relevant Period and applied towards such acquisition at the last day of that Most Recent Relevant Period, it would have complied with the requirements of Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) for that Most Recent Relevant Period (provided that if such legal commitment to make such investment is entered into prior to the First Test Date, the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the maximum Leverage permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) as at the First Test Date); |
(f) | the acquisition by a Group Member of the entire issued share capital of a limited liability company (including by way of formation) which has not traded and has no assets or any liabilities prior to the date of such acquisition; |
(g) | an acquisition constituting a Permitted Joint Venture Investment; |
(h) | a Permitted Business Acquisition; |
(i) | any acquisition by a Group Member of any assets (but not shares or a business or undertaking) that constitutes Capital Expenditure that is not restricted by a Finance Document, provided that any such assets is utilised by a Group Member; |
(j) | the reacquisition by a Group Member of any asset previously owned by any Group Member upon the termination of a Finance Lease that is Permitted Financial Indebtedness; and |
(k) | any acquisition by a Future Acquisition Target (that is the subject of any Permitted Business Acquisition and that was not a Group Member prior to such Permitted Business Acquisition but becomes a Group Member pursuant to such Permitted Business Acquisition) or any Subsidiary thereof under and pursuant to the terms of any agreement or commitment existing at completion of that Permitted Business Acquisition (provided such agreement or commitment has not been entered into in contemplation of this restriction); and |
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(l) | any acquisition by any Group Member of any hospital or any part of a hospital or ownership interests in any entity which is the Holding Company (direct or indirect) of any hospital, to the extent such acquisition is funded from paragraphs (a) and/or (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources, |
provided that the Investment Purchase Price paid by any Group Member for any Permitted Acquisition to or in respect of an HHH Group Member shall be subject to the General Basket and other restrictions in Clause 24.28 (General Restrictions).
Permitted Additional Debt means Financial Indebtedness incurred or established by any Group Member:
(a) | by way of an Additional Facility; |
(b) | by way of one or more additional term or revolving facilities incurred or established outside of this Agreement; or |
(c) | by way of bonds or notes (or any other financing or debt arrangement), |
provided that (unless otherwise agreed by the Majority Lenders) each of the following applicable conditions are met:
(i) | the purposes of such Financial Indebtedness shall be limited to Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditure, working capital and/or general corporate purposes (in each case, excluding any Permitted Payment); |
(ii) | the final maturity date of a Permitted Additional Debt shall be no earlier than the Termination Date of the Initial Term Facility; |
(iii) | if the repayment profile of such Financial Indebtedness (which is a term facility in nature) is a bullet repayment profile, the final maturity date for such Financial Indebtedness must fall on or after the Termination Date applicable to the Initial Term Facility, or if it is an amortising repayment profile, (A)(x) the final maturity date for such Financial Indebtedness must fall on or after the Termination Date applicable to the Initial Term Facility and (y) the weighted average life of such Permitted Additional Debt shall not be shorter than the remaining weighted average life of the Initial Term Facility or (B) the Initial Term Facility Lenders are offered the same amortisation percentage per annum as the proposed amortising Permitted Additional Debt (if shorter than the amortisation percentage per annum of the Initial Term Facility); |
(iv) | such Financial Indebtedness shall rank pari passu with the Initial Term Facility and shall be guaranteed and secured by the same (or fewer) Guarantors and the same (or less) Security as is guaranteeing and securing the Initial Term Facility (other than, in each case, any Credit-Specific Transaction Security); |
(v) | such Financial Indebtedness shall be on terms no more onerous for the Group (as determined by the board of directors of the Company acting in good faith) than the Initial Term Facility or otherwise on terms satisfactory to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders (acting reasonably)); |
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(vi) | the Leverage for the Most Recent Relevant Period as at which such proposed Permitted Additional Debt is incurred (recalculated on a pro forma basis, giving effect to (x) the incurrence and full utilisation of and application of proceeds of any Permitted Additional Debt that occurs after the last day of such Most Recent Relevant Period but on or before the date on which such proposed Permitted Additional Debt is incurred and (y) such incurrence and full utilisation of such proposed Permitted Additional Debt) would be equal to or less than the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition), provided that if such Financial Indebtedness is incurred prior to the First Test Date, the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the maximum Leverage permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) as at the First Test Date; |
(vii) | the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Financial Indebtedness incurred under any Permitted Additional Debt, when aggregated with (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Permitted Onshore Indebtedness; (B) the aggregate amount of the higher of the market value of those assets being disposed of and the proceeds raised from that disposal pursuant to a Permitted Sale and Leaseback and (C) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Permitted Receivables Financing, does not exceed US$45,000,000 at any time; and |
(viii) | no Event of Default under Clause 25.1 (Non-payment), Clause 25.6 (Insolvency), Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings) or Clause 25.8 (Creditors' process) is continuing at the time the relevant Financial Indebtedness is committed (or would result therefrom). |
Permitted Business Acquisition means an acquisition by any Group Member(s) of any Future Acquisition Target, if:
(a) | no Event of Default under Clause 25.1 (Non-payment), Clause 25.6 (Insolvency), Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings) or Clause 25.8 (Creditors' process) is continuing or would occur as a result of completion of such acquisition on the date of any Group Member's entry into of a legally binding commitment to make such acquisition (the Acquisition Commitment Date) by reference to the facts and circumstances known to the Group as at the date of entry into of such commitment; |
(b) | promptly after any Acquisition Commitment Date, the Company notifies the Agent of such pending acquisition and certifies that (to the Company's Knowledge) if the Leverage referred to in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) were re-calculated consolidating the financial statements of the Future Acquisition Target for the Most Recent Relevant Period (as at the Acquisition Commitment Date of that acquisition) with the Relevant Financial Statements (construed in accordance with the definition of Most Recent Relevant Period) relevant to that Most Recent Relevant Period on a pro forma basis (taking into account any cost savings and synergies (calculated on the same basis as Adjusted EBITDA)) and as if the consideration for such acquisition had been paid and the Financial Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred in connection with such acquisition had been utilised at the last day of that Most Recent Relevant Period and applied towards such acquisition at the last day of that Most Recent Relevant Period, it would have complied with the requirements of Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) for that Most Recent Relevant Period provided that if the Acquisition Commitment Date of that acquisition is prior to the First Test Date, the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the maximum Leverage permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) as at the First Test Date); |
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(c) | that Future Acquisition Target and (if it has any Subsidiaries) its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, carry on a principal business which falls within the general nature of the principal business carried on by the Group or is similar to, complementary to, compatible with or related to, the Core Business or is reasonably related, synergistic, incidental or ancillary to, the Core Business; |
(d) | any Financial Indebtedness incurred to finance such acquisition is Permitted Financial Indebtedness; |
(e) | the extent the Investment Purchase Price for such acquisition exceeds US$10,000,000, promptly after the Acquisition Commitment Date of that acquisition, the Company supplies to the Agent, to the extent prepared, copies of any due diligence reports in relation to that acquisition (in each case on a non-reliance basis and subject to the Agent and the Lenders signing any confidentiality undertaking, hold harmless or similar letters; and |
(f) | to the extent the acquisition relates to any acquisition by a Group Member of any hospital or any part of a hospital or ownership interests in any entity which is the Holding Company (direct or indirect) of any hospital, such acquisition is funded from paragraphs (a) and/or (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources. |
Permitted Cash Pooling means (subject to the compliance with Clause 24.29 (Collection Account and Cash Pooling Arrangement)) any cash pooling, netting or set-off arrangement entered into by any Obligor or Group Member in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of Obligor(s) and/or Group Member(s) (including an overdraft comprising more than one account).
Permitted Collateralised Hedging Transaction means any foreign exchange or interest rate hedging transaction(s) entered into by any Offshore Group Member for the purposes of hedging (in the case of foreign exchange hedging) any currency exposure (between US$ and RMB) of a Group Member relating to any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness or (in the case of interest rate hedging) any interest rate exposure of a Group Member relating to any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness, provided that (in each case):
(a) | the aggregate notional amount of any and all such hedging transaction(s) does not exceed (or its equivalent in the applicable currency does not at any time exceed) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness; |
(b) | at all times, the terms of such hedging are substantially based on, and are not more onerous to that Offshore Group Member or any other Group Member in any material respect than those in, the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement or the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement; and |
(c) | the scheduled termination date for any and all such hedging falls on or prior to the scheduled maturity date for the Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness to which such hedging relates. |
Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness means any Financial Indebtedness incurred by any Offshore Group Member, which Financial Indebtedness:
(a) | is collateralised by one or more standby letters of credit (an SBLC) (or its equivalent) issued by a bank or financial institution in the PRC (an SBLC Bank) at the request of an Onshore Group Member which letter(s) of credit (or equivalent) are in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of the Cash Pledge (as defined below) and which letter(s) of credit (or equivalent) are secured by a Cash Pledge (collectively the SBLC Arrangements); or |
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(b) | is itself secured by a Cash Pledge, |
provided that:
(i) | the relevant Onshore Group Member has deposited cash with: |
(A) | (in the case of paragraph (a) above) the SBLC Bank, to secure its counter-indemnity obligations in respect of the SBLC, the aggregate amount of which cash deposit does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Financial Indebtedness incurred by that Offshore Group Member, plus reasonable costs and interest thereon for the duration of such SBLC Arrangements; or |
(B) | (in the case of paragraph (b) above) the Lender of such Financial Indebtedness or its Affiliate, the aggregate amount of which cash deposit does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Financial Indebtedness incurred by that Offshore Group Member, plus reasonable costs and interest thereon for the duration of such Financial Indebtedness, |
(such cash deposit being the Cash Pledge);
(ii) | such Financial Indebtedness (and, in the case of paragraph (a) above, the SBLC) shall not have the benefit of any guarantee or Security from any Group Member (other than the SBLC (in the case of paragraph (a) above), the Cash Pledge (in the case of paragraph (b) above) and any Security or Quasi-Security created by such Offshore Group Member over its rights and interests under any Permitted Collateralised Hedging Transaction relating to such Financial Indebtedness (the Permitted Hedging Security)) or the Cash Pledge; |
(iii) | no Event of Default under Clause 25.1 (Non-payment), Clause 25.6 (Insolvency), Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings) or Clause 25.8 (Creditors' process) is continuing or would arise as a result of the incurrence of such Financial Indebtedness; and |
(iv) | except to the extent any cash utilised for the Cash Pledge constitutes Retained Cash, the proceeds of such Financial Indebtedness are applied to repay or prepay the Facilities or to fund the payment of interest, costs and expenses in respect of the Facilities. |
Permitted Disposal means a Disposal:
(a) | of assets in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity; |
(b) | of any asset by a Group Member or an Obligor (the Disposing Company) to a Group Member (the Acquiring Company), but if the Disposing Company is an Obligor, either: |
(i) | the Acquiring Company must be an Obligor; or |
(ii) | (if the Acquiring Company is a Non-Obligor) the aggregate consideration for all such Disposal over the life of the Facilities (after deducting the value of any assets transferred from Non-Obligors to Obligors), does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) in aggregate; |
(c) | of assets in exchange for, replacement for or investment in other assets (which are of a comparable or superior type, value or quality) which are used in the operation of the business of the Group and which are, subject to the Security Principles, subject to Transaction Security if the assets that they have been exchanged for were subject to Transaction Security; |
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(d) | of assets which are obsolete, redundant or no longer required for the business or operations of the Group for cash; |
(e) | of cash or Cash Equivalent Investments (including by way of realisation) which is not specifically prohibited by the terms of the Finance Documents; |
(f) | constituting a Permitted Joint Venture Investment or arising as a result of any Permitted Security (other than paragraph (h) of the definition of Permitted Security to the extent that it relates to any Permitted Disposal) or which constitutes, is part of, or is made under or is necessary to implement, a Permitted Transaction, Permitted Payment or Permitted Share Issue or is otherwise expressly permitted elsewhere in a Finance Document; |
(g) | of receivables (including those which are overdue or delinquent accounts receivables in connection with the collection or compromise of the unpaid accounts relating to those receivables) on arm’s length terms for cash either: |
(i) | on a non-recourse (as regards the ability of the account debtors of the relevant receivables to pay) basis; or |
(ii) | on a recourse basis to the extent constituting, part of or made under a Permitted Receivables Financing; |
(h) | that is constituted by any collection of trade receivables in the ordinary course of day to day business by way of receipt of any note or other instrument evidencing the indebtedness constituted by such receivable, and a transfer/presentation of such note or instrument by a bank or financial institution in exchange for a cash payment; |
(i) | under Finance Leases, hire purchase, conditional sale and other similar arrangements, which are otherwise permitted by the Finance Documents or constitute a Permitted Sale and Leaseback; |
(j) | constituting a licence, lease, sub-licence or sub-lease of real property or a licence of intellectual property rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business; |
(k) | required by law or regulation or any order of any government entity made thereunder (including any seizure, expropriation or compulsory purchase of any asset or any shares or equity interests in any Group Member by (or by the order of) any Governmental Agency, provided that such seizure, expropriation or compulsory purchase does not result from any default or breach by any Obligor, the Parent or any Group Member); |
(l) | under and pursuant to the terms of any agreement or commitment entered into by a Target Group Member on or prior to the Closing Date (being limited to those set out in the Partnership Disclosure Schedule or the Structure Memorandum and not entered into in contemplation of this restriction); |
(m) | by a Future Acquisition Target (that is the subject of any Permitted Business Acquisition and that was not a Group Member prior to such Permitted Business Acquisition but becomes a Group Member pursuant to such Permitted Business Acquisition) or any Subsidiary thereof under and pursuant to the terms of any agreement existing at completion of that Permitted Business Acquisition; |
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(n) | of rights relating to Treasury Transactions, constituted by any termination or close-out of such Treasury Transaction (provided that, in the case of any Treasury Transaction under any Hedging Agreement, such termination is permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement); |
(o) | of treasury shares (or shares otherwise already held by a Group Member) in any Group Member in connection with share incentive schemes, provided that such disposal is part of or is necessary to implement a Permitted Share Issue; |
(p) | constituting, or that is part of or made under, a Permitted Transaction; |
(q) | of shares or equity interests in a Group Member (other than the Company, the Parent or a Material Company) on arm's length terms or better provided that the relevant Group Member continues to be a Group Member; |
(r) | of assets (other than any shares or material intellectual property necessary for the business of the Group) on normal commercial terms where the proceeds are applied or committed or designated to be applied in reinvestment in other assets used in the business of the Group or for financing Capital Expenditure (or refinancing Capital Expenditure incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to that Disposal) or for financing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment (or refinancing a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment incurred in the 12 Months immediately prior to that Disposal) or otherwise for any working capital or general corporate purpose of the Group within 12 Months of when those proceeds are received by the applicable Group Member (and, if a binding reinvestment commitment is entered into or reinvestment is designated by the board of the relevant Group Member in that period, are actually applied within 18 Months of receipt by the applicable Group Member) or are applied in prepayment of the Facilities (and Permitted Additional Debt, Permitted Onshore Indebtedness or Refinancing Indebtedness, provided that such proceeds shall be allocated between the Facilities and such other Financial Indebtedness in a manner directed by the Company (provided that the proceeds allocated to the Facilities shall be on at least a pro rata basis (unless otherwise agreed to by the Majority Lenders)) in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable; and |
(s) | of assets of Group Members for cash where the Net Proceeds of that Disposal (when aggregated with the Net Proceeds receivable for any other Disposal not allowed under the preceding paragraphs and not constituting a Permitted Transaction) does not exceed US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent) per Financial Year. |
Permitted Financial Indebtedness means Financial Indebtedness:
(a) | arising under any of the Finance Documents; |
(b) | which constitutes (i) Parent Liabilities or (ii) Financial Indebtedness that is otherwise subordinated to the Facilities on terms that are acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) or (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing by the Parent to any one or more of its shareholders or Affiliates of its shareholders and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, but (in the case of (ii)) only if the creditor's rights in respect of such Financial Indebtedness are assigned to the Security Agent by way of security on terms acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders); |
(c) | constituting, or that is part of or made or incurred under, a Permitted Guarantee, (other than paragraph (d) of the definition of Permitted Guarantee, to the extent that it applies to any Permitted Financial Indebtedness), a Permitted Loan (other than paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Loan to the extent that it applies to any Permitted Financial Indebtedness), a Permitted Transaction, Permitted Cash Pooling or a Permitted Treasury Transaction; |
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(d) | arising under any Deferred Consideration; |
(e) | arising under a Finance Lease of vehicles, equipment, computers or fixed assets provided that (i) the aggregate capital value of all such items so leased under any outstanding leases by Group Members created on or prior to the Signing Date (excluding any Financial Indebtedness that falls within any other paragraph of this definition) does not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time, and (ii) the aggregate capital value of all such items so leased under any outstanding leases by Group Members and which items are acquired or leased after the Signing Date (excluding any Financial Indebtedness that falls within any other paragraph of this definition) does not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time. |
(f) | arising under any vendor financing relating to purchased equipment provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding under all such arrangements (excluding any Financial Indebtedness that falls within any other paragraph of this definition) does not (when aggregated with (without duplication) the aggregate amount of any Financial Indebtedness incurred pursuant to paragraph (e) above) exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time; |
(g) | raised by the issue of redeemable shares which are held by another Group Member pursuant to a Permitted Share Issue; |
(h) | incurred by any Offshore Group Member under any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness; |
(i) | arising under or in connection with any bill payable or similar instrument issued by any financial institution in the PRC on behalf of any Onshore Group Member to support obligations of any Onshore Group Member incurred in the course of ordinary day-to-day business, where any Onshore Group Member has provided cash collateral to such financial institution in respect of the full face value of such bill payable or similar instrument; |
(j) | which is Permitted Additional Debt or Permitted Onshore Indebtedness; |
(k) | which is a Permitted Receivables Financing; |
(l) | incurred by any person acquired by the Group (or indebtedness attaching to the assets of such person) pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (whether secured on pari passu basis with the Facilities or on a junior basis or senior unsecured, guaranteed or unguaranteed) and which is in existence at the time of acquisition and not incurred or increased in contemplation of the acquisition and is discharged within 4 months of completion of the acquisition unless otherwise permitted to remain outstanding pursuant to another paragraph of this definition), provided that if the Leverage referred to in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) were recalculated for the Most Recent Relevant Period (as at the Acquisition Commitment Date of that acquisition) on a pro forma basis, giving effect to the incurrence and full utilisation of any such Financial Indebtedness) would be equal to or less than the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition), provided that if such Financial Indebtedness is incurred prior to the First Test Date, the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the maximum Leverage permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) as at the First Test Date; |
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(m) | arising under the US$12,000,000 facility agreement dated 8 May 2014 and made between International Finance Corporation as lender and 北京和睦家康复医院有限公司(Beijing United Family Rehabilitation Hospital Co., Ltd.) as borrower, provided that such indebtedness is discharged in full within 4 months of the Closing Date; and |
(n) | arising under the US$60,000,000 facility agreement dated 20 January 2017 and made between International Finance Corporation as lender and Guangzhou United Family Hospital Limited as borrower, provided that such indebtedness is discharged in full within 4 months of the Closing Date. |
(o) | arising between any Group Member; |
(p) | of any Group Member the outstanding principal amount of which does not exceed an amount to be agreed between the Company and the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) at the time of incurrence of that Financial Indebtedness, |
provided that in the event that any Financial Indebtedness (Refinancing Debt) is incurred for the purposes of refinancing any other Financial Indebtedness (Refinanced Debt), any temporary non-compliance of any foregoing limit (including in respect of the Permitted Additional Debt) shall not result in any Refinancing Debt or Refinanced Debt not being permitted, as long as such limit would have been complied with had the proceeds of such Refinancing Debt been applied towards such refinancing and the applicable Group Members are taking reasonable steps to apply the proceeds of such Refinancing Debt towards the refinancing of such Refinanced Debt provided further that such application towards refinancing of such Refinanced Debt will be made within 10 Business Days after the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Debt and provided further that in the event that the Facilities are being replaced or refinanced in part only (such replacing or refinancing Financial Indebtedness being Refinancing Indebtedness) (A) the weighted average life of the Refinancing Indebtedness shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life of the Initial Term Facility, (B) the final maturity date of any such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Termination Date applicable to the Initial Term Facility, (C) the provider(s) of such Refinancing Indebtedness (or, where customary for financing of the relevant type, the agent or trustee in respect of such Refinancing Indebtedness) shall become party to the Intercreditor Agreement on pari passu or junior basis, (D) any proceeds from such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied towards the purported refinancing only (dollar for dollar) and any associated Transaction Costs and shall be so applied within 10 Business Days of after the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness, (E) any Refinancing Indebtedness may only receive any mandatory prepayments pro rata with or after (and not in priority to) any Facility, and (F) the Refinancing Indebtedness shall only be guaranteed and secured by guarantors and security that also guarantee and secure the Facilities (on pari passu or junior basis).
Permitted Guarantee means:
(a) | any guarantee under the Finance Documents; |
(b) | the endorsement of negotiable instruments and the giving of indemnities in the ordinary course of business; |
(c) | guarantees in relation to performance by any Obligor or any Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member under any contract entered into in the ordinary course of business (and counter-indemnities to financial institutions which have guaranteed such performance) but, in each case, not in respect of Financial Indebtedness; |
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(d) | guarantees which constitute, are part of or are given under, any Permitted Financial Indebtedness (other than paragraph (c) of the definition of Permitted Financial Indebtedness to the extent it relates to any Permitted Guarantee), any Permitted Cash Pooling, any Permitted Joint Venture Investment in a Permitted Joint Venture, a Permitted Transaction, Permitted Receivables Financing or a Permitted Treasury Transaction; |
(e) | guarantees granted by a Target Group Member on or prior to the Closing Date (being limited to those set out in the Reports, Partnership Disclosure Schedule or the Structure Memorandum or for the purpose of guaranteeing the Financial Indebtedness in paragraphs (m) and (n) of the definition of Permitted Financial Indebtedness and not entered into in contemplation of this restriction); |
(f) | guarantees granted by any Future Acquisition Target (that is the subject of any Permitted Business Acquisition and that was not a Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member prior to such Permitted Business Acquisition but becomes a Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member pursuant to such Permitted Business Acquisition) or any Subsidiary thereof and existing at the time of such Permitted Business Acquisition; |
(g) | indemnities (in customary form) given in the ordinary course of the documentation of an acquisition or disposal transaction; |
(h) | guarantees required by a court, tribunal, arbitral body or agency in connection with arbitration and other legal proceedings not otherwise being an Event of Default; |
(i) | guarantees given by any Obligor or Group Member to or in respect of the obligations of a Group Member; |
(j) | guarantees or indemnities or counter-indemnity obligations given by any Existing HHH Group Member to or in respect of any indebtedness or obligations of: |
(i) | an Existing HHH Group Member; |
(ii) | a Group Member; and/or |
(iii) | the Advisor and/or any of its Subsidiaries (which does not fall under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) above), provided that the proceeds of such indebtedness or obligations are reinvested into HHH Group and/or Group by way of equity injection or subordinated intercompany loan; and |
(k) | guarantees given by a Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member to landlords in the ordinary course of business and guarantees and counter-indemnities in favour of financial institutions which have guaranteed rent obligations of a Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member in respect of real property in the ordinary course of business for such Group Members or Existing HHH Group Members (as applicable); |
(l) | guarantees made by any Obligor or Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member in substitution for an extension of credit permitted under the definition of Permitted Loan to the extent that such Obligor or Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member would have been entitled to extend credit in an equivalent amount under the definition of Permitted Loan (taking into account the substitution of such credit with the guarantees and indemnities as contemplated in this paragraph (l)) to the person whose obligations are being so guaranteed or, as applicable, indemnified; |
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(m) | any guarantee granted by any Obligor or Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member to the trustee of any employee share option or employee unit trust scheme of any Obligor or Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member; |
(n) | customary indemnities given in mandate, engagement and commitment letters and financing documentation and to professional advisers and consultants; |
(o) | customary indemnities in favour of directors and officers of Obligors and Group Members and Existing HHH Group Members in their capacity as such in connection with the performance of their duties to the relevant Obligor(s) and/or Group Member(s) and/or Existing HHH Group Member(s); |
(p) | any counter-indemnity obligations of any Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member in respect of any performance bond or similar instrument issued by a bank or financial institution guaranteeing or in support of performance by any Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member (as applicable) under any contract entered into in the ordinary course of its business (and not relating to Financial Indebtedness); |
(q) | guarantees granted or arising under legislation relating to tax or corporate law under which any Obligor or Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member assumes general liability for the obligations of another Obligor or Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member incorporated or tax resident in the same jurisdiction; |
(r) | any counter-indemnity obligations of any Onshore Group Member in respect of any SBLC issued in connection with any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness or any guarantee by an Onshore Group Member which has granted a Cash Pledge in respect of any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness; and |
(s) | any guarantee the outstanding principal amount of which, when aggregated with all other guarantees and indemnities under this paragraph (s) (excluding any guarantee or indemnity permitted under any other paragraph of this definition) and any Financial Indebtedness incurred under paragraph (o) of the definition of Permitted Loan, does not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) in aggregate at any time. |
Permitted Holding Company Activity means:
(a) | liabilities arising from the incurrence of fees, costs, commissions and expenses in the ordinary course of business of a holding company including in connection with maintenance of existence, all necessary filings and compliance with all applicable laws and liabilities arising by operation of law or agreement of similar effect; |
(b) | treasury and normal holding company activities, including the provision of administrative, management, legal and accounting services to other Group Members of a type customarily provided by a holding company to its subsidiaries; |
(c) | making or receiving Permitted Loans, giving or benefiting from Permitted Guarantees, making any Permitted Treasury Transactions, making or receiving any Permitted Payments, issuing or subscribing for a Permitted Share Issue, making a Permitted Acquisition or acquiring rights or incurring liabilities otherwise permitted under the Finance Documents and incurring any Permitted Financial Indebtedness including: |
(i) | any rights and liabilities that are Parent Liabilities; |
(ii) | any Financial Indebtedness and/or other liabilities incurred under the Transaction Documents; and |
(iii) | any guarantee or indemnity given under the Transaction Documents; |
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(d) | ownership of shares in its Subsidiaries, intra-Group credit balances and other credit balances in bank accounts, cash and cash equivalent investments; |
(e) | the payment of salaries to management, directors, officers and employees of the Group; |
(f) | any action taken pursuant to a Permitted Transaction or pursuant to other steps set out in the Structure Memorandum and any arrangement in respect of, or the making of, a Permitted Payment or entering into a transaction to facilitate making a Permitted Payment; |
(g) | non-trading activities customary for non-trading companies in a transaction of this nature and/or incurrence of liabilities in connection with Taxes, including as a result of acting as the person responsible for payment of Taxes in a tax group (or equivalent) involving other Group Members; |
(h) | any activity in connection with any employee or participation scheme operated by a Group Member or any Holding Company thereof; and |
(i) | any other activity or transaction permitted by the Agent (with the consent of the Majority Lenders). |
Permitted Joint Venture means:
(a) | an Existing Joint Venture; |
(b) | any Joint Venture which ((if it has any Subsidiary) together with its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) carries on a business substantially the same as, complementary to or compatible with, that carried on by the Group; and |
(c) | any Joint Venture constituting, being part of or entered into under or pursuant to, a Permitted Transaction. |
Permitted Joint Venture Investment means:
(a) | any Joint Venture Investment in an Existing Joint Venture falling within paragraph (a) of that definition, provided that any further investment in such Existing Joint Venture after the Initial Utilisation Date is contractually committed by the Target Group as at the Initial Utilisation Date and to the extent disclosed to the Arrangers on or prior to the Initial Utilisation Date; |
(b) | any Joint Venture Investment in an Existing Joint Venture falling within paragraph (b) of that definition, provided that any further investment in such Existing Joint Venture after the date on which the relevant Future Acquisition Target becomes a Group Member is committed on or prior to the date on which that Future Acquisition Target becomes a Group Member; |
(c) | any Joint Venture Investment in a Permitted Joint Venture where, as at the date where any Group Member enters into a legally binding commitment to make such Joint Venture Investment, no Event of Default is continuing or would result from such Joint Venture Investment, in each case by reference to the facts and circumstances known to the Group as at the date of entry into of such commitment; and |
(d) | any Joint Venture Investment constituting, being part of or entered into under or pursuant to, a Permitted Transaction, |
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provided that:
(i) | promptly after the date of any Group Member's entry into a legally binding commitment to make such Joint Venture Investment, the Company certifies that (to the Company's Knowledge) if the Leverage referred to in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition were re-calculated for the Most Recent Relevant Period on a pro forma basis (taking into account any cost savings and synergies cost savings and synergies (calculated on the same basis as Adjusted EBITDA)) and as if the consideration for such Joint Venture Investment had been paid and the Financial Indebtedness to be incurred in connection with such Joint Venture Investment had been utilised at the start of that Most Recent Relevant Period, and after giving pro forma effect to (A) amounts subscribed for shares in or invested in (net of all redemptions) or lent to (net of any repayment) all such Joint Ventures by any Group Member, (B) the contingent liabilities of any Group member under any guarantee given in respect of the liabilities of any such Joint Venture, and (C) the market value of any assets transferred by any Group Member to any such Joint Venture (not being sales or purchases for cash made between a Group Member and any such Joint Venture in the ordinary course of trade and on arm’s lengths terms), the Group would have complied with the Leverage financial covenants set out in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition for that Most Recent Relevant Period (provided that if such legal commitment to make such Joint Venture Investment is entered into prior to the First Test Date, the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the maximum Leverage permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition as at the First Test Date). |
(ii) | no Event of Default under Clause 25.1 (Non-payment), Clause 25.6 (Insolvency), Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings) or Clause 25.8 (Creditors' process) is continuing or would occur as a result of completion of such Joint Venture Investment as at the date of any Group Member’s entry into a legally binding commitment to make such Joint Venture Investment; |
(iii) | the aggregate amount of Joint Venture Investment made by any Group Member in any Existing HHH Group Member pursuant to this definition shall be subject to the General Basket and other restrictions provided in in Clause 24.28 (General Restrictions); |
(iv) | the Joint Venture Investment is not made in any Sanctioned Countries; |
(v) | that Joint Venture and (if it has any Subsidiaries) its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, carry on a principal business which falls within the general nature of the principal business carried on by the Group or is similar to, complementary to, compatible with or related to, the Core Business or is reasonably related, synergistic, incidental or ancillary to, the Core Business; and |
(vi) | no Group Member shall make any Joint Venture Investment into any additional hospitals unless such Joint Venture Investment is funded from paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources. |
Permitted Loan means:
(a) | any trade credit extended in the ordinary course of day-to-day business and/or any advance payment made (including advance payment in relation to permitted Capital Expenditure) in the ordinary course of day-to-day business; |
(b) | a loan or credit which constitutes, is part of or is made under or is necessary to implement, any Permitted Financial Indebtedness (except under paragraph (g) of the definition thereof and paragraph (c) thereof to the extent that such paragraph (c) relates to any Permitted Loan), a Permitted Joint Venture Investment, a Permitted Payment or a Permitted Transaction; |
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(c) | any loan or credit made available for the purposes of enabling an Obligor to meet its payment obligations under the Finance Documents or in respect of any Parent Liabilities permitted under the Finance Documents, to make a Permitted Payment or to facilitate compliance with applicable law; |
(d) | any loan or credit made available by a Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member to another Group Member (and if both debtor and creditor in respect of such loan are Onshore Group Members, such loan may be made by way of entrustment loan or similar arrangements) or another Existing HHH Group Member provided that to the extent required by the Intercreditor Agreement but subject to the Security Principles, if the outstanding principal amount of that loan exceeds US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent), the creditor thereof (if it is an Offshore Group Member) and the debtor thereof (if it is also an Offshore Group Member) are or become party to the Intercreditor Agreement as an Intercompany Lender and a Debtor (as defined, in each case, in the Intercreditor Agreement), respectively; |
(e) | any loan or credit made available by the Parent to the Company or HHH Inc. (including any loan or credit made available by the Parent pursuant to a Parent Loan Document); |
(f) | a loan made by any Obligor or Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member to a director, officer, manager or employee of any Obligor or Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member if the amount of that loan when aggregated with the amount of all other such loans (excluding any loan falling within any other paragraph of this definition) does not exceed US$2,500,000 (or its equivalent) at any time; |
(g) | any loans made to an employee share option scheme or employee unit trust scheme of the Group or the Existing HHH Group (or to directors, officers or other employees of the Group or the Existing HHH Group for the purposes of participating in such schemes) up to an aggregate amount of US$2,500,000 (or its equivalent) at any time and provided that the proceeds of any such loan are revinested (directly or indirectly) into the Group or Existing HHH Group (as applicable) or are to be applied towards acquisition of shares in the Group or Existing HHH Group (as applicable); |
(h) | any loan or credit arrangement made by a Target Group Member on or prior to the Closing Date (being limited to those set out in the Partnership Disclosure Schedule and not entered into in contemplation of this restriction) provided that the principal amount of that loan or credit arrangement is not increased from the principal amount outstanding on the Closing Date (except pursuant to a commitment binding on any Target Group Member as at the Closing Date); |
(i) | any loan or credit made by a Future Acquisition Target (the subject of a Permitted Business Acquisition, which Future Acquisition Target was not a Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member prior to such Permitted Business Acquisition but becomes a Group Member pursuant to such Permitted Business Acquisition) or any Subsidiary thereof, which loan or credit is existing as at the closing date of such Permitted Business Acquisition (as any such loan or credit arrangement may be transferred to another Group Member or another Existing HHH Group Member), provided that the principal amount of that loan or credit arrangement is not increased from the principal amount outstanding on the date of closing of such Permitted Business Acquisition (except pursuant to a commitment binding on such Future Acquisition Target or any Subsidiary thereof as at the date of closing of such Permitted Business Acquisition); |
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(j) | any loan or credit representing deferred consideration on a Permitted Disposal which loan or credit is no more than 50 per cent. of the total consideration for that Permitted Disposal (provided that contingent consideration arrangements (including earn-outs) shall not be treated as a loan or credit for this purpose) and the terms of such deferred consideration are that it shall be paid within 18 months of the closing date of such Permitted Disposal; |
(k) | any loan or credit constituted by any cash credit balance at a bank or other financial institution; |
(l) | loans or extensions of credit to the extent the amount thereof would be permitted under paragraph (s) of the definition of Permitted Guarantee if such loans or extensions of credit were made by third parties under and with the benefit of the guarantee of any Obligor or Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member (for the amount of such loans or extensions of credit); |
(m) | any loan or credit made available by a Group Member to a HHH Group Member, provided that the aggregate amount of intercompany loans or entrustment loans made by any Group Member using operating cashflow generated after the Closing Date to or in favour of the HHH Group Members shall be subject to the General Basket and other restrictions provided in Clause 24.28 (General Restrictions); |
(n) | any loan or credit made available by an Existing HHH Group Member to an Existing HHH Group Member or a Group Member; and |
(o) | any loan or credit so long as the aggregate amount of the Financial Indebtedness under such loan or credit does not, when aggregated with the Financial Indebtedness under all other loans and credits under this paragraph (o) (excluding any falling within any other paragraph of this definition) and any guarantee or indemnity permitted under paragraph (s) of the definition of Permitted Guarantee, exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) in aggregate at any time. |
Permitted Onshore Indebtedness means any secured or unsecured Financial Indebtedness of an Onshore Group Member, provided that
(a) | the Leverage for the Most Recent Relevant Period as at which such Financial Indebtedness is incurred (recalculated on a pro forma basis, giving effect to such incurrence and full utilisation of and application of proceeds of such Financial Indebtedness) would be equal to or less than the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition), provided that if such Financial Indebtedness is incurred prior to the First Test Date, the maximum Leverage for that Most Recent Relevant Period shall be deemed to be the maximum Leverage permitted under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) as at the First Test Date; and |
(b) | the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Financial Indebtedness, when aggregated with (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Permitted Additional Debt; (B) the aggregate amount of the higher of the market value of those assets being disposed of and the proceeds raised from that disposal pursuant to a Permitted Sale and Leaseback and (C) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Permitted Receivables Financing, does not exceed US$45,000,000 at any time. |
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Permitted Payment means:
(a) | payment of a management fee per annum plus any Indirect Tax thereon (if applicable) plus reasonable expenses in any Financial Year by the Company to the Investors and/or any of their Affiliates (together, the Management Fees) where the aggregate of Management Fees (when aggregated with any amount paid under paragraph (k) below) in any Financial Year does not exceed US$2,500,000 (or its equivalent); |
(b) | the making of any Restricted Payment (not falling within paragraph (c) of the definition of Restricted Payment), by a Group Member (other than the Company) or an Existing HHH Group Member in favour of the holder(s) of shares or equity interests in such Group Member or an Existing HHH Group Member (as applicable) pro rata according to the applicable holding of shares or equity interests in such first-mentioned Group Member or first-mentioned Existing HHH Group Member held by such holder(s); |
(c) | any payment made by the Company to any Holding Company of the Company or by HHH Inc. to any Holding Company of HHH Inc. for funding the consideration payable by such Holding Company of any acquisition falling within paragraph (e) of the definition of Permitted Transaction; |
(d) | a payment to any Investor and any of its Affiliates to cover transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition, provided that such payments are reflected in the Funds Flow Statement; |
(e) | payment to departing managers, directors (excluding any director appointed by the Advisor), employees or officers in accordance with the terms of their service contracts (provided that their service contracts relate principally to the business of the Group or Existing HHH Group) in an aggregate amount (excluding any such payment that is funded from any New Shareholder Injection or any Permitted Financial Indebtedness) (when aggregated with any amount paid under paragraph (c) above and/or paragraph (e) of the definition of Permitted Transaction) not exceeding US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) in any Financial Year; |
(f) | payment to or for the account of a (direct or indirect) Holding Company of the Company or HHH Inc. (as applicable) in order to enable that Holding Company to maintain its corporate existence (including payment of applicable regulatory costs), to pay fees, costs and expenses related to the Group or Existing HHH Group (as applicable), to pay fees and expenses (including ad hoc advisory fees), to pay Taxes, to the extent they relate to or are attributable to the Group or Existing HHH Group (as applicable) (including as a result of any tax grouping arrangement) and to pay any interest or fees in respect of any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness, provided that the aggregate of such payments by Group Members (excluding any payment falling within any other paragraph of this definition) does not exceed US$1,000,000 (or its equivalent) in any Financial Year (provided that, any amount which is not paid in any Financial Year may be carried over into (and paid during) subsequent Financial Years); |
(g) | the declaration and payment of a Restricted Payment in cash by the Company provided that: |
(i) | the cash available to the Group as set out in its latest management accounts as at that time of declaration of such Restricted Payment is sufficient to pay (x) the Initial Term Facility Repayment Instalment due on the immediately following Initial Term Facility Repayment Date, and (y) the interest payable in respect of the Initial Term Facility on the immediately following Interest Payment Date; |
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(ii) | no Event of Default is continuing at the time of declaration of such Restricted Payment or would result from the Restricted Payment being made; and |
(iii) | either: |
(A) | the Most Recent Leverage (as at the time of declaration of such Restricted Payment) calculated giving pro forma effect to such payment (and any Financial Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred to finance such payment) is less than or equal to 3.25:1 but more than 2.00:1 as at the time of declaration of such Restricted Payment and at least 50 per cent. of such Restricted Payment is funded from Acceptable Funding Sources (other than by way of New Shareholder Injections which are used to fund a Cure Amount); or |
(B) | the Most Recent Leverage (as at the time of declaration of such Restricted Payment) calculated giving pro forma effect to such payment (and any Financial Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred to finance such payment) is less than or equal to 2.00:1 as at the time of declaration of such Restricted Payment; |
(h) | payment of any Royalty Payment by a Group Member to another Group Member or by an Existing HHH Group Member to another Existing HHH Group Member ; |
(i) | a payment constituting, or that is part of or made under, a Permitted Transaction (including any payment in respect of any purchase price adjustment under the SPA); |
(j) | any payment to directly or indirectly acquire shares or other ownership interests (and/or to cancel, discharge, purchase or repay any related loans and other amounts owing to the Group or Existing HHH Group) held by (or owing to) any present or former employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants of the Group Members or Existing HHH Group Member or any of its Holding Company (or any transferee thereof) (or their estates or the beneficiaries of such estates) in respect of any management equity, incentive, benefit or stock option plan (or other similar agreement or arrangement) not exceeding US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent) over the life of the Facilities; |
(k) | a Restricted Payment made in respect of any bona fide acquisition and transaction advisory fee in relation to any debt raising or acquisition activities, provided that the aggregate of such Restricted Payments by Group Members (when aggregated with any amount paid under paragraph (a) above) does not exceed the aggregate of US$4,000,000 (or its equivalent) in any Financial Year; and |
(l) | a Restricted Payment made to minority shareholders of any Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member incorporated in the PRC. |
Permitted Receivables Financing means an arrangement for the sale or discontinuing of receivables of Group Members on a recourse basis (including by way of securitisation or similar programme and where the recourse is limited to such receivables), provided that the Financial Indebtedness incurred by Group Members pursuant to those arrangements constitutes Permitted Financial Indebtedness (other than under paragraph (k) of the definition of Permitted Financial Indebtedness, and, to the extent that any Security or Quasi-Security is granted in connection therewith (the Secured Receivables Financing), does not exceed the amounts permitted pursuant to paragraph (z) of the definition of Permitted Security (when aggregated with all other amounts incurred in accordance with that paragraph and any other Secured Receivables Financing).
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Permitted Reorganisation means:
(a) | the liquidation, reorganisation, merger, demerger, amalgamation, consolidation or corporate reconstruction (a Reorganisation) on a solvent basis of any Non-Obligor so long as any payments or assets distributed as a result of such liquidation or reorganisation are distributed to other Group Members (or to the holder(s) of shares or equity interests in such Non-Obligor pro rata according to their respective holding of shares or equity interests in such Non-Obligor); |
(b) | a Reorganisation contemplated under the Structure Memorandum; |
(c) | a Reorganisation on a solvent basis of an Obligor (other than the Original Borrower) (the Existing Obligor), provided that: |
(i) | no Event of Default is continuing at the commencement of that Reorganisation; |
(ii) | all of the assets of the Existing Obligor are retained by one or more of the Obligors which is a Group Member (except to the extent constituting a Permitted Disposal (excluding paragraph (f) of the definition of Permitted Disposal to the extent it relates to a Permitted Transaction falling within paragraph (b) of the definition thereof)); and |
(iii) | the Finance Parties receive, subject to the Security Principles, Transaction Security and guarantee substantially similar to any Transaction Security and guarantee that is in place over the assets of the Existing Obligor or over its ownership interests (or, in the case of a guarantee, from the Existing Obligor) immediately prior to that Reorganisation (including security granted by any successor to the Existing Obligor over its assets, or any security granted by any Holding Company of any successor to the Existing Obligor over the shares in such successor) and the surviving entity assumes liability for the Existing Obligor under the Finance Documents. |
Permitted Sale and Leaseback means the disposal of one or more assets (including any real property (or any fixtures thereon)) by a Group Member on terms where they may be leased back to a Group Member, provided that the aggregate amount of the higher of the market value of those assets and the proceeds raised from that disposal does not, when aggregated with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Permitted Receivables Financing, Permitted Onshore Indebtedness and Permitted Additional Debt, exceed (in aggregate for any and all such disposals) US$45,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time.
Permitted Security means:
(a) | any Security or Quasi-Security arising by operation of law or agreement of similar effect and in the ordinary course of business; |
(b) | any Security or Quasi-Security arising in connection with Permitted Cash Pooling and any Security or Quasi-Security granted to a financial institution on that financial institution's standard terms and conditions (or better) or under applicable law in respect of accounts and services; |
(c) | any Security or Quasi-Security over or affecting any asset acquired by a Group Member after the Closing Date if: |
(i) | that Security or Quasi-Security was not created in contemplation of (and was subsisting at the time of) the acquisition of that asset by a Group Member; |
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(ii) | the principal amount secured (otherwise than by a capitalisation of interest) has not been increased in contemplation of or since the acquisition of that asset by that Group Member; and |
(iii) | that Security or Quasi-Security is removed or discharged within four months of the date of acquisition of that asset by that Group Member (save to the extent that such Security or Quasi-Security constitutes Permitted Security under another paragraph of this definition); |
(d) | any Security or Quasi-Security over or affecting any asset of any person which becomes a Group Member after the Closing Date (including any Security or Quasi-Security granted in respect of any Permitted Financial Indebtedness under paragraphs (m) and (n) of the definition of “Permitted Financial Indebtedness”), where that Security or Quasi-Security is created prior to the date on which that person becomes a Group Member; if: |
(i) | that Security or Quasi-Security was not created in contemplation of that person's becoming a Group Member; |
(ii) | the principal amount secured has not increased (otherwise than by capitalisation of interest) in contemplation of or since that person's becoming a Group Member; and |
(e) | that Security or Quasi-Security is removed or discharged within four months of that person's becoming a Group Member (save to the extent that such Security or Quasi-Security constitutes Permitted Security under another paragraph of this definition); |
(f) | any Security or Quasi-Security arising under any retention of title, hire purchase or conditional sale arrangement or arrangements having similar effect in respect of goods supplied to any Obligor or Group Member in the ordinary course of business and on the supplier's standard or usual terms and not as a result of any default or omission by any Obligor or Group Member; |
(g) | any Security or Quasi-Security subsisting over assets of a Target Group Member provided that such Security or Quasi-Security is irrevocably removed or discharged on or prior to the Closing Date (save to the extent that such Security or Quasi-Security constitutes Permitted Security under another paragraph of this definition); |
(h) | any Security or Quasi-Security arising in connection with a Permitted Disposal (other than paragraphs (f) or (g)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Disposal to the extent it relates to any Permitted Security) or a Permitted Acquisition; |
(i) | any Security or Quasi-Security arising as a consequence of or in connection with any finance or capital lease where the Financial Indebtedness arising under that arrangement is Permitted Financial Indebtedness; |
(j) | any payment or close-out netting or set-off arrangements under Permitted Treasury Transactions, provided that such arrangements shall not provide for any amount owing to any Obligor to be netted or set off against any obligations or liabilities of any person other than an Obligor or a Group Member; |
(k) | any set-off arrangements under Permitted Financial Indebtedness, provided that such arrangements shall not provide for any amount owing to any Obligor to be set off against any obligations or liabilities of any person other than an Obligor or a Group Member; |
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(l) | any Transaction Security, including cash collateral to secure, and any blocked accounts in respect of, obligations under the Finance Documents or a Permitted Additional Debt; |
(m) | any Security or Quasi-Security arising out of judgments or awards and/or arising by operation of law or the rules of any applicable court in respect of litigation involving any Obligor or Group Member (including any escrow payment into court); |
(n) | any Security over any rental deposits in respect of any property leased or licenced by any Obligor or Group Member in the ordinary course of business; |
(o) | any Security over documents of title and goods and rights relating to those goods created by any Obligor or Group Member as part of a documentary credit transaction; |
(p) | any Security or Quasi-Security (arising by operation of law or pursuant to mandatory provisions of applicable law) over any assets of any Obligor or Group Member as security for the payment of any taxes, assessments, charges or claims of or imposed by any Governmental Agency against or on such Group Member; |
(q) | any Security or Quasi-Security which does not secure any outstanding actual or contingent obligation, provided that the relevant Obligor or Group Member takes commercially reasonable steps to procure the release of that Security or Quasi-Security; |
(r) | any Security or Quasi-Security over cash paid into an escrow or similar account in connection with a Permitted Disposal or a Permitted Acquisition including those in favour of any tax, customs or bonding authorities; |
(s) | any cash collateral provided in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees to the issuer of those letters of credit or bank guarantees (where such letters of credit or bank guarantees are issued for the benefit of any Obligor or Group Member); |
(t) | deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (in each case other than Financial Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety, stays, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) of any Obligor or Group Member incurred in the ordinary course of business; |
(u) | any Security or Quasi-Security constituted by easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and title defects affecting real property which, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Obligor or Group Member; |
(v) | any Security or Quasi-Security constituted by (i) any Cash Pledge made by an Onshore Group Member in connection with any Permitted Collateralised Indebtedness or (ii) any Collateralised Hedging Security; |
(w) | any Security or Quasi-Security granted in respect of any Permitted Financial Indebtedness in respect of bills payable under paragraph (i) of Permitted Financial Indebtedness; |
(x) | any Security or Quasi-Security granted in respect of Permitted Onshore Indebtedness provided that such Security or Quasi-Security is not granted over assets subject to Transaction Security; |
(y) | utility easements, building restrictions and such other Security against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character; |
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(z) | any Security or Quasi-Security granted by any Obligor or Group Member securing Permitted Receivables Financing, the outstanding principal amount of which does not exceed US$45,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time (when aggregated with (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Permitted Onshore Indebtedness and Permitted Additional Debt and (B) the aggregate amount of the higher of the market value of those assets being disposed of and the proceeds raised from that disposal pursuant to a Permitted Sale and Leaseback); |
(aa) | any Security or Quasi-Security granted by any Existing HHH Group Member over or affecting any of its assets for the purpose of securing any other indebtedness or obligations of: |
(i) | an Existing HHH Group Member; |
(ii) | a Group Member and/or |
(iii) | the Advisor and/or any of its Subsidiaries (which does not fall under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) above), provided that the proceeds of such indebtedness or obligations are reinvested into HHH Group and/or Group by way of equity injection or subordinated intercompany loan; and |
(bb) | any Security or Quasi-Security granted by any Obligor or Group Member securing any other indebtedness, the outstanding principal amount of which (when aggregated with the outstanding principal amount of any and all other indebtedness which has the benefit of Security given by any or all of the Obligors and Group Members other than any permitted under paragraphs (a) to (aa) above) does not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time. |
Permitted Share Issue means an issue of shares:
(a) | by the Company to the Parent which are not redeemable at the option of the holder thereof before the date falling six Months after the Termination Date, where such issue does not lead to a Change of Control; |
(b) | by a Group Member to its immediate Holding Company or to another Group Member or to a minority shareholder in each case proportionate to its existing holding of shares in such Group Member provided that if the existing shares of the issuing Group Member are the subject of the Transaction Security, the newly-issued shares also become subject to the Transaction Security on the same terms; |
(c) | by the Company to the Parent of shares in exchange for an asset (whether contributed to the Company or any other Group Member) provided that such shares issued or to be issued by the Company are, or are required by the Finance Documents to be, subject to the same Transaction Security under the Transaction Security Documents as the Company's shares already in issue; |
(d) | by a Group Member (other than the Company) to a person (that is not a Group Member), provided that (i) such Group Member remains a Group Member after such issuance, (ii) such issuance is on arm’s length terms or better (from the perspective of the Group Member), and (iii) in respect of any issuance by a Group Member to a member of the HHH Group, subject to the Security Principles, if such Group Member’s hares or equity interests have been made subject to Transaction Security, the newly issued shares shall be subject to substantially equivalent Transaction Security after the issuance; |
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(e) | by a Group Member (other than the Company) to managers, officers, directors, employees of the Group pursuant to any share incentive scheme, provided that any such issuance shall not have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(f) | as part of a Permitted Joint Venture Investment; |
(g) | constituting, or that is part of or made under or pursuant to, a Permitted Transaction; and |
(h) | by the Company of shares as consideration for any Permitted Acquisition, provided that such shares (if issued to any person other than the Parent) are promptly transferred directly or indirectly (whether through equity contribution or otherwise) to the Parent and become subject to Transaction Security (free from any claims, third party rights or competing interests). |
Permitted Sponsor Amounts means, at any time, any amounts that the Group may, at that time, pay to one or more of the Sponsors in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (to the extent not actually paid to one or more of the Sponsors or otherwise utilised for any other purpose under this Agreement).
Permitted Transaction means:
(a) | any disposal required, Financial Indebtedness incurred, guarantee, indemnity or Security or Quasi-Security given, or other transaction arising, under the Finance Documents or the Transaction Documents; |
(b) | a Permitted Reorganisation; |
(c) | where necessary to comply with Tax or other legislation, any conversion into distributable reserves or share capital, capitalisation, forgiveness, waiver, release or other discharge of a loan or credit (including an intercompany account) outstanding between Group Members or Existing HHH Group Members or between the Parent and the Company or HHH Inc., provided that if that loan or credit was subject to Transaction Security prior to such event, the Finance Parties will (subject to the Security Principles) enjoy equivalent Transaction Security over any asset resulting from such event; |
(d) | any payment or other transaction set out in, described in or contemplated by the Structure Memorandum, the Acquisition Documents or permitted by the Majority Lenders, or any action or intermediate step necessary to implement any such payment or transaction; |
(e) | any acquisition by any Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member or any Holding Company of the Company or HHH Inc. of, or any loan to a trust or special purpose vehicle to fund the acquisition of, shares or other ownership interests or loan notes of managers, directors, officers and employees of a Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member on their ceasing to be employed or appointed, but only if the aggregate amount of consideration paid (excluding any such consideration funded from any New Shareholder Injection or Permitted Financial Indebtedness) (when aggregated with any payment made under paragraph (e) of the definition of Permitted Payment) does not exceed the threshold set out in paragraph (e) of the definition of Permitted Payment; and |
(f) | any acquisition by way of merger or amalgamation (provided that such acquisition is a Permitted Acquisition other than pursuant to paragraph (c) of that definition). |
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Permitted Transferee means, in relation to a Transfer, any bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in syndicated loans but excluding any such entity which is, to the knowledge of such Existing Lender or Lender, a Conflicted Lender or a Distressed Investor.
Permitted Treasury Transaction means:
(a) | any hedging transaction in respect of foreign exchange and/or interest rate liabilities and/or risks relating to the Facilities and/or Permitted Additional Debt provided that the aggregate notional amount of such interest rate hedging or, as the case may be, the aggregate notional amount of such exchange rate hedging does not (in each case) exceed the aggregate principal amount then outstanding under the Facilities or the relevant Permitted Additional Debt (as applicable) (or, if any such excess arises, the applicable Obligor or Group Member takes prompt action to eliminate such excess, including through close-out or termination of any such hedging transaction in whole or in part); |
(b) | any Permitted Transaction; |
(c) | any Permitted Collateralised Hedging Transaction; |
(d) | spot and forward delivery foreign exchange transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes; |
(e) | any Treasury Transactions (including any spot and forward delivery foreign exchange transactions) entered into between the Company and the Agent in connection with the Company’s foreign exchange exposure in respect of its obligation to pay the Acquisition Consideration and in accordance with the Funds Flow Statement; and |
(f) | any Treasury Transaction entered into for the hedging of actual or projected real exposures arising in the ordinary course of trading activities of a Group Member and not for speculative purposes. |
Plan means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or any “plan” subject to Section 4975 of the Code.
PRC means the People's Republic of China which, for the purpose of this Agreement, does not include Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.
Prepayment Determination Time has the meaning given to that term in Clause 9.3 (Application of mandatory prepayments).
Proceeds means Disposal Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Recovery Proceeds.
Proposed Additional Borrower means any person proposed to become an Additional Facility Borrower.
Proposed Additional Guarantor means any person proposed to become an Additional Guarantor.
Proposed Additional Obligor means a Proposed Additional Borrower or a Proposed Additional Guarantor.
Qualified ECP Guarantor means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, any entity that has total assets exceeding US$10,000,000 at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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Quasi-Security has the meaning given to that term in Clause 24.13 (Negative pledge).
Receiver means a receiver or receiver and manager or administrative receiver of the whole or any part of the Charged Property.
Recovered Amount has the meaning given to that term in Clause 31.1 (Payments to Finance Parties).
Recovering Finance Party has the meaning given to that term in Clause 31.1 (Payments to Finance Parties).
Recovery Proceeds means the Net Proceeds of any claim (a Recovery Claim) against any Seller in relation to the Acquisition Documents or against the provider of any Report or the Structure Memorandum (in its capacity as a provider of that Report or the Structure Memorandum), except for Excluded Recovery Proceeds.
Refinancing Indebtedness has the meaning given to that term in the definition of Permitted Financial Indebtedness.
Register has the meaning given to that term in Clause 26.7 (The Register).
Related Fund in relation to a fund (the first fund), means a fund which is managed or advised by the same investment manager or investment adviser as the first fund or, if it is managed by a different investment manager or investment adviser, a fund whose investment manager or investment adviser is an Affiliate of the investment manager or investment adviser of the first fund.
Relevant Borrowings has the meaning given to that term in Clause 24.19 (Financial Indebtedness).
Relevant Financial Statements means the Annual Financial Statements and the Semi-Annual Financial Statements (as applicable).
Relevant Increase has the meaning given to that term in Clause 1.6 (Basket Increases).
Relevant Jurisdiction means, in relation to an Obligor, the Parent or a Group Member:
(a) | its Original Jurisdiction; |
(b) | any jurisdiction where any asset subject to or intended to be subject to the Transaction Security to be created by it is situated; and |
(c) | any jurisdiction where it conducts a material part of its business. |
Relevant Period has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Relevant Synergy has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (b) of Clause 23.3 (Financial testing).
Repeating Representations means each of the representations set out in Clause 21.2 (Status) to 21.6 (Authorisations), paragraph (a) of Clause 21.11 (No default) and Clause 21.21 (Legal and beneficial ownership).
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Replaceable Lender means a Conflicted Lender, a Defaulting Lender, an Increased Costs Lender, an Illegal Lender, a Non-Consenting Lender, a Non-Responding Lender or a Non-Market Lender.
Replacement Lender has the meaning given to that term in Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender).
Reports means:
(a) | financial due diligence report dated 23 April 2019 prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers; |
(b) | tax due diligence report dated 5 April 2019 prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers; |
(c) | commercial due diligence report dated February 2019 prepared by McKinsey & Company; |
(d) | summary of offshore legal due diligence report dated 5 April 2019 prepared by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; |
(e) | onshore legal due diligence report dated 22 April 2019 prepared by Global Law Office (环球律师事务所). |
Representative means any delegate, agent, manager, administrator, nominee, attorney, trustee or custodian.
Request means any request for a consent, waiver, release, amendment or other vote under the Finance Documents.
Requested RMB Amount has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (a) of Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics).
Resignation Letter means a letter substantially in the form set out in Schedule 7 (Form of Resignation Letter).
Restricted Payment means:
(a) | any declaration, making or payment of any dividend, charge, fee or other distribution (or interest on any unpaid dividend, charge, fee or other distribution) (whether in cash or in kind) in each case on or in respect of any shares or equity interests (or any class of shares or equity interests); |
(b) | any repayment, return or distribution of any dividend or share premium or other reserve; |
(c) | any payment of any management, advisory or other fee to or to the order of the Company, any of the shareholders of the Company or any other Investor (or Affiliate of an Investor); |
(d) | any purchase, repurchase, redemption, reduction, retirement, acquisition, defeasance, repayment, cancellation or termination by the applicable person of any shares or equity interests in such person, or any payment (or any payment of interest on any unpaid sum relating to such payment), whether in cash or in kind (and including any payment in any sinking fund or similar deposit) on account of any of the foregoing, or the entering into of any other arrangement having a similar effect; or |
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(e) | any payment, repayment, prepayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or defeasance (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) on account of any Financial Indebtedness owed to any Investor (or Affiliate of an Investor that is not a Group Member) or in connection with any Parent Liabilities. |
Retained Cash means the aggregate of Retained Excess Cashflow and Retained Net Proceeds.
Retained Excess Cashflow has the meaning give to that in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Retained Net Proceeds means the aggregate of:
(a) | any Disposal Proceeds; |
(b) | any Insurance Proceeds; and |
(c) | any Recovery Proceeds, |
in each case, which is not (or are not) required to be applied in prepayment of any of the Facilities or any Permitted Additional Debt (other than as a result of Clause 9.5 (Trapped Amounts)).
Rollover Equity Consideration means the portion of the Acquisition Consideration that is agreed by the recipient thereof, whether pursuant to the Acquisition Documents or otherwise, to be reinvested in the Sponsor by way of subscription for certain shares in the Sponsor.
Royalty Payment means any payment of any royalty, technical or other fee by a Group Member whether in connection with the use or licence of any intellectual property or otherwise, together with any Indirect Tax imposed thereon.
SAFE means the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC and its local branches and/or counterparts.
SAIC means the State Administration for Market Regulation of the PRC and its local counterparts.
Sanctionable Activity means any activity that could trigger a designation under existing Sanctions administered by a Sanctions Authority.
Sanctions means any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes implemented, administered or enforced by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce or any other US government authority, the United National Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty's Treasury, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills or any other UK government authority, any French government authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore or the Monetary Authority of Hong Kong (such authorities, the Sanctioned Authorities).
Sanction Restricted Party means any persons or entities that are the subject of Sanctions.
Sanctioned Countries means a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (as of the Signing Date, comprising Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, but subject to such changes as take place over time).
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Secured Liabilities has the meaning given to that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Secured Parties has the meaning given to that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Security means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
Security Principles means the principles set out in Schedule 10 (Security Principles).
Selection Notice means a notice substantially in the form set out in Part II (Selection Notice) of Schedule 3 (Requests and Notices) given in accordance with Clause 12 (Interest Periods) in relation to any Initial Term Facility Loan.
Seller has the meaning given to that term in the Transaction Agreement.
Semi-Annual Financial Statements means the financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraph (b) of Clause 22.1 (Financial statements).
Sharing Payment has the meaning given to that term in Clause 31.1 (Payments to Finance Parties).
Signing Date means the date of this Agreement.
Specified Time means a time determined in accordance with Schedule 9 (Timetables).
Sponsor Affiliate means
(a) | the Advisor, any Sponsor, each of their respective affiliates, any trust of which the Advisor, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates is a trustee, any partnership of which the Advisor, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates is a partner and any trust, fund or other entity which is managed or is advised by, or is under the control of, the Advisor, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates; and |
(b) | any person acting in concert with any party listed in paragraph (a) above, |
provided that any such trust, fund or other entity which has been established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans or debt securities and which is managed or controlled independently from all other trusts, funds or other entities managed or controlled by the Advisor, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates which have been established for the primary purpose or main purpose of investing in the share capital of companies, in each case, shall not constitute a Sponsor Affiliate. For the purpose of this definition, a person is acting in concert with another person if: (i) they are a shareholder in the Advisor, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates; and (ii) in relation to such shareholding, they, whether pursuant to any agreement or understanding, formal or informal or otherwise, actively co-operate to obtain, maintain, consolidate or exercise control over that company or control of the voting rights attaching to their holding of shares in that company to a greater extent than would be possible by reason of their individual shareholdings alone.
Sponsors means the Advisor and funds, partnerships and other entities advised, managed and/or controlled by the Advisor and/or its Affiliates (but excluding any portfolio company in which such funds, partnerships or other entities hold an investment or interest in).
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Structural Adjustment means:
(a) | the introduction of any additional tranche or facility under the Finance Documents (whether ranking junior or pari passu to any of the Facilities) (other than in respect of a Permitted Additional Debt); |
(b) | any increase in or addition of any commitment (other than in respect of an Additional Facility established pursuant to Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility)), any extension of the availability of any commitment, the re-denomination of any commitment into another currency, any extension of the date for, or maturity of, or redenomination of, or a reduction of, any amount (including any interest or fee or any mandatory prepayment) owing or payable under the Finance Documents; and |
(c) | any changes to the Finance Documents (including changes to, the taking of, or the release coupled with the retaking of, any guarantee or security) that are consequential on, incidental to or required to implement or reflect any of the foregoing. |
Structure Memorandum means the tax structure memorandum prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers dated 15 August 2019 incorporating transaction steps.
Subsequent Relevant Period has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.5 (Cure rights).
Subsidiary means, in relation to any company, corporation or entity, a company, corporation or entity:
(a) | which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the first mentioned company, corporation or entity; |
(b) | more than half the issued share capital, registered capital or equity interest of which is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the first mentioned company, corporation or entity; or |
(c) | which is a Subsidiary of another Subsidiary of the first mentioned company, corporation or entity, |
and for this purpose, a company, corporation or entity shall be treated as being controlled by another if that other company, corporation or entity is (i) able to direct its affairs and/or to control the majority of the composition of its board of directors or equivalent body and/or (ii) able to exercise effective control over it or consolidate its financial condition or results of operation in accordance with the Accounting Principles for the purposes of the consolidated financial statements.
Super Majority Facility Lenders means, in respect of any Facility, a Lender or Lenders whose Commitment(s) in respect of such Facility aggregate more than 75 per cent. of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders in respect of such Facility (or, if the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders in respect of such Facility have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than 75 per cent. of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders in respect of such Facility immediately prior to the reduction of such aggregate Commitments in respect of such Facility to zero).
Super Majority Lenders means a Lender or Lenders whose Commitment(s) aggregate more than 75 per cent. of the Total Commitments (or, if the Total Commitments have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than 75 per cent. of the Total Commitments immediately prior to the reduction of the Total Commitments to zero).
Sum has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (a) of Clause 17.1 (Currency indemnity).
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Swap Obligation means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Sweep Excess Cashflow has the meaning given to that term in paragraph (c) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow).
Targets means, collectively, the General Partner and the Partnership (each, a Target).
Target Group means the Targets and its respective Subsidiaries from time to time (and Target Group Member means any member of the Target Group).
Tax means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature that is imposed by law or by a Governmental Agency (including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same).
Tax Credit means a credit against, relief or remission for, or repayment of any Tax.
Tax Deduction means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a payment under a Finance Document (other than a FATCA Deduction).
Tax Payment means an increased payment made by an Obligor to a Finance Party under Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) or a payment under Clause 15.2 (Tax indemnity).
Termination Date means:
(a) | in respect of the Initial Term Facility, the date which is 7 years after the Initial Utilisation Date; and |
(b) | in respect of any Additional Facility Commitments, the date specified in the relevant Additional Facility Notice (provided that such date is in accordance with paragraph (c) of Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility)). |
Test Date has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Third Parties Act has the meaning given to that term in Clause 1.5 (Third party rights).
Total Additional Facility Commitments means the aggregate of the Additional Facility Commitments.
Total Commitments means the aggregate of the Total Initial Term Facility Commitments, and the Total Additional Facility Commitments (only if any Additional Facility is established after the Signing Date), being the RMB equivalent of US$300,000,000 at the Signing Date and to be further determined in accordance with Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics).
Total Initial Term Facility Commitments means the aggregate of the Initial Term Facility Commitments, being the RMB equivalent of US$300,000,000 at the Signing Date and to be further determined in accordance with Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics).
Total Net Debt has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
Total Sale means the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Group, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.
Trade Instruments means any performance bonds or advance payment bonds or documentary letters of credit issued in respect of the obligations of any Group Member arising in the ordinary course of trading of that Group Member.
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Transaction Costs means the Acquisition Costs and costs, fees, commissions and expenses payable in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Disposal, Permitted Share Issue or Permitted Transaction, in each case whether or not consummated.
Transaction Agreement means the transaction agreement dated 30 July 2019 and entered into by, among others, the Seller(s) (as defined therein), the Advisor, the Bidco LP, the General Partner, the Partnership and each Target.
Transaction Documents means the Finance Documents, the Acquisition Documents, and the Parent Loan Documents.
Transaction Security means the Security created or expressed to be created in favour of the Security Agent pursuant to the Transaction Security Documents.
Transaction Security Documents means:
(a) | each Original Security Document; |
(b) | each of the documents delivered to the Agent under Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent); and |
(c) | any other document entered into by any Obligor, the Parent or a Group Member creating or expressed to create any Security over all or any part of its assets in respect of the obligations of any of the Obligors under any of the Finance Documents. |
Transfer means a Debt Purchase Transaction entered into by a Lender as assignor or transferor or by way of Voting Participation.
Transfer Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 4 (Form of Transfer Certificate) or any other form agreed between the Agent and the Company.
Transfer Date means, in relation to an assignment or a transfer by a Lender, the later of:
(a) | the proposed Transfer Date specified in the relevant Assignment Agreement or Transfer Certificate relating to such assignment or transfer; and |
(b) | the date on which the Agent executes the relevant Assignment Agreement or Transfer Certificate relating to such assignment or transfer. |
Treasury Transactions means any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price.
Unpaid Sum means any sum due and payable but unpaid by an Obligor under the Finance Documents.
US and United States means the United States of America, its territories and possessions.
US Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of The United States Code (entitled “Bankruptcy”), as amended from time to time and as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto.
US$ or US Dollars means the lawful currency of the United States.
US Borrower means a Borrower that is organised, incorporated or formed under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including the District of Columbia).
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US Guarantor means a Guarantor that is organised, incorporated or formed under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including the District of Columbia).
US Obligor means a US Borrower or a US Guarantor.
US Tax Deduction means a Tax Deduction required under U.S. federal income tax law.
US Qualifying Finance Party means, in respect of a payment by or in respect of a US Borrower, a Lender or Agent which (a)(i) is entitled to a complete exemption from withholding of US federal income tax on all payments payable to it under this Agreement and (ii) has supplied to the relevant US Borrower a properly completed and executed applicable Withholding Form evidencing such exemption or (b) a US Treaty Finance Party.
US Tax Obligor means (a) a US Borrower; or (b) an Obligor some or all of whose payments under the Finance Documents are from sources within the United States for US federal income tax purposes.
US Treaty Finance Party means a Finance Party which:
(a) | is treated as a resident of a US Treaty State for the purposes of the relevant US Treaty; |
(b) | does not carry on a business in the United States through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s participation in the Loan is effectively connected; and |
(c) | fulfils any other conditions which must be fulfilled under the relevant US Treaty for residents of the relevant US Treaty State to obtain full exemption from Tax imposed by the United States on interest, including the completion of any necessary procedural formalities. |
US Treaty State means a jurisdiction having a double taxation agreement (a US Treaty) with the United States which makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by the United States on interest.
Utilisation means a Loan.
Utilisation Date means the date of any Utilisation, being the date on which the Loan (the subject of such Utilisation) is to be made.
Utilisation Request means a notice substantially in the relevant form set out in Part I (Utilisation Request - Loans) of Schedule 3 (Requests and Notices).
Voting Participation means a Participation which involves a transfer of any voting rights, directly or indirectly, under, or in relation to, the Finance Documents (including arising as a result of being able to direct the way that another person exercises its voting rights).
White List means the financial institutions set out in Schedule 14 (White List).
Withholding Form means whichever of the following is applicable (including in each case any successor form):
(a) | IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; |
(b) | IRS Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments); |
(c) | IRS Form W-8ECI; |
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(d) | IRS Form W-8EXP; |
(e) | IRS Form W-9, certifying a complete exemption from backup withholding taxes imposed under Code Section 3406; |
(f) | in the case of a Lender relying on the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E and a certificate to the effect that such Lender is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the relevant Obligor within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; or |
(g) | any other IRS form by which a person may claim complete exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, withholding (including backup withholding) of US federal income tax on interest and other payments to that person, |
which, in each case, may be provided under cover of, if required to establish such an exemption, an IRS Form W-8IMY and the certificate described in paragraph (f) above in respect of its beneficial owners, if applicable.
Working Capital has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.1 (Financial definitions).
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(a) | Unless a contrary indication appears, a reference in this Agreement to: |
(i) | the Agent, the Arranger, any Finance Party, any Hedge Counterparty, any Lender, any Obligor, the Parent, any Group Member, any Party any Secured Party, the Security Agent or any other person shall be construed so as to include its successors in title (including the surviving entity of any merger involving that person), permitted assigns and permitted transferees to, or of, its rights and/or obligations under the Finance Documents or the Acquisition Documents (as applicable) and, in the case of the Security Agent, any person for the time being appointed as Security Agent or Security Agents in accordance with the Finance Documents; |
(ii) | a document in agreed form is a document which is: |
(A) | previously agreed in writing by or on behalf of the Agent and the Company; or |
(B) | if such document is to be delivered pursuant to Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) or specified in Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent), in the form in respect of which the Agent has given the notification referred to in Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent); |
(iii) | an amendment includes any amendment, supplement, variation, novation, modification, replacement or restatement (however fundamental), and amend and amended shall be construed accordingly; |
(iv) | assets includes properties, assets, businesses, undertakings, revenues and rights of every kind (including uncalled share capital), present and future, actual or contingent and any interest in any of the foregoing; |
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(v) | a Finance Document or a Transaction Document or any other agreement or instrument is (unless expressed to be a reference to such document, agreement or instrument in its original form or form as at a particular date) a reference to that Finance Document or Transaction Document or other agreement or instrument as amended, novated, supplemented, extended or restated (however fundamentally and whether or not more onerously) or replaced and includes any change in the purpose of, any extension of or any increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under that Finance Document or other agreement or instrument (in any other manner whatsoever) and including any waiver or consent granted in respect of any term of any Finance Document or Transaction Document from time to time; |
(vi) | a consent includes an authorisation, permit, approval, consent, exemption, licence, order, filing, registration, recording, notarisation, permission or waiver; |
(vii) | a disposal includes any sale, transfer, grant, lease, licence or other disposal, whether voluntary or involuntary, and dispose will be construed accordingly; |
(viii) | fair market value may be conclusively established by means of a certificate or a resolution or other determination made by the board of directors of the person making that resolution (or of any other person authorised or designated by the board of directors of that person to make that determination on its behalf) or other determination in each case acting in good faith and acting reasonably; |
(ix) | a group of Lenders includes all the Lenders or another subset of the Lenders as appropriate; |
(x) | guarantee means (other than in Clause 20 (Guarantee and indemnity)) any guarantee, counter-indemnity, letter of credit, bond, indemnity or similar assurance against loss in respect of any indebtedness of any other person or any obligation, direct or indirect, actual or contingent, to purchase or assume any indebtedness of any person or to make an investment in or loan to any person or to purchase assets of any person where, in each case, such obligation is assumed in order to maintain or assist the ability of such person to meet its indebtedness; |
(xi) | indebtedness includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as guarantor or surety) for the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent (but shall not include deposits held on behalf of clients); |
(xii) | losses includes losses, actions, damages, claims, proceedings, costs, demands, expenses (including legal and other fees) and liabilities of any kind, and loss shall be construed accordingly; |
(xiii) | a person includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, fund, joint venture, consortium, partnership or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality); |
(xiv) | a regulation includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law but, if not having the force of law, one with which entities to which the same applies customarily comply) of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency or department or of any regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation; |
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(xv) | signed communications, documents or notices refers to written communication, documents or notices that carry a manuscript, or a digital or electronic copy of a manuscript, signature, and signature shall be construed accordingly; |
(xvi) | a sub-participation means any sub-participation or sub-contract (whether written or oral) or any other agreement or arrangement having an economically substantially similar effect, including any credit default or total return swap or derivative (whether disclosed, undisclosed, risk or funded) by a Lender of or in relation to any of its rights or obligations under, or its legal, beneficial or economic interest in relation to, the Facilities and/or Finance Documents to a counterparty; |
(xvii) | a provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or re- enacted; |
(xviii) | a time of day is a reference to Hong Kong time; and |
(b) | Any reference in this Agreement to including (or similar expressions) means including, without limitation and includes and included shall be interpreted accordingly. |
(c) | Unless a contrary indication appears, the equivalent of an amount (expressed in US$) in a currency other than US$ shall, at any time (but without prejudice to Clause 23.4 (Exchange rates)), be the amount in such other currency that could purchase such first-mentioned amount in US$ at that time based on the Agent's Spot Rate of Exchange from such other currency to US$ at that time. |
(d) | An Obligor or a Group Member will only be aware of a fact, event or circumstance to the extent that such Obligor or Group Member has Knowledge of such fact, event or circumstance. |
(e) | Any obligation of the Parent, any Obligor or Group Member to make due and careful enquiry shall be satisfied by such due and careful enquiry being made by it through its directors or other equivalent officers as is practicable in the circumstances. |
(f) | Unless a contrary indication appears, a reference in Clause 15 (Tax Gross-Up and Indemnities) to determines or determined (or any similar expression) means a determination made by the person making such determination in good faith. |
(g) | Other than in respect of the financial covenants in Clause 23 (Financial Covenants), for the purposes of determining compliance with any basket amount, threshold and any other exceptions to any undertaking under Clause 24 (General Undertakings) and any Event of Default under Clause 25 (Events of Default), the equivalent to any amount in US dollars shall be determined as at the time of the applicable incurrence, disposal, acquisition, investment, lease, loan, guarantee or other relevant action. |
(h) | No breach of any undertaking under Clause 24 (General Undertakings) or Event of Default under Clause 25 (Events of Default) shall arise merely as a result of a subsequent change in the US dollar equivalent of any amount due to fluctuation in exchange rates (except that compliance with financial covenants in Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) as at any Test Date or in respect of any Relevant Period shall be determined using the applicable exchange rates specified in Clause 23.4 (Exchange rates)). |
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(i) | Any calculation or determination to be made on a pro forma basis will be made after taking into account any applicable adjustments pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of Clause 23.3 (Financial testing) assuming the relevant Groups Initiative, incurrence, assumption or repayment of Financial Indebtedness had accrued at the beginning of the applicable Most Recent Relevant Period. |
(j) | The determination of the extent to which a rate is for a period equal in length to an Interest Period shall disregard any inconsistency arising from the last day of that Interest Period being determined pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. |
(k) | Section, Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only. |
(l) | Unless a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other Finance Document or in any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this Agreement. |
(m) | A Default (including, for the avoidance of doubt, an Event of Default and a Major Default) is continuing if it has not been remedied or waived. |
(n) | A Default, an Event of Default or a Major Default will be remedied (and cease to be continuing) where the underlying circumstances giving rise to the Default, Event of Default or Major Default (as the case may be) cease to exist or where actions have been taken which have addressed the underlying circumstances in each case with the effect that those underlying circumstances (after giving effect to the taking of such actions) no longer constitute a Default, an Event of Default or a Major Default (as the case may be), provided that if an Acceleration Event has occurred, then such Event of Default is no longer capable of being remedied and will be continuing unless it has been waived. |
(o) | An Acceleration Event is continuing if the relevant Acceleration Event has occurred and the underlying notice of acceleration has not been withdrawn by the Agent. |
(p) | In addition to paragraph (n) above, and subject to paragraph (n) above, if a Default (including an Event of Default and a Major Default) occurs for a failure to deliver a required certificate, notice or other document in connection with another default (an Initial Default) then at the time such Initial Default is remedied or waived, such Default (including an Event of Default and a Major Default) for a failure to report or deliver a required certificate, notice or other document in connection with the Initial Default will also be cured without any further action. Any Default (including an Event of Default and a Major Default) for the failure to comply with the time periods prescribed in Clause 22 (Information Undertakings), or otherwise to deliver any notice, certificate or other document, as applicable, even though such delivery is not within the prescribed period specified in this Agreement or any other Finance Document, shall be deemed to be cured upon the delivery of any such report required by such covenant or notice, certificate or other document, as applicable, even though such delivery is not within the prescribed period specified in this Agreement or any other Finance Document. |
(q) | References to any matter being permitted shall include references to such matters not being expressly prohibited by the Finance Documents or otherwise approved by the requisite Lenders. |
(r) | If and to the extent that the Majority Lenders or Super Majority Lenders are required to act reasonably under the terms of a Finance Document with respect to any matter, each Lender must act reasonably with respect to such matter. |
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(s) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document, none of the steps, transactions, reorganisations or events set out or described in, or contemplated by, the Structure Memorandum or the actions or intermediate steps necessary to implement any of those steps, actions or events (in each case other than the incurrence of indebtedness or the granting of security) shall constitute a breach of any representation or warranty, a breach of any undertaking or otherwise result in the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default or a Major Default under a Finance Document and shall be expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement and the other Finance Documents. |
(t) | In ascertaining the Majority Lenders or whether any given percentage of the Total Commitments has been obtained to approve any request for a consent, waiver, amendment or other vote under the Finance Documents or for the purpose of the allocation of any repayment or prepayment or for the purposes of taking any step, decision, direction or exercise of discretion which is calculated by reference to drawn amounts any Commitments not denominated in the Base Currency (Non-Base Currency Commitments) shall be deemed to be converted into the Base Currency at the Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange on the date on which that Commitment was provided under this Agreement. |
(u) | Reference to the weighted average life of the Initial Term Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the period from the first drawdown or utilisation of the Initial Term Facility to the last scheduled repayment of the Initial Term Facility and the remaining weighted average life of the Initial Term Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the period from the date of calculation to the last scheduled repayment of the Initial Term Facility, provided that, in each case, if the Initial Term Facility has not been utilised at the date of calculation then it will be ignored for the purposes of this calculation. |
(v) | For all purposes under this Agreement or any other Finance Document, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any equivalent organizational event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if as a result of such division or plan of division any asset, right, obligation or liability of any person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original person to the subsequent person, and (b) if as a result of such division or plan of division any new person comes into existence, such new person shall be deemed to have been organised on the first date of its existence by the holders of its capital stock at such time. |
1.3 | Currency symbols and definitions |
Any reference in this Agreement to RMB is to the lawful currency of the PRC, HKD is the lawful currency of Hong Kong and US$ and US dollars is to the lawful currency of the United States of America.
1.4 | Intercreditor Agreement |
This Agreement is subject to, and has the benefit of, the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.
1.5 | Third party rights |
(a) | Unless expressly provided to the contrary in a Finance Document a person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the Third Parties Act) to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement. |
(b) | Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any person who is not a Party is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time. |
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1.6 | Basket Increases |
(a) | If: |
(i) | as shown by the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered with the Semi-Annual Financial Statements or Annual Financial Statements, Adjusted EBITDA exceeds EBITDA by reference to the Base Case Model; and/or |
(ii) | (without double-counting) any Group Member makes any Permitted Acquisition and on the last day of the Financial Half-Year in which completion of that Permitted Acquisition occurs, such Permitted Acquisition results in Adjusted EBITDA exceeding EBITDA (immediately prior to any adjustment resulting from that Permitted Acquisition), |
(in each case calculated in accordance with Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) and the proportion by which (i) Adjusted EBITDA exceeds EBITDA by reference to the Base Case Model or (ii) Adjusted EBITDA exceeds EBITDA solely as a result of that Permitted Acquisition being the Relevant Increase and shown in the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered with the Semi-Annual Financial Statements or Annual Financial Statements) each of the baskets (including all "Financial Year", "life of Facilities" and "at any time" and "aggregate" baskets) for which a specific amount is set out in this Agreement and any definitions used therein (including the definitions of Permitted Business Acquisition, Permitted Disposal, Permitted Financial Indebtedness, Permitted Guarantee, Permitted Loan, Permitted Sale and Leaseback, and Permitted Security (each, Permitted Basket) but excluding Permitted Payment) shall be permanently increased by the same percentage as the Relevant Increase. The Company may re-designate the Relevant Increase between each of the baskets within each Permitted Basket (which appear in the same provision or the same definition (including the definition of Permitted Business Acquisition, Permitted Disposal, Permitted Financial Indebtedness, Permitted Guarantee, Permitted Loan, Permitted Payment, Permitted Sale and Leaseback and Permitted Security)) at its sole discretion.
(b) | For any relevant basket set by reference to a fixed period (including a Financial Year), at the option of the Company, the maximum amount permitted during such fixed period may be increased by an amount equal to the difference (if positive) between the permitted amount in the immediately preceding fixed period and the amount thereof actually used or applied by the Group during such preceding fixed period. Any amount so carried forward will be deemed to be utilised prior to the relevant basket for the then current fixed period. |
(c) | For any relevant basket set by reference to a fixed period (including a Financial Year), at the option of the Company, not more than 30 per cent. of the permitted amount from the current fixed period may be carried back to the immediate preceding fixed period, and the maximum amount permitted during the current fixed period shall be decreased by an amount equal to such amount being carried back. |
(d) | In the event that any amount or transaction meets the criteria of more than one of the baskets or exceptions set out within a single “Permitted” definition in this Agreement, the Company, in its sole discretion, will classify and may from time to time reclassify that amount or transaction to a particular basket or exception and will only be required to include that amount or transaction in one of those baskets or exceptions (and, for the avoidance of doubt, an amount or transaction may at the option of the Company be split between different baskets or exceptions). |
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1.7 | Restrictions on the Parent |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Finance Documents to the contrary, no restriction in any provision of Clause 24 (General Undertakings) shall be applicable to the Parent other than in respect of:
(a) | Clause 24.1 (Authorisations); |
(b) | Clause 24.9 (Holding Companies); |
(c) | Clause 24.11 (Pari passu ranking); |
(d) | Clause 24.13 (Negative pledge); |
(e) | Clause 24.14 (Disposals); and |
(f) | Clause 24.25 (Further assurance). |
1.8 | Exchange rate fluctuations |
(a) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, when applying any monetary limits, thresholds and other exceptions to the representations and warranties, undertakings and Events of Default under the Finance Documents, the equivalent to an amount in the Base Currency shall be calculated at the rate for the conversion of the Base Currency into the relevant currency of the non-base currency monetary limit, threshold and other exception which would have been used had an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Group been prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles, or at the option of the Company at the Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange, in each case, as at the date of the Group incurring or making the relevant disposal, acquisition, investment, lease, loan, debt or guarantee or taking any other relevant action. |
(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, no Event of Default or breach of any representation and warranty or undertaking under this Agreement or the other Finance Documents shall arise merely as a result of a subsequent change in the Base Currency equivalent or any other currency specified for any basket due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. |
(c) | Paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall not apply to or in respect of the calculation or for the purpose of testing any financial covenant under Clause 23 (Financial Covenants). |
1.9 | Excluded Matters |
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, prior to the Closing Date (and subject at all times to Clause 4.3 (Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period)), no breach of Clauses 21 (Representations) to 24 (General Undertakings) (both inclusive) or other term of (or actual or potential Event of Default (however so described) under) any document relating to the existing financing arrangements of any member of the Target Group shall constitute a breach under any provisions in Clauses 21 (Representations) to 24 (General Undertakings) (both inclusive) of this Agreement or any of the other Finance Documents or result in the occurrence of an actual or potential Event of Default.
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1.10 | Personal liability |
No director, officer, employee or other individual acting (or purporting to act) on behalf of an Investor Affiliate, the Parent, the Original Borrower, the Cayman GP, the Cayman LP, the Bidco LP, any Group Member or any HHH Group Member (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) shall be personally liable for any representation, certification or statement made or deemed to be made by him or her, an Investor Affiliate, the Parent, the Original Borrower, the Cayman GP, the Cayman LP, the Bidco LP, any Group Member or any HHH Group Member (as applicable) in any Finance Document or any certificate, notice or other document required to be delivered under, or in connection with, any Finance Document, whether or not signed by that director, officer, employee or other individual, save in the case of fraud, or intention to mislead (in which case any liability shall be determined in accordance with applicable law) and each such individual may rely on this Clause subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.
1.11 | No Investor Affiliate Recourse |
Subject to Clause 1.10 (Personal liability), no Finance Party will have any recourse to any Investor Affiliate (excluding the Parent, the Original Borrower, any Group Member and any HHH Group Member but, in respect of the Parent, Cayman LP and any HHH Group Member, on a limited recourse basis and with respect to assets the subject of Security only) in respect of any term of any Finance Document, any statements by Investor Affiliates, or otherwise.
1.12 | Management amendments |
Each Finance Party acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the other Finance Documents (including without limitation, representations, warranties, undertakings, financial covenants and Events of Default, and related baskets and thresholds) have been negotiated without full access to the management of the Target Group. The Finance Parties shall negotiate in good faith any amendments, variations or supplements to this Agreement or any other Finance Document to the extent reasonably requested prior to the Initial Utilisation Date by the Target Group for the anticipated operational requirements and flexibilities of the Group in respect of such provisions and the other terms and conditions contained in such documentation following the Closing Date.
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2 | The Facilities |
2.1 | The Facility |
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Initial Term Facility Lenders make available to the Company a term loan facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Total Initial Term Facility Commitments.
2.2 | Increase - Cancelled Commitments |
(a) | The Company may by giving prior notice to the Agent by no later than the date falling 20 Business Days after the effective date of a cancellation of the Available Commitment or the Commitment (in respect of any Facility) of an Illegal Lender in accordance with Clause 8.1 (Illegality) or Replaceable Lender in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender) (such Available Commitment or Commitment so cancelled being the Cancelled Commitment) request that the Total Commitments be increased (and the Commitments under that Facility shall be so increased) by an aggregate amount in US$ or RMB (at the option of the Company) of up to the amount of the Cancelled Commitment as follows: |
(i) | such increased Commitments under that Facility will be assumed by one or more Lenders or persons (other than a Group Member) (each an Increase Lender) selected by the Company each of which confirms its willingness to assume and does assume all the obligations of a Lender corresponding to that part of such increased Commitments under that Facility which it is to assume (the Assumed Commitment of such Increase Lender), as if it had been an Original Initial Term Facility Lender; |
(ii) | each of the Obligors and any Increase Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another as the Obligors and the Increase Lender would have assumed and/or acquired had that Increase Lender been an Original Initial Term Facility Lender (with the Assumed Commitment in respect of such Increase Lender, in addition to any other Commitment which such Increase Lender may otherwise have in accordance with this Agreement); |
(iii) | each Increase Lender shall become a Party as a Lender and any Increase Lender (with the Assumed Commitment in respect of such Increase Lender, in addition to any other Commitment which such Increase Lender may otherwise have in accordance with this Agreement) and each of the other Finance Parties and Hedge Counterparties shall assume obligations towards one another and acquire rights against one another as that Increase Lender and those Finance Parties and Hedge Counterparties would have assumed and/or acquired had the Increase Lender been an Original Initial Term Facility Lender; |
(iv) | the Commitments of the other Lenders shall continue in full force and effect; and |
(v) | such increase in the Commitments under that Facility shall take effect on the later of (1) the date specified by the Company in the notice referred to above or (2) any later date on which the conditions set out in paragraph (b) below are satisfied in respect of such increase. |
(b) | An increase in the Commitments under any Facility pursuant to this Clause 2.2 will only be effective on: |
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(i) | the execution by the Agent of an Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments from each relevant Increase Lender in respect of such increase which the Agent shall execute promptly on request; and |
(ii) | in relation to an Increase Lender which is not a Lender immediately prior to the relevant increase: |
(A) | that Increase Lender entering into the documentation required for it to accede as a party to the Intercreditor Agreement; and |
(B) | the Agent being satisfied that it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assumption of the Assumed Commitments by that Increase Lender. The Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Increase Lender upon being so satisfied. |
(c) | Each Increase Lender, by executing an Increase Confirmation- Cancelled Commitments, confirms that the Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the increase in Commitments (to which such Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments relates) becomes effective. |
(d) | The Company shall promptly on demand pay the Agent and the Security Agent the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by either of them and, in the case of the Security Agent, by any Receiver or Delegate in connection with any increase in Commitments under this Clause 2.2. |
(e) | An Increase Lender shall, on the date upon which its assumption of any Assumed Commitment takes effect, pay to the Agent (for its own account) a fee in an amount equal to the fee which would be payable under Clause 26.3 (Assignment or transfer fee) if such assumption was a transfer pursuant to Clause 26.5 (Procedure for transfer) and if the Increase Lender was a New Lender. |
(f) | The Company may pay to an Increase Lender a fee in the amount and at the times agreed between the Company and that Increase Lender in a Fee Letter. |
(g) | Clause 26.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders) shall apply mutatis mutandis in this Clause 2.2 in relation to an Increase Lender as if references in that Clause to: |
(i) | an Existing Lender were references to all the Lenders immediately prior to the relevant increase in Commitments; |
(ii) | the New Lender were references to that Increase Lender; and |
(iii) | a re-transfer and re-assignment were references to, respectively, a transfer and assignment. |
2.3 | Additional Facility |
(a) | Subject to this Clause 2.3, the Company may, at any time and from time to time following the Closing Date, by delivering to the Agent and the Security Agent a duly completed Additional Facility Notice signed by an Authorised Signatory and complying with paragraphs (b) and (c) below, establish an Additional Facility by way of (i) the introduction of a new additional commitment or facility as a Facility under this Agreement or (ii) as an additional tranche of or increase in an existing Facility (including any previously incurred Additional Facility) under this Agreement. |
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(b) | No consent of any Finance Party is required to establish an Additional Facility at any time (other than, in relation to an Additional Facility, the relevant Additional Facility Lenders) provided that the Financial Indebtedness under such Additional Facility constitutes Permitted Additional Debt and is designated as "Senior Lender Liabilities" as defined in and for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement. |
(c) | Each Additional Facility Notice shall not be regarded as having been duly completed unless it is signed by the Company and each party thereto and specifies the following matters in respect of such Additional Facility: |
(i) | the proposed borrower(s) (which, if not a Borrower, shall accede in accordance with Clause 28 (Changes to the Obligors)) and guarantor(s) in respect of the Additional Facility; |
(ii) | the person(s) to become Additional Facility Lenders (which shall not be a Group Member) in respect of the Additional Facility and the amount of the commitments of such Additional Facility allocated to each Additional Facility Lender (and whether such Lender is a Sponsor Affiliate); |
(iii) | the aggregate amount of the commitments of the Additional Facility and the currency being made available and any other or optional currency or currencies which are available for utilisation under such Additional Facility; |
(iv) | the purpose and permitted usage of such Additional Facility and any additional conditions to drawdown of such Additional Facility (which may be as agreed between the Company and the Additional Facility Lenders providing that Additional Facility), including any applicable Certain Funds Period and related conditions; |
(v) | the rate of interest applicable to the Additional Facility (including any applicable margin, basis, floor and/or margin ratchet) and commitment fee and other fees payable in respect of that Facility; |
(vi) | the Additional Facility Commencement Date and Availability Period for the Additional Facility; |
(vii) | the Termination Date, repayment profile, amortisation schedule and any mandatory prepayment provisions; and |
(viii) | each of the requirements of paragraph (b) above and confirmation of each of the conditions set out in paragraph (b) above are satisfied; and |
such Additional Facility Notice shall be deemed to have been duly completed if it is signed by each party thereto and specifies the matters in paragraphs (c)(i) to (c)(viii) above in respect of such Additional Facility, and prior to the applicable Additional Facility Commencement Date, without prejudice to the rights of the Agent to request any other information which the Agent or Security Agent may reasonably require in relation to such Additional Facility provided that where the Additional Facility is an additional tranche or class of, or an increase of, or an extension of, any existing Facility or a previously incurred Additional Facility (the Original Facility), then the terms applicable to that Additional Facility set out in paragraph 2 of the Additional Facility Notice shall be the same as those applicable to the Original Facility (other than the identity of the Additional Facility Lenders and the amount of the Additional Facility Commitment).
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(d) | Subject to the conditions set out in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Clause 2.3 being satisfied, following receipt by the Agent of a duly completed Additional Facility Notice and with effect from the relevant Additional Facility Commencement Date (or any later date on which the conditions set out in paragraph (e) below are satisfied) the relevant Additional Facility shall come into effect and be established in accordance with its terms and: |
(i) | the Additional Facility Lenders participating in the relevant Additional Facility shall make available that Additional Facility in the aggregate amount set out in the Additional Facility Notice; |
(ii) | each of the Obligors and each Additional Facility Lender shall assume such obligations towards one another and/or acquire such rights against one another as the Obligors and such Additional Facility Lenders would have assumed and/or acquired had the Additional Facility Lenders been Original Initial Term Facility Lenders; |
(iii) | in relation to an Additional Facility Lender which is not already a Lender, each Additional Facility Lender under the relevant Additional Facility shall become a Party to this Agreement as a Lender; |
(iv) | each Additional Facility Lender under the relevant Additional Facility and each of the other Finance Parties shall assume such obligations towards one another and acquire such rights against one another as those Additional Facility Lenders and those Finance Parties would have assumed and/or acquired had the Additional Facility Lenders been Original Initial Term Facility Lenders in respect of the relevant Additional Facility; and |
(v) | the Commitments of the other Lenders shall continue in full force and effect. |
(e) | The establishment of an Additional Facility will only be effective on: |
(i) | the execution of the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility by the Company, the relevant Borrower(s) and the relevant Additional Facility Lender(s) and delivery of such executed notice to the Agent; |
(ii) | in relation to an Additional Facility Lender which is not already a Lender, receipt by the Agent of an Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice from each person referred to in the relevant Additional Facility Notice as an Additional Facility Lender and the accession of each Additional Facility Lender to the Intercreditor Agreement as a "Senior Lender" (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); and |
(iii) | in relation to an Additional Facility Lender which is not already a Lender, the performance by the Agent of all necessary know your customer or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to that Additional Facility Lender making available an Additional Facility, the completion of which the Agent shall promptly notify to the Company, |
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no Utilisation Request in relation to an Additional Facility shall be valid unless prior to (or simultaneously with) the delivery of the relevant Utilisation Request in relation to such Additional Facility, the requirements of this Clause 2.3 have been satisfied.
(f) | Each Obligor and the Parent: |
(i) | irrevocably authorises the Company to sign each Additional Facility Notice and to agree, implement and establish Additional Facilities in accordance with this Agreement on its behalf; and |
(ii) | confirms that its guarantee and indemnity recorded in Clause 20 (Guarantee and Indemnity) (or any applicable Accession Deed or other Finance Document) and all Transaction Security granted by it will, subject only to any applicable limitations on such guarantee and indemnity referred to in Clause 20 (Guarantee and Indemnity) and any Accession Deed pursuant to which it became an Obligor or the terms of the Transaction Security Documents, extend to include the Additional Facility Loans and any other obligations arising under or in respect of the Additional Facility Commitments. |
(g) | Each Party irrevocably authorises, empowers and instructs: |
(i) | the Agent to acknowledge, execute and confirm acceptance of each Additional Facility Notice; |
(ii) | the Agent and the Security Agent to acknowledge, execute and confirm acceptance of each Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice and if applicable, the documentation required for the Additional Facility Lender to accede to the Intercreditor Agreement; and |
(iii) | the Agent and the Security Agent to execute any necessary amendments, confirmations, supplements or revisions to this Agreement, the Transaction Security Documents and any other Finance Documents as may be required in order to ensure that any Additional Facility, if legally possible, ranks pari passu with the other Facilities and that the Transaction Security is shared pari passu between the Secured Parties. |
(h) | The Agent and/or the Security Agent shall as soon as reasonably practicable send to the Company a copy of each executed Additional Facility Notice and, if applicable, Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice and if applicable, the documentation required for the Additional Facility Lender to accede to the Intercreditor Agreement. |
(i) | By signing an Additional Facility Notice as an Additional Facility Lender, each such entity agrees to commit the Additional Facility Commitments set out against its name in that notice and, in the case of an entity which is not already a party to this Agreement as a Lender, become a Lender and a Party to this Agreement and to the Intercreditor Agreement. |
(j) | Notwithstanding any provision of a Finance Document to the contrary, there shall be no obligation or requirement to enter into any hedging arrangement or other derivative transaction in relation to any Additional Facility. |
(k) | Each Additional Facility Lender, by executing the relevant Additional Facility Notice confirms (for the avoidance of doubt) that the Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any consent, release, waiver or amendment that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the relevant Additional Facility becomes effective and that it is bound by that decision and by the operations of any other provisions of this Agreement in relation to such consent, release, waiver or amendment. |
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(l) | No Lender will have any obligation to participate in an Additional Facility (unless it has executed and delivered an Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice or otherwise become an Additional Facility Lender in respect of that Additional Facility). By signing an Additional Facility Notice as an Additional Facility Lender, each such entity agrees to commit the Additional Facility Commitments set out against its name in that Additional Facility Notice. |
(m) | The Agent may, and is authorised to, disclose the terms of any Additional Facility Notice to any of the other Finance Parties and will do so promptly upon request by the Company or other Finance Parties. |
(n) | Clause 26.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders) shall apply mutatis mutandis in this Clause 2.3 in relation to an Additional Facility Lender as if references in that Clause to: |
(i) | an Existing Lender were references to all the Lenders immediately prior to the establishment of the relevant Additional Facility; |
(ii) | the New Lender were references to that Additional Facility Lender; and |
(iii) | a re-transfer and re-assignment were references to respectively a transfer and assignment. |
(o) | The Company may pay to an Additional Facility Lender a fee in the amount and at the times agreed between the Company and the Additional Facility Lender in a Fee Letter. |
(p) | The establishment, terms or conditions or use of proceeds of any Additional Facility shall be governed by this Clause 2.3 which shall apply irrespective and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and, except to the extent as provided in this Clause 2.3, the terms applicable to any Additional Facility will be those agreed by the Additional Facility Lenders in respect of that Additional Facility and the Company and set out in the applicable Additional Facility Notice, provided that: |
(i) | if there is any inconsistency between any such term agreed in respect of an Additional Facility and any term of a Finance Document, the term agreed in respect of the Additional Facility shall prevail with respect to such Additional Facility (subject to the other terms and conditions of this Clause 2.3); |
(ii) | unless otherwise specified in the applicable Additional Facility Notice, the terms of any Additional Facility which is a term facility shall be the same as the terms given to the Initial Term Facility under this Agreement; |
(iii) | the provisions of this Agreement will apply to each Additional Facility and the provisions of Clause 4 (Conditions of Utilisation) and Clause 5 (Utilisation - Loans) will apply to all Utilisations of any Additional Facility, provided that no Utilisation Request in relation to an Additional Facility shall be valid unless prior to (or simultaneously with) such Utilisation Request being delivered the requirements of this Clause 2.3 have been satisfied; and |
(iv) | any Additional Facility shall rank pari passu with the other Facilities and the terms of and treatment given to such Additional Facility, shall not be more favourable or advantageous to the lenders of such Additional Facility than the Initial Term Facility (save as contemplated by paragraph (b) above). |
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2.4 | Finance Parties' rights and obligations |
(a) | The obligations of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several. Failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations under the Finance Documents does not affect the obligations of any other Party under the Finance Documents. No Finance Party is responsible for the obligations of any other Finance Party under the Finance Documents. |
(b) | The rights of each Finance Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents are separate and independent rights and any debt arising under the Finance Documents to a Finance Party from an Obligor is a separate and independent debt in respect of which a Finance Party shall be entitled to enforce its rights in accordance with paragraph (c) below. The rights of each Finance Party include any debt owing to that Finance Party under the Finance Documents and, for the avoidance of doubt, any part of a Loan or any other amount owed by an Obligor which relates to a Finance Party's participation in a Facility or its role under a Finance Document (including any such amount payable to the Agent on its behalf) is a debt owing to that Finance Party by that Obligor. |
(c) | A Finance Party may, except as specifically provided in the Finance Documents, separately enforce its rights under or in connection with the Finance Documents. |
2.5 | Obligors' Agent |
(a) | Each Obligor (other than the Company) and the Parent by its execution of this Agreement or an Accession Deed irrevocably appoints the Company to act on its behalf as its agent in relation to the Finance Documents and irrevocably authorises: |
(i) | the Company on its behalf to supply all information concerning itself contemplated by any Finance Document to the Finance Parties and to give all notices and instructions, to execute on its behalf any Accession Deed, to make such agreements and to effect all amendments, supplements and variations capable of being given, made or effected by any Obligor or the Parent notwithstanding that they may affect that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be), without further reference to or the consent of that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be); and |
(ii) | each Finance Party to give any notice, demand or other communication to that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) pursuant to the Finance Documents to the Company, |
and in each case that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) shall be bound as though that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) itself had supplied such information, given such notices and instructions, executed such Accession Deed, made such agreements, effected such amendments, supplements and variations and received such relevant notice, demand or other communication.
(b) | Every act, omission, agreement, undertaking, settlement, waiver, amendment, supplement, variation, notice or other communication given or made by the Obligors' Agent or given to the Obligors' Agent under any Finance Document on behalf of another Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) or in connection with any Finance Document (whether or not known to any other Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) and whether occurring before or after such other Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) became an Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) under any Finance Document) shall be binding for all purposes on that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) as if that Obligor, the Parent (as the case may be) had expressly made, given or concurred with it. In the event of any conflict between any notices or other communications of the Obligors' Agent and any other Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be), those of the Obligors' Agent shall prevail. |
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3 | Purpose |
3.1 | Purpose |
(a) | The Company shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Initial Term Facility towards: |
(i) | satisfaction of (directly or indirectly) the Acquisition Consideration; and/or |
(ii) | payment (or reimbursement) of the Acquisition Costs, |
in each case as described in the Funds Flow Statement.
(b) | Each Additional Facility Borrower shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under an Additional Facility towards the purposes specified in the Additional Facility Notice relating to the relevant Additional Facility Commitments. |
3.2 | Monitoring |
No Finance Party is bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.
4 | Conditions of Utilisation |
4.1 | Initial conditions precedent |
The Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) in relation to any Utilisation if the Agent has, on or prior to the Initial Utilisation Date, received (or the Arranger or the Agent has waived the requirement to receive) all of the documents and other evidence listed in Part I (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent), in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (acting reasonably). The Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders promptly upon being so satisfied.
4.2 | Further conditions precedent |
The Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) in relation to an Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility if the conditions to making of such Additional Facility Loan as specified in the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility are satisfied (or waived in accordance with the terms of such Additional Facility).
4.3 | Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period |
(a) | Subject to Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent), during the Certain Funds Period, the Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) in relation to a Certain Funds Utilisation if, on the date of the Utilisation Request and on the proposed Utilisation Date: |
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(i) | in respect of an Additional Facility, the Company and the relevant Additional Facility Lenders have agreed that the relevant Additional Facility shall be made on a "certain funds basis" for a specified purpose in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or such other agreed purpose for such period and on such terms or conditions (if any) as the Company and those relevant Additional Facility Lenders shall agree and notify in writing to the Agent at least 3 Business Days (or such shorter period agreed with the Agent) prior to the date of the Utilisation Request; and |
(ii) | no Certain Funds Event has occurred and is continuing. |
(b) | During the Certain Funds Period (save in circumstances where, pursuant to paragraph (a) above, a Lender is not obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation)), none of the Finance Parties shall be entitled to: |
(i) | cancel any of its Commitments to the extent to do so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation; |
(ii) | rescind, terminate or cancel this Agreement or any of the Facilities or exercise any similar right or remedy or make or enforce any claim under the Finance Documents it may have to the extent to do so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation; |
(iii) | refuse to participate in the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation; |
(iv) | exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of a Utilisation to the extent to do so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation; or |
(v) | cancel, accelerate or cause repayment or prepayment of any amounts owing under this Agreement or under any other Finance Document to the extent to do so would prevent or limit the making of a Certain Funds Utilisation, |
provided that immediately upon the expiry of the Certain Funds Period all such rights, remedies and entitlements shall be available to the Finance Parties notwithstanding that they may not have been used or been available for use during the Certain Funds Period.
4.4 | Maximum number of Utilisations |
(a) | A Borrower may not deliver a Utilisation Request if as a result of the proposed Utilisation more than one Initial Term Facility Loan would be outstanding. |
(b) | An Additional Facility Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) may not deliver a Utilisation Request in respect of an Additional Facility if as a result of the proposed Utilisation more than the maximum number of utilisations of that Additional Facility (as agreed between the Company and the Agent) would be outstanding. |
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5 | Utilisation - Loans |
5.1 | Delivery of a Utilisation Request |
A Borrower may utilise a Facility by delivery to the Agent of a duly completed Utilisation Request not later than the Specified Time (or such later time as the Agent may agree).
5.2 | Completion of a Utilisation Request for Loans |
(a) | Each Utilisation Request for a Loan is irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless: |
(i) | it identifies the Facility to be utilised; |
(ii) | the proposed Utilisation Date is a Business Day within the Availability Period for that Facility; |
(iii) | the currency and amount of that Loan comply with Clause 5.3 (Currency and amount); |
(iv) | the proposed Interest Period complies with Clause 12 (Interest Periods); and |
(v) | it specifies the proceeds of that Loan are to be credited into the Disbursement Account. |
(b) | Only one Utilisation may be requested in each Utilisation Request. |
5.3 | Currency and amount |
(a) | The currency for a Loan specified in a Utilisation Request must be: |
(i) | in relation to the Initial Term Facility, the Base Currency; or |
(ii) | in relation to the Additional Facility, as agreed by the relevant Additional Facility Lenders and specified in the applicable Additional Facility Notice. |
(b) | The amount of the proposed Utilisation must be: |
(i) | (in respect of the Initial Term Facility) an amount that does not exceed the Available Facility for the Initial Term Facility); or |
(ii) | (in respect of an Additional Facility) an amount that does not exceed the Available Facility for that Additional Facility. |
5.4 | Lenders’ participation |
(a) | Subject to Clauses 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) and 4.3 (Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period), each Lender shall make its participation in each Loan available by the Utilisation Date (for such Loan) through its Facility Office. |
(b) | The amount of each Lender’s participation in each Loan under any Facility will be equal to a proportion of that Loan, which proportion is equal to that borne by its Available Commitment (in respect of such Facility) to the Available Facility (in respect of that Facility) immediately prior to the making of that Loan. |
(c) | The Agent shall determine the Base Currency Amount of the Initial Term Facility Loan in accordance with Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics) which is to be made in the Alternative Currency and notify each Lender of the amount, currency and the Base Currency Amount of each Loan and the amount of its participation in that Loan by the Specified Time. |
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5.5 | Cancellation of Commitment |
Upon the expiry of the Availability Period relating to a Facility, the Commitment of each Lender in respect of that Facility shall be reduced by the amount of its Available Commitment in respect of that Facility, and then such Available Commitment (in respect of that Facility) shall be immediately reduced to zero.
5.6 | Exchange rate conversion mechanics |
(a) | At the Specified Time on the date the Utilisation Request for the Initial Term Facility Loan is delivered, the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the principal amount of the Initial Term Facility to be disbursed in RMB by converting US$300,000,000 (or the proposed amount of Utilisation) into RMB at the Agreed FX Rate (the Requested RMB Amount). |
(b) | Each Lender shall, acting through its Facility Office, make available to the Company the amount of its participation in the Initial Term Facility (which obligation shall be satisfied by making available in RMB by the Utilisation Date pursuant to the Funds Flow Statement such portion of the Requested RMB Amount that is equal to the proportion borne by its Available Commitment (in respect of that Initial Term Facility) to the Available Facility (in respect of that Initial Term Facility) immediately prior to the making of that Loan). |
(c) | The Company’s payment obligations under the Initial Term Facility are denominated in RMB. All payments outstanding by the Company in respect of the Initial Term Facility shall be calculated by reference to the Loan(s) outstanding in RMB and paid in RMB. Such payments in RMB shall fully discharge the Company’s payment obligations of the outstanding principal amount, interest payment or other amounts due and payable under the Finance Documents. |
6 | Optional Currencies |
6.1 | Selection of currency |
The Company shall select the currency of an Initial Term Facility Loan in a Utilisation Request.
6.2 | Unavailability of a currency |
If before the Specified Time on any Quotation Day:
(a) | a Lender notifies the Agent that the Base Currency requested is not readily available to it in the amount requested; or |
(b) | a Lender notifies the Agent that compliance with its obligation to participate in a Loan in the Base Currency would contravene a law or regulation applicable to it, |
the Agent will give notice to the Company to that effect by the Specified Time on that day. In this event, any Lender that gives notice pursuant to this Clause 6.2 will be required to participate in the Loan in the Alternative Currency (in an amount equal to that Lender's proportion of the Base Currency Amount that is due to be made) and its participation will be treated as a separate Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency during that Interest Period. The Company and the Agent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders participating in the Utilisation(s) denominated in the Alternative Currency) shall, in respect of any such Loan in the Alternative Currency, agree and confirm the terms applicable to any Loan in the Alternative Currency by executing a Benchmark Schedule.
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6.3 | Agent's calculations |
Each Lender's participation in a Loan will be determined in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation).
6.4 | RMB Replacement Loans following Initial Utilisation Date |
(a) | Following the Initial Utilisation Date, each Initial Term Facility Lender that has funded the Initial Term Facility Loan in the Alternative Currency shall: |
(i) | regularly and no later than the end of each month following the Initial Utilisation Date confirm to the Company whether it or a branch of that Lender in the PRC is able to (and shall use its best endeavours to ensure that it or a branch of that Lender in the PRC is able to) replace its Initial Term Facility Loan in full with a loan denominated in RMB (an RMB Replacement Loan); and |
(ii) | promptly following such confirmation that it can provide a RMB Replacement Loan in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) above, enter into arrangements acceptable to that Initial Term Facility Lender (acting reasonably) and the Company to provide such RMB Replacement Loan. |
(b) | Each Lender and the Agent agree to enter into such amendments, confirmations, supplements or revisions to this Agreement and any other Finance Documents as may be requested by the Company (acting reasonably) to reflect any changes required to reflect the replacement of an Initial Term Facility Loan with an RMB Replacement Loan. |
7 | Repayment |
7.1 | Repayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan |
The Company shall ensure that the Initial Term Facility Loan is repaid in instalments by repaying on each Initial Term Facility Repayment Date an aggregate amount equal to the relevant percentage of the Initial Term Facility Loan outstanding as at close of business in Hong Kong on the last day of the Availability Period applicable to the Initial Term Facility which percentage is set out in the table below opposite such Initial Term Facility Repayment Date:
Initial Term Facility Repayment Date | Repayment Instalment |
Date falling 12 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 0.50% |
Date falling 24 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 0.50% |
Date falling 30 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 2.50% |
Date falling 36 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 2.50% |
Date falling 42 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 4.50% |
Date falling 48 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 4.50% |
Date falling 54 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 5.00% |
Date falling 60 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 5.00% |
Date falling 66 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 12.50% |
Date falling 72 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 12.50% |
Date falling 78 Months after the Initial Utilisation Date | 25.00% |
Termination Date applicable to the Initial Term Facility | 25.00% (or if different, the remaining outstanding balance) |
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7.2 | Repayment of Additional Facility Loans |
Each Borrower of an Additional Facility Loan shall repay that Additional Facility Loan in accordance with the terms of that Additional Facility Loan as set out in the Additional Facility Notice.
7.3 | Effect of cancellation and prepayment |
(a) | If any Utilisation or any part thereof is prepaid in accordance with Clause 8.3 (Voluntary prepayment): |
(i) | (in the case of the Initial Term Facility Loan) the Company may apply such prepayment towards the reduction of the Repayment Instalment(s) for any Repayment Date(s) falling after that prepayment as it may choose in its sole discretion, provided that the aggregate amount of such reduction(s) shall be equal to the amount of the Initial Term Facility Loan prepaid; and/or |
(ii) | (in the case of an Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility) the Company may apply such prepayment in such manner as specified in the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility. |
(b) | The Company may elect by notice to the Agent that all (or such part as the Company may specify) of such prepayments made pursuant to Clause 8.3 (Voluntary prepayment) of the Initial Term Facility Loan shall count towards the next mandatory prepayment which it is required to make under paragraph (b) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) in the same Financial Year in which such voluntary prepayment is made and, in such case, provided that it has made such prepayment under Clause 8.3 (Voluntary prepayment) and has been applied as if it had been a mandatory prepayment and is treated as a mandatory prepayment made on account of paragraph (b) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) for all purposes under this Agreement its obligation under paragraph (b) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) shall be reduced pro tanto. |
(c) | If any Loan or any part thereof is repaid or prepaid in accordance with Clause 8.1 (Illegality) or 38.7 (Cancellation and repayment of a Replaceable Lender (other than an Illegal Lender)), then: |
(i) | (in the case of the Initial Term Facility Loan) the amount of the Repayment Instalment for each Repayment Date falling after that repayment or prepayment will reduce pro rata by the amount of such Loan so repaid or prepaid; or |
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(ii) | (in the case of any Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility) such prepayment shall be applied in the manner specified in the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility. |
8 | Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation |
8.1 | Illegality |
If it becomes unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for a Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to fund, issue or maintain its participation in the Utilisations:
(a) | that Lender shall promptly notify the Agent upon becoming aware of that event and the Agent shall notify the Company as soon as reasonably practicable; |
(b) | upon the Agent notifying the Company, the Available Commitment of that Lender in respect of each Facility will be immediately cancelled to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law (and the Commitment of that Lender in respect of such Facility shall be reduced accordingly) provided that the Total Commitments may (at the Company’s option) simultaneously with or subsequent to such cancellation be increased in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments); and |
(c) | to the extent that Lender's participation has not been transferred pursuant to Clause 38.6 (Conditions of replacement of a Replaceable Lender), each Borrower shall repay that Lender's participation in the Utilisations made to that Borrower on the last day of the Interest Period relating to each Utilisation occurring after the Agent has notified the Company or, if earlier, the date specified by the Lender in the notice delivered to the Agent (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law). |
8.2 | Voluntary cancellation |
(a) | The Company may, if it gives the Agent not less than five Business Days' (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, cancel the whole or any part (being a minimum amount of US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent)) of the Available Facility in respect of the Initial Term Facility. Any cancellation under this Clause 8.2 shall reduce the Commitments of the Lenders rateably. |
(b) | The Company may cancel the whole or any part of the Available Facility in respect any Additional Facility in accordance with the terms of the Additional Facility Notice in respect of such Additional Facility. Any cancellation in this paragraph (b) shall reduce the Additional Facility Commitments of the relevant Additional Facility Lenders rateably. |
8.3 | Voluntary prepayment |
(a) | At any time after the date falling six months after the Initial Utilisation Date, the Company may, if it gives the Agent not less than five Business Days' (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, prepay the whole or any part of the Initial Term Facility Loan (but, if in part, being a minimum amount of US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent)). |
(b) | The Company may prepay the whole or any part of (i) any Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility in accordance with the terms of the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility or (ii) any Financial Indebtedness outstanding under any Permitted Additional Debt (which is not incurred by way of an Additional Facility) in accordance with the terms of such Permitted Additional Debt, provided that, any prepayment in respect of an Additional Facility Loan or any Permitted Additional Debt (as applicable) which is a term loan shall also require the Original Borrower to prepay at the same time any outstanding Initial Term Facility Loan in an amount at least pro rata to the amount being applied in prepayment of such Additional Facility Loan or Permitted Additional Debt (as applicable) (such that the proportion of the amount due to be applied in prepayment of (I) the Additional Facility Loans bears to the then outstanding Additional Facility Loans or (II) the Permitted Additional Debt incurred or established by way of term loans bears to the total outstanding Permitted Additional Debt incurred or established by way of term loans (as applicable), is the same as (or less than) the proportion of the amount the Original Borrower shall apply in prepayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan bear to the then outstanding Initial Term Facility Loan). |
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9 | Mandatory Prepayment |
9.1 | Exit |
If a Change of Control or a Total Sale occurs:
(a) | the Company shall promptly notify the Agent upon becoming aware of that event; and |
(b) | if a Lender so requires and notifies the Agent of its intention to be prepaid within 30 days of the Company notifying the Agent of that event, the Agent shall, by not less than 15 Business Days' notice to the Company, cancel the Commitments of that Lender and declare the participation of that Lender in all outstanding Utilisations, together with accrued interest, and all other accrued amounts under the Finance Documents immediately due and payable, whereupon the Commitments of that Lender will be cancelled and all such outstanding amounts will become immediately due and payable. |
9.2 | Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow and Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds |
(a) | Subject to the clause entitled "Adjustment of Mandatory Prepayments" of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Company shall ensure that the Borrowers (subject to Clause 9.5 (Trapped Amounts)) prepay the Utilisations and cancel Available Commitments in amounts equal to the following amounts at the times contemplated by Clause 9.3 (Application of mandatory prepayments): |
(i) | the amount of Recovery Proceeds; |
(ii) | the amount of Disposal Proceeds; |
(iii) | the amount of Insurance Proceeds; and |
(iv) | the amount of Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds. |
(b) | Subject to the clause entitled "Adjustment of Mandatory Prepayments" of the Intercreditor Agreement, for any Financial Year, commencing with the Group's first full Financial Year ending after the Closing Date, the Company shall ensure that an amount of Excess Cashflow for that Financial Year, less any Taxes paid or reasonably estimated by the Company to be payable by any Group Member (as certified by the Company to the Agent) and other reasonable costs to the Group in connection with making a mandatory prepayment pursuant to this paragraph (b) and/or in connection with transferring cash within the Group for the purposes of making a mandatory prepayment pursuant to this paragraph (b), will (subject to Clause 9.5 (Trapped Amounts)) be applied in prepayment of the Utilisations at the times contemplated by Clause 9.3 (Application of mandatory prepayments) . |
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(c) | Subject to paragraph (d) below, the amount of Excess Cashflow for any Financial Year to be applied pursuant to paragraph (b) above will be a percentage of the Excess Cashflow for such Financial Year (the Sweep Excess Cashflow), which percentage is calculated based on the Most Recent Leverage and the table set out below so that: |
(i) | initially, the percentage of Excess Cashflow for such Financial Year to be applied towards prepayment of the Utilisations shall be the percentage set out in the column headed Percentage in the table below set opposite the range in which the Most Recent Leverage falls; and |
(ii) | once the Most Recent Leverage (calculated pro forma to give effect to the prepayment made under paragraph (i) above as if such prepayment were made on the last day of the Most Recent Relevant Period) falls into a lower range of Leverage set out in the table below, the remaining percentage of Excess Cashflow for such Financial Year required to be applied towards prepayment of the Utilisations will be reduced to that set out in the column headed Percentage opposite that lower range (and, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) this paragraph (ii) may apply multiple times as appropriate until the Most Recent Leverage falls into the lowest range of Leverage set out in the table below and (B) any portion of the Excess Cashflow for such Financial Year which, prior to the latest application of this paragraph (ii), is not required to be applied towards prepayment of the Utilisations shall not in any way be made subject to any requirement for prepayment by virtue of the application of this paragraph (ii)); and |
(iii) | once the Most Recent Leverage (calculated pro forma to give effect to the prepayments made under paragraphs (i) and (ii) above as if such prepayments were made on the last day of the Most Recent Relevant Period) falls into the lowest range of Leverage set out in the table below, there shall be no further obligation to apply any remaining amount of the Excess Cashflow for such Financial Year in prepayment pursuant to paragraph (ii) above: |
Leverage | Percentage |
Greater than 4.50:1 | 70.0% |
Less than or equal to 4.50:1 but greater than 3.50:1 | 50.0% |
Less than or equal to 3.50:1 but greater than 2.50:1 | 25.0% |
Less than or equal to 2.50:1 | 0% |
(d) | There shall be deducted from the amount of Sweep Excess Cashflow required to be applied in prepayment in respect of any Financial Year: |
(i) | the aggregate amount required to be deducted from such Sweep Excess Cashflow to ensure that the Group has a positive balance of free Cash and Cash Equivalent Investments as at the end of such Financial Year (calculated on a pro forma basis as if the amount of such Sweep Excess Cashflow, less the amount of such deduction, had been applied towards mandatory prepayment of the Loan(s) as at the end of such Financial Year) of not less than (on a consolidated basis) US$50,000,000 (or its equivalent), after taking into account such portion of Excess Cashflow not required to be prepaid according to the table in paragraph (c) above and any amount not required to be prepaid pursuant to Clause 9.5 (Trapped Amounts); |
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(ii) | an amount on a dollar for dollar basis equal to the amount of any voluntary prepayments of the Initial Term Facility Loan, Additional Facility Loans or Permitted Additional Debt incurred or established under this Agreement which are term loans made under Clause 8.3 (Voluntary prepayment) at any time during that Financial Year in respect of which Sweep Excess Cashflow is determined (but excluding any amount which has been applied in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 7.3 (Effect of cancellation and prepayment) to reduce the amount of Sweep Excess Cashflow required to be prepaid in respect of any previous Financial Year or any amount of any voluntary prepayments funded by the proceeds of the Initial Term Facility Loan, Additional Facility Loans or Permitted Additional Debt (as applicable)) (without double counting and provided that no such prepayment may be deducted more than once); |
(iii) | an amount on a dollar for dollar basis equal to the amount of any cash consideration paid under any Debt Purchase Transaction entered into pursuant to Clause 27.1 (Debt Purchase Transactions by Group Members) at any time during that Financial Year in respect of which Sweep Excess Cashflow is determined (but excluding any amount which has reduced the amount of Sweep Excess Cashflow required to be prepaid in respect of any previous Financial Year) or until the date of prepayment (without double counting and provided that no such prepayment may be deducted more than once); and |
(iv) | any amount constituting Completion Opening Cash in the Excess Cashflow from which that Sweep Excess Cashflow is derived (to the extent included and without double counting with the amount referred to in Clause 9.2(e)(i) (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow)). |
(e) | Paragraphs (b) and (c) shall not apply in respect of Sweep Excess Cashflow: |
(i) | generated prior to or attributable to any period prior to the Closing Date; or |
(ii) | for any Financial Year in respect of which the amounts to be applied in accordance with those paragraphs for that Financial Year is less than the Excess Cashflow Basket. |
9.3 | Application of mandatory prepayments |
(a) | A prepayment of Utilisations or cancellation of Available Commitments made under Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) shall be applied in the following order, in each case as contemplated in paragraphs (b) to (d) (inclusive) below: |
(i) | first, in prepayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan, the Additional Facility Loans which are term loans and the Permitted Additional Debt which incurred or established by way of term loans on a pro rata basis, in each case, in such manner and (x) (in the case of any prepayment of the Initial Term Facility Loans relating to the amounts of Disposal Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Recovery Proceeds or Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds) against such Repayment Instalments as the Company may choose in its sole discretion or (y) (in the case of any prepayment of the Initial Term Facility Loans relating to any ECF Prepayment Amount) against the Repayment Instalments of the Initial Term Facility in a direct order of maturity; |
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(ii) | secondly, in prepayment of , Additional Revolving Facility Loans and Permitted Additional Debt which is incurred or established in the form of revolving loans on a pro rata basis such that: |
(A) | outstanding Additional Revolving Facility Loans and Permitted Additional Debt which is incurred or established in the form of revolving loans shall be prepaid on a pro rata basis; and |
(B) | cancellation, in each case, of the corresponding Additional Facility Commitment in respect of the Additional Revolving Facility and the commitments under the Permitted Additional Debt which is incurred or established in the form of revolving loans on a pro rata basis; and |
(iii) | thirdly, in cancellation of Available Commitments under any Additional Revolving Facility and the available commitments under any Permitted Additional Debt which is incurred or established in the form of revolving loans on a pro rata basis (and the Available Commitments of the Lenders under any Additional Revolving Facility and the available commitments under the Permitted Additional Debt which is incurred or established in the form of revolving loans will be cancelled rateably). |
(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the relevant Borrowers shall prepay the Loan(s) at the following times: |
(i) | in the case of any prepayment of all or some of the Loan(s) relating to the amounts of Disposal Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or Recovery Proceeds, the aggregate amount to be applied towards prepayment of the relevant Loan(s) shall be allocated among each of such Loan(s) in such manner contemplated in paragraph (a) above according to the outstanding principal amount of each of such Loan as at the expiry of all of the periods specified in the definition of Excluded Disposal Proceeds, Excluded Insurance Proceeds or, as the case may be, Excluded Recovery Proceeds for reinvestment, replacement, repair, reinstatement, compensation or application (the Prepayment Determination Time relating to such prepayment) and the portion of such amount to be so applied towards prepayment of any Loan shall be so applied on the last day of the current Interest Period relating to that Loan as at such Prepayment Determination Time, so that a proportion of each of those Loans equal to the portion of such amount required to be applied towards prepayment of each of those Loans will be due and payable on the last day of such Interest Payment Date (Prepayment Date); |
(ii) | in the case of any prepayment of all or some of the Loan(s) relating to the amounts of Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds, the aggregate amount to be applied towards prepayment of the relevant Loan(s) shall be allocated among each of such Loan(s) in such manner contemplated in paragraph (a) above according to the outstanding principal amount of each of such Loan as at the date of receipt of the relevant Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds, and the portion of such amount to be so applied towards prepayment of any Loan shall be so applied on the last day of the current Interest Period relating to that Loan as at the date of receipt of the relevant Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds, so that a proportion of each of those Loans equal to the portion of such amount required to be applied towards prepayment of each of those Loans will be due and payable on the last day of such Interest Payment Date; and |
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(iii) | in the case of any prepayment of the Loan(s) relating to any ECF Prepayment Amount for any Financial Year, the aggregate amount of such ECF Prepayment Amount to be applied towards prepayment of the relevant Loan(s) shall be allocated among each of such Loan(s) in such manner contemplated in paragraphs (a) above according to the outstanding principal amount of each of such Loan(s) as at the ECF Prepayment Date (in respect of such Financial Year), and the portion of such ECF Prepayment Amount to be so applied towards prepayment of any Loan shall be so applied on such ECF Prepayment Date, so that a proportion of each Loan equal to the amount of such ECF Prepayment Amount required to be applied towards prepayment of each Loan will be due and payable on that ECF Prepayment Date. |
(c) | If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a proportion of each Loan equal to the amount so required to be paid to be applied to prepay that Loan on account of Disposal Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Recovery Proceeds, Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds or ECF Prepayment Amount (as determined in accordance with paragraph (a)), but (in the case of any ECF Prepayment Amount for any Financial Year) as if the ECF Prepayment Date for such Financial Year were the date on which such prepayment on account of such ECF Prepayment Amount is required to be made pursuant to this paragraph (c)) shall be immediately due and payable in lieu of the time(s) specified in paragraph (b) (unless the Majority Lenders agree otherwise), provided that such date on which such proportion of such Loan becomes so due and payable shall not in any event not fall prior to (in the case of any prepayment on account of any Disposal Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Recovery Proceeds or Intra-Group Foreign Debt Repayment Proceeds) the Prepayment Determination Time relating to such prepayment or (in the case of any prepayment on account of ECF Prepayment Amount in respect of any Financial Year) the date falling 15 Business Days after delivery to the Agent of the Annual Financial Statements in respect of such Financial Year. |
(d) | On each ECF Prepayment Date in relation to a Financial Year, the ECF Prepayment Amount (in respect of such Financial Year) shall be deemed to be applied in prepayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 9.3 (Application of mandatory prepayments) prior to any repayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan pursuant to Clause 7.1 (Repayment of the Initial Term Facility Loan) on such ECF Prepayment Date. |
9.4 | Excluded proceeds |
Where Excluded Disposal Proceeds, Excluded Insurance Proceeds and Excluded Recovery Proceeds include amounts which are intended to be used for a specific purpose within a specified period (as set out in the relevant definition of Excluded Disposal Proceeds, Excluded Insurance Proceeds or Excluded Recovery Proceeds), the Company shall ensure that those amounts are used for that purpose and, if requested to do so by the Agent, shall promptly deliver a certificate to the Agent at the time of such application and at the end of such period confirming the amount (if any) which has been so applied within the requisite time periods provided for in the relevant definition.
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9.5 | Trapped Amounts |
(a) | All mandatory prepayments to be made under Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow), are subject to permissibility under local law (including financial assistance, corporate benefit restrictions on transfers of cash within the Group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of the Group Members), applicable contractual restrictions (that were not entered into for the purpose of limiting such prepaying), and to the extent that such prepayment or any application of any amount towards such prepayment is restricted pursuant to any applicable law (including financial assistance, corporate benefit restrictions on the transfers of cash within the Group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of Group Members) or any contractual restrictions (that were not entered into for the purpose of limiting such prepaying), such prepayment shall not be required to be made. For the purpose of this paragraph (a) (but not for any other purpose). |
(b) | Without prejudice to paragraph (a), there will be no requirement to make any prepayment referred to in paragraph (a) above where the aggregate of the Taxes and other costs (including any tax liability) to the Group of making that prepayment or making funds available to another Group Member to enable such prepayment to be made (such Taxes and other cost amounts being Leakages), excluding any amounts in respect of withholding tax in relation to dividends or intra-group loan repayments made by any Group Member at the rate in force (after giving effect to any applicable exemption, reduction or relief) as at the Signing Date, exceeds an amount equal to 2.50% of the amount to be applied towards such prepayment (or would be payable should the repayment of an intercompany loan by a given amount have constituted a dividend of the same amount) (the Leakage Cap). |
(c) | The Company shall, subject to paragraph (b) above, ensure that all Group Members will use reasonable endeavours to overcome any such restrictions or limitations and/or minimise any costs applicable to a mandatory prepayment of the Utilisation(s) under Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow), including prepaying other facilities or loans, declaring and paying dividends and upstreaming or cross-streaming cash within the Group by way of loan, provided that such endeavours would not themselves result in any illegality, breach of duty or result in any Group Member incurring any such cost or expense. In the case where the upstreaming or cross-streaming of cash is done by way of loan, the Leakages attributable to the making of such loan shall be calculated on the basis that the average life of such loan is equal to the remaining life of the Facilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document, no Onshore Group Member shall be required to make or grant, and no Obligor or Group Member shall be required to procure any Onshore Group Member to make or grant, any loan or advance to any Offshore Group Member or Obligor in order to effect or facilitate the effecting of any prepayment of the Utilisation(s) or any part thereof. |
(d) | If at any time those restrictions or limitations against any mandatory prepayment of the Utilisation(s) under Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) are removed, the Company shall promptly upon becoming aware of the removal of such restrictions or limitations notify the Agent accordingly, and any portion of any Proceeds or ECF Prepayment Amount (as the case may be) to which such restrictions or limitations applied and hence was not applied towards such mandatory prepayment (but would have been required to be applied towards such mandatory prepayment had such restrictions or limitations not applied) (net of any taxes that would be payable or reserved against if such amounts were actually repatriated) will be applied in prepayment of the Utilisation(s) on the first Interest Payment Date of the applicable Utilisation which ends not less than 10 Business Days after the date of such notification by the Company to the Agent of the removal of such restrictions or limitations provided that such portion of such Proceeds or ECF Prepayment Amount (as the case may be) has not, in the intervening period, been used to prepay other facilities or loans. |
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(e) | To the extent that any of the mandatory prepayments referred to in Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) is not required to be made or is suspended in accordance with this Clause 9.5, any cash movements that are required between Group Members to facilitate such mandatory prepayment will also be subject to this Clause 9.5 and the requirement for such cash movements shall also not apply. |
(f) | To the extent that any part of the Excess Cashflow for any Financial Year is attributable to any Group Member, and the application of cash held by such Group Member towards prepayment of the Utilisation(s) (on account of ECF Prepayment Amount) is subject to any restriction or limitation referred to or falling with any of paragraphs (a) to (e) above, then such part of the Excess Cashflow shall not be required to be applied towards mandatory prepayment of the Utilisation(s), and none of the Obligors or Group Members shall be under any obligation to apply or procure to be applied any amount held by any other Obligor or Group Member towards mandatory prepayment of any Utilisation on account of such part of the Excess Cashflow. Excess Cashflow for any Financial Year shall be determined on an entity by entity basis and such suspension of the requirement to prepay is subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) above. |
(g) | No Obligor or Group Member shall be required to credit any Proceeds or ECF Prepayment Amount (or any amount on account of any Proceeds or ECF Prepayment Amount): |
(i) | which would, if not for the provisions of this Clause 9.5, be required to be applied towards prepayment of the Loan(s); or |
(ii) | which potentially may need to be applied in prepayment of the Loan(s) pursuant to Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow), |
to any account pending reinvestment, replacement, repair, reinstatement, compensation, application or prepayment.
10 | Restrictions |
10.1 | Notices of cancellation or prepayment |
Any notice of cancellation, prepayment, authorisation or other election given by any Party under Clauses 7.3(a) (Effect of cancellation and prepayment), 7.3(b) (Effect of cancellation and prepayment) and 8 (Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation) shall:
(a) | (subject to the terms of Clause 8 (Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation)) be irrevocable, provided that (in the case of Clause 8.3 (Voluntary prepayment)) the Company may revoke any notice of prepayment if the Company shall have specified in such notice of prepayment that such notice is revocable on or prior to the date of prepayment specified in such notice (provided further that this shall be without prejudice to Clause 17.2 (Other indemnities)); and |
(b) | unless a contrary indication appears in this Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount of that cancellation or prepayment. |
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10.2 | Interest and other amounts |
Any prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, subject to any Break Costs (if any), without premium or penalty, provided that any mandatory prepayment made in accordance with Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) shall be deemed to include any applicable accrued interest, any associated hedge termination costs and Break Costs (if any), and the amount of the Loan(s) required to be so prepaid shall be reduced accordingly to allow for the amount of such reduction to be applied towards payment in full of any and all applicable accrued interest, hedge termination costs (relating to any termination of hedge arrangements in whole or in part in connection with such prepayment) and Break Costs (if any).
10.3 | No reborrowing of the Initial Term Facility |
No Borrower may reborrow any part of the Initial Term Facility which is prepaid.
10.4 | Prepayment in accordance with Agreement |
No Borrower shall repay or prepay all or any part of the Utilisations or cancel all or any part of the Commitments except at the times and in the manner expressly provided for in this Agreement.
10.5 | No reinstatement of Commitments |
Subject to Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments), no amount of the Total Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.
10.6 | Agent's receipt of Notices |
If the Agent receives a notice under Clause 8 (Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation), it shall promptly forward a copy of that notice to the affected Lender.
10.7 | Effect of repayment and prepayment on Commitments |
If all or part of a Lender's participation in a Utilisation under any Facility is repaid or prepaid and is not available for redrawing, an amount of the Commitment of that Lender in respect of that Facility (equal to the amount of its participation which is so repaid or prepaid) will be deemed to be cancelled on the date of such repayment or prepayment.
10.8 | Application of prepayments |
Any prepayment of a Utilisation (other than a prepayment pursuant to Clause 8.1 (Illegality), Clause 9.1 (Exit), or 38.7 (Cancellation and repayment of a Replaceable Lender (other than an Illegal Lender))) shall be applied pro rata to each Lender's participation in that Utilisation.
11 | Interest |
11.1 | Calculation of interest |
(a) | The rate of interest on the Initial Term Facility Loan for each Interest Period relating thereto is the percentage rate per annum which is the Interest Rate. |
(b) | The rate of interest on each Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility shall be determined in accordance with the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility. |
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11.2 | Payment of interest |
(a) | The Original Borrower shall pay accrued interest on the Initial Term Facility Loan on the last day of each Interest Period relating thereto (and, if that Interest Period is longer than six Months on the dates falling at six Monthly intervals after the first day of that Interest Period). |
(b) | Interest on each Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility. |
11.3 | Default interest |
(a) | Interest shall accrue on an Unpaid Sum (other than any Unpaid Sum attributable to an Additional Facility) owing by an Obligor from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which, subject to paragraph (b) below, is two per cent. per annum higher than the rate which would have been payable if that Unpaid Sum had, during the period of non-payment, constituted the Initial Term Facility Loan made under this Agreement in the currency of the Unpaid Sum for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the Agent (acting reasonably). Any interest accruing under this Clause 11.3 shall be immediately payable by that Obligor on demand by the Agent. |
(b) | If any Unpaid Sum consists of all or part of the Initial Term Facility Loan and the Initial Term Facility Loan became due on a day which was not an Interest Payment Date relating to the Initial Term Facility Loan: |
(i) | the first Interest Period for that Unpaid Sum shall have a duration equal to the unexpired portion of the current Interest Period relating to that Initial Term Facility Loan; and |
(ii) | the rate of interest applying to that Unpaid Sum during that first Interest Period shall be two per cent. per annum higher than the rate which would have applied if that Unpaid Sum had not become due. |
(c) | Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum (other than any Unpaid Sum attributable to an Additional Facility) will be compounded with that Unpaid Sum at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that Unpaid Sum but will remain immediately due and payable. |
(d) | Default interest on any Unpaid Sum (that is attributable to an Additional Facility) shall be calculated and paid in accordance with the terms of the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility. |
11.4 | Notification of rates of interest |
The Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the relevant Borrower (or the Company) of the determination of a rate of interest under this Agreement.
12 | Interest Periods |
12.1 | Selection of Interest Periods |
(a) | A Borrower (or the Company on behalf of a Borrower) may select an Interest Period for the Initial Term Facility Loan (other than the Initial Term Facility Loan which is funded in the Base Currency) in the Utilisation Request or (if that Initial Term Facility Loan has already been borrowed) in a Selection Notice. |
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(b) | Each Selection Notice for an Initial Term Facility Loan is irrevocable and must be delivered to the Agent by a Borrower (or the Company on behalf of a Borrower) not later than the Specified Time. |
(c) | If a Borrower (or the Company) fails to deliver a Selection Notice to the Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above in respect of an Interest Period for an Initial Term Facility Loan, that Interest Period will be three Months ending on each Interest Payment Date or, if the Loan is in the Alternative Currency, the period specified in respect of that currency in the Benchmark Schedule. |
(d) | Subject to this Clause 12, the Interest Periods for the Initial Term Facility Loan which is funded in RMB shall: |
(i) | in respect of the first Interest Period for that Initial Term Facility Loan, start on the Initial Utilisation Date and end on 21 March 2020; and |
(ii) | in respect of each subsequent Interest Period for that Initial Term Facility Loan, start on the last day of the preceding Interest Payment Date relating to that Initial Term Facility Loan and end on the next Interest Payment Date. |
(e) | Subject to this Clause 12, a Borrower (or the Company) may select an Interest Period for the Initial Term Loan which is funded in the Alternative Currency of: |
(i) | one, two, three or six Months or such period as specified in the Benchmark Schedule; |
(ii) | a duration so that the last day of that Interest Period is the same day as a Repayment Date or a date on which payment is required to be made under any Hedging Agreement (provided that such selection would not result in an Interest Period longer than six Months); or |
(iii) | any other period as selected by the Company and agreed with the Agent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility). |
(f) | An Interest Period for the Initial Term Facility Loan not extend beyond the Termination Date in relation to the Initial Term Facility. |
(g) | The first Interest Period for the Initial Term Facility and for an Additional Facility which is a term loan facility shall start on the Initial Utilisation Date or the first Utilisation Date of the applicable Facility, in the case where a Loan has already been made under any of such Facilities, each subsequent Interest Period shall start on the last day of the preceding Interest Period relating to that Initial Term Facility Loan or that Additional Facility Loan (as the case may be). |
(h) | This Clause 12.1 shall apply to any Additional Facility provided that any Interest Period relating to any Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Additional Facility Notice relating to that Additional Facility. |
12.2 | Non-Business Days |
If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, that Interest Period will instead end on the next Business Day in that calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).
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12.3 | Division of Additional Facility Loans |
(a) | The Company may request in a Selection Notice that an Additional Facility Loan which is a term loan be divided into two or more Additional Facility Loans, in such case such Additional Facility Loans will on the last day of its Interest Period, be so divided with amounts specified in that Selection Notice, having an aggregate amount equal to the amount of that Additional Facility Loan (as the case may be) immediately before its division, provided that such number of Additional Facility Loans as may be agreed with the Agent would be outstanding. |
(b) | Any division or consolidation of any Additional Facility Loan(s) under any Additional Facility shall be governed by the terms of the Additional Facility Notice in respect of such Additional Facility. |
13 | Changes to the Calculation of Interest |
13.1 | Market disruption |
Subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause 13.2 (Alternative basis of interest or funding), if
(a) | a Market Disruption Event occurs and is continuing in relation to any Loan for any Interest Period, then, to the extent permitted under PRC law, the rate of interest on each Lender's participation in that Loan for that Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of: |
(i) | a margin that would yield to the Lenders the same return as the Lenders would have earned prior to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event; and |
(ii) | the percentage rate per annum which reflects the cost to such Lender of funding its participation in that Loan from whatever source(s) it may reasonably select, in each case, as notified to the Agent by that Lender, as soon as practicable and in any event not later than ten Business Days before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period (or such later date as may be acceptable to the Agent). |
(b) | In this Agreement, Market Disruption Event means PBOC no longer publishes the PBOC Benchmark Rate. |
(c) | If a Market Disruption Event occurs or shall occur, the Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Company. |
13.2 | Alternative basis of interest or funding |
(a) | If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Company so requires, the Agent and the Company shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than 30 days) with a view to agreeing to a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest. |
(b) | Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Company, be binding on all Parties. |
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(c) | For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that no substitute basis is agreed at the end of the 30-day period, the rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 13.1 (Market disruption). |
(d) | Subject to paragraph (b), for the avoidance of doubt, where a Market Disruption Event is no longer continuing in relation to any Loan and any Interest Period relating thereto, the rate of interest for such Loan shall revert to the rate calculated in accordance with Clause 11 (Interest). |
13.3 | Break Costs |
(a) | Each Borrower shall, within five Business Days of demand by a Finance Party, pay to that Finance Party its Break Costs attributable to all or any part of any Loan or an Unpaid Sum being paid by that Borrower on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period for that Loan or that Unpaid Sum (except in the case of any Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility or any Unpaid Sum attributable to any Additional Facility, as otherwise specified in the Additional Facility Notice relating to such Additional Facility). |
(b) | Each Lender shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after a demand by the Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Break Costs for any Interest Period in which they accrue. |
14 | Fees |
14.1 | Agent and Security Agent fee |
The Company shall pay to the Agent and the Security Agent (for its own account) an agency fee in the amount and at the times agreed in a Fee Letter.
14.2 | Arrangement Fee |
Subject to Clause 32.12 (Fee Adjustment), on each Arrangement Fee Payment Date, the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to the Agent for the account of each Lender under the Initial Term Facility Loan, an arrangement fee (the Arrangement Fee) in RMB and at the rate of 1.3 per cent. per annum accruing on each Lender’s participation in the Initial Term Facility Loan from time to time, provided that if an Initial Term Facility Loan or any part thereof is repaid or prepaid, the Arrangement Fee accrued on such amount of the Initial Term Facility Loan that is repaid or prepaid up to the date of repayment or prepayment shall be paid to the Agent on the such repayment or prepayment date. Such Arrangement Fee shall continue to accrue on the remaining outstanding principal amount of each Initial Term Facility Loan until such Initial Term Facility Loan is repaid in full.
14.3 | Fees Payable |
No fees, costs or expenses are payable by any Group Member (other than any fees, costs and expenses payable in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 19.1 (Transaction expenses)) unless and until the Initial Utilisation Date occurs.
15 | Tax Gross-Up and Indemnities |
15.1 | Tax gross-up |
(a) | Subject to paragraph (b) below, all payments to be made by an Obligor to any Finance Party under the Finance Documents shall be made without any Tax Deduction unless such Obligor (or the Agent on behalf of a US Borrower) is required to make a Tax Deduction, in which case the sum payable by such Obligor (in respect of which such Tax Deduction is required to be made) shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that such Finance Party receives a sum net of any deduction or withholding equal to the sum which it would have received had no such Tax Deduction been made or required to be made. |
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(b) | Unless otherwise agreed between the Company (or the Company on behalf of an Obligor) and the relevant Finance Party, a payment shall not be increased under paragraph (a) above by reason of a US Tax Deduction on account of a Tax imposed by the United States, if on the date on which the payment falls due: |
(i) | the payment could have been made to the relevant Finance Party without such a US Tax Deduction if the Finance Party (or beneficial owner) had been a US Qualifying Finance Party with respect to that payment, but on that date the Finance Party (or beneficial owner) is not or has ceased to be a US Qualifying Finance Party with respect to that payment other than as a result of a change after the date such Finance Party first became a Finance Party under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or double taxation agreement; or |
(ii) | the Company (or the Company on behalf of an Obligor) is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made without the US Tax Deduction or with the application of a reduced rate had the Finance Party complied with the obligations under paragraph (g) below. |
(c) | A payment shall not be increased under paragraph (a) above by reason of a Tax Deduction (other than a US Tax Deduction) on account of a Tax if such Finance Party is not, at the Signing Date, a Finance Party which is entitled to receive payments from the Original Borrower under the Finance Documents free and clear of and without any Tax Deduction. |
(d) | The Company shall promptly upon becoming aware that an Obligor must make a Tax Deduction (including a US Tax Deduction) (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a Tax Deduction (including a US Tax Deduction)) notify the Agent accordingly. Similarly, a Lender shall notify the Agent on becoming so aware in respect of a payment payable to that Lender. If the Agent receives such notification from a Lender, it shall notify the Company and that Obligor. |
(e) | If an Obligor is required to make a Tax Deduction (including a US Tax Deduction), it shall make that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law. |
(f) | Within 30 days of making either a Tax Deduction (including a US Tax Deduction) or any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction, the Obligor making that Tax Deduction shall deliver to the Agent for the Finance Party entitled to the payment (to which such Tax Deduction relates) evidence reasonably satisfactory to that Finance Party that the Tax Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to the relevant taxing authority. |
(g) | With respect to payments made by or in respect of a US Tax Obligor, each Lender and the Agent shall supply to the relevant Obligor a properly completed and executed applicable Withholding Form and will supply additional Withholding Forms upon a reasonable time following a written request by that Obligor, in each case, to the extent such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, is legally entitled to do so. A Lender or the Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Agent and such Obligor if any Withholding Form previously provided by such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, has become invalid or incorrect, and shall provide a replacement Withholding Form to the Agent and such Obligor to the extent such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, is legally entitled to do so. |
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15.2 | Tax indemnity |
(a) | Without prejudice to Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up), if any Finance Party is required to make any payment of or on account of Tax on or in relation to any sum received or receivable under the Finance Documents (including any sum deemed for purposes of Tax to be received or receivable by such Finance Party, whether or not actually received or receivable) or if any liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or assessed against any Finance Party, the Company shall, within five Business Days of demand of the Agent, promptly indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, the Finance Party which suffers a loss or liability as a result against such payment or liability, together with any interest, penalties, costs and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith, provided that this Clause 15.2 shall not apply: |
(i) | with respect to any Tax assessed on a Finance Party: |
(A) | under the law of the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) in which that Finance Party is incorporated or, if different, the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which that Finance Party is treated as resident for tax purposes; and |
(B) | under the law of the jurisdiction in which that Finance Party’s Facility Office is located in respect of amounts received or receivable in that jurisdiction, |
if that Tax is imposed on or calculated by reference to the net income received or receivable by that Finance Party or if that Tax is considered a franchise Tax (imposed in lieu of net income Tax) or a branch profits or similar Tax; or
(ii) | to the extent a loss, liability or cost: |
(A) | is compensated for by an increased payment under Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up); |
(B) | would have been compensated for by an increased payment with Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) but was not or will not be so compensated solely because of one of the exclusions in paragraph (b) or (c) of Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) applies or will apply; |
(C) | relates to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party; or |
(D) | is compensated for by Clause 15.4 (Stamp taxes) or Clause 15.5 (Indirect Tax) (or would have been so compensated for under such Clause but was not so compensated solely because any of the exceptions set out therein applied). |
(b) | A Finance Party intending to make a claim under paragraph (a) above shall notify the Agent of the event giving rise to that claim within 180 days after the date on which that Finance Party becomes aware of it (after which that Finance Party shall not be entitled to claim any indemnification or payment under this Clause 15.2), whereupon the Agent shall promptly notify the Company thereof. |
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(c) | A Finance Party shall, on receiving a payment from an Obligor under this Clause 15.2, notify the Agent. |
15.3 | Tax credit |
If an Obligor makes a Tax Payment and the Finance Party (to which such Tax Payment relates) determines that in its sole discretion exercised in good faith:
(a) | a Tax Credit is attributable either to an increased payment of which that Tax Payment forms part, or to that Tax Payment; and |
(b) | that Finance Party has obtained, utilised and retained that Tax Credit, |
that Finance Party shall pay an amount to that Obligor which that Finance Party determines will leave it (after that payment and net of all out-of-pocket expenses, including Taxes) in the same after-Tax position as it would have been in had the Tax Payment not been required to be made by that Obligor. Such Obligor, upon the request of such Finance Party, shall repay to such Finance Party the amount paid over pursuant to this Clause 15.3 (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant governmental authority) in the event that such Finance Party is required to repay such Tax Credit to such governmental authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 15.3, in no context will the Finance Party be required to pay any amount to the Obligor pursuant to this Clause 15.3 the payment of which would place the Finance Party in a less favourable net after Tax position than the Finance Party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such Tax Credit had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Clause 15.3 shall not be construed to require any Finance Party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Obligor or any other person.
15.4 | Stamp taxes |
The Company shall:
(a) | promptly on demand (or otherwise as required) pay all stamp duty, registration and other similar Taxes payable in respect of any Finance Document; and |
(b) | within five Business Days of demand, pay to and indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, each Finance Party against any cost, loss or liability that Finance Party incurs in relation to all stamp duty, registration and other similar Taxes in respect of any Finance Document. |
15.5 | Indirect Tax |
(a) | All consideration expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party shall be deemed to be exclusive of any Indirect Tax. If any Indirect Tax is chargeable on any supply or payment made by any Finance Party to any Party in connection with a Finance Document, that Party shall pay to that Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of that Indirect Tax. |
(b) | Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse a Finance Party for any costs or expenses, that Party shall also at the same time pay and indemnify that Finance Party against all Indirect Tax incurred by the Finance Party in respect of such costs or expenses except to the extent that Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such Indirect Tax. |
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15.6 | FATCA information |
(a) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, each Party shall, within 10 Business Days of a reasonable request by another Party: |
(i) | confirm to that other Party whether it is: (A) a FATCA Exempt Party; or (B) not a FATCA Exempt Party; and |
(ii) | supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status under FATCA as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party's compliance with FATCA; and |
(iii) | supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of such other Party's compliance with any other law, regulation or exchange of information regime. |
(b) | If a Party confirms to another Party pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) above that it is a FATCA Exempt Party and it subsequently becomes aware that it is not, or has ceased to be a FATCA Exempt Party, that Party shall notify that other Party reasonably promptly. |
(c) | Paragraph (a) above shall not oblige any Finance Party to do anything, and paragraph (a)(iii) above shall not oblige any other Party to do anything, which would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of: |
(i) | law or regulation; |
(ii) | any fiduciary duty; or |
(iii) | any duty of confidentiality. |
(d) | If a Party fails to confirm whether or not it is a FATCA Exempt Party or to supply forms, documentation or other information requested in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where paragraph (c) above applies), then such Party shall be treated for the purposes of the Finance Documents (and payments under them) as it is not a FATCA Exempt Party until the time as the Party in question provides the requested confirmation, forms, documentation or other information. |
15.7 | FATCA deduction |
(a) | Each Party may make any FATCA Deduction it is required to make by FATCA, and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, and no Party shall be required to increase any payment in respect of which it makes such a FATCA Deduction or otherwise compensate the recipient of that payment for that FATCA Deduction. |
(b) | Each Party shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction), notify the Party to whom it is making the payment (to which such FATCA Deduction relates) and, in addition, shall notify the Company and the Agent and the Agent shall notify the other Finance Parties. |
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15.8 | Agent Documentation |
(a) | Unless the Agent notifies the Company in writing that it does not require Schedule 17 (US Withholding Agent) to apply, which notification shall be irrevocable, the Parties hereby agree to comply with the provisions of Schedule 17 (US Withholding Agent). |
(b) | Any replacement or successor Agent that is not a US Person shall deliver, on or prior to the date that it becomes a party to this Agreement, to the Obligors’ Agent and each US Obligor, two (2) duly completed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form) certifying that it is either: |
(i) | a qualified intermediary and that it assumes primary withholding responsibility under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Internal Revenue Code and primary Form 1099 reporting and backup withholding responsibility for payments it receives for the account of others; or |
(ii) | a U.S. branch and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, |
and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with any US Obligor to be treated as a US Person with respect to such payments (and such US Obligor and the Agent agree to so treat the Agent as a US Person with respect to such payments as contemplated by US Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)(A)), with the effect that such US Obligor can make payments to the Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States.
15.9 | Lender Status Confirmation |
(a) | Each Lender which becomes a Party to this Agreement after the date of this Agreement shall indicate, in the Transfer Certificate, the Assignment Agreement, or such other document which it executes on becoming a Party for the benefit of the Agent which of the following categories it falls: |
(i) | in respect of a US Borrower: |
(A) | not a US Qualifying Finance Party; or |
(B) | a US Qualifying Finance Party. |
(b) | Upon written request of the Obligors’ Agent to an Original Lender (such request to be given no later than 15 Business Days before the first interest payment date), that Original Lender shall indicate to the Obligors’ Agent and the Agent, before the first interest payment date, in which of the following categories it falls: |
(i) | in respect of a US Borrower: |
(A) | not a US Qualifying Finance Party; or |
(B) | a US Qualifying Finance Party. |
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(c) | If a Lender or the Agent fails to indicate its status in respect of a Borrower in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (b) above (as applicable) then such Lender or Agent, as applicable, shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement (including by the relevant Obligor) as if it is not a US Qualifying Finance Party until such time as it notifies the Agent and the Obligors’ Agent which category applies. For the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer Certificate, Assignment Agreement, or other such document shall not invalidated by any failure of a Finance Party to comply with this Clause 15.9. |
16 | Increased Costs |
16.1 | Increased Costs |
(a) | Subject to Clause 16.3 (Exceptions), the Company shall, within five Business Days of a demand by the Agent, pay for the account of a Finance Party the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that Finance Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of (i) any Change in Law or (ii) compliance with any law or regulation (including any law or regulation concerning capital adequacy, prudential limits, liquidity, reserve assets or Tax) that is made after the Signing Date. |
(b) | In this Agreement: |
Basel II means International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004.
Basel III means:
(i) | the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems, Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring and Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated; |
(ii) | the rules for global systemically important banks contained in Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement – Rules text published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011 as amended, supplemented or restated; and |
(iii) | any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to Basel III. |
Increased Costs means:
(i) | a reduction in the rate of return from the Facilities or on a Finance Party's (or its Affiliate's) overall capital; |
(ii) | an additional or increased cost; or |
(iii) | a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance Document, |
which is incurred or suffered by a Finance Party or any of its Affiliates to the extent that it is attributable to that Finance Party having entered into its Commitment or funding or performing its obligations under any Finance Document.
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16.2 | Increased Cost claims |
(a) | A Finance Party intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 16.1 (Increased Costs) shall notify the Agent of the event giving rise to that claim within 120 days of the date on which that Finance Party becomes aware of it, following which the Agent shall promptly notify the Company. |
(b) | Each Finance Party shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs. |
16.3 | Exceptions |
Clause 16.1 (Increased Costs) does not apply to the extent any Increased Cost is:
(a) | attributable to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by an Obligor; |
(b) | attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party; |
(c) | compensated for by Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) or would have been compensated for by an increased payment under Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) but was not or will not be so compensated solely because one of the exclusions in paragraph (b) or (c) of Clause 15.1 (Tax gross-up) applies or will apply; or |
(d) | compensated for by (i) Clause 15.2 (Tax indemnity) (or would have been compensated for under Clause 15.2 (Tax indemnity) but was not so compensated solely because any of the exclusions in paragraph (a) of Clause 15.2 (Tax indemnity) applied), (ii) Clause 15.4 (Stamp taxes), or (iii) Clause 15.5 (Indirect Tax); |
(e) | attributable to the wilful breach by the relevant Finance Party or its Affiliates of any law or regulation; |
(f) | attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with Basel II or Basel III or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II or Basel III (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its Affiliates or otherwise) to the extent the relevant Finance Party is required to apply laws in connection with such costs on the date on which it becomes a Finance Party; |
(g) | attributable to compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any law or regulation made under, or connected with, that Act (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its Affiliates or otherwise) to the extent the relevant Finance Party is required to apply laws in connection with such costs on the date on which it becomes a Finance Party; or |
(h) | not notified to the Agent by the Finance Party (that is claiming any indemnification or payment under this Clause 16 in respect of such Increased Cost) within 120 days of the date of such Finance Party becoming aware of the event giving rise to such Increased Costs in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 16.2 (Increased Cost claims). |
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17 | Other Indemnities |
17.1 | Currency indemnity |
(a) | If any sum due from an Obligor under the Finance Documents (a Sum), or any order, judgment or award given or made in relation to a Sum, has to be converted from the currency (the First Currency) in which that Sum is payable into another currency (the Second Currency) for the purpose of: |
(i) | making or filing a claim or proof against that Obligor; or |
(ii) | obtaining or enforcing an order, judgment or award in relation to any litigation or arbitration proceedings, |
that Obligor shall as an independent obligation, within five Business Days of demand, indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, each of the Finance Parties to whom that Sum is due against any cost, loss or liability arising out of or as a result of the conversion including any discrepancy between (A) the rate of exchange used to convert that Sum from the First Currency into the Second Currency and (B) the rate or rates of exchange available to that person at the time of its receipt of that Sum.
(b) | Each Obligor waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under the Finance Documents in a currency or currency unit other than that in which it is expressed to be payable. |
(c) | If any amount received by a Finance Party is, when converted into the currency in which that amount is expressed to be due and payable under the relevant Finance Documents, in excess of the relevant Obligor's liability under the Finance Documents, that Finance Party must promptly pay to that Obligor an amount equal to that excess. |
17.2 | Other indemnities |
(a) | The Company shall (or shall procure that an Obligor will), within five Business Days of demand, indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, each Finance Party against any cost, loss or liability incurred by it as a result of: |
(i) | the occurrence of any Event of Default; |
(ii) | a failure by an Obligor to pay or non-payment of any amount due under a Finance Document on its due date, including any cost, loss or liability arising as a result of Clause 31 (Sharing Among the Finance Parties) or as a result of a revocation of a notice of prepayment in accordance with Clause 10.1 (Notices of cancellation or prepayment); |
(iii) | funding, or making arrangements to fund, its participation in the Utilisation requested by a Borrower (or on its behalf) in a Utilisation Request but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement but other than (a) by reason of default or negligence by that Finance Party alone or (b) any cost, loss or liability attributable to a loss of any portion of interest in excess of the PBOC Benchmark Rate); or |
(iv) | the Utilisation (or part of the Utilisation) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of prepayment given by the Company. |
(b) | The Company shall (or shall procure that an Obligor will) promptly indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, each Finance Party, each Affiliate of a Finance Party and each officer or employee of a Finance Party or its Affiliate against any cost, loss or liability incurred by that Finance Party or its Affiliate (or officer or employee of that Finance Party or Affiliate) in connection with or arising out of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or regulatory enquiry concerning the Acquisition or the funding of the Acquisition, unless such cost, loss or liability is caused by the fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct of that Finance Party or its Affiliate (or any employee or officer of that Finance Party or Affiliate). Any Affiliate of a Finance Party or any officer or employee of a Finance Party or its Affiliate may rely on this Clause 17.2, subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act. |
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17.3 | Indemnity to the Agent |
The Company shall (or shall procure that an Obligor will) promptly indemnify the Agent against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Agent (acting reasonably) as a result of:
(a) | investigating any event which it reasonably believes is a Default; or |
(b) | acting or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised. |
18 | Mitigation by the Lenders |
18.1 | Mitigation |
(a) | Each Finance Party shall, in consultation with the Company, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any Facility ceasing to be available or any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 8.1 (Illegality), Clause 15 (Tax Gross-Up and Indemnities) or Clause 16 (Increased Costs) including (but not limited to) transferring its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents to another Affiliate or Facility Office. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not in any way limit the obligations of any Obligor or the Parent under the Finance Documents. |
18.2 | Limitation of liability |
(a) | The Company shall promptly indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, each Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Finance Party as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 18.1 (Mitigation). |
(b) | A Finance Party is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 18.1 (Mitigation) if, in the opinion of that Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it. |
19 | Costs and Expenses |
19.1 | Transaction expenses |
(a) | The Company shall (or shall procure that a Group Member will) within ten Business Days of demand pay the Agent, the Arranger and the Security Agent the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably and properly incurred and documented by any of them (and, in the case of the Security Agent, by any Receiver or Delegate) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, syndication and perfection of: |
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(i) | this Agreement and any other documents referred to in this Agreement and the Transaction Security; and |
(ii) | any other Finance Documents executed after the Signing Date. |
(b) | In the event that the Initial Utilisation Date does not occur, the Company shall only be liable for the Finance Parties' legal advisor's fees separately agreed between the Arranger and the Sponsor. |
19.2 | Amendment costs |
If (a) an Obligor requests an amendment, waiver or consent or (b) an amendment is required pursuant to Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility) or Clause 32.10 (Change of currency), the Company shall (or shall procure that a Group Member will), within ten Business Days of demand, reimburse each of the Agent and the Security Agent for the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred and documented by the Agent and the Security Agent (and, in the case of the Security Agent, by any Receiver or Delegate) in responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with that request or requirement.
19.3 | Enforcement and preservation costs |
The Company shall (or shall procure that a Group Member will), within ten Business Days of demand, pay to the Arranger and each other Secured Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees but excluding the cost of any internal management time of the Agent or the Security Agent) incurred by that Secured Party in connection with the enforcement of or the preservation of any rights under any Finance Document and the Transaction Security and any proceedings instituted by or against the Security Agent as a consequence of taking or holding the Transaction Security or enforcing those rights.
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20 | Guarantee and Indemnity |
20.1 | Guarantee and indemnity |
Each Guarantor, irrevocably and unconditionally, jointly and severally:
(a) | guarantees to each Finance Party punctual performance by each other Obligor of all that other Obligor's obligations under the Finance Documents (other than any Excluded Swap Obligations); |
(b) | undertakes with each Finance Party that, whenever another Obligor does not pay any amount when due under or in connection with any Finance Document, that Guarantor shall immediately on demand pay that amount as if it was the principal obligor (other than any Excluded Swap Obligations); and |
(c) | agrees with each Finance Party that if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted under all applicable laws, that Finance Party immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability it incurs as a result of an Obligor not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, have been payable by it under any Finance Document on the date when it would have been due. The amount payable by a Guarantor under this indemnity will not exceed the amount it would have had to pay under this Clause 20 if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee. |
20.2 | Continuing guarantee |
This guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by any Obligor under the Finance Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.
20.3 | Reinstatement |
If any discharge, release or arrangement (whether in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or any security for those obligations or otherwise) is made by a Finance Party in whole or in part on the basis of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored in insolvency, liquidation, administration or otherwise then the liability of each Guarantor under this Clause 20 will continue or be reinstated as if such discharge, release or arrangement had not occurred.
20.4 | Waiver of defences |
The obligations of each Guarantor under this Clause 20 will not be affected by an act, omission, matter or thing which, but for this Clause 20, would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Clause 20 (whether or not known to it or any Finance Party) including:
(a) | any time, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with, any Obligor or other person; |
(b) | the release of any other Obligor or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement with any creditor of any Group Member; |
(c) | the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any Obligor or other person or any non-presentation or non- observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any security; |
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(d) | any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of an Obligor or any other person; |
(e) | any amendment, novation, supplement, extension restatement (however fundamental and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of a Finance Document or any other document or security including any change in the purpose of, any extension of or increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under any Finance Document or other document or security; |
(f) | any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under any Finance Document or any other document or security; or |
(g) | any insolvency or similar proceedings. |
20.5 | Guarantor intent |
Without prejudice to the generality of Clause 20.4 (Waiver of defences), each Guarantor expressly confirms that it intends that this guarantee shall extend from time to time to any (however fundamental) variation, increase, extension or addition of or to any of the Finance Documents and/or any facility or amount made available under any of the Finance Documents for the purposes of or in connection with any of the following: business acquisitions of any nature; increasing working capital; enabling investor distributions to be made; carrying out restructurings; refinancing existing facilities; refinancing any other indebtedness; making facilities available to new borrowers; any other variation or extension of the purposes for which any such facility or amount might be made available from time to time; and any fees, costs and/or expenses associated with any of the foregoing.
20.6 | Immediate recourse |
Each Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from that Guarantor under this Clause 20. This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision of a Finance Document to the contrary.
20.7 | Appropriations |
Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full, each Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may:
(a) | refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) in respect of those amounts, or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise) and no Guarantor shall be entitled to the benefit of the same; and |
(b) | hold in an interest-bearing suspense account any moneys received from any Guarantor or on account of any Guarantor's liability under this Clause 20. |
20.8 | Deferral of Guarantors' rights |
Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full and unless the Agent otherwise directs, no Guarantor will exercise any rights which it may have by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Finance Documents or by reason of any amount being payable, or liability arising, under this Clause 20:
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(a) | to be indemnified by an Obligor; |
(b) | to claim any contribution from any other guarantor of any Obligor's obligations under the Finance Documents; |
(c) | to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents or of any other guarantee or security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, the Finance Documents by any Finance Party; |
(d) | to bring legal or other proceedings for an order requiring any Obligor to make any payment, or perform any obligation, in respect of which any Guarantor has given a guarantee, undertaking or indemnity under Clause 20.1 (Guarantee and indemnity); |
(e) | to exercise any right of set-off against any Obligor; and/or |
(f) | to claim or prove as a creditor of any Obligor in competition with any Finance Party. |
If a Guarantor receives any benefit, payment or distribution in relation to such rights it shall hold that benefit, payment or distribution to the extent necessary to enable all amounts which may be or become payable to the Finance Parties by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents to be repaid in full on trust for the Finance Parties and shall promptly pay or transfer the same to the Agent or as the Agent may direct for application in accordance with Clause 32 (Payment Mechanics).
20.9 | Release of Guarantors' right of contribution |
If any Guarantor (a Retiring Guarantor) ceases to be a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents for the purpose of any sale or other disposal of that Retiring Guarantor (of shares or equity interests in that Retiring Guarantor), then on the date such Retiring Guarantor ceases to be a Guarantor:
(a) | that Retiring Guarantor is released by each other Guarantor from any liability (whether past, present or future and whether actual or contingent) to make a contribution to any other Guarantor arising by reason of the performance by any other Guarantor of its obligations under the Finance Documents; and |
(b) | each other Guarantor waives any rights it may have by reason of the performance of its obligations under the Finance Documents to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Finance Parties under any Finance Document or of any other security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, any Finance Document where such rights or security are granted by or in relation to the assets of the Retiring Guarantor. |
20.10 | Additional security |
This guarantee is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by any other guarantee or security now or subsequently held by any Finance Party.
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20.11 | Guarantee limitations |
This guarantee given by a Guarantor under this Clause 20 and under any other guarantee or indemnity provision in a Finance Document (the Guarantee Obligations) will not apply to any obligation or liability and no Transaction Security granted by a Guarantor will secure any Guarantee Obligations to the extent that it would result in that Guarantor breaching any applicable law and/or regulation (including any financial assistance laws) or other applicable insolvency laws and, with respect to any Additional Guarantor, is subject to any limitations applicable to such Additional Guarantor set out in the Accession Deed applicable to such Additional Guarantor (which limitations reasonably reflect the Security Principles or are otherwise agreed with the Agent (acting reasonably)).
20.12 | US Guarantee Limitations |
(a) | Notwithstanding any term or provision of this Clause 20 or any other term in this Agreement or any other Finance Document but without prejudice to the Original Security Documents and the Transaction Security or guarantee to be provided pursuant to Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent), no loan or other obligation under any Finance Document may be, directly or indirectly: |
(i) | guaranteed by a (a) “controlled foreign corporation” (as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code) (a CFC) or (b) Subsidiary (a FSHCO) substantially all of the assets of which consist of equity interests (and/or indebtedness) of one or more CFCs (including the indirect ownership of such equity interests or indebtedness through one or more FSHCOs) or (c) subsidiary of a CFC or a FSHCO; |
(ii) | secured by a pledge or other security interest in excess of 65 per cent. of the voting equity interests (and 100 per cent. of the non-voting equity interests) of a CFC or FSHCO; |
(iii) | secured by any assets of a CFC, FSHCO or a subsidiary of a CFC or FSHCO (including any CFC or FSHCO equity interests held directly or indirectly by a CFC or FSHCO); or |
(iv) | guaranteed by any subsidiary or secured by a pledge of or security interest in any subsidiary or other asset, if it would result in material adverse US tax consequences as reasonably determined by the Borrowers and the Obligor’s Agent and Agent, |
provided that in respect of any Original Security Documents, the Transaction Security granted under paragraphs (b)(ii), (b)(iii), (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(viii) and (c) of Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent) and the guarantee granted under paragraph (a)(i) and (a)(ii) Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent) (each, a Relevant Transaction Security Documents and Guarantee), if at any time after the date of the Relevant Transaction Security Document and Guarantee, the relevant security provider or Guarantor under the Relevant Transaction Security Document and Guarantee notifies the Security Agent that the guarantee or a pledge of or security interest in the equity interests or other assets which are the subject of Transaction Security under a Relevant Transaction Security Document and Guarantee has a material adverse US tax implication on any member of the NFC Group (including its ability to conduct its operations and business as otherwise not prohibited by the Finance Documents) under Section 956 issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Section 956) as a result of any Group Member’s or HHH Group Member’s entry into any transaction which is not prohibited under the terms of the Finance Document or as a result of any change in or re-enactment of (or in the interpretation, administration, implementation or application of) any law or regulation existing as at or after the Signing Date or the introduction of any new law or regulation occurring after the Signing Date, each Lender irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to enter into good faith discussions (acting reasonably) with the Obligors (or the Obligors’ Agent on their behalf) with a view to agreeing to discharge any guarantees or release any Transaction Security under any Finance Documents and to enter into such documentation as is required by that security provider or the relevant Guarantor in order to effect such release or discharge to the extent necessary to eliminate such material adverse US tax implication in its entirety.
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(b) | Each US Obligor and each Finance Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of the guarantee under this Clause 19) hereby confirms that it is its intention that the guarantee under this Clause 20 shall not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or any similar federal, state or foreign law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, each US Obligor and each Finance Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of the guarantee under this Clause 20) hereby irrevocably agrees that the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations for which such US Obligor shall be liable under such guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other (contingent or otherwise) liabilities of such US Obligor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any rights to contribution pursuant to any agreement providing for equitable contribution among such US Obligor and the other Obligors, result in such obligations of such US Obligor not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. |
(c) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Finance Document, in no circumstances shall proceeds of any Security constituting an asset of a Guarantor which is not a Qualified ECP Guarantor be applied towards the payment of any Excluded Swap Obligations nor shall any guarantee provided by any Guarantor pursuant to any Finance Document guarantee any obligations which are Excluded Swap Obligations, notwithstanding the terms of such Finance Document (and in the case of any conflict between the terms of any Finance Document and this Clause 20.12, the terms of this Clause 20.12 shall prevail). |
21 | Representations |
21.1 | General |
(a) | Each Obligor makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 21 in relation to itself and, where relevant, the relevant Group Member on the dates set out in Clause 21.32 (Times when representations made) to each Finance Party. |
(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Parent makes each of the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 21 on the dates set out in Clause 21.32 (Times when representations made) to each Finance Party. Where the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 21 refer to the Parent or are stated by the Parent, such representation and warranty is made by the Parent in respect of itself only and, where applicable, its assets and the Finance Documents to which it is a party. |
(c) | The Parent does not give the representations and warranties set out in paragraph (b) of Clause 21.6 (Authorisations), Clause 21.9 (No filing or stamp taxes), Clause 21.10 (Deduction of Tax), Clause 21.12 (Information Package and Base Case Model), 21.13 (Accounts), Clause 21.14 (Disputes), Clause 21.16 (Environmental laws), Clause 21.18 (Taxation), Clause 21.20 (Good title to assets), Clause 21.21 (Legal and beneficial ownership) (except in respect of any shares of the Company held by the Parent), Clause 21.23 (Intellectual Property), Clause 21.24 (Group Structure Chart), Clause 21.25 (Pari passu ranking), Clause 21.26 (Acquisition Documents), Clause 21.28 (Anti-Corruption Laws / Sanctions) and Clause 21.29 (Anti-money laundering). |
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21.2 | Status |
(a) | It and each of its Subsidiaries which is a Material Company, is a limited liability company or corporation, an exempted company, an ordinary resident company, a partnership limited by shares or limited liability partnership, duly incorporated or established and validly existing and (where applicable) in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation or establishment. |
(b) | It and each of its Subsidiaries which is a Material Company, has the power to own its assets and carry on its business in all material respects as it is being conducted. |
21.3 | Binding obligations |
Subject to the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Requirements:
(a) | the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in each Finance Document to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations; and |
(b) | (without limiting the generality of paragraph (a) above), each Transaction Security Document to which it is a party creates the security interests which that Transaction Security Document purports to create and those security interests are valid and effective. |
21.4 | Non-conflict with other obligations |
The execution, delivery and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents, in each case, to which it is a party do not:
(a) | subject to the Legal Reservations, conflict with any law or regulation applicable to it in any material respect; |
(b) | conflict with the constitutional documents of it or any Material Company the equity interests in which are subject to the Transaction Security; or |
(c) | breach any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any Material Company or any of its or Material Company's assets to an extent or in a manner which has or would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
21.5 | Power and authority |
It has (or will have by the time of execution of the relevant Finance Document) the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken (or will have taken prior to the time of execution) all necessary corporate actions to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Finance Documents to which it is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated by those Finance Documents.
21.6 | Authorisations |
(a) | Subject to the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Requirements, all material Authorisations required: |
(i) | to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights, comply with and perform its obligations in the Finance Documents to which it is a party; and |
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(ii) | to make the Finance Documents to which it is a party admissible in evidence in its Relevant Jurisdiction, other than court filings in the normal course of proceedings, |
have been (or will by the required date be) obtained or effected and are (or will by the required date be) in full force and effect.
(b) | All Authorisations necessary for the conduct of the ordinary business of the Group Members have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect where failure to obtain or effect those Authorisations has or would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
21.7 | Governing law and enforcement |
(a) | Subject to the Legal Reservations, the choice of governing law of the Finance Documents as expressed in such Finance Document will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions. |
(b) | Subject to the Legal Reservations, any judgment obtained in relation to a Finance Document to which it is a party in the jurisdiction of the governing law of that Finance Document will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions. |
21.8 | Insolvency |
None of the circumstances described in Clause 25.6 (Insolvency) or Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings), to its Knowledge, is continuing or applies in relation to it or any Material Company or any of its assets (in each case subject to the exceptions set out therein).
21.9 | No filing or stamp taxes |
Under the laws of its Relevant Jurisdiction (and, in relation to the Transaction Security Documents, subject to any stamp, registration, notarial or similar Taxes or fee payable as part of the Perfection Requirements), it is not necessary that the Finance Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction, or that any stamp, registration, notarial or similar Taxes or fees be paid on or in relation to the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents (excluding for this purpose any Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreements and any related transfer or assignment) except (x) any filing, recording or enrolling or any stamp, registration, notarial or similar Tax or fee payable which is referred to in any Legal Opinion and which will be made or paid by it promptly after the date of the relevant Finance Document, and (y) Cayman Islands stamp duty will be payable in respect of any Finance Document that is executed in or brought into the Cayman Islands or admitted in evidence in a court of the Cayman Islands.
21.10 | Deduction of Tax |
It is not required under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdictions to make any deduction for or on account of Tax from any payment a Borrower may make under any Finance Document to a Finance Party provided that, with respect to any US Tax Obligor, such Finance Party has delivered a Withholding Form establishing a complete exemption from any such deduction.
21.11 | No default |
(a) | No Event of Default is continuing or is reasonably likely to result from the making of any Utilisation or the entry into, the performance of, or any transaction contemplated by, any Finance Document. |
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(b) | No other event or circumstance is outstanding which constitutes (or, with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination or any combination of any of the foregoing, would constitute) a default or termination event (however described) under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on it or (to the Company's Knowledge) any of its Material Companies or to which its (or (to the Company's Knowledge) any of its Material Companies') assets are subject which would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
21.12 | Information Package and Base Case Model |
(a) | Save to the extent disclosed to the Arranger in writing and to the Company’s Knowledge: |
(i) | any material factual information (other than information of a general economic nature) relating to the Group supplied by the Group and contained in the Information Package (taken as a whole) (the Information) was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date of applicable Report, the Base Case Model and the Information Memorandum or, if earlier, the date the information is expressed to be to be given; |
(ii) | no Information was omitted from the Information Package where the omission results in the Information Package, taken as a whole, being misleading in any material respect in the context of the transaction as a whole; |
(iii) | no event or circumstance has occurred since the date of the Information Memorandum or any Report (as the case may be) that results in the Information Package, taken as a whole, being untrue or inaccurate or misleading in any material respect in the context of the transaction as a whole; |
(iv) | all other written information provided by any Group Member to a Finance Party pursuant to any express provision of any Finance Document on or after the Signing Date is, taken as a whole, true, complete and accurate in all material respects and is, taken as a whole, not misleading in any respect (in each case) as at the date on which such information is provided, |
provided that the Company is not required to review or make any enquiry in relation to matters within the technical or professional expertise of the provisions of the relevant Reports.
(b) | Any financial projections or forecasts contained in the Base Case Model or the Information Memorandum were prepared on the basis of recent historical information and assumptions (or grounds for opinions) believed by the Company in good faith to be reasonable at the time of being prepared (it being understand that such financial projections or forecasts are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which may be beyond the control of the Group and that no assurances can be given that such financial projections or forecasts will be realised. |
21.13 | Accounts |
To the Company’s Knowledge and save as otherwise disclosed to the Arranger or the Agent in writing:
(a) | the Annual Financial Statements most recently delivered pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 22.1 (Financial statements) were prepared on a basis consistent in all material respects with the applicable Accounting Principles and present a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group, as at the date to which they were prepared and for the Financial Year then ended; |
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(b) | the Semi-Annual Financial Statements most recently delivered pursuant to paragraph (b) of Clause 22.1 (Financial statements): |
(i) | were prepared on a basis consistent in all material respects with the applicable Accounting Principles; and |
(ii) | fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Group as at the date to which they were prepared and for the Relevant Period then ended, |
in each case (A) save as set out therein or the notes thereto, (B) having regard to the fact they are management accounts prepared for management purposes and not subject to audit procedures and (C) subject to customary year-end adjustments; and
(c) | the Original Financial Statements in the form provided to the Arranger are accurate in all material respects (save as referred to in the statements and notes thereto), and (if audited) present a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group or (if unaudited) fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Group, in each case, as at the date to which they were prepared. |
21.14 | Disputes |
(a) | No litigation, arbitration or other proceedings or (to the Company’s Knowledge) investigations of, or before, any court, arbitral body or agency are outstanding, pending or threatened against it or any of its Material Companies which are reasonably likely to be determined adversely to it and which, if so adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(b) | To the Company's Knowledge, no labour disputes are outstanding in respect of any Material Company which are reasonably likely to be adversely determined to it, and which if so adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
21.15 | Compliance with law |
It is (and each of its Material Companies is) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.
21.16 | Environmental laws |
(a) | Each of it and each Material Company is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and regulations and has obtained all Environmental Permits necessary to conduct the business of the Group, in each case where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(b) | No Environmental Claim has been commenced or is threatened against it or any of its Material Companies where that claim is reasonably likely to be determined adversely to a Group Member and which, if so adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
21.17 | Employee Plans |
Neither it, nor any Subsidiary, nor any ERISA Affiliate, has ever maintained or contributed to (or had an obligation to contribute to) any Plan.
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21.18 | Taxation |
No claims are being asserted against it or (to the Company’s Knowledge) any of its Material Companies with respect to Taxes which are reasonably likely to be adversely determined to it or to such Material Company and which, if so adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect and all reports and returns on which such taxes are required to be shown have been filed within any applicable time limits and all taxes required to be paid have been paid within any applicable time limit (taking into account any extension or grace period and other than amounts for which adequate reserves have been maintained and amounts disputed reasonably in good faith in accordance with applicable procedures) save, in each case, to the extent that failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
21.19 | Security, Financial Indebtedness and guarantees |
(a) | No Security or Quasi-Security exists over any of the assets of any Group Member or over the shares of the Company held by the Parent, in each case, other than Permitted Security or as permitted by this Agreement. |
(b) | No Group Member has any Financial Indebtedness outstanding other than Permitted Financial Indebtedness or as permitted by this Agreement. |
21.20 | Good title to assets |
Each of it and each Material Company have good, valid and marketable title to, or valid leases or licences of or are otherwise entitled to use, all assets necessary to carry on the Core Business of the Group as presently conducted, in each case, to the extent that failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.
21.21 | Legal and beneficial ownership |
Subject to the Legal Reservations and Perfection Requirements, all the shares of any Obligor or Material Companies over which it purports to grant Transaction Security, will be, on the Closing Date, legally and beneficially owned by the Parent, the Company or any other relevant Obligor free from any Security (other than Permitted Security or as permitted by this Agreement).
21.22 | Shares |
The shares of any Obligor or Material Company which are subject to any Transaction Security are fully paid and not subject to any pre-emption, option to purchase or similar rights, other than as may arise under applicable law.
21.23 | Intellectual Property |
(a) | The Intellectual Property required in order to conduct the Core Business of the Group is legally and beneficially owned or licenced to a Group Member and all formal or procedural actions required to maintain such Intellectual Property have been taken, in each case, where failure to be or do so would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(b) | To the Company’s Knowledge, in carrying on its Core Business it does not infringe any Intellectual Property of any third party in any respect which would have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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21.24 | Group Structure Chart |
To the Company’s Knowledge (except that such qualification by reference to the Company’s Knowledge shall not apply to the ownership of shares in the Company itself as stated in the Group Structure Chart), the Group Structure Chart delivered to the Agent pursuant to Part I of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) accurately records in all material respects the anticipated structure of the Group as at the Closing Date.
21.25 | Pari passu ranking |
(a) | Subject to the Legal Reservations and the applicable Perfection Requirements, the Transaction Security has, or will have once entered into, the ranking in priority which it is expressed to have in the Transaction Security Documents and it is not subject to any prior ranking or pari passu ranking Security except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally or as otherwise permitted under the Finance Documents. |
(b) | Without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, its payment obligations under the Finance Documents rank at least pari passu in right and priority of payment with all its other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, except for any indebtedness preferred by laws of general application. |
21.26 | Acquisition Documents |
The Acquisition Documents contain all the material terms relating to the Acquisition.
21.27 | Holding Companies |
Before the Closing Date it has not traded or incurred any material liabilities or commitments (actual or contingent, present or future) other than:
(a) | by entering into and for liabilities or commitments under the Transaction Documents or entering into the equity funding and shareholder debt funding arrangements, shareholders agreements and employment and service agreements; |
(b) | any Permitted Holding Company Activity or any activity or liability permitted under this Agreement; and |
(c) | for payment of Acquisition Costs, and other legal, accounting, audit and other professional fees, taxes and payment of other expenses in respect of activities permitted by this Clause 21.27. |
21.28 | Anti-Corruption Laws / Sanctions |
(a) | It and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each of its respective officers, directors, agent, employees is in compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and is not aware of any action that would result in a violation by such persons of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. |
(b) | Each Obligor has instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws. |
(c) | None of the Obligors, any director or officer, or any employee, agent of any Obligor is: |
(i) | listed, or owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any person which is listed, on any sanctions lists issued by the any of the Sanctioned Authorities; |
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(ii) | located, organised or resident in a Sanctioned Country; or |
(iii) | a governmental agency, authority, or body or state-owned enterprise of any Sanctioned Country. |
(d) | To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Obligors is in breach of any Sanction or is subject of any action or investigation by a Sanctioned Authority. |
(e) | To the Company’s Knowledge, each Obligor and each of its respective officers, directors and employees is in compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. |
21.29 | Anti-money laundering |
(a) | The operations of each Obligor are, and have been, conducted at all times in compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. |
(b) | No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving any Obligor, with respect to Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated. |
21.30 | Margin Stock |
No proceeds of any Utilisation will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock (as defined in US Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof) or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Utilisation nor the use of the proceeds of it will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of US Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from time to time in effect or any successor to all or a portion thereof.
21.31 | Investment Company Act |
No US Obligor, nor any of its Subsidiaries, is required to be registered as an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
21.32 | Times when representations made |
(a) | All the representations and warranties in this Clause 21 are made on the Signing Date, the Initial Utilisation Date and on the Closing Date except that: |
(i) | the representations and warranties set out in Clause 21.12 (Information Package and Base Case Model) shall only be made on the date the Information Memorandum is approved by the Company; and |
(ii) | the representations and warranties set out in Clause 21.13 (Accounts) will be made once only in respect of each set of financial statements delivered to the Agent and shall be made on the date such financial statements are delivered to the Agent. |
(b) | The Repeating Representations are deemed to be made by each Obligor and the Parent (if applicable) on the date of each Utilisation Request, on each Utilisation Date and on the first day of each Interest Period. |
(c) | The Repeating Representations are deemed to be made by each Additional Obligor on the day on which it becomes an Additional Obligor. |
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(d) | The representations and warranties at Clauses 21.20 (Good title to assets), 21.21 (Legal and beneficial ownership) and 21.22 (Shares) are deemed to be made by the relevant Obligor and/or the Parent (as the case may be) on the day on which that Obligor or the Parent (as the case may be) enters into a Transaction Security Document and only in respect of that Transaction Security Document and the assets or shares to which that Transaction Security Document relates. |
(e) | Each representation or warranty deemed to be made after the Signing Date shall be deemed to be made by reference to the facts and circumstances existing at the date the representation or warranty is deemed to be made. |
21.33 | Awareness and disclosure |
(a) | Any representation or warranty made by any Obligor or the Parent on or prior to the Closing Date in respect of any fact, matter, asset, liability (actual or contingent), obligation or claim of or relating to any member of the Target Group (including any information relating to any member of the Target Group in any Report, the Base Case Model or the Information Memorandum) is qualified by the Knowledge of the Company (which shall not include the knowledge or belief of any member of the Target Group or its management) after having made reasonable enquiries in the circumstances. |
(b) | The Parties acknowledge that projections and forecasts are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and no assurance can be given that such projections or forecasts will be realised. |
(c) | The contents of the Reports and Partnership Disclosure Schedule are disclosed against and qualify the representations and warranties in this Clause 21. |
22 | Information Undertakings |
The undertakings in this Clause 22 remain in force from the Signing Date for so long as any amount is outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.
22.1 | Financial statements |
The Company shall supply to the Agent in sufficient copies for all the Lenders:
(a) | commencing with the Financial Year ending on 31 December 2020, as soon as they are available, but in any event, |
(i) | (in respect of the Financial Year ending on 31 December 2020) on or before 180 days after the end of 31 December 2020; and |
(ii) | thereafter, within 120 days after the end of each full Financial Year, |
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for that Financial Year; and
(b) | commencing with the first full Financial Half-Year following the Closing Date, as soon as they are available, but in any event within: |
(i) | (in respect of the first full Financial Half-Year ending after the Closing Date) 150 days after the end of such Financial Half-Year); and |
(ii) | thereafter, 90 days after the end of each Financial Half-Year, |
its unaudited consolidated financial statements for that Financial Half-Year, except that if any of such unaudited consolidated financial statements are for a Financial Half-Year ending on 31 December in any Financial Year, those financial statements will only be supplied to the Agent at same time that the Annual Financial Statements for that Financial Year are delivered to the Agent pursuant to paragraph (a) above.
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22.2 | Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate |
(a) | The Company shall supply a Compliance Certificate to the Agent with each set of its Relevant Financial Statements (other than Semi-Annual Financial Statements relating to the second Financial Half-Year in any Financial Year). |
(b) | Each Compliance Certificate shall, amongst other things, set out (in reasonable detail): |
(i) | (commencing with the First Test Date) computations as to compliance with Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) for any applicable Relevant Period but only to the extent such Relevant Period ends on a Test Date as at which such Relevant Financial Statements were prepared; |
(ii) | confirmation that (so far as the Company is aware) no actual Event of Default is outstanding; and |
(iii) | the list of Material Companies as at the date of the relevant Compliance Certificate. |
(c) | Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an Authorised Signatory. |
22.3 | Requirements as to financial statements |
(a) | Each set of Relevant Financial Statements shall: |
(i) | include a balance sheet, profit and loss account and cashflow statement; |
(ii) | (in the case of Annual Financial Statements only) be audited by the Auditors; |
(iii) | be certified by an Authorised Signatory as giving a true and fair view of (if audited), or fairly representing (in other cases), the Group's consolidated financial condition as at the date at which, and the Group's consolidated results of operation for the period for which, those financial statements were drawn up and, in the case of Annual Financial Statements, shall be accompanied by any letter addressed to the management of the Company by the Auditors and accompanying those Annual Financial Statements; and |
(iv) | be prepared using the Accounting Principles, accounting practices and financial reference periods consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Base Case Model as varied in accordance with paragraph (e) of Clause 23.3 (Financial testing) unless, in relation to any set of Relevant Financial Statements, the Company notifies the Agent that there has been a change in the Accounting Principles, accounting practices or financial reference periods and, following such notification, the Company complies with the procedures and requirements set out in paragraphs (b) and (c) below. |
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(b) | If the Company notifies the Agent of a change in accordance with paragraph (a)(iv) above, the Company and the Agent shall enter into negotiations in good faith with a view to agreeing: |
(i) | whether or not that change might result in any material alteration in the commercial effect of the provisions of Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) (including the defined terms included therein); and |
(ii) | if so, any amendments to this Agreement which may be necessary to ensure that such change does not result in any material alteration in the commercial effect of those provisions, |
and if any amendments are agreed they shall take effect and be binding on each of the Parties in accordance with their terms.
(c) | If no agreement on the subject matters referred to in paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above is reached within 30 days of the notification of that change (or any longer period agreed between the Company and the Agent), the Company shall deliver to the Agent, together with the Relevant Financial Statements in relation to which that change has occurred (and each subsequent set of Relevant Financial Statements delivered under Clause 22.1 (Financial statements) unless the applicable amendments with respect to such change are agreed in accordance with paragraph (b) above, any reconciliation statements (audited, where applicable) necessary to enable calculations based on the Accounting Principles as they were before that change, and that change will be ignored for the purposes of the financial undertakings in Clause 23 (Financial Covenants). Any reference in this Agreement to any Relevant Financial Statements shall be construed as a reference to those Relevant Financial Statements as adjusted to reflect the basis upon which the Base Case Model was prepared. |
(d) | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Clause 22, until the last day of the first full Financial Year following the Closing Date, the financial statements in the form currently prepared by Chindex US may be supplied for the purpose of Clause 22.1 (Financial statements) and such financial statements may be unconsolidated or on a combined or aggregated, rather than consolidated basis. |
(e) | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Clause 22, following an IPO, the Company may satisfy its reporting obligations hereunder (as regards time-periods, form and content) by delivering the financial reports of the Group that is delivered to the public shareholders, provided that, to the extent such disclosure would not trigger any public disclosure requirements and subject at all times to any confidentiality, privilege, legal or regulatory restrictions on disclosure (including stock exchange or listing rules), the Group will continue to deliver Compliance Certificates, notice of defaults and any “know your customer” information. |
22.4 | Group companies |
The Company shall in each Compliance Certificate delivered in relation to its Annual Financial Statements certify which Group Members are Material Companies.
22.5 | Year-end |
The Company shall procure that the end of each Financial Year of the Company and the Group (on a consolidated basis) falls on 31 December.
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22.6 | Information: miscellaneous |
The Company shall supply to the Agent (in sufficient copies for all the Lenders, if the Agent so requests):
(a) | at the same time as they are dispatched, copies of all documents required by law to be dispatched by the Company or any other Obligor to its shareholders generally (or any class of them in their capacity as shareholders) or required by law to be dispatched by the Company or any other Obligor to its creditors generally (or any class of them in their capacity as creditors) other than, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or where such disclosure is restricted by confidentiality obligations; |
(b) | promptly upon becoming aware of them, the details of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings (except for any frivolous or vexatious proceedings) which are current, threatened or pending against any Group Member, and which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(c) | promptly upon becoming aware of the relevant claim, the details of any material claim which is current, threatened or pending against any person in respect of the Acquisition Documents; |
(d) | the details of any receipt of any Proceeds that are required to be applied in prepayment of the Facilities pursuant to Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow); |
(e) | promptly, such information as the Security Agent may reasonably require about the Charged Property and compliance of the Obligors and the Parent with the terms of any Transaction Security Documents entered into with that Security Agent; and |
(f) | promptly on request, such further financial information regarding the Group, as the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) may reasonably require (other than any budget, projections, forward-looking information, forecast or opinion or any additional financial statements or any disclosure in the ordinary course of business), provided that the provision of such information to the Finance Parties is not restricted pursuant to confidentiality obligations, privilege, legal or regulatory restrictions (including stock exchange or listing rules) binding on any Obligor or Group Member. |
22.7 | Notification of default |
(a) | Each Obligor and the Parent shall notify the Agent of any Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence (unless that Obligor or the Parent is aware that a notification has already been provided by another Obligor or the Parent). |
(b) | Promptly upon a request by the Agent, the Company shall supply to the Agent a certificate signed by a director of the Company certifying that no Default is continuing (or if a Default is continuing, specifying the Default and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it). |
22.8 | Know your customer checks |
(a) | Each Obligor and the Parent shall promptly upon the request of the Agent or any Lender supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent, the Security Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender), the Security Agent or any Lender (for itself or, in the case of any proposed assignment or transfer by a Lender of any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to a party that is not a Lender prior to such assignment or transfer (a Proposed Assignment or Transfer), on behalf of any prospective assignee or transferee of that Lender) in order for the Agent, such Security Agent, such Lender or, in the case of any Proposed Assignment or Transfer, any prospective assignee or transferee of a Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents. |
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(b) | Each Lender shall promptly upon the request of the Agent supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent or the Security Agent (for itself) in order for the Agent to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents. |
(c) | The Company shall, by not less than 10 Business Days' prior written notice to the Agent, notify the Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders) of its intention to request that any person becomes an Additional Obligor pursuant to Clause 28 (Changes to the Obligors). |
(d) | Following the giving of any notice pursuant to paragraph (c) above, if the accession of any Proposed Additional Obligor as an Additional Obligor obliges the Agent, the Security Agent or any Lender to comply with "know your customer" or similar identification procedures or other similar procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, or to obtain, verify or record information of the type described in paragraph (e) below, the Company shall promptly upon the request of the Agent, the Security Agent or any Lender supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender), the Security Agent or any Lender (for itself or on behalf of any prospective assignee or transferee of that Lender) in order for the Agent, such Security Agent or such Lender or any prospective assignee or transferee of a Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the accession of such Proposed Additional Obligor to this Agreement as an Additional Obligor. |
(e) | Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender subject to the USA PATRIOT ACT (Title III of Pub. Law 107 56 (signed into law 26 October, 2001)) (as amended from time to time, the PATRIOT Act) hereby notifies Parent and the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Parent, the Borrower and any other Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Parent, the Borrower and any other Obligor in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and is effective as to the Agent and each Lender. You hereby acknowledge and agree that the Agent shall be permitted to share any or all such information with the Lenders. |
23 | Financial Covenants |
The undertakings in this Clause 23 remain in force from the Signing Date for so long as any amount is outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.
23.1 | Financial definitions |
In this Agreement:
Acquired Entity means an entity the subject of a Permitted Business Acquisition (and for such purpose, where the subject of a Permitted Business Acquisition is a business, such business shall be deemed to constitute a separate legal entity and become a Group Member upon the date of closing of such Permitted Business Acquisition, and such separate legal entity shall be an Acquired Entity, and the definition of Adjusted EBITDA shall apply accordingly).
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Adjusted EBITDA means, in relation to a Relevant Period, EBITDA for that Relevant Period as adjusted in accordance with paragraphs (b) to (d) of Clause 23.3 (Financial testing) below.
Borrowings means, at any time, the aggregate outstanding principal, capital or nominal amount of any Financial Indebtedness of Group Members excluding (a) indebtedness owed by one Group Member to another Group Member, (b) all pension related liabilities, (c) any Financial Indebtedness under paragraph (f) of the definition thereof or under paragraph (l) thereof (to the extent relating to Financial Indebtedness under paragraph (f) thereof), and (d) Financial Indebtedness which constitutes Parent Liabilities.
Business Disposal means the disposal of a Group Member (such that such Group Member ceases to be a Group Member), the business of a Group Member or an investment in a Joint Venture.
Capital Expenditure means any expenditure or obligation in respect of expenditure which, in accordance with the Accounting Principles, is treated as capital expenditure (including the capital element of any expenditure or obligation incurred in connection with Capitalised Lease Obligations) but excluding any non-cash expenditure and only taking into account the actual cash payment made where assets are replaced and part of the purchase price is paid by way of part exchange.
Capitalised Lease Obligations means, with respect to any person, any rental obligation (including any hire purchase payment obligation) which, under the Accounting Principles, would be required to be treated as a Finance Lease or otherwise capitalised in the audited financial statements of that person, but only to the extent of that treatment and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash expenditure arising from an operating lease or lease which, in accordance with the Accounting Principles, is treated as an operating lease.
Cashflow means, in respect of any Relevant Period, EBITDA for that Relevant Period without any double counting:
(a) | plus (to the extent not included in EBITDA) the amount of any rebate, credit or indemnity payment in respect of any Tax actually received in cash by any Group Member during that Relevant Period and minus all amounts of Tax actually paid by any Group Member during that Relevant Period; |
(b) | plus (to the extent not included in EBITDA) the amount of any dividends or other profit distributions or loan repayments received in cash by any Group Member during that Relevant Period from any Non-Group Entity and minus (to the extent not already deducted in determining EBITDA) the amount of any dividends or other profit distributions or loan repayments paid in cash during that Relevant Period by Group Members (other than the Company) to non-controlling interests in Group Members; |
(c) | minus all Capital Expenditure and any Permitted Acquisitions actually funded by Group Members during that Relevant Period; |
(d) | plus any decrease and minus any increase of Working Capital between the beginning and end of that Relevant Period; |
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(e) | minus all non-cash credits and release of provisions and plus all non-cash debits and other non-cash charges and provisions (in each case) included in establishing EBITDA for that Relevant Period; |
(f) | plus any Exceptional Items received by any Group Member in cash during that Relevant Period and minus any Exceptional Items which are paid by any Group Member in cash during that Relevant Period (in each case) to the extent not already taken into account in calculating EBITDA for that Relevant Period; |
(g) | plus all cash receipts received by and minus all payments in cash made by any Group Member during that Relevant Period in relation to any pensions or post- employment benefit scheme to the extent that those cash receipts or cash payments are not already taken into account in calculating EBITDA for that Relevant Period; |
(h) | plus the proceeds of business interruption insurance received in cash by the Group during that Relevant Period to the extent that those proceeds are not already taken into account in calculating EBITDA for that Relevant Period; |
(i) | minus any Permitted Payments made by a Group Member (other than those paid to a Group Member) and any fees paid by any Group Member to the Agent, the Security Agent or any agent or security agent in respect of any Financial Indebtedness (owing to a person that is not a Group Member) during that Relevant Period; |
(j) | minus any pre-operating expenses, start-up losses for new entities or operations and losses related to discontinued operations paid in cash by any Group Member and any restructuring charges related to employee terminations, closings of facilities and relocations of plant, property and equipment, hospital facilities and clinics paid in cash by any Group Member, in each case during that Relevant Period; |
(k) | minus all payments in cash by any Group Member during that Relevant Period of Interest Payable plus all payments in cash received by a Group Member during that Relevant Period of Interest Income, in each case which is not taken into account in Net Cash Interest Costs; |
(l) | excluding (to the extent otherwise included in the calculation of EBITDA or in any other paragraph of this definition) the effect of all cash movements associated with the Acquisition, any transactions expressly contemplated in the Structure Memorandum, or any Transaction Costs; |
(m) | minus (to the extent added back or not deducted in the calculation of EBITDA) any fees, expenses or charges of a non-recurring nature paid in cash by a Group Member in relation to (whether or not successful) any equity or debt securities offering, investment, acquisition, disposal or indebtedness; |
(n) | plus the amount of any cash receipts by Group Members, and minus the amount of any cash payments by Group Members, under Treasury Transactions during that Relevant Period (including any one off cash payment, premia, fees, costs and expenses in connection with the purchase of any Treasury Transaction), in each case to the extent not taken into account in the calculation of EBITDA or pursuant to paragraph (k); |
(o) | adding (to the extent deducted in computing EBITDA) the amount of any non-cash loss or deducting (to the extent included in computing EBITDA) the amount of any non-cash gain, under hedging transactions incurred by the Group during that period; and |
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(p) | minus all payments of fees, costs or charges related to or incurred in connection with an employee or management equity plan, incentive scheme or similar arrangement or any compensation payments to management, |
save, at the election of the Company, to the extent an amount that would otherwise be deducted under any of the preceding paragraphs is certified in the relevant Compliance Certificates as having been funded or reimbursed from Acceptable Funding Sources.
Current Assets means the aggregate (on a consolidated basis) gross value of inventory, trade and other receivables of each Group Member including sundry debtors (but excluding Cash and Cash Equivalent Investments) maturing within 12 months from the date of computation and including lease prepayments but excluding amounts in respect of:
(a) | receivables in relation to rebates for tax on profits; |
(b) | Insurance Claims; |
(c) | Exceptional Items and other non-operating items; and |
(d) | any accrued Interest owing to any Group Member. |
Current Liabilities means the aggregate (on a consolidated basis) of all liabilities (including trade creditors, accruals, provisions, prepayments, unearned revenues and sundry creditors) of each Group Member falling due within 12 months from the date of computation but excluding amounts in respect of:
(a) | liabilities for Financial Indebtedness (including the costs of raising that Financial Indebtedness) and Interest Payable; |
(b) | liabilities for tax on profits; |
(c) | liabilities for Capital Expenditure; and |
(d) | Exceptional Items and other non-operating items. |
Debt Service means, in respect of any Relevant Period, the aggregate of:
(a) | Net Cash Interest Costs for that Relevant Period; |
(b) | the aggregate of all scheduled payments of principal of any Borrowings of Group Members that actually fell due during that Relevant Period but: |
(i) | excluding any amounts falling due under any overdraft or revolving facility and which were available for simultaneous redrawing (or available for redrawing subject to any clean down or similar obligation) according to the terms of that facility but for any voluntary cancellation; |
(ii) | excluding any such payments owing by a Group Member to another Group Member; and |
(iii) | excluding any voluntary or mandatory prepayment of those Borrowings, |
and taking into account any reduction in those scheduled payments resulting from any voluntary or mandatory prepayment; and
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(c) | the amount of the capital element of any payments in respect of that Relevant Period payable by any Group Member under any Capitalised Lease Obligations, |
but, in each case, excluding (A) any repayment or prepayment (including by way of acquisition) of any Financial Indebtedness as part of or in connection with (x) any Permitted Acquisition, where such Financial Indebtedness constitutes Financial Indebtedness of any person (that is not a Group Member prior to such Permitted Acquisition but becomes a Group Member upon or following such Permitted Acquisition) or (y) any refinancing of any Borrowings and (B) any amount that would (but for this part (B)) be included in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) above to the extent attributable to (x) any person that becomes a Group Member during that Relevant Period pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and (y) that part of that Relevant Period falling prior to the date when such person became a Group Member.
Disposed Entity means an entity the subject of a Business Disposal (and for such purpose, where the subject of a Business Disposal is a business, such business shall be deemed to constitute a separate legal entity and cease to be a Group Member upon the date of closing of such Business Disposal, and such separate legal entity shall be a Disposed Entity, and the definition of Adjusted EBITDA shall apply accordingly).
EBITDA means, for any Relevant Period, the consolidated operating profit of the Group for that Relevant Period without double counting:
(a) | before deducting Interest Payable (for the purpose of this deduction only, including capitalised Interest and amortisation of arrangement, underwriting and participation fees and similar issue costs, agency fees, repayment and prepayment premiums, and fees or costs); |
(b) | before deducting any amount of tax paid, payable or accruing for payment by any Group Member during that Relevant Period; |
(c) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any amount attributable to amortisation or impairment of intangible assets (including amortisation, impairment or write-down of any goodwill, intangible asset or equity investment arising on the Acquisition, any Permitted Acquisition or any permitted Joint Venture investment and of any Transaction Costs) and depreciation or impairment of tangible assets; |
(d) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any non-cash provision, charge, cost or expense in each case related to (i) any stock option incentive or management equity plan or (ii) any share, equity, phantom equity, warrant or option-based compensation of officers, directors or employees of Group Members accrued during that Relevant Period; |
(e) | excluding (to the extent included) Interest Income; |
(f) | excluding any Exceptional Items; |
(g) | after adding back the amount of (to the extent otherwise deducted) profit (or deducting the loss (to the extent otherwise not deducted)) of any Group Member (for such Relevant Period) which is attributable to any non-wholly owned interests in any subsidiary of the Company; |
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(h) | after deducting the amount of profit of any Non-Group Entity to the extent that the amount of such profit which is included in the financial statements of the Group exceeds the amount received or receivable in cash by Group Members through distributions by that Non-Group Entity (including any return from a joint venture (including by way of redemption of interest, repayment of, or payment of interest on, a loan, dividend or distribution and return of assets transferred) or similar return from any other Non-Group Entity) and after adding back, to the extent not already included in EBITDA, the amount received or receivable in cash by Group Members through distributions by Non-Group Entities (including any return from a joint venture (including by way of redemption of interest, repayment of, or payment of interest on, a loan, dividend or distribution and return of assets transferred) or similar return from other Non-Group Entity) during such Relevant Period to the extent it exceeds the amount of profit of such Non- Group Entities which is included in the financial statements of the Group; |
(i) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any loss, or after deducting (to the extent otherwise included) any gain, constituted by any mark-to-market or similar valuation adjustment implemented as a result of equity accounting with respect to any interest of any Group Member in any Non-Group Entity; |
(j) | before taking into account any realised or unrealised gains or losses on any derivative instrument (without, in each case, double counting with reference to the definition of Net Cash Interest Costs); |
(k) | before taking into account any income or charge (including any deemed finance charge) attributable to a pension or post-employment benefit scheme other than the current service costs attributable to that scheme; |
(l) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) Transaction Costs and any fee, commission, cost, charge or expense in each case related to any actual or attempted equity or debt offering or financing, investment (including any Joint Venture Investment), acquisition (including any Permitted Acquisition and any permitted Joint Venture Investment), disposal or incurrence of permitted Financial Indebtedness (whether or not, in each case, consummated); |
(m) | before taking into account and without any double counting any gains or losses arising on: |
(i) | disposals or write downs of non-current assets; or |
(ii) | litigation settlements; |
(n) | before taking into account the amount of any loss and gain against book value arising on (i) a disposal (other than in the ordinary course of trading) or (ii) revaluation, of any asset during that Relevant Period; |
(o) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any permitted payments and any other fees permitted to be paid to the Investors, the Agent, the Security Agent or any agent or security agent in respect of any Financial Indebtedness during that Relevant Period; |
(p) | before taking into account any pre-operating expenses, start-up losses, relocation costs for new entities, hospitals, clinics or operations and losses related to discontinued operations and any restructuring charges and costs related to employee terminations, closings of facilities and relocations of plant, property and equipment, hospital facilities and clinics; |
(q) | after deducting (to the extent otherwise included) any other non-cash gain, and after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any other non-cash expense provided that, to the extent that any non-cash expense is added back in the calculation of EBITDA for any Relevant Period and such expense becomes a cash expense of a Group Member or otherwise becomes payable in cash by a Group Member in any subsequent Relevant Period, such expense shall be deducted in the calculation of EBITDA for such subsequent Relevant Period; |
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(r) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any expense in relation to amounts paid by any Group Member in respect of the purchase of shares (or rights in respect of shares) in Group Members from directors, officers or employees of the Group upon termination of the employment of such employees with the Group; |
(s) | after adding (to the extent otherwise deducted) any amounts that are paid or accrue in favour of any Group Member during that Relevant Period under business interruption insurance in respect of lost earnings (or its equivalent); |
(t) | before taking into account any exchange rate gains or losses arising due to the retranslation of balance sheet items; |
(u) | excluding any gains or losses in connection with any debt purchase transactions pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; |
(v) | after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted) any fees, costs or charges related to or incurred in connection with an employee or management equity plan, incentive scheme or similar arrangement or any compensation payments to management; and |
(w) | after adding back the amount of any rental income during the Relevant Period. |
Exceptional Items means any exceptional, one off, non-recurring or extraordinary items which represent gains or losses including those arising on:
(a) | the restructuring of the activities of an entity and costs (including for the avoidance of doubt, all costs and expenses relating to rationalization, re-branding, start-up, relocation, redundancy, compliance costs and expenses, closure and make-good costs, asset relocation costs not capitalised, consultants' and recruitment fees, legal fees, compensation to departing management and head-count reduction, and asset write-downs and temporary costs associated with transactional services and costs of new personnel or other adjustments for sold businesses and creation or reversal of any related provisions) and reversals of any provision for the cost of restructuring; |
(b) | the opening of new hospital facilities and/or clinics, the relocation of existing hospital facilities and clinics and related start-up costs, relocation costs (including in relation to the hospitals, clinics and related property, plant and equipment), closure and make-good costs and any temporary and/or one-off costs associated with the opening and/or the relocation of hospital facilities and clinics; |
(c) | disposals (including any gain or loss over or against book value arising in favour of or incurred by a Group Member), revaluations or impairment of non-current assets; |
(d) | disposals of assets associated with discontinued operations; |
(e) | initial integration costs following the consummation of the Acquisition (including, but not limited to audit costs for the first Financial Year following the Closing Date, costs for establishing customer relationship management system and information system at the Group and recruiting costs for the Group); and/or |
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(f) | actual or preparatory costs incurred in connection with any investment, acquisition, disposal, debt or equity financing, litigation, claims, investigations or settlements (and in each case whether or not successful). |
Excess Cashflow means, in respect of any Financial Year (the Excess Cashflow Financial Year), Cashflow for that Excess Cashflow Financial Year:
(a) | less Debt Service for the Excess Cashflow Financial Year; |
(b) | less the aggregate amount of mandatory prepayments of Financial Indebtedness by Group Members during the Excess Cashflow Financial Year, but, in the case of any mandatory prepayment of any Loan(s), (a) excluding any mandatory prepayment of any of the Initial Term Facility Loan on account of Excess Cashflow; (b) including in the deduction any other mandatory prepayment of any of the Initial Term Facility Loan as a result of disposal, claims or recoveries only to the extent that the proceeds (as the case may be) giving rise to such mandatory prepayment were included within Cashflow for the Excess Cashflow Financial Year and (c) including in the deduction all repayments made as a result of illegality, market disruption or a Lender requesting a tax gross-up or tax indemnity or indemnity for increased costs and ignoring any exclusions from the definition of Interest; |
(c) | less any amount forming part of Cashflow for the Excess Cashflow Financial Year which is or represents an Acceptable Funding Source; |
(d) | less any cure amount applied to EBITDA or Cashflow pursuant to Clause 23.5 (Cure rights) (to the extent included in Cashflow); |
(e) | less (to the extent included in Cashflow) amounts claimed but not received under business interruption or similar insurance during the Excess Cashflow Financial Year; |
(f) | less (to the extent not otherwise deducted in Cashflow) any permitted payments (in favour of persons that are not Group Members) which are not expressly restricted under this Agreement during the Excess Cashflow Financial Year; |
(g) | less all Transaction Costs paid by Group Members during the Excess Cashflow Financial Year to the extent disregarded in the calculation of Cashflow for the Excess Cashflow Financial Year (except those funded in accordance with the Funds Flow Statement from the Minimum Equity Investment, the Rollover Equity Consideration and/or a Loan); |
(h) | less (unless already deducted in Cashflow) the amount of any tax the liability for which was booked and incurred in the Excess Cashflow Financial Year but where payment of such Tax is not due and paid until after the expiry of the Excess Cashflow Financial Year and plus the amount of any payment made in respect of such Tax which was booked and incurred and deducted pursuant to this paragraph (h) in the previous Excess Cashflow Financial Year but not actually so paid in the current Excess Cashflow Financial Year; |
(i) | less (unless already deducted in Cashflow) all amounts in respect of annual employee bonuses accrued in the Excess Cashflow Financial Year but where payment of the same is due and paid after the expiry of the Excess Cashflow Financial Year and plus the amount of any payment made in respect of such employee bonuses which was deducted pursuant to this paragraph (i) in the previous Excess Cashflow Financial Year but not actually made in the current Excess Cashflow Financial Year); |
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(j) | less (to the extent not already deducted in Cashflow for such Excess Cashflow Financial Year) the aggregate amount (if any) paid in cash by Group Members in that Excess Cashflow Financial Year in respect of Capital Expenditure, any Permitted Acquisitions and permitted Joint Venture Investments, in each case funded or reimbursed from Acceptable Funding Sources to the extent that such amount, if it had not been funded (or reimbursed, as the case may be) from Acceptable Funding Sources could have been spent by the Group in that Excess Cashflow Financial Year without breaching any of the provisions of this Agreement; |
(k) | plus any amounts claimed by Group Members in respect of a previous Financial Year from business interruption insurance (or its equivalent) but not received in cash by Group Members by the date of determination of Excess Cashflow for that previous Financial Year (and is hence not included in the calculation of Excess Cashflow for that previous Financial Year) which are received in cash in the Excess Cashflow Financial Year (to the extent not already included in the Cashflow for the Excess Cashflow Financial Year); |
(l) | less any payments accruing during that Excess Cashflow Financial Year in connection with stock-based awards, partnership interest-based awards, awards of profits interests, deferred compensation awards; and |
(m) | less, without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cashflow in prior periods, any planned cash expenditures (the Planned Expenditures), in each case relating to acquisitions, investments (including joint ventures) or capital expenditures to be consummated or made, plus any restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments expected to be made, in each case during the following Financial Year; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of cash actually utilised to finance such acquisition, investment, capital expenditures, restructuring cash expenses, pension payments or tax contingency payments during the following Financial Year is less than the Planned Expenditures, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cashflow for the following Financial Year. |
Financial Half-Year means the period commencing on the day after one Financial Half-Year Date and ending on the next Financial Half-Year Date.
Financial Half-Year Date means each of 30 June and 31 December.
Financial Quarter means the period commencing on the day after one Financial Quarter Date and ending on the next Financial Quarter Date.
Financial Quarter Date means 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.
Financial Year means the annual accounting period of the Group ending on or about 31 December in each year.
Interest means interest and amounts in the nature of interest paid or payable in respect of any Borrowings including:
(a) | the interest element of Capitalised Lease Obligations; |
(b) | discount and acceptance fees payable (or deducted) in respect of any Borrowings; |
(c) | fees payable in connection with the issue or maintenance of any bond, letter of credit, guarantee or other assurance against financial loss which constitutes Borrowings and is issued by a third party on behalf of a Group Member; and |
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(d) | commitment, utilisation and non-utilisation fees payable or incurred in respect of Borrowings, |
but excluding all arrangement, underwriting and participation fees and similar issue costs, agency fees, premia, fees and costs payable on repayment or prepayment of Borrowings, Acquisition costs, Transaction Costs, costs relating to any Permitted Acquisition and any amortisation of any such fees, costs or premia, any fronting arrangements, any capitalised interest or other non-cash return, any withholding tax on interest received or paid, any amounts that are payable in respect of any Borrowings that are repaid (including by way of acquisition) as part of the Acquisition or any other Permitted Acquisition (relating to any future acquisition target that is not a Group Member prior to such Permitted Acquisition but that becomes a Group Member or becomes owned by a Group Member pursuant to such Permitted Acquisition), any realised or unrealised gains or losses on any financial instrument (other than any derivative instrument which is accounted for on a hedge accounting basis) and any interest cost or expected return on plan assets in relation to any pension or post-employment benefit scheme.
Interest Income means, for a period, the amount of Interest accrued (whether or not received) due to Group Members during that period and any interest payable to a Group Member during that Relevant Period, including any interest on any Cash or Cash Equivalent Investments (in each case on a consolidated basis).
Interest Payable means, for a period, the aggregate of Interest, commission and other recurrent financial expenses accrued (whether or not paid or capitalised) in respect of any Borrowings of any Group Member during that period but excluding any Interest which is capitalised, pay-in-kind or rolled-up or otherwise not currently payable in cash, the amount of any discount amortised, any other non-cash Interest charges during that Relevant Period and calculated on the basis that:
(a) | the amount of Interest accrued will be increased by an amount equal to any amount payable by Group Members under interest rate hedging agreements in relation to that period, but for the avoidance of doubt does not include any unrealised gains or losses; |
(b) | the amount of Interest accrued will be reduced by an amount equal to any amount payable to Group Members under interest rate hedging agreements in relation to that period, but for the avoidance of doubt does not include any unrealised gains or losses. |
Net Cash Interest Costs means, for any period, the Interest Payable for that period after deducting any Interest Income for that period.
Leverage means, in respect of any Relevant Period, the ratio of Total Net Debt on the last day of that Relevant Period to Adjusted EBITDA in respect of that Relevant Period.
New Equity means the cash proceeds of fully paid ordinary or non-redeemable preference shares in the Company or fully paid redeemable shares in the Company with a redemption date at least six Months after the Termination Date, which are issued to the Parent for cash whether prior to, on or after the Closing Date (but excluding the Minimum Equity Investment and the Rollover Equity Consideration received by the Company from the Parent on or prior to the Closing Date).
New Parent Liabilities means Parent Liabilities arising after the Closing Date.
New Shareholder Injections means the aggregate amount of New Equity and/or New Parent Liabilities.
Non-Group Entity means any investment or entity (which is not itself a Group Member (including associates and Joint Ventures)) in which any Group Member has an ownership interest.
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Relevant Period means each period of 12 months ending on a Test Date (falling on or before the Termination Date) starting with the First Test Date.
Retained Excess Cashflow means means any amount of Excess Cashflow which is not required to be applied in prepayment of the Facility (including any amount deducted) in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow).
Test Date means the First Test Date and a date falling on 30 June and 31 December in each year thereafter.
Total Net Debt means, at any time, the aggregate amount of all obligations of Group Members for or in respect of Borrowings at that time (without double counting) but deducting (a) the aggregate amount of Cash and Cash Equivalent Investments held by any Group Member at such time; and (b) the amount of cash collateral securing or supporting Borrowings at that time.
Working Capital means, on any date, Current Assets less Current Liabilities.
23.2 | Financial condition |
The Company shall ensure that Leverage in respect of any Relevant Period ending on a Test Date that falls on or after the First Test Date and during the period specified in column 1 below shall not exceed the ratio set out in column 2 below opposite that Test Date:
Column 1 Test Date |
Column 2 Leverage |
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On or before 31 December 2020 | 6.8:1 | |
On or before 31 December 2021 | 5.8:1 | |
On or before 31 December 2022 | 4.5:1 | |
On or before 31 December 2023 | 4.0:1 | |
On or before 31 December 2024 | 3.5:1 | |
On or before 31 December 2025 | 3.0:1 | |
Thereafter | 2.5:1 |
23.3 | Financial testing |
(a) | Subject to paragraph (b) below, the financial covenants set out in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) shall be calculated in accordance with the Accounting Principles as used in the preparation of the Base Case Model, as varied in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Clause 23.3 and tested by reference to each set of Annual Financial Statements and each set of Semi-Annual Financial Statements and/or each relevant Compliance Certificate delivered with those financial statements. |
(b) | The financial covenants contained in Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) and the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and Cashflow tested at any time for all purposes in this Agreement shall be calculated to give pro forma effect to any acquisition of an Acquired Entity, any disposal of a Disposed Entity, joint venture, restructuring, reorganisation or cost saving initiative (any such matter or initiatives being Group Initiatives) for each applicable Relevant Period (including the portion thereof (or for the entire period) to the extent the Group Initiative occurs or has occurred in that Relevant Period) as set out below and by taking into account throughout (without double counting any synergies and cost savings actually achieved) reasonably identifiable and factually supportable synergies and cost savings the Company (acting reasonably and as certified in writing by a senior officer of the Group) believes to obtain in the 18 month period immediately following the completion of any such Group Initiative (to be included for the entire Relevant Period if realisable at any time within that Relevant Period but without double counting any which has been actually realised) (Relevant Synergy) and to give pro forma effect to any related incurrence, assumption or repayments of Financial Indebtedness and for the purposes of any calculation of: |
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(i) | Adjusted EBITDA and (other than for the purposes of calculating Excess Cashflow) Cashflow, the aggregate earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (calculated on the same basis as EBITDA applying mutatis mutandis but on an unconsolidated basis (except to the extent that the entity or business acquired itself has Subsidiaries) and cashflow (calculated on the same basis as Cashflow but on an unconsolidated basis (except to the extent that the entity or business sold itself has Subsidiaries)) (Cashflow) of any Acquired Entity, business or material fixed assets from a person other than a Group Member (in the case of Adjusted EBITDA) that is acquired during a Relevant Period shall be included for the full Relevant Period and in the case of Cashflow, from the date on which it is contractually committed that the Cashflow of the relevant Acquired Entity, business or material fixed asset is acquired from a person other than a Group Member (as adjusted by any Relevant Synergy as set out above)) and shall exclude any non-recurring costs and other expenses related to such Group Initiative; and |
(ii) | Adjusted EBITDA and (for the purposes of calculating Excess Cashflow) Cashflow, the aggregate earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (calculated on the same basis as EBITDA applying mutatis mutandis but on an unconsolidated basis (except to the extent that the entity or business disposed itself has Subsidiaries) and Cashflow of any Disposed Entity, business or material fixed asset that is sold to a person other than a Group Member (in the case of Adjusted EBITDA) during a Relevant Period shall be excluded, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, for the full Relevant Period and in the case of Cashflow, from the date on which it is contractually committed that the Cashflow of the relevant Disposed Entity, business or material fixed asset is transferred to or held for the benefit of the buyer (including without limitation under any lock-box arrangements involving an economic transfer occurring prior to a legal transfer of the relevant entity, business or assets but except to the extent any Cashflow is retained by the Group) (in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted by any Relevant Synergy as set out above) and shall exclude any non-recurring costs and other expenses related to such Group Initiative. |
(c) | To the extent Leverage or any financial definition contained in this Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) is used as the basis (in whole or part) for permitting any transaction or making any determination under this Agreement (including on a pro-forma basis) at any time after a Test Date, Total Net Debt shall be reduced to take into account any repayment of Financial Indebtedness made on or before the relevant date and shall be increased to take into account any incurrence or assumption of Financial Indebtedness made on or before the relevant date. |
(d) | Where any pro forma synergies or cost savings are included in any calculations: |
(i) | if the aggregate amount of such pro forma synergies or cost savings taken into account in any applicable calculation are equal to or less than 15 per cent. of the consolidated EBITDA of the Group (before taking into account such pro forma synergies or cost savings), those pro forma synergies or cost savings shall be supported by calculations provided by a senior officer of the Company showing in reasonable detail how those synergies or cost savings were calculated; or |
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(ii) | if the aggregate amount of such pro forma synergies or cost savings taken into account in any applicable calculation are greater than 15 per cent. of the consolidated EBITDA of the Group (before taking into account such pro forma synergies or cost savings), those pro forma synergies or cost savings shall be supported by reporting or commentary by one of the "Big 4" accountancy firms or other independent reputable accountancy firm or industry specialist (or such other firm approved by the Majority Lenders) (which reporting or commentary may be provided in any accompanying accountants' or industry specialist's due diligence report). |
(e) | For each Relevant Period ending before the first anniversary of the Closing Date: |
(i) | Net Cash Interest Costs for that Relevant Period will be equal to Net Cash Interest Costs for the period from the Closing Date to the end of that Relevant Period multiplied by the fraction borne by 360 (as the numerator) to the number of days in the period from the Closing Date to the end of that Relevant Period (as the denominator); |
(ii) | it will be assumed that any Borrowings incurred on or after Completion were outstanding on the first day of that Relevant Period; |
(iii) | Net Cash Interest Costs for any period prior to the Closing Date and any Borrowings outstanding prior to Completion but repaid or refinanced on or after Completion shall be ignored; and |
(iv) | for the purposes of calculation of EBITDA for that Relevant Period, the actual results of the Target Group for any part of that Relevant Period which elapsed before the Closing Date shall be included (even though Target Group Members were not Group Members during that period) and EBITDA shall be calculated as if the Closing Date had occurred at the commencement of that Relevant Period. |
(f) | If, on any Test Date or in relation to any Relevant Period ending on a Test Date, the Company fails to comply with a requirement of Clause 23.2 (Financial condition), but on a subsequent Test Date or in relation to a Relevant Period ending on a subsequent Test Date, the Company does comply with that requirement, any non-compliance with such requirement on such first-mentioned Test Date or in relation to such first-mentioned Relevant Period (and any resulting actual or potential Event of Default) shall be deemed to be waived and remedied for all purposes under the Finance Documents (and shall no longer constitute a Default) unless an Acceleration Event has occurred prior to such subsequent Test Date. |
(g) | The headroom levels in respect of the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) have been calculated using assumptions in relation to the capital structure and debt at Completion and reasonable assumptions in relation to the interest rate environment. The headroom levels shall be preserved if adjustments to the Base Case Model are agreed prior to Completion and each Finance Party will agree to any amendment to a Finance Document necessary to reflect that preservation. |
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(h) | If any operating lease is, from time to time, required to be treated as a Finance Lease, it shall be treated for the purposes of this Clause 23 in accordance with the Accounting Principles as at the Signing Date. |
(i) | For the purpose of this Clause 23, no item shall be included or excluded or otherwise taken into account more than once in any calculation. |
23.4 | Exchange rates |
(a) | For the purpose of this Clause 23 (other than for the purposes of Total Net Debt), an amount outstanding or repayable on a particular day in a currency other than US$ shall on that day be taken into account in US$ equivalent at the rate of exchange that would have been used had an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Group been prepared as at that day in accordance with the Accounting Principles. |
(b) | For the purposes of Total Net Debt as at the end of any Relevant Period, the exchange rates used in the calculation of Total Net Debt shall be: |
(i) | with respect to any Borrowings (comprised within Total Net Debt) for which any Group Member has entered into any Treasury Transaction (relating to currency), the rate at which such Treasury Transaction has been entered into; and |
(ii) | with respect to any other Borrowings (comprised within Total Net Debt), the exchange rates used for determination of EBITDA for that Relevant Period. |
(c) | In respect of any Relevant Period, the exchanges rates used in the determination of EBITDA shall be the weighted average exchange rates for that Relevant Period as determined by the Company in accordance with the Accounting Principles. |
23.5 | Cure rights |
(a) | If the requirements of any of the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) are not met (or would but for this Clause 23.5 not be met) in respect of any Relevant Period (Breach Period), but cash proceeds are received by the Company from any New Shareholder Injection received by it (the Cure Amount) after the end of that Breach Period but within 20 Business Days following the latest date by which the relevant Compliance Certificate in respect of such Breach Period is required to be delivered (or if earlier, actually delivered) pursuant to Clause 22.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate), then the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) will be tested or, as applicable, retested giving effect to the adjustments that, for the purpose of calculating Leverage, the Cure Amount shall be added to the EBITDA of the Group for such Breach Period (such adjustment being the EBITDA Cure), or at the Company's election but without double counting, pro forma reduction of Total Net Debt as if such reduction had taken place on the first day of such Breach Period, solely for the purposes of ascertaining compliance with the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) and not for any other purpose. If, after giving effect to the adjustments referred to above, the requirements of the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) in respect of that Breach Period are met, then such requirements shall be deemed to have been satisfied as at the original date of determination (and as at the Test Date on which such Breach Period ends) as though there had been no failure to comply and any Default or Event of Default occasioned thereby shall be deemed to have been remedied for all purposes under the Finance Documents. |
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(b) | Where a Cure Amount is received by the Company in respect of any Breach Period, then for the purposes of calculating the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) for any Relevant Period that falls after the Breach Period and which overlaps with the relevant Financial Half-Year of such Breach Period in respect of which the Cure Amounts was applied (such Relevant Period being a Subsequent Relevant Period), such Cure Amounts shall be included in all calculations of the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) as if the Cure Amount had been added to the consolidated EBITDA or deducted from Total Net Debt pro forma (as applicable) for that Subsequent Relevant Period provided that no Cure Amount shall be added to EBITDA and deducted from Total Net Debt in the same Subsequent Relevant Period. |
(c) | Any Cure Amount received by the Company in accordance with this Clause 23.5 may exceed the amount required to rectify any breach or non-compliance with the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) in respect of any Relevant Period. The Cure Amount may be retained by the Group and may be applied as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion, (including working capital or operating expenditure of the Group) or as an Acceptable Funding Source (except for the purpose of “Cashflow” to the extent in any Relevant Period such amount is already counted in Cashflow as a result of a cure), or any other purpose not prohibited by the Finance Documents (other than making any Permitted Payment). There is no requirement to apply any Cure Amount in prepayment and no Cure Amount shall be counted towards Excess Cashflow. |
(d) | A Cure Amount may only be applied for the purpose of effecting a cure of the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) a maximum of five times over the life of the Facilities and may not be so applied in respect of any consecutive Relevant Periods (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the application of a Cure Amount towards the cure of more than one financial undertaking in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) in relation to the same Relevant Period or the same Test Date shall be deemed to constitute a single application and a relevant Cure Amount continuing to be counted in the calculation of financial undertakings as described in paragraph (b) above shall also be deemed to constitute a single application). |
(e) | Any recalculation made under this Clause 23.5 will be solely for the purpose of curing a breach of the financial undertakings in Clause 23.2 (Financial condition) and not for any other purpose such as for determining the amount of Excess Cashflow to be applied in prepayment of the Facilities for the Test Date on which a financial covenant is breached and shall not count towards any other permission or usage under the Finance Documents. |
24 | General Undertakings |
The undertakings in this Clause 24 remain in force from the Signing Date for so long as any amount is outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.
24.1 | Authorisation |
Each Obligor and the Parent shall promptly obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect any material Authorisation required under any law or regulation of a Relevant Jurisdiction to:
(a) | enable it to execute and perform its obligations under the Finance Documents; |
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(b) | subject to the Legal Reservations and Perfection Requirements, ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document; and |
(c) | to own property and carry on its business, |
in each case where failure to do so has or would have a Material Adverse Effect.
24.2 | Compliance with laws |
Each Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that each Group Member will) comply in all respects with all laws to which it may be subject, where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.
24.3 | Environmental compliance |
Each Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that each Group Member will):
(a) | comply with all Environmental Laws; and |
(b) | obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Permits necessary to conduct its business, |
in each case where failure to do so has a Material Adverse Effect.
24.4 | Taxation |
Each Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that each Group Member will) pay and discharge all Taxes imposed upon it or its assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and to the extent that:
(a) | such payment is being contested in good faith and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in the financial statements of the Group and adequate reserves are being maintained in relation to such costs in accordance with the Accounting Principles; or |
(b) | failure to pay those Taxes would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
24.5 | Merger |
No Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no other Group Member will) enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger, consolidation or corporate reconstruction other than pursuant to a Permitted Disposal, a Permitted Acquisition or a Permitted Transaction.
24.6 | Change of business |
The Company shall procure that no material change is made to the general nature of the Core Business of the Group taken as a whole from that carried on by the Target Group at the Signing Date, provided that there shall be no future development or establishment of new hospitals by any Group Member (except for development or establishment of new hospitals as set out in the Partnership Disclosure Schedule and any development or establishment of new hospitals to the extent funded from paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources)
24.7 | Acquisitions |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no other Group Member will): |
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(i) | acquire a company or any business or undertaking (including any hospital or any part of a hospital or ownership interests in any entity which is the Holding Company (direct or indirect) of any hospital); or |
(ii) | incorporate a company. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to: |
(i) | an acquisition of a company or any business or undertaking (including any hospital or any part of a hospital or ownership interests in any entity which is the Holding Company (direct or indirect) of any hospital to the extent such acquisition is funded from paragraphs (a) and/or (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources)); and |
(ii) | an acquisition of a company or a business or the incorporation of a company which is a Permitted Joint Venture Investment or a Permitted Acquisition. |
24.8 | Joint ventures |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no Group Member will): |
(i) | enter into, invest in or acquire any shares, stocks, securities or other interest in any Joint Venture; or |
(ii) | transfer any assets or lend to or guarantee or give an indemnity for or give Security for the obligations of a Joint Venture or maintain the solvency of or provide working capital to any Joint Venture. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any acquisition of any interest or investment in a Joint Venture or transfer of assets to a Joint Venture or loan made to or guarantee or indemnity or Security given in respect of the obligations of a Joint Venture if such transaction is a Permitted Acquisition, a Permitted Guarantee, Permitted Security, a Permitted Disposal, a Permitted Loan or a Permitted Joint Venture Investment. |
24.9 | Holding Companies |
Neither the Company or the Parent shall trade, carry on any business, own any material assets or incur any material liabilities except for a Permitted Holding Company Activity or pursuant to this Agreement.
24.10 | Preservation of assets |
Each Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that each Material Company will) maintain in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its assets necessary in the conduct of its Core Business, in each case, where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.
24.11 | Pari passu ranking |
Subject to the Legal Reservations, each Obligor and the Parent shall ensure that at all times any unsecured and unsubordinated claims of a Finance Party against it under the Finance Documents rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors except those creditors whose claims are mandatorily preferred by laws of general application.
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24.12 | Acquisition Documents |
(a) | The Company shall procure that the Bidco LP shall not amend, vary, novate, supplement, supersede, waive or terminate any term of any Acquisition Document to which it is a party in a manner that would be materially prejudicial to the interest of the Lenders (taken as a whole) under the Finance Documents other than with the consent of the Arranger. |
(b) | The Company shall procure that the Bidco LP, to the extent that it considers it to be in its commercial interests to do so, take (in its reasonable opinion) all steps to preserve and enforce its rights (or the rights of any other Group Member) and pursue any material claims and remedies arising under any Acquisition Documents to which it is a party (if any are available). |
(c) | The Company shall procure that the Bidco LP shall promptly pay all amounts payable under the Acquisition Documents to which it is a party as and when they become due (except to the extent that any such amounts are being contested in good faith by a Group Member and where adequate reserves are set aside for any such payment). |
(d) | No Obligor whose shares are subject to Transaction Security shall amend its constitutional documents in a manner that would be materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties. |
24.13 | Negative pledge |
(a) | In this Agreement, Quasi-Security means an arrangement or transaction described in paragraph (b)(ii) below. |
(b) | Except as permitted under paragraph (iii) below: |
(i) | Neither the Parent (and the Parent shall ensure that no Existing HHH Group Member will) nor any Obligor may (and the Company shall ensure that no other Group Member will) create or permit to subsist any Security over (in respect of the Parent) any of its assets which are subject to Transaction Security or (in respect of any Obligor or other Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member) any of its assets. |
(ii) | Neither the Parent (and the Parent shall ensure that no other Existing HHH Group Member will) nor any Obligor may (and the Company shall ensure that no other Group Member will): |
(A) | sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in respect of the Parent) any of its assets which are subject to Transaction Security or (in respect of any Obligor or other Group Member) any of its assets on terms whereby they are or may be leased to or re-acquired by an Obligor; |
(B) | enter into any arrangement under which money or the benefit of a bank or other account may be applied, set-off or made subject to a combination of accounts; or |
(C) | enter into any other preferential arrangement having a similar effect, |
in circumstances where the arrangement or transaction is entered into primarily as a method of raising Financial Indebtedness or of financing the acquisition of an asset.
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(iii) | Paragraph (i) and paragraph (ii) above do not apply to any Security or (as the case may be) Quasi-Security which is: |
(A) | Permitted Security; or |
(B) | a Permitted Transaction, |
provided that, in respect of any Group Member (the first-mentioned Group Member) of which only a portion of its shares and/or equity interests which are held by another Group Member is subject to Transaction Security, this paragraph (b)(iii) shall not apply to the remaining portion of shares in that first-mentioned Group Member which is held by another Group Member that is not subject to Transaction Security.
(iv) | Paragraph (b)(iii) above does not apply with respect to any Security or Quasi-Security granted to secure the obligations arising in connection with any Additional Sponsor Contribution. |
24.14 | Disposals |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, neither the Parent nor any Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no Group Member will) enter into a single transaction or a series of transactions (whether related or not) and whether voluntary or involuntary to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in respect of the Parent) any of its assets which are subject to Transaction Security or (in respect of any Obligor or other Group Member) any asset. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any sale, lease, transfer or other disposal which is: |
(i) | a Permitted Disposal; |
(ii) | a Permitted Transaction; or |
(iii) | a disposal giving effect to a Liabilities Acquisition which is permitted by, and as defined in, the Intercreditor Agreement, |
provided that, in respect of any Group Member (the first-mentioned Group Member) of which only a portion of its shares and/or equity interests which are held by another Group Member is subject to Transaction Security, this paragraph (b) shall not apply to the remaining portion of shares in that first-mentioned Group Member which is held by another Group Member that is not subject to Transaction Security.
24.15 | Arm's length basis |
(a) | Except as permitted by paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure no Group Member will) enter into any material transaction with any Investor, any Holding Company of the Parent or any Existing HHH Group Member except on arm's length terms or better (from the perspective of the Group Member). |
(b) | The following transactions shall not be a breach of this Clause 24.15: |
(i) | any Permitted Payment or Permitted Share Issue; |
(ii) | transactions under or in connection with the Transaction Documents; |
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(iii) | transactions between Obligors or between Non-Obligors; |
(iv) | loans and extensions of credit between the Group Members and/or HHH Group Members that are otherwise Permitted Loans; |
(v) | guarantees between the Group Members and/or HHH Group Members that are otherwise Permitted Guarantees; |
(vi) | any Permitted Security; |
(vii) | any Permitted Transaction; |
(viii) | loans to or guarantees of directors, management or employees of the Group Members or any corporate or other entity holding the interests of certain members of the management of the Group; |
(ix) | the provision of management, treasury and administrative services, research and development, training and marketing and the secondment of employees, in each case to any other the Group Members; |
(x) | any transaction which is contractually committed at the Closing Date to the extent disclosed to the Arranger on or prior to the Closing Date; |
(xi) | subject to the restriction in paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Disposal, a Disposal by an Obligor to a Non-Obligor; |
(xii) | any payment of Acquisition Costs; and |
(xiii) | any transaction in connection with any employee or management equity plan, incentive scheme or similar arrangement. |
24.16 | Loans or credit |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member will) be a creditor in respect of any Financial Indebtedness. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to: |
(i) | a Permitted Loan; |
(ii) | a Permitted Treasury Transaction; |
(iii) | a Permitted Transaction; or |
(iv) | a Permitted Payment. |
24.17 | No guarantees or indemnities |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member will) incur or allow to remain outstanding any guarantee in respect of Financial Indebtedness of any person. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) does not apply to a guarantee which is: |
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(i) | a Permitted Guarantee; or |
(ii) | a Permitted Transaction, |
provided that this paragraph (b) does not apply with respect to any guarantee granted to guarantee the obligations arising in connection with any Additional Sponsor Contribution.
24.18 | Dividends, share redemption and other restricted payments |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company will ensure that no other Group Member will) make a Restricted Payment. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to a Permitted Payment or a Permitted Transaction. |
24.19 | Financial Indebtedness |
(a) | Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no Group Member will) incur or allow to remain outstanding any Financial Indebtedness. |
(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to Financial Indebtedness which is: |
(i) | Permitted Financial Indebtedness; or |
(ii) | a Permitted Transaction. |
24.20 | Share capital |
No Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure no Group Member will) issue any shares except pursuant to:
(a) | a Permitted Share Issue; or |
(b) | a Permitted Transaction. |
24.21 | Insurance |
The Company shall ensure that the Group will maintain insurance cover (whether Group-wide or individual policies) with reputable independent insurers (i) which provides cover against all material risks which are normally insured against by other companies in the relevant jurisdiction owning, possessing or leasing similar assets and carrying on similar businesses to the Core Business and (ii) is at levels appropriate to a business of its size and nature for so long as such insurance is reasonably available in the insurance market, in each case where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.
24.22 | Pensions |
Each Obligor will (and the Company shall procure that each Group Member will) ensure that all pension schemes operated by it are funded to the extent required by law where failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect. No Obligor, nor any Subsidiary, nor any ERISA Affiliate, will maintain or contribute to (or have an obligation to contribute to) a Plan.
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24.23 | Intellectual Property |
Each Obligor shall (and the Company shall procure that each Group Member will):
(a) | preserve and maintain the subsistence and validity of the Intellectual Property necessary for the Core Business of the relevant Group Member (Material IP); |
(b) | use commercially reasonable endeavours to prevent any infringement in any material respect of the Material IP; |
(c) | make registrations and pay all registration fees and taxes necessary to maintain the Material IP in full force and effect and record its interest in that Material IP; |
(d) | not use or permit the Material IP to be used in a way or take any step or omit to take any step in respect of that Material IP which may materially and adversely affect the existence or value of the Material IP or imperil the right of any Group Member to use such property; and |
(e) | not discontinue the use of the Material IP, |
where failure to do so, in the case of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, or, in the case of paragraphs (d) and (e) above, such use, permission to use, step, omission or discontinuation, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
24.24 | Treasury Transactions |
No Obligor shall (and the Company will procure that no Group Member will) enter into or permit to subsist any Treasury Transaction, other than any Permitted Treasury Transaction.
24.25 | Further assurance |
(a) | Subject to the Security Principles, each Obligor and the Parent shall (and the Parent shall procure that each Group Member and HHH Group Member will) promptly do all such acts or execute all such documents (including assignments, transfers, mortgages, charges, notices and instructions) as the Security Agent may reasonably specify (and in such form as the Security Agent may reasonably require (but on no more onerous terms than any security over the same type of assets provided by any other Obligor) in favour of the Security Agent or its nominee(s)): |
(i) | to perfect the Security created or intended to be created under or evidenced by the Transaction Security Documents (which may include the execution of a mortgage, charge, assignment or other Security over all or any of the assets which are, or are intended to be, the subject of the Transaction Security) or for the exercise of any rights, powers and remedies of the Security Agent or the Finance Parties provided by or pursuant to the Finance Documents or by law; and |
(ii) | following the occurrence of an Acceleration Event to facilitate the realisation of the assets which are, or are intended to be, the subject of the Transaction Security. |
(b) | Subject to the Security Principles, each Obligor and the Parent shall (and the Parent shall procure that each Group Member and each HHH Group Member shall) take all such action as is available to it (including making all filings and registrations) as may be necessary for the purpose of the creation, perfection, protection or maintenance of any Security conferred or intended to be conferred on the Security Agent or the Finance Parties by or pursuant to the Finance Documents. |
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(c) | In relation to any provision of this Agreement which requires any Obligor, the Parent, any Group Member or any HHH Group Member to deliver a Transaction Security Document for the purposes of granting any guarantee or Security for the benefit of the Finance Parties, the Security Agent agrees to execute, as soon as reasonably practicable, any such guarantee or Transaction Security Document which is presented to it for execution. |
24.26 | Anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and sanctions |
(a) | No Obligor shall (and the Company shall procure that each Group Member will not): |
(i) | engage in any transaction that violates any of the applicable prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Corruption Laws in any respect; |
(ii) | engage in any transaction that violates any of the applicable prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Money Laundering Laws in any respect; or |
(iii) | engage in any transaction that violates any of the applicable prohibitions set forth under any Sanctions in any respect. |
(b) | No Obligor shall (and the Company shall procure that each Group Member will not): |
(i) | use the proceeds of any Utilisation under the Facilities for the purpose of financing any payments that could constitute a violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or |
(ii) | use, lend, contribute or otherwise make any proceeds of any Utilisation available to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business with any such person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by such person (including any person participating in the Loans, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). |
(c) | Each Obligor shall ensure that no Sanction Restricted Party will have any property interest in any funds repaid or remitted by any Obligor in connection with the Facilities. |
(d) | No Obligor shall (and the Company shall ensure that no Group Member will) engage in any Sanctionable Activity or knowingly violate applicable Sanctions. |
(e) | To the extent an Obligor engages in any business involving Sanction Restricted Parties or Sanctioned Countries, it shall do so without any involvement, directly or indirectly, of any Lender or the Facility and shall maintain policies and procedures designed to prevent such business from violating applicable Sanctions. |
24.27 | Conditions subsequent |
(a) | Following the Closing Date, subject to the Security Principles (including taking into account any required compliance with applicable financial assistance rules), the Company shall procure that: |
(i) | Chindex US accedes as an Additional Guarantor by the date falling 90 Business Days after the Initial Utilisation Date; |
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(ii) | if the Obligor’s Agent determines in good faith (in its sole discretion) that there is no negative US tax implication (actual or potential) on any member of the NFC Group in providing guarantees in relation to the Initial Term Facility (the Trigger Date), subject to the Security Principles (including taking into account any required compliance with applicable financial assistance rules): |
(A) | each direct and indirect Subsidiary of Chindex US existing as at the Trigger Date which is incorporated outside the PRC (the Initial Offshore Guarantors) shall accede as Additional Guarantor within 90 Business Days of the Trigger Date; |
(B) | any other Subsidiary of Chindex US which falls within the definition of Offshore Material Group Member (for this purpose, tested by reference to paragraph (b) of the definition of Material Company only) after the Trigger Date (together with the Initial Offshore Guarantors, the Offshore Guarantors) accedes as Additional Guarantor within 60 Business Days of the delivery of the Compliance Certificate relating to the Annual Financial Statements demonstrating that it is an Offshore Material Group Member; |
(C) | subject to paragraph (d) below, each First Tier WFOE existing as at the Trigger Date (each an Initial PRC Guarantor) accedes as Additional Guarantor within 60 Business Days of the Trigger Date, |
(D) | subject to paragraph (d) below, any other Onshore Group Member which is or becomes an Onshore Material Group Member (for these purposes, tested by reference to paragraph (b) of the definition of Material Company only) after the Trigger Date (together with the Initial PRC Guarantors, the PRC Guarantors) accedes as an Additional Guarantor within 60 Business Days of the date of delivery of the Compliance Certificate relating to the Annual Financial Statements demonstrating that it is an Onshore Material Group Member. |
(b) | Following the Closing Date, subject to the Security Principles (including taking into account any required compliance with applicable financial assistance rules), the Company shall procure that: |
(i) | a New York law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted over all of the assets of Chindex US (excluding shares in any Group Member held by Chindex US but including all shareholder loans owing to Chindex US by another Group Member) within 60 Business Days of the Initial Utilisation Date; |
(ii) | a Hong Kong law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by the relevant Group Member over 100% of the total issued shares held by it in each of (A) United Family Hospitals and Clinics Limited and (B) United Family Healthcare Holdings Limited, in each case, within 60 Business Days of the Initial Utilisation Date; |
(iii) | a Mauritius law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by the relevant Group Member over 100% of the total issued shares held by it in each of (A) United Family Healthcare Holdings and (B) United Family American Hospital Ventures, in each case, within 60 Business Days of the Initial Utilisation Date; |
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(iv) | a British Virgin Islands law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by HHH Inc. over all of the shares held by it in Healthy Harmony Limited within 60 Business Days of the Initial Utilisation Date; |
(v) | a Hong Kong law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by the relevant HHH Group Member over all of the shares held by it in each of (A) United Family Healthcare Limited and (B) United Family Healthcare (Hong Kong) Limited, in each case, within 60 Business Days of the Initial Utilisation Date; |
(vi) | (subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below) a PRC law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by the relevant Group Member over 65% of all the shares in 青岛和睦家医院有限公司 and 和睦家医疗管理咨询 (北京) 有限公司 held by it, in each case, within 120 Business days of the Initial Utilisation Date; |
(vii) | (subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below) a PRC law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by the relevant Group Member over 65% of all the shares held by it in (A) 北京和睦家医疗中心有限公司;(B) 上海和睦家医院有限公司;(C) 天津和睦家医院有限公司;(D) 北京和睦家医院有限公司;(E) 北京和睦家康复医院有限公司;(F) 北京爱科汇医院管理有限公司;(G) 北京和睦家医院管理有限公司 and (H) 北京优护佳健康管理有限公司, in each case, within 180 Business days of the Initial Utilisation Date; and |
(viii) | (subject to paragraph (d) below) a PRC law governed first priority Transaction Security is granted by the relevant HHH Group Member over all of the shares held by it in 广州和睦家医院有限公司, 上海和睦家新城医院有限公司 and 北京和睦家京北妇儿医院有限公司, in each case, within 180 Business days of the Initial Utilisation Date. |
(c) | If the Obligor’s Agent determines in good faith (acting in its sole discretion) that there is no negative US tax implication (actual or potential) on any member of the NFC Group (the Trigger Date) in granting Transaction Security over 100% of all of the shares or equity interests held by a Group Member in the relevant Group Member which is the subject of the Transaction Security referred to in subparagraphs (b)(vi) through (b)(vii) above (each, an Affected Group Member), the Company shall, subject to the Security Principles (including taking into account any required compliance with applicable financial assistance rules), procure that first priority Transaction Security is granted over all of the shares and/or equity interests held by the relevant Group Member in each Affected Group Member within 180 Business Days of the Trigger Date. |
(d) | In respect of the obligations of the Company under paragraphs (a)(ii)(C), (a)(ii)(D), (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii) and (c) above to register and/or perfect the relevant guarantee or Transaction Security: |
(A) | those obligations are subject to the Agent, the Security Agent and each Lender using its best endeavours and full cooperation to assist the Company and relevant Group Member with the application and registration process, including promptly providing any information requested by the Company or any applicable Governmental Agency (including but not limited to SAFE and MOFCOM) in connection therewith; |
(B) | subject to paragraph (d)(C) below, in respect of the obligations of the Company and the relevant Group Member under paragraphs (a)(ii)(C), (a)(ii)(D), the relevant Group Member shall only be required to register the relevant guarantee with the relevant PRC Governmental Agencies (including but not limited to SAIC and MOFCOM (as applicable)) within 180 Business Days of the Trigger Date or the date of delivery of the Compliance Certificate relating to the Annual Financial Statements demonstrating that the relevant Onshore Group Member is an Onshore Material Group Member; |
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(C) | if it is reasonably expected that: |
(I) | the relevant Group Member’s obligation to register the guarantee with relevant PRC Governmental Agencies (including but not limited to SAFE and MOFCOM) under paragraph (d)(B) above will not be completed; |
(II) | the requirement to obtain minority shareholder’s consent to provide first priority Transaction Security pursuant to paragraphs (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii) and (c) above will not be obtained; or |
(III) | the relevant Group Member’s obligation to grant and/or register the relevant first priority Transaction Security with relevant PRC Governmental Agencies (including but not limited to SAIC and MOFCOM) pursuant to paragraphs (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii) and (c) above will not be completed, |
in each case, within the applicable timeline set out therein (each of the timelines in paragraphs (d)(B), (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii) and (c) above, an initial deadline), the Company (or the relevant Group Member) shall, on or prior to the day falling 30 Business Days before the last day of the relevant initial deadline, notify the Agent of such situation and there shall be an extension to, as applicable, (x) complete the relevant registration of the guarantee until the registration of the relevant guarantee is completed; (y) obtain the minority shareholder’s consent to provide applicable first priority Transaction Security over shares and/or equity interests in the relevant Group Member until the relevant minority shareholder’s consent is obtained; or (z) grant the relevant first priority Transaction Security over shares and/or equity interests until the relevant first priority Transaction Security over shares and/or equity interests in the relevant Group Member is granted and/or (aa) to complete registration of the relevant first priority Transaction Security over shares and/or equity interests until the registration of the applicable Transaction Security over shares and/or equity interests is completed, provided that for the avoidance of doubt, no Default shall arise in connection with or as a result of such failure to register the relevant guarantee by the applicable initial deadline.
(e) | By no later than 11:59pm, Pacific time on the Closing Date, the Company shall provide evidence (by way of screenshot or account statement) showing the balance of the applicable bank account of the Company is not less than US$941,000,000 which (x) shall represent (i) the aggregate amount of the additional equity contribution of not less than US$208,000,000 that the Sponsors have provided to Bidco LP (the Additional Equity Investment), (ii) the Minimum Equity Investment of not less than US$633,000,000, and (iii) the cash proceeds of US$100,000,000 contemplated under paragraph 2(i)(ii)(B) of Part I (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent), and (y) (when aggregated with the Rollover Equity Consideration and the proceeds of the Initial Term Facility Loan drawn or to be drawn on the Initial Utilisation Date) would be sufficient to pay the amount of Acquisition Consideration due on the Closing Date, provided that, it being agreed that funds received in any trust account or escrow account established by or on behalf of the Advisor, to the extent such funds are to be applied towards payment of the Acquisition Consideration without first being transferred to Bidco LP, shall be deemed to have been received by Bidco LP. |
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(f) | Within 3 months after the Closing Date, the Company shall provide evidence that the Advisor has provided cash to an Offshore Group Member(s) (which (x) shall be first applied by the Parent into the Company in the form of equity investment, and (y) shall be further applied by any Offshore Group Member to any Onshore Group Member in the form of foreign debt (including by way of intercompany loan and/or cross-border cash pooling arrangements made available by that Offshore Group Member(s) to an Onshore Group Member(s)) through one or more Account Banks), in the aggregate amount of not less than US$50,000,000, which shall be applied for capital expenditure or any other working capital and/or general corporate purposes of any Onshore Group Member, provided that, for the avoidance doubt, such cash is in addition to the cash proceeds contemplated under paragraph 2(i)(ii)(B) of Part I (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) and shall not be calculated as part of paragraph (b) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources. |
(g) | Within 8 Business Days after the Closing Date, the Company shall provide evidence that (a) the Company is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the issued share capital of Chindex US and (b) Cayman LP is the sole legal and beneficial owner of issued share capital of HHH Inc. |
24.28 | General Restrictions |
(a) | The Company shall procure that the aggregate amount of (i) Investment Purchase Price paid by the Group Members for any Permitted Acquisition; (ii) Joint Venture Investment made by the Group Members for any Permitted Joint Venture Investments and (iii) intercompany loans made by the Group Members for any Permitted Loan, in each case, to or in any HHH Group Member, shall not at any time exceed RMB800,000,000 (or its equivalent) (the General Basket), except to the extent that such Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Joint Venture Investments and/or Permitted Loan (as the case may be) made by the Group to or in the HHH Group are funded from: |
(i) | any New Shareholder Injection or any equity injection or shareholder loan made by the Advisor (or its Affiliate) to any Group Member; or |
(ii) | an aggregate amount up to US$150,000,000 funded by the Advisor (or its Affiliate) to any Group Member by way of the equity injection, which is further provided by such Group Member to any HHH Group Member by way of equity injection or intercompany loan for the purpose of financing or refinancing the capital expenditure of HHH Group. |
(b) | In respect of each Group Member, the Company shall ensure that the entry into any Permitted Acquisition, Permitted Joint Venture Investment, Permitted Payment, Permitted Guarantee or Permitted Loan, shall not have any Material Adverse Effect on: |
(i) | the Company’s ability to comply with its payment obligations under the Finance Documents; |
(ii) | the Company’s ability to fund its operating expenses required in the ordinary course of business in any material respect; or |
(iii) | the Company’s ability to comply with its obligations under Clause 23.2 (Financial condition). |
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24.29 | Collection Account and Cash Pooling Arrangement |
(a) | For the purpose of this Clause: |
Collections means operating revenues generated from the Collection Account Group or Existing HHH Group.
Collection Ratio Test Date means each Financial Quarter Date.
First Cash Balance Ratio Test Date means the last date of the first full Financial Quarter ending after 180 days after the Closing Date.
First Collection Ratio Test Date means the last date of the first full Financial Quarter ending after 180 days after the Closing Date.
(b) | The Company shall (and shall procure each Group Member will), within 150 days after the Closing Date (the Account Opening Deadline) or, if a company becomes a Group Member after the Closing Date, 150 days after the date of such company becomes a Group Member: |
(i) | open and maintain an unblocked revenue collection account with each of Account Bank A (each, a Collection Account A) and Account Bank B (each, a Collection Account B, and together with Collection Account A, the Collection Accounts); |
(ii) | establish cash pooling arrangements with each Account Bank (the Cash Pooling Arrangements); and |
(iii) | ensure all operating revenues generated from the Collection Account Group (as defined below) and which are deposited into the Collection Accounts will be subject to the Cash Pooling Arrangements, |
in each case, provided that the obligations of the Company and each Group Member under this Clause are subject to (i) each Account Bank (or its Affiliate) co-operating with each of the Company and each of the Group Members in opening such Collection Accounts and establishing the Cash Pooling Arrangements and (ii) the terms relating to the fees, costs, commissions and expenses charged by the Account Banks in relation to the opening and maintenance of such Collection Accounts and Cash Pooling Arrangements being market standard (or better) terms.
(c) | The Company shall ensure that, in respect of itself and each Group Member (the Collection Account Group) and in respect of each Financial Quarter ending on a Collection Ratio Test Date that falls on or after the First Collection Ratio Test Date and during the period specified in column 1 below, the ratio of X:Y (the Collection Ratio) shall be no less than the ratio (expressed as a percentage) set out in column 2 opposite that Collection Ratio Test Date, where: |
X is | the total amount of operating revenues generated (without double counting, under invoices or receipts issued, or pursuant to revenue accounts or applicable tax filing, in each case, during the relevant Financial Quarter) and credited into all Collection Accounts of the Collection Account Group during the relevant Financial Quarter; |
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Y is | the total amount of operating revenues of the Collection Account Group (as the case may be) generated (without double counting, under invoices or receipts issued, or pursuant to revenue accounts or applicable tax filing, in each case, during the relevant Financial Quarter) for the relevant Financial Quarter; and |
Column 1 Collection Ratio Test Date |
Column 2 Collection Ratio |
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From (and including) the date falling 180 days after the Closing Date to (but excluding) the date falling 240 days after the Closing Date | 50 | % | ||
From (and including) the date falling 240 days after the Closing Date to (but excluding) the date falling 330 days after the Closing Date | 70 | % | ||
Thereafter | 90 | % |
(d) | The Company shall use its commercially reasonable endeavours to procure that, from (but excluding) the Account Opening Deadline, all of the operating expenses and capital expenditures of each member of the Collection Account Group on an aggregate basis, will be paid directly through its respective Collection Account A and/or Collection Account B, in its sole discretion, provided that the Company’s obligations under this paragraph (d) are subject to (x) the terms provided by the relevant Account Banks in relation to such payments being on market standard (or better) terms and are not unduly burdensome on the Collection Account Group, and (y) such arrangement will not unduly interfere the business operation of the Collection Account Group. |
(e) | The Company shall ensure that, in respect of the Collection Account Group and for each Financial Quarter falling on or after First Cash Balance Ratio Test Date, the ratio of A:B shall be no less than 0.80:1 (the Cash Balance Ratio), where: |
A is the aggregate cash balance standing to the credit of all Collection Accounts opened by the Collection Account Group on the last day of the relevant Financial Quarter;
B is the aggregate cash balance standing to the credit of all of the bank accounts (including the Collection Accounts) opened by the Collection Account Group as set out in the management accounts of the Collection Account Group relating to the last month of the relevant Financial Quarter.
(f) | All Collections of each member of the Collection Account Group which are to be deposited into the Collection Accounts for the purpose of complying with paragraph (b) above shall be deposited into the Collection Account A of the relevant member of the Collection Account Group from the first full calendar month falling after the Account Opening Deadline, provided that, in respect of each such full calendar month falling after the Account Opening Deadline, the Company shall (and shall procure each Group Member will): |
(i) | provide the Agent within 5 Business Days after the last day of each such full calendar month (each, a Month-End Date), bank statements issued by each Account Bank showing the amount standing to the credit of each Collection Account held with the relevant Account Bank by each member of the Collection Account Group as at the relevant Month-End Date; and |
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(ii) | to the extent the aggregate account balance of all Collection Accounts A of the Collection Account Group is different from the aggregate account balance of all Collection Accounts B of the Collection Account Group, in each case, as at the relevant Month-End Date, the Agent shall notify the Company within 2 Business Days after receipt of all bank statements referred to in paragraph (A) above and the Company shall (and shall procure the relevant member(s) of the Collection Account Group will) instruct the relevant Account Bank to transfer the necessary amount of funds from all or some of the Collection Accounts A or Collection Accounts B to all or some of the Collection Accounts B or Collection Accounts A (as applicable) of the Collection Account Group by no later than 15 Business Days after each relevant Month-End Date, such that after the completion of the transfer, the pro forma aggregate account balance (as at the relevant Month-End Date) of all Collection Accounts A of the Collection Account Group would be the same as the aggregate account balance of all Collection Accounts B of the Collection Account Group. |
(g) | The Parent shall procure each Existing HHH Group Member will, on or prior to the Account Opening Deadline: |
(i) | open and maintain an unblocked revenue collection account with each of Account Bank A (each, a HHH Collection Account A) and Account Bank B (each, a HHH Collection Account B, and together with HHH Collection Account A, the HHH Collection Accounts); |
(ii) | establish cash pooling arrangements with each Account Bank (the HHH Cash Pooling Arrangements); and |
(iii) | ensure all operating revenues generated from the Existing HHH Group Members and which are deposited into the HHH Collection Accounts will be subject to the HHH Cash Pooling Arrangements, |
in each case, provided that the obligations of the Parent and each Existing HHH Group Member under this Clause are subject to (i) each Account Bank (or its Affiliate) co-operating with each of the Parent and each of the Existing HHH Group Members in opening such HHH Collection Accounts and establishing the HHH Cash Pooling Arrangements and (ii) the terms relating to the fees, costs, commissions and expenses charged by the Account Banks in relation to the opening and maintenance of such HHH Collection Accounts and HHH Cash Pooling Arrangements being market standard (or better) terms.
(h) | The Parent shall ensure that, in respect of each Existing HHH Group Member and in respect of each Financial Quarter ending on a Collection Ratio Test Date that falls on or after the First Collection Ratio Test Date and during the period specified in column 1 below, the ratio of A:B (the HHH Collection Ratio) shall be no less than the ratio (expressed as a percentage) set out in column 2 opposite that Collection Ratio Test Date, where: |
A is | the total amount of operating revenues generated (without double counting, under invoices or receipts issued, or pursuant to revenue accounts or applicable tax filing, in each case, during the relevant Financial Quarter) and credited into all HHH Collection Accounts of the Existing HHH Group during the relevant Financial Quarter; |
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B is | the total amount of operating revenues of the Existing HHH Group (as the case may be) generated (without double counting, under invoices or receipts issued, or pursuant to revenue accounts or applicable tax filing, in each case, during the relevant Financial Quarter) for the relevant Financial Quarter; and |
Column 1 Collection Ratio Test Date |
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From (and including) the date falling 180 days after the Closing Date to (but excluding) the date falling 240 days after the Closing Date | 40 | % | ||
From (and including) the date falling 240 days after the Closing Date to (but excluding) the date falling 330 days after the Closing Date | 60 | % | ||
Thereafter | 80 | % |
(i) | The Parent shall use its commercially reasonable endeavours to procure that, from (but excluding) the Account Opening Deadline, all of the operating expenses and capital expenditures of each Existing HHH Group Member on an aggregate basis, will be paid directly through its respective HHH Collection Account A and/or HHH Collection Account B, in its sole discretion, provided that the Parent’s obligations under this paragraph (i) are subject to (x) the terms provided by the relevant Account Bank in relation to such payments being on market standard (or better) terms and are not unduly burdensome on the Existing HHH Group Members, and (y) such arrangement will not unduly interfere the business operation of the Existing HHH Group Members. |
(j) | The Parent shall ensure that, in respect of the Existing HHH Group and for each Financial Quarter falling on or after First Cash Balance Ratio Test Date, the ratio of A:B shall be no less than 0.80:1 (the HHH Cash Balance Ratio), where: |
A is the aggregate cash balance standing to the credit of all HHH Collection Accounts opened by the Existing HHH Group on the last day of the relevant Financial Quarter;
B is the aggregate cash balance standing to the credit of all of the bank accounts (including the HHH Collection Accounts) opened by the Existing HHH Group as set out in the management accounts of the Existing HHH Group relating to the last month of the relevant Financial Quarter.
(k) | All Collections of each Existing HHH Group Member which are to be deposited into the HHH Collection Accounts for the purpose of complying with paragraph (h) above shall be deposited into the HHH Collection Account A of the relevant Existing HHH Group Member from the first full calendar month falling after the Account Opening Deadline, provided that, in respect of each such full calendar month falling after the Account Opening Deadline, the Parent shall (and shall procure each Existing HHH Group Member will): |
(i) | provide the Agent within 5 Business Days after the last day of each such full calendar month (each, a Month-End Date), bank statements issued by each Account Bank showing the amount standing to the credit of each HHH Collection Account held with the relevant Account Bank by each Existing HHH Group Member as at the relevant Month-End Date; and |
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(ii) | to the extent the aggregate account balance of all HHH Collection Accounts A of the Existing HHH Group is different from the aggregate account balance of all HHH Collection Accounts B of the Existing HHH Group, in each case, as at the relevant Month-End Date, the Agent shall notify the Parent within 2 Business Days after receipt of all bank statements referred to in paragraph (A) above and the Parent shall (and shall procure the relevant Existing HHH Group Member will) instruct the relevant Account Bank to transfer the necessary amount of funds from all or some of the HHH Collection Accounts A or HHH Collection Accounts B to all or some of the HHH Collection Accounts B or HHH Collection Accounts A (as applicable) of the Existing HHH Group by no later than 15 Business Days after each relevant Month-End Date, such that after the completion of the transfer, the pro forma aggregate account balance (as at the relevant Month-End Date) of all HHH Collection Accounts A of the Existing HHH Group would be the same as the aggregate account balance of all HHH Collection Accounts B of the Existing HHH Group. |
(l) | The Company shall ensure that all cash proceeds (A) received by any Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member in respect of which a Collection Account is opened and (B) in respect of new shares issued by the Advisor or any of its Subsidiary which is a Group Member (including the Company) or an Existing HHH Group Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement after the Closing Date shall be credited into a Collection Account of such Group Member or any Existing HHH Group Member (as designated by the Agent). |
(m) | The Cash Balance Ratio, the HHH Cash Balance Ratio and the Collection Ratio and the HHH Collection Ratio referred to in this Clause will be tested by reference to (i) the monthly account statements provided by the Account Banks to the Agent in respect of each Collection Account and HHH Collection Account (as the case may be) and (ii) the monthly management accounts prepared in respect of the Company, the relevant Group Member or the relevant Existing HHH Group Member (as the case may be). |
(n) | Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict any Group Member or Existing HHH Group Member from opening any accounts with other banks and/or in other jurisdictions in addition to the Collection Accounts. |
(o) | Each of Group Members and Existing HHH Group Members maintaining a Collection Account or HHH Collection Account (as the case may be) shall be entitled to freely withdraw amounts standing to the credit of its Collection Account or HHH Collection Account (as the case may be) without the consent of the relevant Account Bank or any other Finance Party for application towards any purpose not prohibited under the Finance Documents. |
24.30 | Business relationship with Arrangers |
The Company agrees to exercise its rights in its capacity as direct or indirect shareholder of the Group Members to procure that the Group engages in commercial banking business with the Arrangers and uses its commercially reasonable effort to give the Arrangers priority over other financial institutions if the Arrangers offer equal or better terms (taken a whole) (from the perspective of the Group) in respect of any banking transaction, but only to the extent that this will not be unduly burdensome on any Group Member or interfere with the operations or business of the Group in the ordinary course and provided that nothing in this provision shall be construed to be an undertaking or commitment on the part of the Company or any Group Member to maintain its banking relationship solely with the Arrangers nor shall it restrict the Group from engaging in any kind of banking or other business with other banks or financial institutions.
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25 | Events of Default |
Each of the events or circumstances set out in this Clause 25 is an Event of Default (save for Clause 25.17 (US Bankruptcy of Obligors), Clause 25.18 (Acceleration) and Clause 25.19 (Clean-up period)).
25.1 | Non-payment |
An Obligor or the Parent does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to a Finance Document at the place at and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable unless:
(a) | the payment is of principal or interest and payment is made within three Business Days of its due date if such failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error; or |
(b) | the payment is of any other amount and payment is made within seven Business Days of its due date. |
25.2 | Financial covenants and conditions subsequent |
Subject to Clause 23.5 (Cure rights), any requirement of Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) is not satisfied or an Obligor does not comply with any of its obligations within the required time period (subject to any extension permitted therein) under Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent) (except for paragraph (e) of Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent)).
25.3 | Other obligations |
(a) | An Obligor or the Parent does not comply with any provision of the Finance Documents (other than those referred to in Clause 25.1 (Non-payment) and Clause 25.2 (Financial covenants and conditions subsequent)). |
(b) | No Event of Default under paragraph (a) above will occur in respect of any failure to comply if that failure to comply is capable of remedy and is remedied within (x) (in the case of failure to comply with paragraph (e) of Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent)) three Business Days, and (y) (in any other cases) 20 Business Days, of the earlier of (i) the Agent giving notice to the Company or the relevant Obligor or the Parent and (ii) the Company becoming aware of such failure to comply. |
25.4 | Misrepresentation |
(a) | Any representation or statement made or deemed to be made by an Obligor or the Parent in the Finance Documents or any other document delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor or the Parent under or in connection with any Finance Document is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be made. |
(b) | No Event of Default under paragraph (a) above will occur in respect of any misrepresentation if that misrepresentation is capable of remedy and is remedied within 20 Business Days of the earlier of (i) the Agent giving notice to the Company or relevant Obligor or the Parent and (ii) the Company becoming aware of such misrepresentation. |
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25.5 | Cross default |
(a) | Any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor, the Parent or any other Group Member is not paid when due nor within any originally applicable grace period, or is validly declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described). |
(b) | Any creditor of any Obligor, the Parent or any other Group Member becomes entitled to declare any Financial Indebtedness of any Group Member due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described). |
(c) | No Event of Default will occur under this Clause 25.5 in respect of any Financial Indebtedness: |
(i) | if that Financial Indebtedness is owing to any Group Member or constitutes Parent Liabilities; |
(ii) | if that Financial Indebtedness is in respect of any derivative transaction which is terminated as a result of an event of default (however described) with respect to any counterparty or a credit support provider for or specified entity of any counterparty rather than with respect to a Group Member; or |
(iii) | if the aggregate amount of such Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (a) and (b) (excluding any falling within paragraphs (c)(i) and (c)(ii)) is not in excess of US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent)). |
25.6 | Insolvency |
(a) | An Obligor, the Parent or a Material Company is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due (excluding, for this purpose, insolvency solely as a result of the value of its balance sheet liabilities exceed the value of its balance sheet assets), suspends or threatens to suspend making payments on its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors (other than any Finance Party) with a view to a general rescheduling of its indebtedness. |
(b) | A moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor, the Parent or any Material Company. |
25.7 | Insolvency proceedings |
(a) | Any corporate action, legal proceedings or other formal procedure or formal step is taken in relation to: |
(i) | the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of any Obligor, any Material Company or the Parent; |
(ii) | a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement by any Material Entity with its creditors; or |
(iii) | the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of any Obligor, any Material Company or the Parent or any of their respective material assets, |
or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.
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(b) | Paragraph (a) above shall not apply to: |
(i) | any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure which is frivolous or vexatious, or is being contested in good faith, and (in each case) is discharged, stayed or dismissed within 20 Business Days of commencement; or |
(ii) | any action, proceedings, step or procedure which relates to or constitutes a Permitted Transaction. |
25.8 | Creditors' process |
Any expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or execution or any analogous process in any jurisdiction affects any asset or assets of the Parent, any Obligor or any Material Company having an aggregate value of US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) or more, unless such expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress, execution or process is being contested in good faith or is frivolous or vexatious and, in each case, is discharged, stayed or dismissed within 20 Business Days.
25.9 | Unlawfulness and invalidity |
(a) | It is or becomes unlawful for an Obligor, the Parent or any other Group Member that is a party to the Intercreditor Agreement to perform any of its material obligations under the Finance Documents or any material obligation or material obligations of an Obligor, the Parent or any other Group Member that is a party to the Intercreditor Agreement under any Finance Documents are not (subject to the Legal Reservations and the Perfection Requirements) or cease to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable which is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Finance Documents taken as a whole. |
(b) | No Event of Default will occur under paragraphs (a) above if such unlawfulness or invalidity is capable of remedy and is remedied within 20 Business Days of the earlier of (i) the Agent giving notice to the relevant Obligor, the Parent or Group Member in relation to such unlawfulness or invalidity and (ii) the Company becoming aware of such unlawfulness or invalidity. |
25.10 | Intercreditor Agreement |
(a) | Any party to the Intercreditor Agreement (other than a Finance Party or an Obligor) fails to comply with the material provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, where the interests of the Lenders are materially prejudiced by such failure. |
(b) | No Event of Default will occur under paragraph (a) above in relation to any failure to comply if such failure to comply is capable of remedy and is remedied within 30 days of the earlier of the Agent giving notice to the relevant party to the Intercreditor Agreement (and the Company) in relation to such failure and the Company becoming aware of such failure. |
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25.11 | Cessation of business |
The Group taken as a whole suspends or ceases to carry on (or threatens to suspend or cease to carry on) all of its business (taken as a whole) except as a result of a Permitted Disposal or a Permitted Transaction or any other transaction permitted under this Agreement and such suspension or cessation has a Material Adverse Effect.
25.12 | Audit qualification |
The Auditors of the Group qualify the Annual Financial Statements on the grounds that (a) the information supplied to the Auditors was unreliable or inadequate or (b) they are unable to prepare the Financial Statements on a going concern basis, and, in either case, such qualification is materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents (but excluding any qualification by reference to any possible future compliance with or breach of any Finance Documents) provided that an Event of Default will not occur under this Clause 25.12 if: (i) the Auditors state that such qualification is of a minor or technical nature; (ii) the qualification relates to the non-adoption of acquisition accounting in respect of any Annual Financial Statements or is otherwise in terms or as to issues which, in each case, could not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents; or (iii) where the circumstances giving rise to such qualification are capable of remedy and are remedied within 30 Business Days of the date of notification of the qualification by the auditors to any Group Member.
25.13 | Expropriation |
The authority or ability of any Obligor or any Material Company to conduct its Core Business is limited or wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure, expropriation, nationalisation, intervention, restriction or other action by or on behalf of any governmental, regulatory or other authority or other person in relation to any Material Entity or its assets and such limitation or curtailment has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
25.14 | Repudiation and rescission of agreements |
An Obligor or the Parent (or any other party to a Finance Document that is not a Finance Party) rescinds or repudiates or purports (in writing) to rescind or repudiate or evidences an intention (in writing) to rescind or repudiate a Finance Document which is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Finance Documents (taken as a whole).
25.15 | Litigation |
Any litigation proceedings are commenced against any Group Member by any third party which are reasonably likely to be adversely determined against such Group Member and, if so adversely determined, would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
25.16 | Material adverse change |
Any other event or circumstance (other than, at any time prior to the time limit for exercising any cure pursuant to Clause 23.5 (Cure rights), any circumstances where it is reasonably likely that any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 23 (Financial Covenants) may not be complied with as at any Test Date or in respect of any Relevant Period) occurs which has a Material Adverse Effect.
25.17 | US Bankruptcy of Obligors |
Notwithstanding Clause 25.18 (Acceleration), if any Obligor commences a voluntary case concerning itself under the US Bankruptcy Code, or an involuntary case is commenced under the US Bankruptcy Code against any Obligor and the petition is not controverted within 20 days, or is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement of the case, or a custodian (as defined in the US Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of any Obligor, or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, the Facilities and any Ancillary Facilities shall cease to be available to such Obligor, all obligations of such Obligor under Clause 19 (Guarantee and Indemnity) or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Finance Document to which such Obligor is a party shall become immediately due and payable and such Obligor shall be required to provide cash cover for the full amount of each Letter of Credit issued for its account, in each case automatically and without any further action by any Party.
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25.18 | Acceleration |
On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing (but subject to Clause 4.3 (Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period) and Clause 25.19 (Clean-up period)), the Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Company:
(a) | cancel the Total Commitments at which time they shall immediately be cancelled; |
(b) | declare that all or part of the Utilisations, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be immediately due and payable, at which time they shall become immediately due and payable; |
(c) | declare that all or part of the Utilisations be payable on demand, at which time they shall immediately become payable on demand by the Agent on the instructions of the Majority Lenders; and/or |
(d) | exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents. |
25.19 | Clean-up period |
(a) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document: |
(i) | any breach of a Clean-Up Representation or a Clean-Up Undertaking; or |
(ii) | any Default or Event of Default constituting a Clean-Up Default, |
will be deemed not to be a breach of representation or warranty, a breach of covenant or undertaking, a Default or an Event of Default (as the case may be) if:
(A) | it would have been (if it were not for this Clause 25.19) a breach of representation or warranty, a breach of a covenant or an undertaking, a Default or an Event of Default only by reason of circumstances relating exclusively to: |
(I) | any Target Group Member (or any obligation to procure or ensure in relation to a Target Group Member); or |
(II) | any Future Acquisition Target (other than a Future Acquisition Target which is a Group Member) in respect of any Permitted Business Acquisition (or any acquisition falling within paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Acquisition) or any Subsidiary of or entity directly or indirectly owned by any such Future Acquisition Target (collectively Future Clean-up Entities, and such Permitted Acquisition or acquisition being a Future Clean-up Acquisition), or any obligation to procure or ensure in relation to any of the Future Clean-up Entities; |
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(B) | it is capable of remedy and reasonable steps are being taken to remedy it; |
(C) | the circumstances giving rise to it have not been procured by or approved by the Company or the Parent (with Knowledge of the relevant breach of representation, breach of covenant or undertaking, event or circumstance only, not being interpreted in any way as approval in circumstances where the Company or the Parent did not reasonably have the ability to control or prevent such breach, event or circumstance from occurring); and |
(D) | it does not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
If the relevant circumstances constituting such breach of representation or warranty, breach of covenant or undertaking, Default or Event of Default are continuing on or after the Clean-Up Date (in respect of (x) (in the case where such breach, Default or Event of Default relating to any Target Group Member) the Acquisition or (y) (in the case where such breach, Default or Event of Default relates to any of the Future Clean-up Entities) the Future Clean-up Acquisition relating to such Future Clean-up Entity), there shall be a breach of representation or warranty, breach of covenant or undertaking, Default or Event of Default, as the case may be, notwithstanding the above (and without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the Finance Parties).
(b) | If, on or before the applicable Clean-Up Date relating to the Acquisition or any Future Clean-up Acquisition, any event or circumstance has occurred with respect to any Target Group Member or, as the case may be, any of the Future Clean-up Entities relating to such Future Clean-up Acquisition, which event or circumstance would constitute a Clean-Up Default or a breach of a Clean-Up Representation or a Clean-Up Undertaking, the Company shall, promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence or existence, notify the Agent of that Clean-Up Default or the breach of that Clean-Up Representation or Clean-Up Undertaking and the related event or circumstance (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it). |
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26 | Changes to the Lenders |
26.1 | Transfers by the Lenders |
Subject to this Clause 26 and to Clause 27 (Debt Purchase Transactions), a Lender (the Existing Lender) may only enter into a Transfer with another bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (the New Lender).
26.2 | Conditions of Transfers |
(a) | No Transfer may be made at any time prior to the Initial Utilisation Date. |
(b) | On and following the Initial Utilisation Date, the prior written consent of the Company (acting in its absolute discretion) is required for a Transfer unless that Transfer: |
(i) | in respect of any Transfer under the Initial Term Facility or an Additional Facility which is a term loan facility, is to a New Lender listed on the White List; or |
(ii) | is: |
(A) | with no less than 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Company, to another Lender in the same Facility, an Existing Lender's Related Fund or Affiliate which is, in each case, a Permitted Transferee and which, in respect of a Transfer (other than any Transfer described under paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of Debt Purchase Transaction) under any Additional Revolving Facility to an Existing Lender's Affiliate, such Affiliate is of at least equivalent credit worthiness as the Existing Lender; or |
(B) | made at a time when an Event of Default under Clause 25.1 (Non-payment), Clause 25.6 (Insolvency), Clause 25.7 (Insolvency proceedings) or Clause 25.8 (Creditors' process) is continuing, |
and provided that (in each case under paragraphs (i) and (ii)) the person to which such Transfer is made (either prior to or after the occurrence of an Event of Default) is not a Conflicted Lender, a Defaulting Lender, a Distressed Investor or a Non-Commercial Lender, and, for the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (b) shall not apply to any Transfer of a Participation that is not a Voting Participation.
(c) | An Existing Lender may not assign or transfer any or all of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents or change its Facility Office if such assignment or transfer would give rise to a requirement to prepay any Loan (or any part thereof) or cancel any Commitment (or any part thereof) pursuant to Clause 8.1 (Illegality) in relation to the New Lender or such Existing Lender acting through the new Facility Office. |
(d) | An assignment or transfer of part of (instead of all of) an Existing Lender's participation in respect of a Facility to a New Lender must be in an amount such that, immediately after such assignment or transfer: |
(i) | the amount of that Existing Lender's remaining participation (when aggregated with its Affiliates' and Related Funds' participation) in respect of Commitment and/or the Loan(s) in respect of that Facility is a minimum amount of US$100,000,000; and |
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(ii) | the amount of that New Lender's participation (when aggregated with its Affiliates' and Related Funds' participation) in respect of Commitment and/or the Loan(s) in respect of that Facility is a minimum amount of US$10,000,000, |
or such lesser amount with the prior written consent of the Original Borrower.
(e) | An Existing Lender shall, simultaneously with the assignment or transfer by it of rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to a New Lender, assign to that New Lender a proportionate share of the rights held by it (in its capacity as Lender) under or in connection with the other Finance Documents. |
(f) | Other than in the case of an assignment permitted by paragraph (b) of Clause 27.1 (Debt Purchase Transactions by Group Members), an assignment by an Existing Lender to a New Lender will only be effective on: |
(i) | receipt by the Agent (whether in the applicable Assignment Agreement or otherwise) of written confirmation from such New Lender (in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent) that such New Lender will assume the same obligations to the other Finance Parties and the other Secured Parties as it would have been under if it was an Original Initial Term Facility Lender; |
(ii) | such New Lender entering into the documentation required for it to accede as a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender; and |
(iii) | the performance by the Agent of all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to such assignment to such New Lender, the completion of which the Agent shall promptly notify to such Existing Lender and such New Lender. |
(g) | A transfer by an Existing Lender to a New Lender will only be effective if such New Lender enters into the documentation required for it to accede as party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender and if the procedure set out in Clause 26.5 (Procedure for transfer) is complied with in respect of such transfer. |
(h) | If: |
(i) | an Existing Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents to a New Lender or a Lender changes its Facility Office; and |
(ii) | as a result of circumstances existing at the date such assignment, transfer or change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to make a payment to such New Lender or such Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Clause 15 (Tax Gross-Up and Indemnities) or Clause 16 (Increased Costs), |
then such New Lender or such Lender acting through its new Facility Office is not entitled to receive any payment under that Clause in excess of the payment that Obligor would have been required to pay to such Existing Lender or such Lender acting through its previous Facility Office under that Clause if that assignment, transfer or change had not occurred.
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(i) | Without prejudice to paragraph (b) of Clause 19.1 (Transaction expenses), if an Existing Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents to a New Lender, (A) such Existing Lender shall (unless agreed with such New Lender) bear its own fees, costs and expenses in connection with, or resulting from, such assignment or transfer (including any legal fees, taxes, notarial and security registration or perfection fees) and (B) no Obligor or any Group Member will be required to pay to or for the account of such New Lender, or reimburse or indemnify such New Lender for, any fees, costs, Taxes, expenses, indemnity payments, Tax Payments, Increased Costs or other payments under a Finance Document in excess of what that Obligor would have been required to pay to such Existing Lender immediately prior to such transfer or assignment being effected, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing: |
(i) | the Company shall pay such New Lender in full any amount expressed to be payable by it to such New Lender under Clause 19.3 (Enforcement and preservation costs); and |
(ii) | in respect of costs, fees and expenses only, the amount thereof payable or reimbursable shall be calculated by reference to the amount of such costs, fees and expenses which such Obligor is able to demonstrate it would have been required to pay to such Existing Lender immediately prior to such transfer or assignment being effected. |
(j) | Each New Lender, by executing the relevant Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that each of the Agent and the Security Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with any Finance Document on or prior to the date on which the applicable transfer or assignment to such New Lender becomes effective in accordance with this Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the applicable Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender. |
(k) | If any assignment or transfer by a Lender of its rights and/or obligations under any Finance Document is executed and purported to have effect in breach of any of the provisions in Clause 26.2 (Conditions of Transfers), that assignment or transfer shall be void and deemed not to have occurred and the right to vote in respect of any of the Commitment and/or participation in any Loan the subject thereof shall be suspended and such Commitment and participation shall be ignored in determining decisions requiring a vote by some or all of the Lenders, or a class or group of them, until such time as the provisions of the Finance Documents shall have been complied with or unless and until such breach is expressly waived by the Company (which it may do so in its sole discretion at any time). |
26.3 | Assignment or transfer fee |
Unless the Agent otherwise agrees and excluding an assignment or transfer (i) to an Existing Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, (ii) to a Related Fund of a Lender or (iii) made in connection with primary syndication of the Initial Term Facility, a New Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer by an Existing Lender to such New Lender takes effect, pay to the Agent (for its own account) a fee of US$3,000.
26.4 | Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders |
(a) | Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for: |
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(i) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Transaction Security or any other documents; |
(ii) | the financial condition of any Obligor; |
(iii) | the performance and observance by any Obligor, the Parent or any other Group Member of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or any other documents; or |
(iv) | the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Transaction Document or any other document, |
and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.
(b) | Each New Lender confirms to each Existing Lender, the other Finance Parties and the Secured Parties that it: |
(i) | has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by any Existing Lender or any other Finance Party in connection with any Transaction Document or the Transaction Security; and |
(ii) | will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Obligor and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force. |
(c) | Nothing in any Finance Document obliges an Existing Lender to: |
(i) | accept a re-transfer or re-assignment from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 26; or |
(ii) | support any losses, directly or indirectly, incurred by such New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor, the Parent of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or otherwise. |
26.5 | Procedure for transfer |
(a) | Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 26.2 (Conditions of Transfers), a transfer by an Existing Lender of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a New Lender is effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by such Existing Lender and such New Lender. The Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate. |
(b) | The Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by an Existing Lender and a New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender (the subject of such Transfer Certificate) and, if any New Lender is not a FATCA Exempt Party, the Agent has provided its approval of such transfer. |
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(c) | On the Transfer Date relating to a transfer by an Existing Lender of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a New Lender: |
(i) | to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate (in respect of that transfer) that Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under this Agreement, each of the Obligors and that Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under this Agreement and their respective rights against one another under this Agreement shall be cancelled (being the Discharged Rights and Obligations); |
(ii) | each of the Obligors and that New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Obligor and that New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Obligor and that Existing Lender; |
(iii) | the Agent, the Arranger, the Security Agent, the New Lender, the other Lenders and the Hedge Counterparties shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves as they would have acquired and assumed had that New Lender been an Original Initial Term Facility Lender with the rights, and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of that transfer and to that extent the Agent, the Arranger and the Security Agent and that Existing Lender shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Finance Documents; and |
(iv) | that New Lender shall become a Party as a Lender. |
26.6 | Procedure for assignment |
(a) | Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 26.2 (Conditions of Transfers), an assignment by an Existing Lender of its rights under any Finance Document to a New Lender may be effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Assignment Agreement delivered to it by that Existing Lender and that New Lender. The Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Assignment Agreement appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Assignment Agreement. |
(b) | The Agent shall only be obliged to execute an Assignment Agreement delivered to it by an Existing Lender and a New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assignment to such New Lender (the subject of such Assignment Agreement) and, if any New Lender is not a FATCA Exempt Party, the Agent has provided its approval of such assignment. |
(c) | On the Transfer Date relating to any assignment by an Existing Lender of its rights under any Finance Document to a New Lender: |
(i) | that Existing Lender will assign absolutely to that New Lender its rights under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security expressed to be the subject of the assignment in the Assignment Agreement relating to such assignment; |
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(ii) | that Existing Lender will be released from the obligations (the Relevant Obligations) expressed to be the subject of the release in such Assignment Agreement (and any corresponding obligations by which it is bound in respect of the Transaction Security); and |
(iii) | that New Lender shall become a Party as a Lender and will be bound by obligations equivalent to the Relevant Obligations. |
(d) | A Lender may utilise procedures other than those set out in this Clause 26.6 to assign its rights under the Finance Documents (but not, without the consent of the relevant Obligor or unless in accordance with Clause 26.5 (Procedure for transfer), to obtain a release by that Obligor from the obligations owed to that Obligor by such Lender nor the assumption of equivalent obligations by a New Lender) provided that they comply with the conditions set out in Clause 26.2 (Conditions of Transfers). |
26.7 | The Register |
(a) | The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Company, the Parent and the other Obligors, shall maintain at its address referred to in Clause 34.2 (Addresses): |
(i) | each Transfer Certificate referred to in Clause 26.5 (Procedure for transfer), each Assignment Agreement referred to in Clause 26.6 (Procedure for assignment), each Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments and each Additional Facility Notice delivered to and accepted by it; and |
(ii) | with respect to each Facility, a register for the recording of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) owing to, each Lender from time to time (the Register) under such Facility, which may be kept in electronic form. |
The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Obligors, the Parent, the Company, the Agent and the Lenders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Agent shall provide the Company with a copy of the Register within 5 Business Days of request.
(b) | Each party to this Agreement irrevocably authorises the Agent to make the relevant entry in the Register (and which the Agent shall do promptly) on its behalf for the purposes of this Clause 26.7 without any further consent of, or consultation with, such Party. |
(c) | The Agent shall, upon request by an Existing Lender (as defined in Clause 26.1 (Transfers by the Lenders)) or a New Lender, confirm to that Existing Lender or New Lender whether a transfer or assignment from that Existing Lender or (as the case may be) to that New Lender has been recorded on the Register (including details of the Commitment of that Existing Lender or New Lender in each Facility). |
(d) | In addition, each Lender which has made a sub-participation of any or all of its obligations hereunder shall: |
(i) | acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each sub-participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each sub participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations hereunder (the Participant Register); and |
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(ii) | provide, upon reasonable request by the Obligors’ Agent at any time, the identity of the sub-participant and any information in reasonable detail relating to such sub-participant or such sub-participation agreement or arrangement, |
provided that a Lender shall not be required to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register or the identity of a sub-participant if the Lender retains exclusive control over all rights and obligations in relation to the participations and Commitments that are the subject of the relevant agreement or arrangement, including all voting and similar rights (for the avoidance of doubt, free of any agreement or understanding pursuant to which it is required to or will consult with any other person in relation to the exercise of any such rights and/or obligations), in each case except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that any Loan, Commitment, or other obligation is maintained in registered form under Section 5f.l03-l(c) of the US Treasury Regulations or for any other purpose in connection with the Finance Documents.
(e) | The requirements of this Clause 26.7 are intended to result in the Loans being in “registered form” for purposes of section 871, section 881 or any other applicable provision of the US Revenue Code, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent therewith. |
26.8 | Copy of Transfer Certificate, Assignment Agreement, Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments, Additional Facility Notice or Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice to Company |
The Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate, an Assignment Agreement, Additional Facility Notice, Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice, or an Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments, send to the Company a copy of that Transfer Certificate, Assignment Agreement, Additional Facility Notice, Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice, or Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments.
26.9 | Accession of Hedge Counterparties |
Any person which becomes a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Hedge Counterparty (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall, at the same time, become a Party to this Agreement as a Hedge Counterparty in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.
26.10 | Accession of Additional Facility Lender |
Any person which provides Additional Facility Commitments or an Additional Facility Loan shall become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and shall, at the same time, become a Party to this Agreement as a Lender by executing an Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice.
26.11 | Security over Lenders' rights |
In addition to the other rights provided to Lenders under this Clause 26, each Lender may, without consulting with or obtaining consent from any Obligor, at any time charge, assign or otherwise create Security in or over (whether by way of collateral or otherwise) all or any of its rights under any Finance Document to secure obligations of that Lender including:
(a) | any charge, assignment or other Security to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank; and |
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(b) | in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other Security granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities, |
except that no such charge, assignment or Security shall:
(i) | release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Finance Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or other Security for that Lender as a party to any of the Finance Documents; or |
(ii) | require any payments to be made by an Obligor or grant to any person any more extensive rights than those required to be made or granted to that Lender under the Finance Documents. |
27 | Debt Purchase Transactions |
27.1 | Debt Purchase Transactions by Group Members |
(a) | The Company shall not, and shall procure that each other Group Member shall not (i) enter into any Debt Purchase Transaction other than in accordance with the other provisions of this Clause 27.1 or (ii) itself be (or beneficially own all or any majority of the share capital of a company that is) a Lender or a party to a Participation. |
(b) | The Company or any Group Member may purchase by way of assignment or transfer, pursuant to Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders), a participation in any Loan and any related Commitment where: |
(i) | such purchase is made using one of the processes set out at paragraphs (c) and (d) below; or |
(ii) | the consideration for such purchase is funded from paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and/or (d) of the definition of Acceptable Funding Sources. |
(c) |
(i) | A Debt Purchase Transaction referred to in paragraph (b) above may be entered into pursuant to a solicitation process (a Solicitation Process) which is carried out as follows. |
(ii) | Prior to 11.00 am on a given Business Day (the Solicitation Day) the Company or a financial institution acting on its behalf (the Purchase Agent) will approach at the same time each Lender which participates in the relevant Facility to enable them to offer to sell to the relevant Borrower an amount of their participation in one or more Facilities. Any Lender wishing to make such an offer shall, by 11.00 am on the second Business Day following such Solicitation Day, communicate to the Purchase Agent details of the amount of its participations, and in which Facilities, it is offering to sell and the price at which it is offering to sell such participations. Any such offer shall be irrevocable until 11.00 am on the third Business Day following such Solicitation Day and shall be capable of acceptance by the Company on behalf of the relevant Borrower on or before such time by communicating its acceptance in writing to the Purchase Agent or, if it is the Purchase Agent, the relevant Lenders. The Purchase Agent (if someone other than the Company) will communicate to the relevant Lenders which offers have been accepted by 12 noon on the third Business Day following such Solicitation Day. In any event by 5.00 pm on the fourth Business Day following such Solicitation Day, the Company shall notify the Agent of the amounts of the participations purchased through the relevant Solicitation Process, the identity of the Facilities to which they relate and the average price paid for the purchase of participations in each relevant Facility. The Agent shall promptly disclose such information to the Lenders. |
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(iii) | Any purchase of participations in the Facilities pursuant to a Solicitation Process shall be completed and settled on or before the fifth Business Day after the relevant Solicitation Day. |
(iv) | In accepting any offers made pursuant to a Solicitation Process the Company shall be free to select which offers and in which amounts it accepts but on the basis that in relation to a participation in a particular Facility it accepts offers in inverse order of the price offered (with the offer or offers at the lowest price being accepted first) and that if in respect of participations in a particular Facility it receives two or more offers at the same price it shall only accept such offers on a pro rata basis. |
(d) |
(i) | A Debt Purchase Transaction referred to in paragraph (b) above may also be entered into pursuant to an open order process (an Open Order Process) which is carried out as follows. |
(ii) | The Company (on behalf of the relevant Borrower) may by itself or through another Purchase Agent place an open order (an Open Order) to purchase participations in one or more of the Facilities up to a set aggregate amount at a set price by notifying at the same time all the Lenders participating in the relevant Facilities of the same. Any Lender wishing to sell pursuant to an Open Order will, by 11.00 am on any Business Day following the date on which the Open Order is placed but no earlier than the first Business Day, and no later than the fifth Business Day, following the date on which the Open Order is placed, communicate to the Purchase Agent details of the amount of its participations, and in which Facilities, it is offering to sell. Any such offer to sell shall be irrevocable until 11.00 am on the Business Day following the date of such offer from the Lender and shall be capable of acceptance by the Company on behalf of the relevant Borrower(s) on or before such time by it communicating such acceptance in writing to the relevant Lender. |
(iii) | Any purchase of participations in the Facilities pursuant to an Open Order Process shall be completed and settled by the relevant Borrower on or before the fourth Business Day after the date of the relevant offer by a Lender to sell under the relevant Open Order. |
(iv) | If in respect of participations in a Facility the Purchase Agent receives on the same Business Day two or more offers at the set price such that the maximum amount of such Facility to which an Open Order relates would be exceeded, the Company shall only accept such offers on a pro rata basis. |
(v) | The Company shall, by 5.00 pm on the sixth Business Day following the date on which an Open Order is placed, notify the Agent of the amounts of the participations purchased through such Open Order Process and the identity of the Facilities to which they relate. The Agent shall promptly disclose such information to the Lenders. |
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(e) | For the avoidance of doubt, there is no limit on the number of occasions a Solicitation Process or an Open Order Process may be implemented. |
(f) | Subject to paragraph (g) below, in relation to any Debt Purchase Transaction entered into pursuant to this Clause 27.1, notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or the other Finance Documents: |
(i) | on completion of the relevant assignment or transfer (constituting such Debt Purchase Transaction) pursuant to Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders), the portions of the Loan(s) to which it relates shall be extinguished and (in the case of the Initial Term Facility Loan) the remaining Repayment Instalments will be reduced pro rata accordingly and (in the case of any Additional Facility Loan under any Additional Facility which is a term loan facility) the remaining instalments in respect of such Additional Facility will be reduced pro rata accordingly; |
(ii) | such Debt Purchase Transaction and the related extinguishment referred to in paragraph (i) above shall not constitute a prepayment of any of the Facilities; |
(iii) | the Company which is the assignee or transferee (in respect of such assignment or transfer) shall be deemed to be an entity which fulfils the requirements of Clause 26.1 (Transfers by the Lenders) to be a New Lender (as defined in such Clause); |
(iv) | no Group Member shall be deemed to be in breach of any provision of Clause 24 (General Undertakings) or any other provision of any Finance Document by reason of such Debt Purchase Transaction; |
(v) | Clause 31 (Sharing Among the Finance Parties) shall not be applicable to the consideration paid under such Debt Purchase Transaction; and |
(vi) | for the avoidance of doubt, any extinguishment of any part of any Loan shall not affect any amendment or waiver which prior to such extinguishment had been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with any Finance Document. |
(g) | The portions of the Loan(s) relevant assignment or transfer (constituting such Debt Purchase Transaction) pursuant to Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders) shall not be extinguished on completion of the relevant assignment or transfer if the relevant purchaser is not the Company or such extinguishment will give rise to adverse consequences, provided that where Loan(s) remain outstanding no Group Member shall be permitted to: |
(i) | exercise any voting rights attached to such loans (except in relation to matters which are materially detrimental (in comparison to the other Lenders) to the rights and/or interests of that Group Member solely in its capacity as a Lender (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding its interests as a holder of equity in any portion of the Group or its business) |
(ii) | attend any Lender meeting or receive any Lender information in its capacity as a holder of such loans; or |
(iii) | transfer any such loans to any person who is not a Group Member. |
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27.2 | Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates |
(a) | For so long as a Sponsor Affiliate (A) beneficially owns a Commitment or (B) has entered into Participation relating to a Commitment and such Participation has not been terminated: |
(i) | in ascertaining the Majority Lenders, Majority Facility Lenders, Super Majority Lenders or Super Majority Facility Lenders or whether the agreement of Lender(s) holding any given percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) of the Total Commitments or the Commitments has been obtained to approve any request for a consent, waiver, amendment or other vote under the Finance Documents, such Commitment shall be deemed to be zero, provided that such consent, waiver, amendment or other vote is not materially detrimental (in comparison to the other Lenders) to the rights and/or interests of that Sponsor Affiliate solely in its capacity as a Lender (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding its interests as a holder of equity in the Company (whether directly or indirectly)), and each Sponsor Affiliate upon becoming a Party expressly agrees and acknowledges that the operation of this Clause 27.2 shall not of itself be so detrimental to it in comparison to the other Lenders or otherwise; and |
(ii) | for the purposes of Clause 38.3 (Exceptions), such Sponsor Affiliate or the person with whom it has entered into such Participation shall be deemed not to be a Lender (unless, in the case of a person not being an Investor, it is a Lender by virtue otherwise than by beneficially owning such Commitment to which (A) or (B) relates). |
(b) | Each Lender shall, promptly notify the Agent in writing if it knowingly enters into a Participation with a Sponsor Affiliate (a Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction), such notification to be substantially in the form set out in Part I (Form of Notice of entering into Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction) of Schedule 12 (Forms of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction Notice). |
(c) | A Lender shall promptly notify the Agent if a Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction to which it is a party: |
(i) | is terminated; or |
(ii) | ceases to be with a Sponsor Affiliate, |
such notification to be substantially in the form set out in Part II (Form of Notice of Termination of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction) of Schedule 12 (Forms of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction Notice).
(d) | Each Sponsor Affiliate that is a Lender agrees that: |
(i) | in relation to any meeting or conference call to which all the Lenders are invited to attend or participate, it shall not attend or participate in the same if so requested by the Agent or be entitled to receive the agenda or any minutes of the same; |
(ii) | in its capacity as Lender, it shall not be entitled to receive any report or other document prepared at the behest of, or on the instructions of, the Agent or one or more of the Lenders; and |
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(iii) | to the extent that its Commitment, sub-participation or other agreement following a Debt Purchase Transaction would result in the subordination of claims of any other Lenders (not being a Group Member or an Investor) under the Facilities pursuant to any law regarding subordination of shareholder loans or otherwise materially prejudice the Transaction Security or any guarantee and indemnity provided pursuant to Clause 20 (Guarantee and Indemnity) in any way, it shall not be a secured Finance Party under any Transaction Security Documents and no amount owing to it under any Senior Finance Document will be secured by the Transaction Security Documents, |
in each case, unless the Agent otherwise agrees or where such Sponsor Affiliate's Commitment is not deemed to be zero pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) above.
28 | Changes to the Obligors |
28.1 | Assignment and transfers by Obligors |
No Obligor may assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents.
28.2 | Additional Borrowers |
(a) | Subject to compliance with the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of Clause 22.8 (Know your customer checks), the Company may request that any of its Subsidiaries becomes a party hereto as a Borrower under an Additional Facility. |
(b) | A Proposed Additional Borrower shall become a Borrower under an Additional Facility (as the case may be) if: |
(i) | it is incorporated in either Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Mauritius, Hong Kong, United States, PRC or otherwise in a jurisdiction approved by all the Lenders under the Additional Facility (as the case may be); |
(ii) | the Company and such Proposed Additional Borrower deliver to the Agent (with a copy to the Security Agent) a duly completed and executed Accession Deed; |
(iii) | the Subsidiary is (or becomes) a Guarantor on or prior to becoming a Borrower; |
(iv) | the Company confirms that no Default is continuing or would occur as a result of that Subsidiary becoming an Additional Borrower; and |
(v) | the Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (Additional Obligor Conditions Precedent) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) in relation to that Proposed Additional Borrower, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent. |
(c) | The Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders promptly upon being satisfied that it has received (in form and substance satisfactory to it) all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (Additional Obligor Conditions Precedent) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) in relation to any Proposed Additional Borrower. |
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28.3 | Resignation of a Borrower |
(a) | The Company may request that a Borrower (other than a Borrower of the Initial Term Facility Loan unless in accordance with sub-paragraph (ii) below) ceases to be a Borrower by delivering to the Agent a Resignation Letter if: |
(i) | that Borrower is being (or shares or equity interests in that Borrower are being) disposed of by way of a Permitted Disposal or Permitted Reorganisation such that such Borrower ceases to be a Group Member, and the Company has confirmed this is the case; or |
(ii) | the Super Majority Lenders have consented to the resignation of that Borrower. |
(b) | Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Agent shall accept a Resignation Letter and notify the Company and the Lenders of its acceptance if: |
(i) | no Event of Default is continuing and that Borrower is not a Borrower of the Initial Term Facility Loan; and |
(ii) | no amounts utilised by it as a Borrower remain outstanding and it is under no actual or contingent obligations as a Borrower under this Agreement. |
(c) | Once the resignation of that Borrower is effective, that Borrower shall have no further rights or obligations under the Finance Documents as a Borrower. |
28.4 | Additional Guarantors |
(a) | Subject to compliance with the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of Clause 22.8 (Know your customer checks) and without prejudice to the requirements of Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent), the Company may request that the Targets and/or any of their Subsidiaries become party hereto a Guarantor. |
(b) | A Proposed Additional Guarantor shall become party hereto as a Guarantor if: |
(i) | the Company and such Proposed Additional Guarantor deliver to the Agent (with a copy to the Security Agent) a duly completed and executed Accession Deed (provided that, in respect of any Proposed Additional Guarantor incorporated in PRC, such Accession Deed shall be governed by PRC law and the PRC courts shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction under such Accession Deed); and |
(ii) | the Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (Additional Obligor Conditions Precedent) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) in relation to that Proposed Additional Guarantor, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (acting reasonably). |
(c) | The Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders promptly upon being satisfied that it has received (in form and substance satisfactory to it, acting reasonably) all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (Additional Obligor Conditions Precedent) of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) in relation to any Proposed Additional Guarantor. |
28.5 | Resignation of a Guarantor |
(a) | The Company may request that a Guarantor (other than the Original Obligors) ceases to be a Guarantor by delivering to the Agent a Resignation Letter if: |
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(i) | that Guarantor is being (or shares or equity interests in that Guarantor are being) disposed of by way of a Permitted Disposal or Permitted Reorganisation such that such Guarantor ceases to be a Group Member, and the Company has confirmed this is the case; or |
(ii) | the Super Majority Lenders have consented to the resignation of that Guarantor. |
(b) | Subject to paragraph (a) of clause 16.14 (Resignation of a Debtor) of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Agent shall accept a Resignation Letter and notify the Company and the Lenders of its acceptance if: |
(i) | no Event of Default is continuing; |
(ii) | no payment is due and payable from that Guarantor under Clause 20.1 (Guarantee and indemnity); and |
(iii) | (if also a Borrower) it will also cease to be a Borrower at or prior to the time at which its resignation as a Guarantor becomes effective. |
(c) | Once the resignation of that Guarantor is effective, that Guarantor shall have no further rights or obligations under the Finance Documents as a Guarantor. |
28.6 | Repetition of representations |
Delivery of an Accession Deed constitutes confirmation by the applicable Group Member party hereto (other than the Company) that the representations and warranties referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Clause 21.32 (Times when representations made) are true and correct in relation to it as at the date of delivery as if made by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing.
28.7 | Resignation on Disposal |
If a Guarantor (that is to resign as a Guarantor in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 28.5 (Resignation of a Guarantor)) is or is proposed to be the subject of a Permitted Disposal or Permitted Reorganisation then:
(a) | the resignation of that Guarantor shall not become effective until the date of that Permitted Disposal or Permitted Reorganisation (as applicable); and |
(b) | if that Permitted Disposal is not made or that Permitted Reorganisation does not occur, the Resignation Letter of that Guarantor shall have no effect and the obligations of the Guarantor under the Finance Documents shall continue in such force and effect as if that resignation had not been effected. |
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29 | Role of the Agent, the Arranger and Others |
29.1 | Appointment of the Agent |
(a) | Each of the Arranger and the Lenders appoints the Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents. |
(b) | Each of the Arranger and the Lenders authorises the Agent to perform the duties, obligations and responsibilities and to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions. |
29.2 | Instructions |
(a) | The Agent shall: |
(i) | unless or a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by: |
(A) | all Lenders if such right, power, authority or discretion relates to any matter that requires the consent or instructions of all of the Lenders pursuant to the terms of the relevant Finance Documents; |
(B) | the Super Majority Lenders if such right, power, authority or discretion relates to any matter that requires the consent or instructions of the Super Majority Lenders pursuant to the terms of the relevant Finance Documents; |
(C) | in all other cases, the Majority Lenders; and |
(ii) | not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from acting) in accordance with paragraph (i) above. |
(b) | The Agent shall be entitled to request instructions, or clarification of any instruction, from the Majority Lenders (or, if the relevant Finance Document stipulates that the instructions from any other Lender or group of Lenders are required, from that Lender or group of Lenders) as to whether, and in what manner, it should exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion and the Agent may refrain from acting unless and until it receives those instructions or that clarification. |
(c) | Save in the case of decisions stipulated to be a matter for any other Lender or group of Lenders under the relevant Finance Document and unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, any instructions given to the Agent by the Majority Lenders shall override any conflicting instructions given by any other Parties and will be binding on all Finance Parties save for the Security Agent. |
(d) | The Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with any instructions of any Lender or group of Lenders until it has received any indemnification and/or security that it may in its discretion require (which may be greater in extent than that contained in the Finance Documents and which may include payment in advance) for any cost, loss or liability which it may incur in complying with those instructions. |
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(e) | In the absence of instructions from the Majority Lenders (or, if appropriate, the applicable group of Lenders or the Super Majority Lenders), the Agent may act (or refrain from acting) as it considers to be in the best interest of the Lenders. |
(f) | The Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Lender (without first obtaining that Lender's consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings relating to any Finance Document. This paragraph (f) shall not apply to any legal or arbitration proceeding relating to the perfection, preservation or protection of rights under the Transaction Security Documents or enforcement of the Transaction Security or Transaction Security Documents. |
29.3 | Duties of the Agent |
(a) | The Agent’s duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and administrative in nature. |
(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Agent for that Party by any other Party. |
(c) | Without prejudice to Clause 26.8 (Copy of Transfer Certificate, Assignment Agreement, Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments, Additional Facility Notice or Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice to Company), paragraph (b) above shall not apply to any Fee Letter, Hedging Agreement, Transfer Certificate, Assignment Agreement, or Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments. |
(d) | Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party. |
(e) | If the Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a Default, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties. |
(f) | If the Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party (other than the Agent, the Arranger or the Security Agent) under this Agreement, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties. |
(g) | The Agent shall provide to the Company as soon as practicable following a request by the Company (but no more frequently than once per calendar month), a list (which may be in electronic form) setting out the names of the Lenders as at the date of that request, their respective Commitments, the address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention any communication is to be made) of each Lender for any communication to be made or document to be delivered under or in connection with the Finance Documents, the electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by electronic mail or other electronic means to and by each Lender to whom any communication under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be made by that means and the account details of each Lender for any payment to be distributed by the Agent to that Lender under the Finance Documents. |
(h) | The Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the Finance Documents to which it is expressed to be a party (and no others shall be implied). |
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29.4 | Role of the Arranger |
Except as specifically provided in the Finance Documents, the Arranger has no obligations of any kind to any other Party under or in connection with any Finance Document.
29.5 | No fiduciary duties |
(a) | Nothing in any Finance Document constitutes the Agent or the Arranger as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person. |
(b) | None of the Agent, the Security Agent or the Arranger shall be bound to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account. |
29.6 | Business with the Group |
The Agent, the Security Agent and the Arranger may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with any Group Member.
29.7 | Rights and discretions |
(a) | The Agent may: |
(i) | rely on any representation, communication, notice or document (including any notice given by a Lender pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Clause 27.2 (Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates)) believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; |
(ii) | assume that: |
(A) | any instructions received by it from the Majority Lenders, any Lenders or any group of Lenders are duly given in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and |
(B) | unless it has received notice of revocation, those instructions have not been revoked; and |
(iii) | rely on a certificate from any person: |
(A) | as to any matter of fact or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of that person; or |
(B) | to the effect that such person approves of any particular dealing, transaction, step, action or thing, |
as sufficient evidence that that is the case and, in the case of paragraph (A) above, may assume the truth and accuracy of that certificate.
(b) | The Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the Lenders) that: |
(i) | no Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of a Default arising under Clause 25.1 (Non-payment)); |
(ii) | any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or any group of Lenders has not been exercised; |
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(iii) | any notice or request made by the Company (other than a Utilisation Requestor Selection Notice) is made on behalf of and with the consent and knowledge of all the Obligors; and |
(iv) | no Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction: |
(A) | has been entered into; |
(B) | has been terminated; or |
(C) | has ceased to be with a Sponsor Affiliate. |
(c) | The Agent may engage and pay for the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts. |
(d) | Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) above or paragraph (e) below, the Agent may at any time engage and pay for the services of any lawyers to act as independent counsel to the Agent (and so separate from any lawyers instructed by the Lenders) if the Agent in its reasonable opinion deems this to be desirable. |
(e) | The Agent may rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts (whether obtained by the Agent or by any other Party) and shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of its so relying. |
(f) | The Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents through its officers, employees and agents and the Agent shall not: |
(i) | be liable for any error of judgment made by any such person; or |
(ii) | be bound to supervise, or be in any way responsible for, any loss incurred by reason of misconduct, omission or default on the part of any such person, |
unless such error or such loss was directly caused by the Agent's or that officer's, employee's or agent's fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
(g) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, none of the Agent or the Arranger is obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality. |
(h) | Unless a Finance Document expressly provides otherwise, the Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as agent under this Agreement. |
(i) | Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (g) above, the Agent: |
(i) | may disclose; and |
(ii) | on the written request of the Company or the Majority Lenders shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, disclose, |
the identity of a Defaulting Lender to the Company and to the other Finance Parties.
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(j) | Notwithstanding any provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Agent is not obliged to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties, obligations or responsibilities or the exercise of any right, power, authority or discretion if it has grounds for believing the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against, or security for, such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. |
29.8 | Responsibility for documentation |
None of the Agent or the Arranger:
(a) | is responsible for the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Agent, the Arranger, an Obligor or any other person given in or in connection with any Finance Document or the Information Memorandum or the Reports or the Structure Memorandum or the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents; |
(b) | is responsible for the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document or the Transaction Security or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security; or |
(c) | is responsible for any determination as to whether any information provided or to be provided to any Finance Party is non-public information the use of which may be regulated or prohibited by applicable law or regulation relating to insider dealing or otherwise. |
29.9 | No duty to monitor |
The Agent shall not be bound to enquire:
(a) | whether or not any Default has occurred; |
(b) | as to the performance, default or any breach by any Party of its obligations under any Finance Document; or |
(c) | whether any other event specified in any Finance Document has occurred. |
29.10 | Exclusion of liability |
(a) | Without limiting paragraph (b) below (and without prejudice to any other provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the liability of the Agent), the Agent will not be liable (including for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever) for: |
(i) | any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value, or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of taking or not taking any action under or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security, unless directly caused by its fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct; |
(ii) | exercising, or not exercising, any right, power, authority or discretion given to it by, or in connection with, any Finance Document, the Transaction Security or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Finance Document or the Transaction Security; or |
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(iii) | without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of: |
(A) | any act, event or circumstance not reasonably within its control; or |
(B) | the general risks of investment in, or the holding of assets in, any jurisdiction, |
including (in each case) such damages, costs, losses, diminution in value or liability arising as a result of: nationalisation, expropriation or other governmental actions; any regulation, currency restriction, devaluation or fluctuation; market conditions affecting the execution or settlement of transactions or the value of assets (including any Disruption Event); breakdown, failure or malfunction of any third party transport, telecommunications, computer services or systems; natural disasters or acts of God; war, terrorism, insurrection or revolution; or strikes or industrial action.
(b) | No Party (other than the Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document or any Transaction Document and any officer, employee or agent of the Agent may rely on this Clause 29, subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act. |
(c) | The Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the Agent if the Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Agent for that purpose. |
(d) | Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Agent or the Arranger to carry out: |
(i) | any "know your customer" or any check in relation to any person; or |
(ii) | any check on the extent to which any transaction contemplated by this Agreement might be unlawful for any Lender, on behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Agent and the Arranger that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Agent or the Arranger. |
(e) | Without prejudice to any provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the Agent's liability, any liability of the Agent arising under or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security shall be limited to the amount of actual loss which has been finally judicially determined to have been suffered (as determined by reference to the date of default of the Agent or, if later, the date on which the loss arises as a result of such default) but without reference to any special conditions or circumstances known to the Agent at any time which increase the amount of that loss. In no event shall the Agent be liable for any loss of profits, goodwill, reputation, business opportunity or anticipated saving, or for special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, whether or not the Agent has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages. |
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29.11 | Lenders' indemnity to the Agent |
(a) | Each Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the Agent, within five Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Agent (otherwise than by reason of the Agent's fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct) in acting as agent under the Finance Documents (unless the Agent has been reimbursed by an Obligor pursuant to a Finance Document in respect of such cost, loss or liability). |
(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Company shall immediately on demand reimburse any Lender for any payment that Lender makes to the Agent pursuant to paragraph (a) above. |
(c) | Paragraph (b) above shall not apply to the extent that the indemnity payment in respect of which the Lender claims reimbursement relates to a liability of the Agent to an Obligor. |
29.12 | Resignation of the Agent |
(a) | The Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the Lenders and the Company. |
(b) | Alternatively, the Agent may resign by giving 30 days' notice to the Lenders and the Company, in which case the Majority Lenders (after consultation with the Company) may appoint a successor Agent. |
(c) | If the Majority Lenders have not appointed a successor Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above within 20 days after notice of resignation was given, the retiring Agent (after consultation with the Company) may appoint a successor Agent. |
(d) | If the Agent wishes to resign because (acting reasonably) it has concluded that it is no longer appropriate for it to remain as agent and the Agent is entitled to appoint a successor Agent under paragraph (c) above, the Agent may (if it concludes (acting reasonably) that it is necessary to do so in order to persuade the proposed successor Agent to become a party to this Agreement as Agent) agree with the proposed successor Agent amendments to this Clause 29 and any other term of this Agreement dealing with the rights or obligations of the Agent consistent with the then current market practice for the appointment and protection of corporate trustees together with any reasonable amendments to the agency fee payable under this Agreement which are consistent with the successor Agent's normal fee rates and those amendments will bind the Parties. |
(e) | The retiring Agent shall, at its own cost, make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Finance Documents. |
(f) | The Agent's resignation notice shall only take effect upon the appointment of a successor. |
(g) | Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents (other than its obligations under paragraph (e) above) but shall remain entitled to the benefit of Clause 17.3 (Indemnity to the Agent) and this Clause 29 (and any agency fees for the account of the retiring Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date). Any successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party. |
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(h) | The Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above (and, to the extent applicable, shall use reasonable endeavours to appoint a successor Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) above) if on or after the date which is three months before the earliest FATCA Application Date relating to any payment to the Agent under the Finance Documents, either: |
(i) | the Agent fails to respond to a request under Clause 15.6 (FATCA information) and the Company or a Lender reasonably believes that the Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; |
(ii) | the information supplied by the Agent pursuant to Clause 15.6 (FATCA information) indicates that the Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; or |
(iii) | the Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date, |
and (in each case) the Company or a Lender reasonably believes that a Party will be required to make a FATCA Deduction that would not be required if the Agent were a FATCA Exempt Party, and the Company or that Lender, by notice to the Agent, requires it to resign.
29.13 | Replacement of the Agent |
(a) | After consultation with the Company, the Majority Lenders may, by giving 30 days' notice to the Agent (or, at any time the Agent is an Impaired Agent, by giving any shorter notice determined by the Majority Lenders) replace the Agent by appointing a successor Agent. |
(b) | The retiring Agent shall (at its own cost if it is an Impaired Agent and otherwise at the expense of the Lenders) make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Finance Documents. |
(c) | The appointment of the successor Agent shall take effect on the date specified in the notice from the Majority Lenders to the retiring Agent. As from this date, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents (other than its obligations under paragraph (b) above) but shall remain entitled to the benefit of Clause 17.3 (Indemnity to the Agent) and this Clause 29 (and any agency fees for the account of the retiring Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date). |
(d) | Any successor Agent and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party. |
29.14 | Confidentiality |
(a) | In acting as agent for the Finance Parties, the Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments. |
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(b) | If information is received by another division or department of the Agent, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it. |
(c) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, neither the Agent nor the Arranger is obliged to disclose to any other person (i) any confidential information or (ii) any other information if the disclosure would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty. |
29.15 | Relationship with the Lenders |
(a) | The Agent may treat the person shown in its records as Lender at the opening of business (in the place of the Agent's principal office as notified to the Finance Parties from time to time) as the Lender acting through its Facility Office: |
(i) | entitled to or liable for any payment due under any Finance Document on that day; and |
(ii) | entitled to receive and act upon any notice, request, document or communication or make any decision or determination under any Finance Document made or delivered on that day, |
unless it has received not less than five Business Days' prior notice from that Lender to the contrary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) | Each Lender shall supply the Agent with any information that the Security Agent may reasonably specify (through the Agent) as being necessary or desirable to enable that Security Agent to perform its functions as Security Agent. Each Lender shall deal with the Security Agent exclusively through the Agent and shall not deal directly with the Security Agent. |
(c) | Any Lender may by notice to the Agent appoint a person to receive on its behalf all notices, communications, information and documents to be made or despatched to that Lender under the Finance Documents. Such notice shall contain the address, fax number and (where communication by electronic mail or other electronic means is permitted under Clause 34.6 (Electronic communication)) electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means (and, in each case, the department or officer, if any, for whose attention communication is to be made) and be treated as a notification of a substitute address, fax number, electronic mail address, department and officer by that Lender for the purposes of Clause 34.2 (Addresses) and paragraph (a)(ii) of Clause 34.6 (Electronic communication) and the Agent shall be entitled to treat such person as the person entitled to receive all such notices, communications, information and documents as though that person were that Lender. |
29.16 | Credit appraisal by the Lenders |
Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Finance Document, each Lender confirms to the Agent and the Arranger that it has been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under or in connection with any Finance Document, including but not limited to:
(a) | the financial condition, status and nature of each Group Member; |
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(b) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document and the Transaction Security and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security; |
(c) | whether that Secured Party has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse, against any Party or any of its respective assets under or in connection with any Finance Document, the Transaction Security, the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document; |
(d) | the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of the Information Memorandum, the Reports, the Structure Memorandum and any other information provided by the Agent, any Party or by any other person under or in connection with any Finance Document, the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document; and |
(e) | the right or title of any person in or to, or the value or sufficiency of any part of the Charged Property, the priority of any of the Transaction Security or the existence of any Security affecting the Charged Property. |
29.17 | Deduction from amounts payable by the Agent |
If any Party owes an amount to the Agent under the Finance Documents, the Agent may, after giving notice to that Party, deduct an amount not exceeding that amount from any payment to that Party which the Agent would otherwise be obliged to make under the Finance Documents and apply the amount deducted in or towards satisfaction of the amount owed. For the purposes of the Finance Documents that Party shall be regarded as having received any amount so deducted.
29.18 | Reliance and engagement letters |
Each Finance Party and Secured Party confirms that each of the Arranger and the Agent has authority to accept on its behalf (and ratifies the acceptance on its behalf of any letters or reports already accepted by the Arranger or Agent) the terms of any reliance letter or engagement letters relating to the Reports, the Structure Memorandum or any reports or letters provided by accountants in connection with the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents and to bind it in respect of those Reports, the Structure Memorandum, reports or letters and to sign such letters on its behalf and further confirms that it accepts the terms and qualifications set out in such letters.
30 | Conduct of Business by the Finance Parties |
No provision of this Agreement will:
(a) | interfere with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit; |
(b) | oblige any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or |
(c) | oblige any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax or otherwise) or any computations in respect of Tax. |
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31 | Sharing Among the Finance Parties |
31.1 | Payments to Finance Parties |
If a Finance Party (a Recovering Finance Party) receives or recovers any amount from an Obligor other than in accordance with Clause 32 (Payment Mechanics) (a Recovered Amount) and applies that amount to a payment due under the Finance Documents then:
(a) | the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days, notify details of the receipt or recovery to the Agent; |
(b) | the Agent shall determine whether the receipt or recovery is in excess of the amount the Recovering Finance Party would have been paid had the receipt or recovery been received or made by the Agent and distributed in accordance with Clause 32 (Payment Mechanics), without taking account of any Tax which would be imposed on the Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution; and |
(c) | the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days of demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent an amount (the Sharing Payment) equal to such receipt or recovery less any amount which the Agent determines may be retained by the Recovering Finance Party as its share of any payment to be made, in accordance with Clause 32.6 (Partial payments). |
31.2 | Redistribution of payments |
The Agent shall treat the Sharing Payment as if it had been paid by the relevant Obligor and distribute it between the Finance Parties (other than the Recovering Finance Party) (the Sharing Finance Parties) in accordance with Clause 32.6 (Partial payments) towards the obligations of that Obligor to the Sharing Finance Parties.
31.3 | Recovering Finance Party's rights |
On a distribution by the Agent under Clause 31.2 (Redistribution of payments) of a payment received by a Recovering Finance Party from an Obligor, as between the relevant Obligor and the Recovering Finance Party, an amount of the Recovered Amount equal to the Sharing Payment will be treated as not having been paid by that Obligor.
31.4 | Reversal of redistribution |
If any part of the Sharing Payment received or recovered by a Recovering Finance Party becomes repayable and is repaid by that Recovering Finance Party, then:
(a) | each Sharing Finance Party shall, upon request of the Agent, pay to the Agent for the account of that Recovering Finance Party an amount equal to the appropriate part of its share of the Sharing Payment (together with an amount as is necessary to reimburse that Recovering Finance Party for its proportion of any interest on the Sharing Payment which that Recovering Finance Party is required to pay) (the Redistributed Amount); and |
(b) | as between the relevant Obligor and each relevant Sharing Finance Party, an amount equal to the relevant Redistributed Amount will be treated as not having been paid by that Obligor. |
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31.5 | Exceptions |
(a) | This Clause 31 shall not apply to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party would not, after making any payment pursuant to this Clause 31, have a valid and enforceable claim against the relevant Obligor. |
(b) | A Recovering Finance Party is not obliged to share with any other Finance Party any amount which the Recovering Finance Party has received or recovered as a result of taking legal or arbitration proceedings if: |
(i) | it notified the other Finance Party of the legal or arbitration proceedings; and |
(ii) | the other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those legal or arbitration proceedings but did not do so as soon as reasonably practicable having received notice and did not take separate legal or arbitration proceedings. |
32 | Payment Mechanics |
32.1 | Payments to the Agent |
(a) | On each date on which an Obligor or a Lender is required to make a payment under a Finance Document, that Obligor or Lender shall make the same available to the Agent (unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document) for value on the due date at the time and in such funds specified by the Agent as being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the currency of such place and in the place of payment. |
(b) | Payment shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency with such bank as the Agent specifies. |
32.2 | Distributions by the Agent |
Each payment received by the Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party shall, subject to Clause 32.3 (Distributions to an Obligor) and Clause 32.4 (Clawback) be made available by the Agent as soon as practicable after receipt to the Party entitled to receive payment in accordance with this Agreement (in the case of a Lender, for the account of its Facility Office), to such account as that Party may notify to the Agent by not less than five Business Days' notice with a bank in the principal financial centre of the country of the currency of that payment.
32.3 | Distributions to an Obligor |
The Agent may (with the consent of the Obligor referred to below or in accordance with Clause 33 (Set-Off)) apply any amount received by it for an Obligor in or towards payment (on the date and in the currency and funds of receipt) of any amount due from that Obligor under the Finance Documents or in or towards purchase of any amount of any currency to be so applied.
32.4 | Clawback |
(a) | Where a sum is to be paid to the Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party, the Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party (or to enter into or perform any related exchange contract) until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum. |
(b) | If the Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount (or the proceeds of any related exchange contract) was paid by the Agent shall on demand refund the same to the Agent together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Agent, calculated by the Agent to reflect its cost of funds. |
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32.5 | Impaired Agent |
(a) | If, at any time, the Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, a Party which is required to make a payment under the Finance Documents to the Agent for the account of any person in accordance with Clause 32.1 (Payments to the Agent) may instead either pay that amount direct to such person or pay that amount to an interest-bearing account held with an Approved Bank within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of Approved Bank and in relation to which no Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing, in the name of the Party making that payment (the Paying Party) and designated as a trust account for the benefit of the Party or Parties beneficially entitled to that payment under the Finance Documents (the Recipient Party or Recipient Parties). In each case such payments must be made on the due date for payment under the Finance Documents. |
(b) | All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the trust account shall be for the benefit of the Recipient Party or the Recipient Parties pro rata to their respective entitlements. |
(c) | A Party which has made a payment in accordance with this Clause 32.5 shall be discharged of the relevant obligation to make that payment under the Finance Documents and shall not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of that trust account. |
(d) | Promptly upon the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with Clause 29.13 (Replacement of the Agent), each Paying Party shall (other than to the extent that that Paying Party has given an instruction pursuant to paragraph (e) below) give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom that trust account is held to transfer the amount of such payment (together with any accrued interest thereon) to the successor Agent for distribution to the relevant Recipient Party or Recipient Parties in accordance with Clause 32.2 (Distributions by the Agent). |
(e) | A Paying Party that has made a payment to a trust account (on account of any amount payable by such Paying Party to a Receiving Party) shall, promptly upon request by that Recipient Party and to the extent: |
(i) | that it has not given an instruction pursuant to paragraph (d) above (with respect to such trust account); and |
(ii) | that it has been provided with the necessary information by that Recipient Party, |
give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom that trust account is held to transfer such amount so paid into and held in such account (together with any accrued interest thereon) to that Recipient Party.
32.6 | Partial payments |
(a) | If the Agent receives a payment for application against amounts due in respect of any Finance Documents from an Obligor that is insufficient to discharge all the amounts then due and payable by that Obligor under those Finance Documents, the Agent shall apply that payment towards the obligations of that Obligor under those Finance Documents in the following order: |
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(i) | firstly, in or towards payment pro rata of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses of the Agent and the Security Agent under the Finance Documents; |
(ii) | secondly, in or towards payment pro rata of any accrued interest, fee or commission due but unpaid under the Finance Documents; |
(iii) | thirdly, in or towards payment pro rata of any principal due but unpaid under the Finance Documents; and |
(iv) | fourthly, in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due but unpaid under the Finance Documents. |
(b) | The Agent shall, if so directed by the Majority Lenders, vary the order set out in paragraphs (a)(ii) to (a)(iv) above. |
(c) | Paragraphs (a) to (b) above will override any appropriation made by an Obligor. |
32.7 | Set-off by Obligors |
All payments to be made by an Obligor under the Finance Documents shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.
32.8 | Business Days |
(a) | Any payment under the Finance Documents which is due to be made on a day (other than in respect of interests due to be made on an Interest Payment Date) that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not). |
(b) | During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or Unpaid Sum pursuant to paragraph (a) above, interest is payable on such principal or Unpaid Sum at the rate payable on the original due date. |
32.9 | Currency of account |
(a) | Subject to paragraphs (b) to (e) below, RMB is the currency of account and payment for any sum due from an Obligor under any Finance Document. |
(b) | A repayment of a Utilisation or Unpaid Sum or a part of a Utilisation or Unpaid Sum shall be made in the currency in which that Utilisation or Unpaid Sum is denominated pursuant to this Agreement on its due date. |
(c) | Each payment of interest shall be made in the currency in which the sum in respect of which that interest is payable was denominated pursuant to this Agreement when that interest accrued. |
(d) | Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which such costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred. |
(e) | Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than RMB shall be paid in that other currency. |
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32.10 | Change of currency |
(a) | Unless otherwise prohibited by law, if more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognised by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then: |
(i) | any reference in the Finance Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Finance Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into, or paid in, the currency or currency unit of that country designated by the Agent (after consultation with the Company); and |
(ii) | any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognised by the central bank for the conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the Agent (acting reasonably). |
(b) | If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Agent (acting reasonably and after consultation with the Company) specifies to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market and otherwise to reflect that change in currency. |
32.11 | Disruption to payment systems etc. |
If either the Agent determines (in its discretion) that a Disruption Event has occurred or the Agent is notified by the Company that a Disruption Event has occurred:
(a) | the Agent may, and shall if requested to do so by the Company, consult with the Company with a view to agreeing with the Company such changes to the operation or administration of the Facilities as the Agent may deem necessary in the circumstances; |
(b) | the Agent shall not be obliged to consult with the Company in relation to any changes mentioned in paragraph (a) above if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances and, in any event, shall have no obligation to agree to such changes; |
(c) | the Agent may consult with the Finance Parties in relation to any changes mentioned in paragraph (a) above but shall not be obliged to do so if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances; |
(d) | any such changes agreed upon by the Agent and the Company shall (whether or not it is finally determined that a Disruption Event has occurred) be binding upon the Parties as an amendment to (or, as the case may be, waiver of) the terms of the Finance Documents notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 38 (Amendments and Waivers); |
(e) | the Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever (including for negligence, gross negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the fraud of the Agent) arising as a result of its taking, or failing to take, any actions pursuant to or in connection with this Clause 32.11; and |
(f) | the Agent shall notify the Finance Parties of all changes agreed pursuant to paragraph (d) above. |
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32.12 | Fee Adjustment |
If at any time, the PBOC Benchmark Rate applicable to the Initial Term Facility Loan ceases to be 4.9 per cent per annum, the applicable rate of the Arrangement Fee in respect of the Initial Term Facility Loan shall be, with effect from the date on which the PBOC Benchmark Rate changes, adjusted to the rate calculated by the following:
where:
(A) | A means 1.3 per cent. per annum; |
(B) | B means the PBOC Benchmark Rate then applicable to the Initial Term Facility Loan; and |
(C) | C means 4.9 per cent. per annum. |
33 | Set-Off |
Following an Acceleration Event, a Finance Party may set off any matured obligation due from an Obligor under the Finance Documents (to the extent beneficially owned by that Finance Party) against any matured obligation owed by that Finance Party to that Obligor, regardless of the place of payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If such obligations are in different currencies, that Finance Party may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of that set-off.
34 | Notices |
34.1 | Communications in writing |
Any communication to be made under or in connection with the Finance Documents by one Party to another Party shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax or letter.
34.2 | Addresses |
The address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention the communication is to be made) of each Party for any communication or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with the Finance Documents is:
(a) | in the case of the Company and the Parent, that identified with its name below; |
(b) | in the case of each Lender or any other Obligor, that notified in writing to the Agent on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Party; and |
(c) | in the case of the Agent or the Security Agent, that identified with its name below, |
or any substitute address, fax number or department or officer as that Party may notify to the Agent (or the Agent may notify to the other Parties, if a change is made by the Agent) by not less than five Business Days' notice.
34.3 | Delivery |
(a) | Any communication or document made or delivered by one Party to another under or in connection with the Finance Documents will only be effective: |
(i) | if by way of fax, when received in legible form; or |
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(ii) | if by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or five Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address, |
and, if a particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details provided under Clause 34.2 (Addresses), if addressed to that department or officer.
(b) | Any communication or document to be made or delivered to the Agent or the Security Agent will be effective only when actually received by the Agent or the relevant Security Agent and then only if it is expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer identified with the Agent's or Security Agent 's signature below (or any substitute department or officer as the Agent or Security Agent shall specify for this purpose). |
(c) | Subject to Clause 34.5 (Communication when Agent is Impaired Agent), all notices from or to an Obligor and the Parent under or in connection with any Finance Document shall be sent through the Agent. |
(d) | Any communication or document made or delivered to the Company in accordance with this Clause 34.3 will be deemed to have been made or delivered to each of the Obligors and the Parent. |
(e) | Any communication or document which becomes effective, in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (d) above, after 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt shall be deemed only to become effective on the following day. |
34.4 | Notification of address and fax number |
Promptly upon receipt of notification of an address or fax number or change of address or fax number pursuant to Clause 34.2 (Addresses) or changing its own address or fax number, the Agent shall notify the other Parties.
34.5 | Communication when Agent is Impaired Agent |
If the Agent is an Impaired Agent, (a) the Parties may, instead of communicating with each other through the Agent, communicate with each other directly and (b) (while the Agent is an Impaired Agent) all the provisions of the Finance Documents which require communications to be made or notices to be given to or by the Agent shall be varied so that communications may be made and notices given to or by the relevant Parties directly. This provision shall not operate after a replacement Agent has been appointed to replace such Impaired Agent.
34.6 | Electronic communication |
(a) | Any communication to be made between any two Parties under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means to the extent that these two Parties agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication and if those two Parties; |
(i) | notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and |
(ii) | notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them. |
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(b) | Any such electronic communication made between those two Parties will be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by a Party to the Agent or the Security Agent only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Agent or Security Agent shall specify for this purpose. |
(c) | Any electronic communication which becomes effective, in accordance with paragraph (b) above, after 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt shall be deemed only to become effective on the following day. |
34.7 | English language |
(a) | Any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document must be in English. |
(b) | All other documents provided under or in connection with any Finance Document must be: |
(i) | in English; or |
(ii) | if not in English, and if so required by the Agent, accompanied by a certified English translation and, in this case, the English translation will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document. |
34.8 | USA Patriot Act |
Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (the US Patriot Act) hereby notifies each Obligor that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, such Lender is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Obligor, which information includes the name and address of such Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Obligor in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.
35 | Calculations and Certificates |
35.1 | Accounts |
In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a Finance Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by a Finance Party are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.
35.2 | Certificates and determinations |
Any certification or determination by a Finance Party of a rate or amount under any Finance Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.
35.3 | Day count convention |
Any interest, commission or fee accruing under a Finance Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the Relevant Interbank Market differs, in accordance with that market practice.
36 | Partial Invalidity |
If, at any time, any provision of a Finance Document is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.
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37 | Remedies and Waivers |
No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Finance Party or Secured Party, any right or remedy under a Finance Document shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy or constitute an election to affirm any Finance Document. No election to affirm any Finance Document on the part of any Finance Party or Secured Party shall be effective unless it is in writing. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy shall prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in each Finance Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
38 | Amendments and Waivers |
38.1 | Intercreditor Agreement |
This Clause 38 is subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
38.2 | Required consents |
(a) | Subject to Clause 38.3 (Exceptions), any term of the Finance Documents may be amended or waived only with the consent of the Majority Lenders and the Company and any such amendment or waiver will be binding on all Parties. |
(b) | The Agent may effect, on behalf of any Finance Party, any amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 38. |
(c) | Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of Clause 29.7 (Rights and discretions), the Agent may engage, pay for and rely on the services of lawyers in determining the consent level required for and effecting any Request under the Finance Documents. |
(d) | Each Obligor and Parent agrees to any such amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 38 which is agreed to by the Company. This includes any amendment or waiver which would, but for this paragraph (d), require the consent of any or all of the Guarantors and the Parent. |
38.3 | Exceptions |
(a) | Subject to Clause 38.4 (Structural Adjustment), an amendment, waiver of or (in the case of a Transaction Security Document) a consent of, or in relation to any term of any Finance Document that has the effect of changing or which relates to: |
(i) | the definition of Change of Control, Majority Lenders, Majority Facility Lenders, Super Majority Lenders, Super Majority Facility Lenders or Structural Adjustment in Clause 1.1 (Definitions); |
(ii) | a change to the Borrowers or Obligors (in each case without prejudice to the provisions in this Agreement regarding release of guarantees and Transaction Security) other than in accordance with Clause 28 (Changes to the Obligors); |
(iii) | any provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders; |
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(iv) | Clause 2.4 (Finance Parties' rights and obligations), Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders), Clause 31 (Sharing Among the Finance Parties), this Clause 38, Clause 41 (Governing Law) or Clause 42.1 (Jurisdiction of English courts); |
(v) | any requirement that a cancellation of Commitments (in respect of any Facility) reduces the Commitments of the Lenders (in respect of such Facility) rateably; |
(vi) | (other than as expressly permitted by the provisions of any Finance Document) the nature or scope of the Transaction Security or the manner in which the proceeds of enforcement of the Transaction Security are distributed; |
(vii) | any amendment to any of the provisions in Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender) to Clause 38.8 (Disenfranchisement of Conflicted Lenders, Defaulting Lenders and Non-Responding Lenders); or |
(viii) | any amendment to the order of priority or subordination under the Intercreditor Agreement, |
shall not be made without the prior consent of all the Lenders.
(b) | Subject to paragraph (d) below, an amendment or waiver which relates to or has the effect of (A) (other than as expressly permitted by the provisions of any Finance Document) changing the provisions relating to the nature or scope of the Charged Property or the guarantee and indemnity granted under Clause 20 (Guarantee and Indemnity) or (B) the release of the guarantee and indemnity granted under Clause 20 (Guarantee and Indemnity) or any Transaction Security shall not be made without the prior consent of the Super Majority Lenders, except for any release that is: |
(i) | conditional upon repayment or prepayment in full of the Facilities and the payment of all other amounts then due and payable under the Finance Documents; |
(ii) | required to effect a Permitted Disposal or a Permitted Reorganisation; or |
(iii) | pursuant to the resignation of a Group Member as a Guarantor pursuant to Clause 28.5 (Resignation of a Guarantor); or |
(iv) | is coupled with a simultaneous re-granting and is required to implement or facilitate any Additional Facility or any Permitted Additional Debt and related Structural Adjustment which is intended to be (and which is permitted to be) so guaranteed and/or secured on the Transaction Security (provided that such release and retake will only be made if (i) such Additional Facility or any Permitted Additional Debt (as the case may be) cannot be secured by the then existing security documents without the existing security being released and (ii) where legally possible, such Additional Facility or Permitted Additional Debt (as the case may be) shall instead be secured by additional security documents on a second or junior ranking basis but will be deemed and treated for the purposes of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement as ranking pari passu with the existing security documents) and (iii) new security documents are entered into on substantially the same terms, |
in which circumstances, the relevant Security Agent shall be authorised to release such guarantees, indemnities and/or Transaction Security without requiring any further approval from any Finance Party.
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(c) | An amendment or waiver that relates in any material respect to the rights or obligations of the Agent, the Arranger or the Security Agent may not be effected without the consent of the Agent, the Arranger or the Security Agent. An amendment or waiver which affects the order of priority and ranking in relation to a Hedge Counterparty may not be effected without the consent of that Hedge Counterparty. |
(d) | Any amendment or waiver (other than an amendment or waiver to which Clause 38.4 (Structural Adjustment) applies or would, but for this paragraph (d), apply) which: |
(i) | relates only to the rights or obligations applicable to a particular class of Lender(s); and |
(ii) | would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights or interests of Lenders in respect of another class of Lender(s), |
may be made in accordance with this Clause 38 but as if references in this Clause 38 to the specified proportion of Lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all the Lenders) whose consent would, but for this paragraph (d), be required for that amendment or waiver were to that proportion of the Lenders participating in forming part of that particular class.
(e) | No consent from any Lenders shall be required in connection with the permitted implementation of (and any related amendment as part of the implementation of) an Additional Facility pursuant to Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility). |
(f) | No consent from any Lenders (other than the relevant Additional Facility Lenders) shall be required in connection with any amendment or waiver of a term of any Additional Facility other than: |
(i) | any amendment or waiver of Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility); or |
(ii) | any amendment or waiver of a term of any Additional Facility which relates to or gives rise to a matter which would require an amendment of or under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, under Clause 2.3 (Additional Facility)). |
(g) | Any Lender may (with the prior consent of the Company) elect to: |
(i) | waive all or part of its share of any prepayment to be made in accordance with Clauses 8.3 (Voluntary prepayment), 9.2 (Disposal, Insurance, Recovery Proceeds, Excess Cashflow) or 9.3 (Application of mandatory prepayments) in which case, the waived prepayment amount will be applied in prepayment pro rata between the other Lenders participating in the Loan(s) (as the case may be) to be prepaid and/or retained by the Group and may be applied as the Company shall determine (in its sole discretion); or |
(ii) | extend the date for payment of any amount payable to it (including any date for repayment of its share of any Repayment Instalment (or any repayment instalment applicable to any Additional Facility) or any Loan, including upon maturity thereof), in each case without the consent of any other Lender; or |
(iii) | agree that a cancellation of Commitments (in respect of any Facility) will not reduce its Commitment (in respect of such Facility) rateably with other Lenders. |
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(h) | Mandatory prepayments which may become payable pursuant to Clause 9 (Mandatory Prepayment) but which have not yet accrued or which have not yet become due can be waived with the approval of the Majority Lenders, provided that, in the case of prepayment pursuant to Clause 9.1 (Exit), the right of a Lender to that prepayment may only be waived with the consent of that Lender. |
(i) | The Agent may agree with the Company at any time any amendment to or modification of a Finance Document which is minor or technical in nature or which is necessary to correct a manifest error. |
(j) | Any determination by the Agent or the Security Agent in relation to whether the documents and other evidence listed in or referred to in Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent) and/or Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent) has been delivered to it in a satisfactory form and substance or in connection with the granting of guarantees, indemnities and/or Transaction Security shall be made on the instructions of the Majority Lenders (in each case acting reasonably) and the Agent's or the relevant Security Agent's confirmation as to the satisfactory nature of such conditions, and the Majority Lenders' instruction of such satisfaction, will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall at all times be made subject to the terms of any confirmation given by the Arranger or referred to in any conditions precedent satisfaction letter issued by the Agent, which shall bind each Finance Party. |
38.4 | Structural Adjustment |
If any amendment, waiver or consent is a Structural Adjustment, that amendment, waiver or consent may be made with the consent of the Company and:
(a) | each Lender that assumes a commitment or an increased commitment in the relevant additional tranche or facility or whose commitment is being increased, extended or redenominated or to whom any amount is due and payable which is being reduced, deferred or redenominated pursuant to such Structural Adjustment (as the case may be) (the Participating Lender); and |
(b) | the Majority Lenders (for which purpose the existing Commitments of each Participating Lender will be taken into account, together with the Commitments of the other Lenders). |
38.5 | Replaceable Lender |
If at any time any Lender is or becomes a Replaceable Lender, then the Company may at any time (at the cost of the Company) whilst that Lender continues to be a Replaceable Lender:
(a) | on three Business Days' prior written notice to the Agent and such Replaceable Lender, replace such Replaceable Lender by requiring such Replaceable Lender to (and, to the extent permitted by law, such Replaceable Lender shall) transfer pursuant to Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders): |
(i) | in the case of any Replaceable Lender other than a Non-Consenting Lender, all (and not part only) of its rights and obligations under this Agreement; or |
(ii) | in the case of any Non-Consenting Lender, such portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement that corresponds to the portion of its Commitment(s) (in respect of which it has not exercised the votes attributable thereto to consent to the applicable decision, waiver, amendment or consent referred to in the definition of Non-Consenting Lender, including where it has exercised such votes to reject such decision, waiver, amendment or consent), |
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to a Lender or another person selected by the Company (a Replacement Lender) and which confirms its willingness to assume and does assume all the obligations of such transferring Replaceable Lender (or, in the case of paragraph (a)(ii) all of the obligations of such transferring Replaceable Lender that corresponds to the Commitment(s) specified in paragraph (a)(ii) in accordance with Clause 26 (Changes to the Lenders) (including the assumption of such transferring Replaceable Lender's participation in the applicable Facilities on the same basis as such transferring Replaceable Lender) for a purchase price in cash payable at the time of such transfer in an amount equal to (A) the outstanding principal amount of such Replaceable Lender's participation in the outstanding Utilisation(s) (to be so transferred) and all accrued interest and/or Break Costs and other amounts payable in relation thereto in favour of such transferring Replaceable Lender under the Finance Documents (without any other premium or penalty) or (B) such lesser amount agreed between the Company, such Replaceable Lender and such Replacement Lender; or
(b) | (in the case of any Replaceable Lender other than an Illegal Lender) give the Agent notice of the cancellation of the Commitment(s) of that Replaceable Lender and its intention to procure the repayment of that Replaceable Lender's participation in the Utilisation(s) (a Cancellation Notice). |
38.6 | Conditions of replacement of a Replaceable Lender |
(a) | The replacement of a Replaceable Lender pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender) shall be subject to the following conditions: |
(i) | the Company shall have no right to replace the Agent or the Security Agent; |
(ii) | neither the Agent nor such Replaceable Lender nor any other Finance Party shall have any obligation to the Company to find a Replacement Lender; |
(iii) | in no event shall such Lender replaced under this Clause 38.6 be required to pay or surrender to such Replacement Lender any of the fees received by such Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents; and |
(iv) | such Replaceable Lender shall only be obliged to transfer its rights and obligations pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender) above once it is satisfied that it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to that transfer. |
(b) | A Replaceable Lender shall perform the checks described in paragraph (a)(iv) above as soon as reasonably practicable following delivery of a notice referred to in paragraph (a) of 38.5 (Replaceable Lender) above and shall notify the Agent and the Company when it is satisfied that it has complied with those checks. |
38.7 | Cancellation and repayment of a Replaceable Lender (other than an Illegal Lender) |
In the case where the Company gives a Cancellation Notice in respect of a Replacement Lender pursuant to paragraph (b) of Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender):
(a) | upon such Cancellation Notice becoming effective (as specified in such Cancellation Notice), the Commitment of that Replaceable Lender in respect of each Facility shall immediately be reduced to zero, provided that the Total Commitments may (at the Company's option) be simultaneously with or subsequent to that cancellation be increased in accordance with Clause 2.2 (Increase - Cancelled Commitments); and |
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(b) | to the extent that such Replaceable Lender's participation in a Utilisation has not been transferred pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 38.5 (Replaceable Lender), the Company shall, on the last day of the first Interest Period (relating to such Utilisation) which ends after the Company delivered such Cancellation Notice (or, if earlier, the date specified by the Company in that Cancellation Notice) repay that Replaceable Lender's participation in such Utilisation together with all interest thereon and other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents in relation thereto (together with Break Costs and other amounts payable). |
38.8 | Disenfranchisement of Conflicted Lenders, Defaulting Lenders and Non-Responding Lenders |
(a) | In ascertaining the Majority Lenders, Majority Facility Lenders or Super Majority Lenders or whether the agreement of Lender(s) holding any given percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) of the Total Commitments or the Commitments (in respect of any or all of the Facilities) has been obtained to approve any Request, the Commitment (in respect of each Facility) of any Conflicted Lender, any Defaulting Lender will be deemed to be zero and its status as a Lender ignored. |
(b) | In ascertaining the Majority Lenders, Majority Facility Lenders or Super Majority Lenders or whether the agreement of Lender(s) holding any given percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) of the Total Commitments or the Commitments (in respect of any or all of the Facilities) has been obtained to approve any Request, any Non-Responding Lender shall be deemed to have approved the relevant Request and its Commitment (in respect of each Facility) of any Non-Responding Lender shall be counted in. |
(c) | For the purposes of this Clause 38.8, the Agent may assume that the following Lenders are Conflicted Lenders or Defaulting Lenders: |
(i) | any Lender which has notified the Agent that it has become a Conflicted Lender or a Defaulting Lender; and |
(ii) | any Lender in relation to which it is aware that any of the events or circumstances referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Defaulting Lender or paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Conflicted Lender has occurred, |
unless it has received notice to the contrary from the Lender concerned (together with any supporting evidence reasonably requested by the Agent) or the Agent is otherwise aware that such Lender has ceased to be a Conflicted Lender or a Defaulting Lender.
39 | Confidentiality |
39.1 | Confidential Information |
Each Finance Party agrees to keep all Confidential Information confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by Clause 39.2 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) and Clause 39.3 (Disclosure to numbering service providers), and to ensure that all Confidential Information is protected with security measures and a degree of care that would apply to its own confidential information.
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39.2 | Disclosure of Confidential Information |
Any Finance Party may disclose:
(a) | to any of its Affiliates and Related Funds and any of its or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers, auditors, partners and Representatives such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if any person to whom such Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this paragraph (a) is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient of such Confidential Information is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to such Confidential Information; |
(b) | to any person: |
(i) | to (or through) whom it assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and/or obligations under one or more Finance Documents or which succeeds (or which may potentially succeed) it as Agent or Security Agent and, in each case, to any of that person's Affiliates, Related Funds, Representatives and professional advisers; |
(ii) | with (or through) whom it enters into (or may potentially enter into), whether directly or indirectly, any Participation and to any of that person's Affiliates, Related Funds, Representatives and professional advisers; |
(iii) | appointed by any Finance Party or by a person to whom paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above applies to receive communications, notices, information or documents delivered pursuant to the Finance Documents on its behalf; |
(iv) | who invests in or otherwise finances (or may potentially invest in or otherwise finance), directly or indirectly, any transaction referred to in paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above; |
(v) | to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation; |
(vi) | to whom or for whose benefit that Finance Party charges, assigns or otherwise creates Security (or may do so) pursuant to Clause 26.11 (Security over Lenders' rights); |
(vii) | to whom information is required to be disclosed in connection with, and for the purposes of, any litigation, arbitration, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes; |
(viii) | who is a Party; or |
(ix) | with the consent of the Company, |
in each case, such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if:
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(A) | in relation to paragraphs (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above, the person to whom such Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking and such Confidentiality Undertaking has been duly executed by all parties to it and (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) delivered to the Company prior to the provision of any Confidential Information, except that there shall be no requirement for a Confidentiality Undertaking if the recipient of such Confidential Information is a professional adviser and is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information; |
(B) | in relation to paragraph (b)(iv) above, the person to whom such Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking and such Confidentiality Undertaking has been duly executed by all parties to it and (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) delivered to the Company prior to the provision of any Confidential Information, or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to such Confidential Information it receives and is informed that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information; and |
(C) | in relation to paragraphs (b)(v), (b)(vi) and (b)(vii) above, the person to whom such Confidential Information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of that Finance Party, it is not practicable so to do in the circumstances; |
provided that unless a Confidentiality Undertaking has been entered into between such Finance Party and the relevant potential New Lender to which such Finance Party is proposing to assign or transfer any or all of its rights and/or obligations under any Finance Document, that assignment or transfer to that potential New Lender shall not be effective;
(c) | to any person appointed by that Finance Party or by a person to whom paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above applies to provide administration or settlement services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents including in relation to the trading of participations in respect of the Finance Documents, such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such service provider to provide any of the services referred to in this paragraph (c) if such service provider to whom such Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of the LMA Master Confidentiality Undertaking for Use With Administration/Settlement Service Providers or such other form of confidentiality undertaking agreed between the Company and that Finance Party; and |
(d) | to any rating agency (including its professional advisers) such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such rating agency to carry out its normal rating activities in relation to the Finance Documents and/or the Obligors if such rating agency to whom such Confidential Information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information. |
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39.3 | Disclosure to numbering service providers |
(a) | Any Finance Party may disclose to any national or international numbering service provider appointed by that Finance Party to provide identification numbering services in respect of this Agreement, the Facilities and/or one or more Obligors the following information: |
(i) | names of Obligors; |
(ii) | country of domicile of Obligors; |
(iii) | place of incorporation of Obligors; |
(iv) | the Signing Date; |
(v) | Clause 41 (Governing Law); |
(vi) | the names of the Agent and the Arranger; |
(vii) | date of each amendment and restatement of this Agreement; |
(viii) | amounts of, and names of, the Facilities; |
(ix) | amount of Total Commitments; |
(x) | currencies of the Facilities; |
(xi) | types of Facilities; |
(xii) | ranking of Facilities; |
(xiii) | Termination Date (or final repayment date) for the Facilities; |
(xiv) | changes to any of the information previously supplied pursuant to paragraphs (i) to (xiii) above; and |
(xv) | such other information agreed between such Finance Party and the Company, |
to enable such numbering service provider to provide its usual syndicated loan numbering identification services.
(b) | The Parties acknowledge and agree that each identification number assigned to this Agreement, the Facilities and/or one or more Obligors by a numbering service provider and the information associated with each such number may be disclosed to users of its services in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of that numbering service provider. |
(c) | Each Obligor represents that none of the information set out in paragraphs (a)(i) to (xiii) above is, nor will at any time be, unpublished price-sensitive information. |
(d) | The Agent shall notify the Company and the other Finance Parties of: |
(i) | the name of any numbering service provider appointed by the Agent in respect of this Agreement, the Facilities and/or one or more Obligors; and |
(ii) | the number or, as the case may be, numbers assigned to this Agreement, the Facilities and/or one or more Obligors by such numbering service provider. |
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39.4 | Entire agreement |
This Clause 39 constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to the obligations of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents regarding Confidential Information and supersedes any previous agreement, whether express or implied, regarding Confidential Information.
39.5 | Inside information |
Each of the Finance Parties acknowledges that some or all of the Confidential Information is or may be price-sensitive information and that the use of such information may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse and each of the Finance Parties undertakes not to use any Confidential Information for any unlawful purpose.
39.6 | Continuing obligations |
The obligations in this Clause 39 are continuing and, in particular, shall survive and remain binding on each Finance Party for a period of 12 months from the earlier of:
(a) | the date on which all amounts payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been paid in full and all Commitments have been cancelled or otherwise cease to be available; and |
(b) | the date on which such Finance Party otherwise ceases to be a Finance Party. |
40 | Counterparts |
Each Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures and/or execution on such counterparts were on a single copy of that Finance Document.
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41 | Governing Law |
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the laws of England & Wales.
42 | Enforcement |
42.1 | Jurisdiction of English courts |
(a) | The courts of England & Wales have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) (a Dispute). |
(b) | The Parties agree that the courts of England & Wales are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue to the contrary. |
(c) | This Clause 42.1 is for the benefit of the Finance Parties and Secured Parties only. As a result, no Finance Party or Secured Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties and Secured Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions. |
42.2 | Service of process |
(a) | Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, each Obligor and the Parent (other than an Obligor incorporated under the laws of England & Wales): |
(i) | irrevocably appoints Law Debenture Corporate Services Limited with its registered office at Fifth Floor, 100 Wood St, London EC2V 7EX, UK (or such other registered office as the Company may notify to the Agent in writing after the Signing Date) as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any Finance Document (and a Group Member's accession as a Borrower and/or a Guarantor shall be deemed to be its acceptance of such appointment); and |
(ii) | agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify that Obligor or the Parent of the relevant process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. |
(b) | If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Company (on behalf of all the Obligors and the Parent) must immediately (and in any event within 10 days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Agent. Failing this, the Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose. |
(c) | The Parent and each Obligor expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Clause 42 and Clause 41 (Governing Law). |
43 | Acknowledgment Regarding any Supported QFCs |
To the extent that the Finance Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedge Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, QFC Credit Support and each such QFC a Supported QFC), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the US Special Resolution Regimes) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Finance Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
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(a) | In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a Covered Party) becomes subject to a proceeding under a US Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the US Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a US Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Finance Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the US Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Finance Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support. |
(b) | As used in this Clause 42, the following terms have the following meanings: |
BHC Act Affiliate of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
Covered Entity means any of the following:
(i) | a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); |
(ii) | a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or |
(iii) | a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). |
Default Right has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
QFC has the meaning assigned to the term "qualified financial contract" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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THIS AGREEMENT has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.
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Schedule
1
The Original Parties
Part I
The Original Lenders
Name of Original Term Facility Lender | Initial Term Facility Commitment | |
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch | RMB equivalent of US$150,000,000 | |
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Putuo Sub-Branch (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行) | RMB equivalent of US$150,000,000 | |
Total | RMB equivalent of US$300,000,000 |
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Schedule
2
Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent
Part
I
Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation
1. | This Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Fee Letters referred to in Clause 14.1 (Agent and Security Agent fee) and each Original Security Document (together with all deliverables required to be delivered prior to the Initial Utilisation Date under the terms of such Original Security Documents), each executed by the Parent, Cayman LP and the Company party to them. |
2. | A certificate or certificates of the Parent, Cayman LP and the Company (signed by a director or an officer): |
(a) | confirming that borrowing, securing or guaranteeing, as applicable, the aggregate Commitments would not cause any borrowing, securing, guaranteeing or similar limit binding on it to be exceeded; |
(b) | certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this Part I of Schedule 2 is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the Signing Date; |
(c) | attaching a copy of its certificate of incorporation, certificate of incorporation on change of name (if any), memorandum of association, articles of association and statutory registers (as applicable and if available pursuant to the local laws); |
(d) | attaching a recent certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands in respect of Cayman LP and the Parent; |
(e) | attaching a copy of a resolution of its board of directors (or an equivalent body) approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents (to which it is a party) and resolving that it execute such Finance Documents and authorising specified person(s) to execute such Finance Documents on its behalf and to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices (including, if relevant, any Utilisation Request and Selection Notice) to be signed and/or despatched by it under or in connection with such Finance Documents; |
(f) | attaching or containing a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolution referred to in paragraph (e) above (where such person actually executes any such document); |
(g) | (if applicable) attaching a copy of the resolution of all the holders of its issued shares adopting changes to its memorandum of association and articles of association which remove any restrictions or condition on transfer or registration of transfer of issued shares pursuant to enforcement of Transaction Security; |
(h) | (to the extent required pursuant to applicable law) attaching a copy of a resolution signed by all the holders of its issued shares, approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which it is a party; |
(i) | (in the case of the Company only) confirming that: |
(i) | each of the conditions precedent to the closing of the Acquisition under the Acquisition Documents (other than for the payment of the Acquisition Consideration and any other matter or condition which cannot be satisfied until Completion or following Completion) have been satisfied or waived or will (on the Initial Utilisation Date) be satisfied or waived, where such waiver is not reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Lenders or has been consented to by the Agent (acting on the instruction of the Majority Lenders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and Completion will occur promptly following the Initial Utilisation Date and no other term of the Acquisition Documents (or any Acquisition Document itself) has been amended, varied, novated, supplemented, superseded, terminated, waived or repudiated other than as permitted (or not prohibited) by this Agreement; |
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(ii) | Bidco LP (or its delegate) has received (or will receive prior to, or simultaneously with, the Utilisation Date) (it being agreed that funds received in any trust account or escrow account established by or on behalf of the Advisor, to the extent such funds are to be applied directly for any of the purposes set out in sub-clauses (A) and (B) below without first being transferred to Bidco LP, shall be deemed to have been received by Bidco LP) by way of equity contribution: |
(A) | the Minimum Equity Investment which, when aggregated with the Rollover Equity Consideration, the Additional Equity Investment and the proceeds of the Initial Term Facility Loan to be drawn on the Initial Utilisation Date, will be sufficient to pay the amount of Acquisition Consideration due on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Documents; and |
(B) | the cash proceeds contributed by the Sponsors of not less than US$100,000,000 (which (x) shall be first applied by the Parent into the Company in the form of equity investment, and (y) shall be further applied by any Offshore Group Member to any Onshore Group Member in the form of foreign debt (including by way of intercompany loan and/or cross-border cash pooling arrangements made available by an Offshore Group Member(s) to an Onshore Group Member(s)) through one or more Account Banks) for capital expenditure or any other working capital and/or general corporate purposes in respect of the Group after the Closing Date; and |
(j) | (in the case of the Company only) attaching a copy of the Group Structure Chart (provided that such Group Structure Chart shall not be required to be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and/or the Arranger). |
3. | A copy of each executed Acquisition Document provided that commercially sensitive items may be redacted and provided further that this condition precedent will be satisfactory to the Agent if the Acquisition Documents are provided in the form received and approved by the Arrangers prior to the Signing Date save for any amendments or waivers which are not materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties (taken as a whole) under the Finance Documents or any other changes or additions approved by the Arrangers (acting reasonably). |
4. | The Base Case Model in the form agreed between (or on behalf of) the Company and the Arranger prior to the Signing Date (save for any amendments or waivers which are not materially adverse to the interests of the Finance Parties (taken as a whole) under the Finance Documents) or as amended or supplemented with the consent of the Arrangers (acting reasonably and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). |
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5. | A copy of the Funds Flow Statement provided that this condition precedent shall not be disclosed to any person other than the Arrangers and the Agent (not any other Finance Party), and it will be satisfactory to the Agent if it shows payments to and by the Bidco LP (or its delegate) and the Company as contemplated in the Acquisition Documents and the Finance Documents and the payment of fees as contemplated in the Fee Letters (if any). |
6. | A copy of each of the Reports and the Structure Memorandum provided that the Reports listed at paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition of Reports are delivered for information purposes only and provided further that this condition precedent will be satisfactory to the Agent if the Structure Memorandum are provided in the draft form each dated on the date referred to in the definition of Structure Memorandum (the Original Versions) and the final forms are not different in respects that are materially adverse to the interest of the Finance Parties (taken as a whole) compared to such Original Version of such Structure Memorandum or are approved by the Arranger (acting reasonably). |
7. | A copy of each Original Financial Statements, provided that the Original Financial Statements shall not be required to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and/or Arrangers. |
8. | Evidence (including by way of a screenshot or statement showing the account balance of the relevant bank account of the Company) that an amount no less than US$733,000,000 (being the aggregate amount of the Minimum Equity Investment referred to under paragraph (i)(ii)(A) above and the cash proceeds referred to under paragraph (i)(ii)(B) above) has been received in an account of Bidco LP or any trust account or escrow account established by or on behalf of the Advisor (which funds are to be applied towards payment of the Acquisition Consideration in accordance with the Funds Flow Statement). |
9. | A copy of each Closing Legal Opinion. |
10. | If applicable, evidence that any process agent referred to in Clause 42.2 (Service of process) has accepted its appointment as agent for service of process. |
11. | Evidence that each Finance Party (that is party hereto as at the Signing Date) has carried out and is satisfied with the results of all agreed “know your customer” checks with respect to the Company, Cayman LP, Bidco LP and the Parent and which (in each case) have been notified to the Company by no later than five Business Days prior to the Signing Date. |
12. | Evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due and payable by the Company pursuant to Clause 19 ( Costs and Expenses) as at the Utilisation Date will be paid on or prior to the Utilisation Date. |
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Part
II
Additional Obligor Conditions Precedent
1. | An Accession Deed executed by the Proposed Additional Obligor and the Company. |
2. | A certificate of the Proposed Additional Obligor (signed by a director (or equivalent) or a manager): |
(a) | confirming that borrowing or guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate, the Total Commitments would not cause any borrowing, guarantee, security or similar limit binding on it to be exceeded; |
(b) | certifying that each copy document relating to it and specified in this Part II is correct, complete and in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded as at a date no earlier than the date of such Accession Deed; |
(c) | attaching a copy of its constitutional documents and statutory registers (as applicable and if available pursuant to the local laws); |
(d) | (in respect of a Proposed Additional Obligor incorporated in the Cayman Islands) attaching a recent certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands; |
(e) | (in respect of a Proposed Additional Obligor incorporated in the British Virgin Islands) attaching (i) a recent certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands and (ii) a recent certificate of incumbency issued by its registered agent in the British Virgin Islands; |
(f) | (in respect of a Proposed Additional Obligor incorporated in Mauritius) attaching its global business licence (including any business plan mentioned in the licensing conditions) and the receipt confirming payment of the license fees and a certificate of current standing issued by the Registrar of Companies of Mauritius dated no earlier than 15 days prior to the date of the Accession Deed; |
(g) | attaching a copy of a resolution of its board of directors (or an equivalent body) approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, such Accession Deed and the Finance Documents (to which it is a party) and resolving that it execute, deliver and perform such Accession Deed and any other Finance Document to which it is party, authorising specified person(s) to execute such Accession Deed and other Finance Documents on its behalf, and authorising the Company to act as its agent in connection with the Finance Documents (including in relation to an Additional Borrower, any Utilisation Request); |
(h) | attaching or containing a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolution referred to in paragraph (g) above (where such person actually executes any such document); |
(i) | (to the extent required pursuant to applicable law) attaching a copy of a resolution signed by all the holders of its issued shares, approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which it is a party; |
(j) | (to the extent applicable) attaching a copy of a resolution signed by all the holders of its issued shares adopting such changes to the constitutional documents of the Proposed Additional Obligor as the Agent requires to remove any restriction or condition on any transfer or registration of transfer of shares pursuant to any enforcement of Transaction Security; and |
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(k) | (if available) attaching a copy of its latest audited financial statements. |
3. | A copy of any other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Agent reasonably considers to be necessary in connection with the entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by such Accession Deed or for the validity and enforceability of such Accession Deed. |
4. | A copy of each of the following legal opinions, each addressed to the Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders: |
(a) | a legal opinion of legal advisers in England and Wales, as to the laws of England and Wales; and |
(b) | if the Proposed Additional Obligor is incorporated in a jurisdiction other than England and Wales or is executing a Finance Document which is governed by any law other than the laws of England and Wales, a legal opinion of the laws in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or, as the case may be, the jurisdiction of the governing law of that Finance Document (the Applicable Jurisdiction) as to the law of the Applicable Jurisdiction. |
5. | Any Transaction Security Documents which are required by Clause 24.27 (Conditions subsequent) to be executed by the Proposed Additional Obligor. |
6. | If the Proposed Additional Obligor is incorporated in a jurisdiction other than England and Wales, evidence that the process agent specified in Clause 42.2 (Service of process), if not an Obligor, has accepted its appointment in relation to the Proposed Additional Obligor. |
7. | Evidence that any applicable law relating to financial assistance or analogous process has been complied with. |
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Part
III
Original Security Documents
(a) | Parent |
(i) | a New York law governed first ranking share pledge entered or to be entered into by the Parent and the Security Agent in relation to the creation of security over all of the shares held by the Parent in the Company; |
(ii) | a Cayman Islands law governed first ranking share mortgage entered or to be entered into by the Parent and the Security Agent in relation to the creation of security over all of the shares held by the Parent in Cayman LP; and |
(iii) | a English law governed first ranking assignment agreement entered or to be entered into by the Parent and the Security Agent in relation to the assignment of any intercompany loans granted to the Company by the Parent. |
(b) | Company |
(i) | a New York law governed first ranking pledge and security agreement entered or to be entered into by the Company and the Security Agent in relation to the creation of security over all of the assets of the Company (including assignment of rights under intercompany loans granted by the Company to its subsidiaries but excluding shares in Chindex US); and |
(ii) | a New York law governed first ranking share pledge to be entered into by the Company and the Security Agent in relation to the creation of security over all of the shares held by the Company in Chindex US, provided that Chindex US shall not be required to sign or deliver any documents, notices, instruments, certificates, deliverables or take any steps prior to Closing Date (as a condition precedent or otherwise), and any perfection or other requirements involving Chindex US shall be a condition subsequent to be completed after the Closing Date. |
(c) | Cayman LP |
(i) | a Cayman Islands law governed first ranking share mortgage to be entered into by Cayman LP and the Security Agent in relation to the creation of security over all of the shares held by Cayman LP in HHH Inc., provided that HHH Inc. shall not be required to sign or deliver any documents, notices, instruments, deliverables or take any steps prior to Closing Date (as a condition precedent or otherwise), and any perfection or other requirements involving HHH Inc. shall be a condition subsequent to be completed after the Closing Date. |
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3
Requests and Notices
Part
I
Utilisation Request - Loans
From: | [Company]1 |
To: | [Agent] as Agent |
Dated: | [ ] |
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●]/ RMB equivalent of US$[●]/ RMB[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This is a Utilisation Request. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Utilisation Request unless given a different meaning in this Utilisation Request. |
2. | We wish to borrow a Loan on the following terms: |
(a) | Borrower: | [ ] |
(b) | Proposed Utilisation Date: [ ] (or, if that is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) |
(c) | Currency of Loan: [●] |
(d) | Facility to be utilised: [Initial Term Facility] |
(e) | Amount: [ ] or, if less, the Available Facility in respect of [Initial Term Facility] (being the Requested RMB Amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics)) |
(f) | Interest Period: [ ] |
3. | [We confirm that each condition specified in, to the extent applicable, clause 4.3 (Utilisations during the Certain Funds Period) of the Facilities Agreement (in relation to the proposed Loan) is satisfied on the date of this Utilisation Request.] |
4. | [The proceeds of this Loan should be credited to [account]]. |
5. | [We authorise you to deduct from the proceeds of the Utilisation of the Initial Term Facility any agency and security agency fees payable pursuant to clause 14.1 (Agent and Security Agent fee), and any costs and expenses payable pursuant to clause 19 (Costs and Expenses), in each case on or before the Initial Utilisation Date.] |
1 Amend as appropriate.
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6. | This Utilisation Request is irrevocable. |
Yours faithfully | ||
Authorised Signatory | ||
[●] |
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Part
II
Selection Notice
To: | [Agent] as Agent |
Dated: | [ ] |
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●] / RMB equivalent of US$[●]/ RMB[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2018 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This is a Selection Notice. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Selection Notice unless given a different meaning in this Selection Notice. |
2. | We refer to the following [Initial Term Facility] / [Additional Facility Loan] with an Interest Period ending on [ ]. |
3. | [We request that the above [Initial Term Facility / [Additional Facility Loan] be divided into [ ] Loans with the following amounts and Interest Periods:] |
or
[We request that the next Interest Period for the above [Initial Term Facility] / [Additional Facility Loan] is
[ ]
or
[We request that the above [Initial Term Facility] / [Additional Facility Loan] not be consolidated at the end of such Interest Period, and that the next Interest Period for the above [Initial Term Facility] / [Additional Facility Loan] be as follows: [ ] (in respect of [Initial Term Facility] / [Additional Facility Loan] in the amount of [ ])]. This Selection Notice is irrevocable.
Yours faithfully | ||
Authorised Signatory | ||
[●] |
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Schedule
4
Form of Transfer Certificate
To: | [ ] as Agent and [ ] as Security Agent |
From: | [The Existing Lender] (the Existing Lender) and [The New Lender] (the New Lender) |
Dated: | [ ] |
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement and to the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Facilities Agreement). This agreement (the Agreement) shall take effect as a Transfer Certificate for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement and as a Creditor/ Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). Terms defined in or construed for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement. |
2. | We refer to clause 26.5 (Procedure for transfer) of the Facilities Agreement: |
(a) | The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender's Commitment(s), participation in Utilisations, and rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule in accordance with clause 26.5 (Procedure for transfer) of the Facilities Agreement. |
(b) | The Existing Lender hereby absolutely assigns to the New Lender, with effect from the Transfer Date, a portion of the rights held by it (in its capacity as Lender) under or in connection with the Finance Documents (other than the Facilities Agreement) and in respect of the Transaction Security which (in each case) correspond with the rights and obligations under the Facilities Agreement transferred pursuant hereto, and the Existing Lender will be released (with effect from the Transfer Date) from any corresponding obligations by which it is bound in respect of the Transaction Security. |
(c) | The proposed Transfer Date is [ ]. |
(d) | The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of clause 34.2 (Addresses) of the Facilities Agreement are set out in the Schedule. |
3. | The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender's obligations set out in paragraph (c) of clause 26.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders) of the Facilities Agreement. |
4. | The New Lender confirms that it is not a Sponsor Affiliate. |
5. | We refer to clause [16.2 (Change of Senior Lenders)] of the Intercreditor Agreement. |
6. | In consideration of the New Lender being accepted as a Senior Lender for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined therein), the New Lender confirms that, as from the Transfer Date, it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Intercreditor Agreement to be assumed by a Senior Lender (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement. |
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7. | This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on such counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement. |
8. | This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the laws of England and Wales and has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement. |
Note:
The execution of this Transfer Certificate may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender's interest in the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender's Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.
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THE SCHEDULE
Commitment(s)/participation in Loan(s)/rights and obligations to be transferred
[insert relevant details]
[Facility Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments]
[Existing Lender] | [New Lender] By: | ||
By: |
This Agreement is accepted as a Transfer Certificate for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement by the Agent, and as a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement by the Security Agent, and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [ ].
[Agent] | ||
By: | ||
[Security Agent] | ||
By: |
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Schedule
5
Form of Assignment Agreement
To: | [ ] as Agent and [ ], [ ] as Security Agent, [ ] as Company, for and on behalf of each Obligor |
From: | [the Existing Lender] (the Existing Lender) and [the New Lender] (the New Lender) |
Dated: | [ ] |
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement and to the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Facilities Agreement). This is an Assignment Agreement. This agreement (the Agreement) shall take effect as an Assignment Agreement for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement and as a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement. |
2. | We refer to clause 26.6 (Procedure for assignment) of the Facilities Agreement: |
(a) | The Existing Lender assigns absolutely to the New Lender all the rights of the Existing Lender under the Facilities Agreement, the other Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender's Commitment(s) and participation in the Utilisations under the Facilities Agreement as specified in the Schedule. |
(b) | The Existing Lender is released from all the obligations of the Existing Lender which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender's Commitment(s) and participation in the Utilisations under the Facilities Agreement specified in the Schedule. |
(c) | The New Lender becomes a Party as a Lender and is bound by obligations equivalent to those from which the Existing Lender is released under paragraph (b) above.2 |
3. | The proposed Transfer Date is [ ]. |
4. | On the Transfer Date the New Lender becomes: |
(a) | party to the Facilities Agreement as a Lender and becomes a Lender for the purposes of the other Finance Documents; and |
(b) | party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). |
5. | The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of clause 34.2 (Addresses) of the Facilities Agreement are set out in the Schedule. |
2 | If the Assignment Agreement is used in place of a Transfer Certificate in order to avoid a novation of rights/obligations for reasons relevant to a civil jurisdiction, local law advice should be sought to check the suitability of the Assignment Agreement due to the assumption of obligations contained in paragraph 2(c). This issue should be addressed at Primary documentation stage. |
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6. | The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender's obligations set out in paragraph (c) of clause 26.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders) of the Facilities Agreement. |
7. | The New Lender confirms that it is not a Sponsor Affiliate. |
8. | We refer to clause [16.3] (Change of Senior Lender) of the Intercreditor Agreement: |
In consideration of the New Lender being accepted as a Senior Lender for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined therein), the New Lender confirms that, as from the Transfer Date, it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Intercreditor Agreement to be assumed by a Senior Lender (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement.
9. | This Agreement acts as notice to the Agent (on behalf of each Finance Party) and, upon delivery in accordance with clause 26.8 (Copy of Transfer Certificate, Assignment Agreement, Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments, Additional Facility Notice or Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice to Company) of the Facilities Agreement, to the Company (on behalf of each Obligor) of the assignment referred to in this Agreement. |
10. | This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on such counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement. |
11. | This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the laws of England and Wales. |
12. | This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement. |
Note:
The execution of this Assignment Agreement may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender's interest in the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender's Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.
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THE SCHEDULE
Commitment(s)/participation in Loan(s)/rights and obligations to be transferred by assignment, release and accession
[insert relevant details]
[Facility office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments]
[Existing Lender] | [New Lender] | |||
By: | By: |
This Agreement is accepted as an Assignment Agreement for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement by the Agent, and as a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement by the Security Agent, and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [ ].
Signature of this Agreement by the Agent constitutes confirmation by the Agent of receipt of notice of the assignment referred to in this Agreement, which notice the Agent receives on behalf of each Finance Party.
[Agent] | ||
By: | ||
[Security Agent] | ||
By: |
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Schedule
6
Form of Accession Deed
To: | [ ] as Agent and [ ] as Security Agent for itself and each of the other parties to the Intercreditor Agreement referred to below |
From: | [Subsidiary] (the Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor]) and [Company] |
Dated: | [ ] |
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement and to the Intercreditor Agreement. This deed (the Accession Deed) shall take effect as an Accession Deed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement and as a Debtor Accession Deed for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Accession Deed unless given a different meaning in this Accession Deed or as otherwise provided in paragraph 6. |
2. | The Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor] agrees to become party to the Facilities Agreement as a [Borrower]/[Guarantor] and to be bound by the terms of the Facilities Agreement and the other Finance Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) as an Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor] pursuant to clause [28.2 (Additional Borrowers)]/[28.4 (Additional Guarantors)) of the Facilities Agreement. |
3. | The Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor] is a company duly incorporated under the laws of [name of relevant jurisdiction] and is a limited liability company and registered number [ ]. |
4. | [The Company confirms that no Default is continuing or would occur as a result of [Subsidiary] becoming an Additional Borrower].3 |
5. | The Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor] administrative details for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement are as follows: |
Address: | [ ] |
Fax No.: | [ ] |
Attention: | [ ] |
6. | The Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor] (for the purposes of this paragraph 6, the Acceding Debtor) intends to [incur Liabilities under the following documents] / [give a guarantee, indemnity or other assurance against loss in respect of Liabilities (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) under the following documents]: |
[Insert details (date, parties and description) of relevant documents]
3 | Include in the case of an Additional Borrower. |
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the Relevant Documents.
IT IS AGREED as follows:
(a) | Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined in this Accession Deed, bear the same meaning when used in this paragraph 6. |
(b) | The Acceding Debtor and the Security Agent agree that each Security Agent shall hold: |
(i) | any Security in respect of Liabilities and/or Secured Liabilities created or expressed to be created pursuant to any or all of the Relevant Documents (and/or any other Debt Documents to which the Acceding Debtor is or may become party); |
(ii) | all proceeds of that Security; and |
(iii) | all obligations expressed to be undertaken by the Acceding Debtor to pay amounts in respect of any or all of the Liabilities and/or Secured Liabilities to the Security Agent as trustee or the Security Agent (in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement) for the Secured Parties (in the Relevant Documents or otherwise) and/or secured by the Transaction Security together with all representations and warranties expressed to be given by the Acceding Debtor (in the Relevant Documents or otherwise) in favour of the Security Agent as trustee or the Security Agent for the Secured Parties, |
on trust for the Secured Parties on the terms and conditions contained in the Intercreditor Agreement.
(c) | The Acceding Debtor confirms that it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Debtor, undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed to be assumed by a Debtor under the Intercreditor Agreement and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Debtor. |
(d) | [In consideration of the Acceding Debtor being accepted as an Intercompany Lender for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Acceding Debtor also confirms that it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as an Intercompany Lender, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Intercreditor Agreement to be assumed by an Intercompany Lender and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement as an Intercompany Lender].4 |
7. | This Accession Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together constitute the same instrument. |
8. | This Accession Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the laws of England and Wales. |
9. | The Security Agent and each Creditor may rely on this agreement subject to the provisions of the Third Parties Act. |
4 | Include this paragraph in this Accession Deed if the Subsidiary is also to accede as an Intercompany Lender to the Intercreditor Agreement. |
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THIS ACCESSION DEED has been signed on behalf of the Security Agent (for the purposes of paragraph 5 above only), signed on behalf of the Company and executed as a deed by the Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor] and is hereby delivered.
The Proposed Additional [Borrower]/[Guarantor]
[execution block (as deed) to be inserted]
The Company | |||
[•] | |||
By: | |||
The Security Agent | |||
[full name of Security Agent] | |||
By: | Date: |
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Schedule
7
Form of Resignation Letter
To: | [ ] as Agent |
From: | [resigning Guarantor] (the Resigning Guarantor) and [●] |
Dated: | [ ] |
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This is a Resignation Letter. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Resignation Letter unless given a different meaning in this Resignation Letter.
1. | Pursuant to clause [28.3 (Resignation of a Borrower)]/[28.5 (Resignation of a Guarantor)] of the Facilities Agreement, we request that [resigning Obligor] be released from its obligations as a [Borrower]/[Guarantor] under the Facilities Agreement and the Finance Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement). |
2. | We confirm that: |
(a) | [such release is conditional upon repayment or prepayment in full of the Facilities and the payment of all other amounts then due and payable under the Finance Documents;] |
(b) | [the Resigning [Borrower]/[Guarantor] is being (or shares or equity interests in the Resigning [Borrower]/[Guarantor] are being) disposed of by way of a Permitted Disposal or Permitted Reorganisation such that the Resigning [Borrower]/[Guarantor] will cease to be a Group Member;] |
(c) | [the Super Majority Lenders have consented to the resignation of the Resigning [Borrower]/[Guarantor]]; [or] |
(d) | [the Resigning [Borrower]/[Guarantor] is not, or will not be at the time of its cessation as a [Borrower]/[Guarantor], a Material Company under paragraph (b) or (c) of that definition.] |
3. | We confirm that no Event of Defaulting is continuing. |
4. | This Resignation Letter and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the laws of England and Wales. |
[•] | [Resigning Guarantor] | |||
By: | By: |
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Schedule
8
Form of Compliance Certificate
To: | [ ] as Agent |
From: | [ ] |
Dated: | [ ] |
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate. |
2. | [We confirm that for the Relevant Period ending on [ ] (the Specified Relevant Period): |
the Leverage is [ ]]^
3. | [Excess Cashflow: for the Financial Year ending 31 December [ ], Excess Cashflow was U.S.$[ ];]* |
4. | [We confirm that no Event of Default is continuing.]** |
[We confirm that the following companies constitute Material Companies for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement: [ ].]
Signed | ||
Authorised Signatory |
Notes:
^ | Only required if delivered with Relevant Financial Statements as at a date which is a Test Date. |
* | Only required if delivered with an Annual Financial Statement. |
** | If this statement cannot be made, the certificate should identify any Event of Default that is continuing and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it. |
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Schedule
9
Timetables
Loans in USD | Loan in RMB | |
Delivery of a duly completed Utilisation Request (Clause 5.1 (Delivery of a Utilisation Request)) |
U-2
11:00 a.m.
|
U-2 (China Business Days)
11:00 a.m.
|
Agent determines (in relation to a Utilisation) the Base Currency Amount of the Loan, if required under Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) and notifies the Lenders of applicable Loan in accordance with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) |
U-2
5:00 p.m.
|
U-2 (China Business Days)
5:00 p.m.
|
Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders of the Requested RMB Amount in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 5.6 (Exchange rate conversion mechanics) | - |
U-2 (China Business Days)
5:00 p.m.
|
Agent receives a notification from a Lender under Clause 6.2 (Unavailability of a currency) | - |
U-2 (China Business Days)
3:00 p.m.
|
Agent gives notice in accordance with Clause 6.2 (Unavailability of a currency) | - |
U-2 (China Business Days)
4:00 p.m.
|
Delivery of a duly completed Selection Notice (Clause 12.1 (Selection of Interest Periods)) |
U-2
11:00 a.m.
|
- |
Benchmark Rate is fixed for a Loan in the Alternative Currency | As specified as such in respect of that currency in a Benchmark Schedule |
“U” | = | date of Utilisation or, if applicable, in the case where the applicable Loan that has already been made, the first day of the relevant Interest Period. |
“U - X” | = | X Business Days prior to U. |
“U - X China Business Days” | = | X China Business Days prior to U. |
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Schedule
10
Security Principles
1. | Security Principles |
General
The guarantees and Security to be provided pursuant to the Finance Documents will be given in accordance with these Security Principles and embody recognition by all parties that there may be certain legal and practical difficulties in obtaining guarantees and/or Security from the Parent or Group Members in every jurisdiction in which the Parent and the Group Members are incorporated or resident. Each Transaction Security Document shall state that in the event of a conflict between the terms of that Transaction Security Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail and, in the case of conflict between the terms of that Transaction Security Document and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Subject to these Security Principles, the obligations to be secured by the Transaction Security are the Secured Liabilities.
Considerations when granting guarantees and/or Transaction Security
In relation to any guarantee and/or Transaction Security to be provided pursuant to the Finance Documents, such guarantee and/or Transaction Security:
(a) | shall not be required to be given to the extent that to do so: |
(i) | would breach any legal or regulatory requirement beyond the control of any Group Member and which impediment cannot be avoided or removed by taking reasonable steps; or |
(ii) | (A) requires the consent of a certain percentage (the Minimum Consent Requirement) of the holders of shares or equity interests in an Obligor or Group Member (that is not wholly-owned directly or indirectly by the Company) or, as the case may be, partners in any Joint Venture, in circumstances where: (1) the relevant Group Member's holding of shares or equity interests or, as the case may be, partnership interest in such non wholly-owned Obligor or Group Member or Joint Venture, when aggregated with the holding of shares or equity interests or, as the case may be, partnership interest in that non wholly-owned Obligor or Group Member or Joint Venture (as applicable) held by any other Group Member, is less than the Minimum Consent Requirement; (2) that Group Member has used all reasonable endeavours to obtain the consent of the other holder(s) of shares or equity interests in such non wholly-owned Obligor or Group Member or, as the case may be, partners in such Joint Venture to satisfy the Minimum Consent Requirement; and (3) notwithstanding those endeavours, the Minimum Consent Requirement has not been obtained; or (B) would breach any restriction or provision contained in any joint venture agreement or shareholders' agreement (other than agreements solely between Group Members and/or Affiliates of Group Members), provided that such restriction or provision was not included primarily so that such guarantee or Transaction Security would be exempted pursuant to this exception and provided further that there shall be no requirement to provide (or use reasonable endeavours to obtain the consents in order to satisfy the Minimum Consent Requirement in order to provide) Transaction Security over the shares or equity interest in any Onshore Group Member that is not wholly-owned directly or indirectly by the Company; or |
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(iii) | would expose any of the directors or officers of any Obligor, the Parent or any Group Member to a material risk of personal liability or would conflict with the fiduciary duties of the directors or officers of any Obligor, the Parent or any Group Member (provided that, in each case, such Obligor, the Parent or such Group Member shall use reasonable endeavours to overcome such obstacle if permitted pursuant to applicable law); |
(b) | shall only be given (if at all) after taking into account: |
(i) | (in the case of Transaction Security) the extent to which such Transaction Security may be unduly burdensome on the relevant Obligor, the Parent or Group Member or interfere with the operation of its business; |
(ii) | the practicality of providing and registering such guarantee or Transaction Security (including, but not limited to, any requirements to enter into parallel loan agreements, facility letters or similar instruments to facilitate registration and any unduly onerous or unusual information requirements in respect of any registration of such guarantee or Transaction Security) so as to ensure that it is proportionate to the benefit accruing to the Secured Parties (and to the extent that such practicalities are disproportionate to the benefit accruing to the Secured Parties, such guarantee or Transaction Security or the extent of perfection shall not be given or made); |
(iii) | any adverse taxation implications for the Group as a whole; |
(iv) | the value of the proposed Transaction Security to the Secured Parties in the light of the whole of the Transaction Security already provided to them at that time; |
(v) | general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, "thin capitalisation" rules, retention of title claims and similar principles that may limit the ability of any Obligor or Group Member to provide any guarantee or Transaction Security or may require that any guarantee or Transaction Security be limited by amount and/or scope, provided that the Company will use reasonable endeavours to assist in demonstrating that adequate corporate benefit accrues to each applicable Obligor or Group Member and to remedy or mitigate any of the other specified limitations including undertaking any whitewash or equivalent procedure (to the extent permitted by law); |
(vi) | whether or not perfection of any such guarantee or Transaction Security is permissible or possible under applicable law or regulation; |
(vii) | the costs to the Obligors, the Parent and the Group of providing such guarantee or Transaction Security (including (but not limited to) any notarial, registration, translation or other costs) so as to ensure that it is proportionate to the benefit accruing to the Secured Parties (and to the extent that such costs are disproportionate to the benefit accruing to the Secured Parties, such guarantee or Transaction Security or the extent of perfection shall not be given or made); |
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(viii) | any assets subject to any arrangements with third parties (which arrangements are permitted under the Finance Documents) which prevent those assets from being secured will be excluded from any Transaction Security and any Transaction Security Document, provided that reasonable endeavours for a period of 30 Business Days to obtain consent to the creation of Transaction Security over any such asset shall be used by the relevant Obligor, the Parent or Group Member if such asset is material (and provided that if that Obligor, the Parent or Group Member has used its reasonable endeavours but has not been able to obtain such consent, its obligation to obtain such consent shall cease on the expiry of that 30 Business Days period), and provided further that such arrangements with third parties were not entered into primarily so that such guarantee or Transaction Security would be exempted pursuant to this exception; and |
(ix) | whether any guarantee or Transaction Security or the entry into any Transaction Security Document would contravene any legal or regulatory prohibition or result in a bona fide risk of personal or criminal liability on the part of any director or officer, and any Obligor, Parent or Group member will not be required to give any Guarantee or Transaction Security or enter into any Transaction Security Document if this would be the case; and |
(c) | shall be given on the basis that: |
(i) | (where possible) such Transaction Security will be first ranking and comprise fixed and floating Transaction Security (or the nearest equivalent under applicable law) over all present and future assets of the relevant Obligor; and |
(ii) | (where possible) such Transaction Security will be automatically created over future assets of the same type as those already subject to Transaction Security granted by the applicable Obligor. |
Without limiting paragraphs (a) to (c) above, it is agreed and acknowledged that:
(A) | notwithstanding any of the other provisions of these Security Principles, the Parent shall not be required to grant any Transaction Security other than Transaction Security over its shares in the Company and over the claims owned by it against the Company; |
(B) | except to the extent required pursuant to Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent), no Transaction Security shall be given over the shares or equity interest in any Onshore Group Member that is not wholly-owned directly or indirectly by the Company and that is not a First Tier WFOE; |
(C) | other than the Original Security Documents and the Transaction Security set out in Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent) (security providers in respect of such Transaction Security, the Security Providers), no other guarantee or Transaction Security will be given or granted by any other Obligor or Group Member or HHH Group Member in favour of the Security Agent. |
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Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document but without prejudice to the Original Security Documents and the Transaction Security or guarantee to be provided pursuant to Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent), no loan or other obligation under any Finance Document may be, directly or indirectly: (i) guaranteed by a “controlled foreign corporation” (as defined in Section 957(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended)) (CFC) or by an entity (a FSHCO) substantially all the assets of which consist of equity interests (and/or indebtedness) of one or more CFCs (including the indirect ownership of such equity interests or indebtedness through one or more FSHCOs), or guaranteed by a subsidiary of a CFC or FSHCO; (ii) secured by any assets of a CFC, FSHCO or a subsidiary of a CFC or a FSHCO (including any CFC or FSHCO equity interests held directly or indirectly by a CFC or FSHCO); (iii) secured by a pledge or other security interest in excess of 65 per cent. of the voting equity interests (and 100 per cent. of the non-voting equity interests) of a CFC or FSHCO; or (iv) guaranteed by any subsidiary or secured by a pledge of or security interest in any subsidiary or other asset, if it would result in material adverse US tax consequences as reasonably determined by the Borrowers and the Obligor’s Agent and Agent, provided that in respect of any Original Security Documents, the Transaction Security granted under paragraphs (b)(ii), (b)(iii), (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(viii) and (c) of Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent) and the guarantee granted under paragraph (a)(i) and (a)(ii) Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent) (each, a Relevant Transaction Security Documents and Guarantee), if at any time after the date of the Relevant Transaction Security Document and Guarantee, the relevant security provider or Guarantor under the Relevant Transaction Security Document and Guarantee notifies the Security Agent that the guarantee or a pledge of or security interest in the equity interests or other assets which are the subject of Transaction Security under a Relevant Transaction Security Document and Guarantee has a material adverse US tax implication on any member of the NFC Group (including its ability to conduct its operations and business as otherwise not prohibited by the Finance Documents) under Section 956 issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Section 956) as a result of any Group Member’s or HHH Group Member’s entry into any transaction which is not prohibited under the terms of the Finance Document or as a result of any change in or re-enactment of (or in the interpretation, administration, implementation or application of) any law or regulation existing as at or after the Signing Date or the introduction of any new law or regulation occurring after the Signing Date, each Lender irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to enter into good faith discussions (acting reasonably) with the Obligors (or the Obligors’ Agent on their behalf) with a view to agreeing to discharge any guarantees or release any Transaction Security under any Finance Documents and to enter into such documentation as is required by that security provider or the relevant Guarantor in order to effect such release or discharge to the extent necessary to eliminate such material adverse US tax implication in its entirety.
The Parties acknowledge that the material assets to be subject to any Transaction Security shall (other than under any general floating charge or equivalent or unless otherwise agreed by the Agent and the Company) be limited to: (a) shares and/or equity interests, (b) bank accounts maintained outside of the PRC, (c) intercompany receivables, (d) insurance policies and (e) material medical equipment which have a standalone value of more than US$1,500,000. No security over any other asset (including fixed assets, items of inventory, rights in the Transaction Agreement, intellectual property rights or real estate) will be provided (together, the Asset Principles).
Upon request or to the extent the Security Agent otherwise becomes aware, that Security Agent, the Finance Parties or the Secured Parties, as the case may be, shall promptly discharge any guarantees and release any Transaction Security under any Finance Document to the extent it is or becomes subject to any legal or regulatory prohibition or restriction or which is contrary to these Security Principles or to the extent expressly permitted or required under the Facility Agreement.
Enforcement
All guarantees and Transaction Security given by Obligors, the Parent or Group Members under the Finance Documents shall only be enforceable from and after the occurrence of an Acceleration Event. The Security Agent will only be entitled to exercise a power of attorney under any Finance Document (or related document) following the occurrence of an Acceleration Event or if the relevant Obligor, the Parent or Group Member has failed to comply with a further assurance or perfection obligation within 5 Business Days of being so requested by that Security Agent in writing.
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Terms of Transaction Security Documents
Where appropriate to do so under local law, terms defined in this Agreement and/or the Intercreditor Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into each Transaction Security Document. The parties to this Agreement agree to negotiate the form of each Transaction Security Document and, where applicable, each Accession Deed in good faith. Unless otherwise required under applicable law, representations in each Transaction Security Document will only relate to the assets to which that Transaction Security relates or the Security created or purported to be created thereunder and shall not duplicate representations made at the date of execution of that Transaction Security Document by any Obligor, the Parent or Group Member in other Finance Documents or otherwise restrict the use of the assets subject to that Transaction Security to a greater extent than provided for in this Agreement. Unless otherwise required under applicable law, undertakings in each Transaction Security Document additional to those contained in this Agreement will only be included to the extent necessary under local law to create or perfect the Transaction Security and will not impose additional commercial obligations or otherwise restrict the use of the assets subject to that Transaction Security to a greater extent than provided for in this Agreement. Unless otherwise required under applicable law for the creation or perfection of Transaction Security in accordance with these Security Principles, the Transaction Security Documents will not contain any repetition of provisions of the other Finance Documents, such as notices, costs and expenses, indemnities, Tax gross up and distribution of proceeds (but may, in circumstances where that Transaction Security Document is to be registered, replicate certain covenants contained in this Agreement where to do so would be in the interests of the Secured Parties). Unless granted under a global security document governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of an Obligor or the Parent or under the laws of Hong Kong or England and Wales, all Transaction Security shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the relevant asset to be made subject to such Transaction Security is located and, where such asset comprises a contract, shall be governed by the governing law of that contract and, save where it is inappropriate under applicable laws, where shares or equity interests are to be made subject to Transaction Security, shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of the entity whose shares or equity interests are being made subject to such Transaction Security; provided however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Transaction Security located in (and Transaction Security constituting equity in an entity organised in) the United States shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Information, such as lists of assets (or classes or assets, if customary under local law), will be provided if, and only to the extent, required by local law to be provided in order to perfect or register the applicable Transaction Security and, when requested by the Security Agent (acting reasonably), shall be provided annually (unless required more frequently under local law) or, whilst an Event of Default is continuing, on the Security Agent's reasonable request.
Onshore Group Members
To the extent that any Transaction Security over any equity interest in any Onshore Group Member or any guarantee or Transaction Security to be provided by or in relation to any Onshore Group Member (other than Transaction Security to be granted by any Onshore Group Member over the shareholder loans owing by it to an Offshore Group Member) (or the perfection thereof) requires any Obligor, the Parent or Group Member to obtain or effect any Authorisation from any Governmental Agency (including MOFCOM approval and/or SAIC registration), the requirement to obtain or effect such Authorisation will be subject to these security principles and the requirements under Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent).
2. | Perfection of Security |
Subject in each case to the paragraph entitled “Onshore Group Members” in Section 1 above, perfection of Transaction Security, when required, and other legal formalities will be completed as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within the time periods specified in the Finance Documents therefor or (if earlier or to the extent no such time periods are specified in the Finance Documents) within the time periods specified by applicable law in order to ensure due perfection and priority. Prior to a request from the Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) where an Event of Default is continuing, the perfection of Transaction Security granted will not be required if it would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant Obligor, the Parent or Group Member to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course or as otherwise permitted by the Finance Documents.
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3. | Guarantors and Security |
Each guarantee to be given by any Obligor or Group Member for the benefit of the Facilities (or any part thereof) shall be in the form set out in this Agreement, subject to, in the case of any Guarantor, any limitations set out in the Accession Deed applicable to that Guarantor. To the extent legally effective, all Transaction Security shall be granted in favour of the Security Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and not to the Secured Parties individually. Parallel debt provisions will be used where necessary, and will be contained in the Intercreditor Agreement and not the individual Transaction Security Documents unless required under applicable law. To the extent possible, there should be no action required to be taken in relation to any such guarantee or Transaction Security when any Lender assigns or transfers any of its participation in the Facilities (or any part thereof) to any person.
4. | Bank accounts |
Subject to these Security Principles, each Security Provider shall grant Transaction Security over its bank accounts but shall be free to deal with those bank accounts in the course of its business until an Acceleration Event has occurred. If required by local law (other than the U.S. laws as set forth below) in order to perfect the Transaction Security, notice of such Transaction Security will be served on the applicable account bank within 5 Business Days of such Transaction Security being granted. If there is such a requirement, the company granting such Transaction Security shall use its reasonable endeavours to obtain an acknowledgement of that notice within 30 Business Days of service. If the relevant Security Provider has used its reasonable endeavours but has not been able to obtain such acknowledgement its obligation to obtain such acknowledgement shall cease on the expiry of that 30 Business Days period. Irrespective of whether notice of such Transaction Security is required for perfection, if the service of such notice would prevent the relevant Security Provider from using a bank account in the course of its business no notice of Transaction Security shall be served unless an Acceleration Event has occurred and the Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) so requests for such notice to be served. Any Transaction Security over bank accounts shall be subject to any prior Security interests in favour of the account bank which are created either by law or in the standard terms and conditions of the account bank. The notice of Transaction Security may request these are waived by the account bank but the relevant Security Provider shall not be required to change its banking arrangements if such Security interests are not waived or only partially waived or waived subject to conditions. If required under local law, Transaction Security over bank accounts will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Security Principles. Subject to these Security Principles, if required by U.S. law in order to perfect the Transaction Security granted over a bank account, deposit account or securities account, the applicable Security Provider shall enter into customary springing account control agreements with respect to the applicable bank account, deposit accounts or securities accounts, excluding zero balance accounts, payroll or benefits accounts, withholding, fiduciary and trust accounts, deposit accounts used solely to secure permitted obligations and other accounts containing amounts on deposit not exceeding an aggregate amount of US$5,000,000 for all such accounts over any five consecutive business day period. Such applicable Security Provider shall take such perfection action within 45 days (or such longer period as the Security Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) after such Security Provider becomes obligated to grant Transaction Security pursuant to this Agreement.
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5. | Fixed assets & Inventory |
Subject to these Security Principles, each Security Provider shall grant Transaction Security (to the extent required under Clause 24.27 ( Conditions subsequent) over its material fixed assets and its material inventory, but it shall be free to deal with those assets and that inventory in the course of its business and in compliance with the Finance Documents until an Acceleration Event has occurred. No notice whether to third parties or by attaching a notice to the fixed assets or inventory or otherwise shall be prepared or given unless an Acceleration Event has occurred and the Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) so requests for such notice to be prepared and given. If required under local law, Transaction Security over fixed assets or inventory will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Security Principles.
6. | Insurance policies |
Subject to these Security Principles, each Security Provider shall grant Transaction Security over its insurance policies to the extent the proceeds of such insurance policies would be caught by mandatory prepayment provisions under the Finance Documents. If required by local law to perfect the Transaction Security, notice of the Transaction Security will be served on the applicable insurance provider within 5 Business Days of the Transaction Security being granted over the applicable insurance policy provided that there will be no requirement to obtain an acknowledgement of that notice unless required by local law in order to perfect the Transaction Security. If there is such a requirement, the relevant Security Provider shall use its reasonable endeavours to obtain an acknowledgement of that notice within 30 Business Days of service. If the relevant Security Provider has used its reasonable endeavours but has not been able to obtain such acknowledgement, its obligation to obtain such acknowledgement shall cease on the expiry of that 30 Business Days period. No loss payee or other annotation or endorsement shall be made on any insurance policy. There shall not be any requirement to include any Secured Party as a co-insured or to note the interest of any Secured Party on any insurance policy. No Transaction Security will be granted over any insurance policy which cannot be made subject to security under the terms of such insurance policy.
7. | Intercompany receivables |
Subject to these Security Principles, each Security Provider shall grant Transaction Security over its intercompany receivables from other Group Members or Obligors but shall be free to deal with those receivables in the course of its business until an Acceleration Event has occurred but subject always to the terms of the Finance Documents. Subject to the rest of this paragraph, if required by local law to perfect the Transaction Security, notice of the Transaction Security will be served on the relevant debtor from which such intercompany receivables are owing within 5 Business Days of the Transaction Security being granted over such intercompany receivables and the applicable Obligor or the Parent shall use its reasonable endeavours obtain an acknowledgement of that notice within 30 Business Days of service. Irrespective of whether notice of the Transaction Security is required for perfection, if the service of such notice would prevent any Obligor, the Parent or Group Member from dealing with an intercompany receivable in the course of its business, no notice of Transaction Security shall be served unless an Acceleration Event has occurred and the relevant Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) so requests for such notice to be served. If required under local law, Transaction Security over such intercompany receivables will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Security Principles.
8. | Trade receivables and other material contracts |
To the extent that, notwithstanding the Asset Principles, any Group Member grants Transaction Security over its material trade receivables and material contracts, it shall be free to deal with those receivables and material contracts in the course of its business in accordance with the Finance Documents until an Acceleration Event has occurred. No notice of Transaction Security may be required to be prepared or served unless an Acceleration Event has occurred and the Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) so requests. No Transaction Security will be granted over any trade receivables or material contract which cannot be made subject to Transaction Security under the terms of the relevant receivables or contract. If required under local law, Transaction Security over trade receivables or material contracts will be registered subject to the general principles set out in these Security Principles. Unless required by local law, any list of trade receivables required shall not include details of the underlying contracts giving rise to such receivables.
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9. | Shares |
Subject to these Security Principles, the shares and/or equity interests in each of the Security Providers which shares and/or equity interests are held by an Obligor, the Parent or a Group Member shall be made subject to Transaction Security. Subject to the rest of this paragraph, until an Acceleration Event has occurred, each Obligor, the Parent or the relevant Group Member will be permitted to retain and to exercise voting rights pertaining to any shares or equity interests over which it has created Transaction Security for a purpose which:
(a) | is not inconsistent with, or would breach the terms of, any Transaction Security Document; |
(b) | does not affect the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Security; or |
(c) | does not cause an Event of Default to occur, |
and the entity whose shares or equity interests have been made subject to Transaction Security will be permitted to declare and pay dividends or distributions on such shares or equity interests (to the extent not contrary to this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement) and the proceeds of such dividends or distributions may be retained or applied by the applicable Obligor, the Parent or the relevant Group Member (to the extent not contrary to this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement). Where customary, on, or as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than 30 Business Days after the Transaction Security over such shares has been granted, the share certificate(s) representing such shares (if such shares are certificated) and a (stamped, to the extent relevant under applicable law) stock transfer form executed in blank (or local law equivalent) will be provided to the Security Agent and where required by law or when customary the applicable share certificate or shareholders' register of the entity (whose shares are made subject to Transaction Security) will be endorsed or written up to reflect such Transaction Security, and the endorsed share certificate or a copy of the written up register provided to the Security Agent provided that, in respect of the Transaction Security over the shares in the Company and/or Transaction Security over shares in any entity organised in the United States (to the extent the possession of certificate perfects a Transaction Security therein) and the share certificate and stock power executed in blank in respect of such shares shall be provided prior to the Initial Utilisation Date. Unless the restriction is required by law or regulation, the constitutional documents of the company whose shares have been made subject to Transaction Security will be amended to disapply any restriction on the transfer or the registration of the transfer of such shares upon the taking or enforcement of such Transaction Security over such shares. Subject to paragraph 1(a)(ii) above, shares or interests in Joint Ventures will not be subject to Transaction Security where such Transaction Security is prohibited or restricted by the terms of any applicable joint venture, partnership or shareholders' agreement.
10. | Release of Transaction Security |
Unless required by local law the circumstances in which the Transaction Security shall be released should not be dealt with in individual Security Documents but, if so required, shall, except to the extent required by local law, be the same as those set out in the Intercreditor Agreement.
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Schedule
11
Form of Increase Confirmation - Cancelled Commitments
To: | [ ] as Agent, [ ] as Security Agent and [●] as Company, for and on behalf of each Obligor |
From: | [the Increase Lender] (the Increase Lender) |
Dated: |
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement and to the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Facilities Agreement). This agreement (the Agreement) shall take effect as an Increase Confirmation – Cancelled Commitments for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement and as a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement. |
2. | We refer to clause 2.2 ( Increase - Cancelled Commitments) of the Facilities Agreement. |
3. | The Increase Lender agrees to assume and will assume all of the obligations corresponding to the Commitment specified in the Schedule (the Relevant Commitment) as if it was an Original Initial Term Facility Lender under the Facilities Agreement. |
4. | The proposed date on which such assumption in relation to the Increase Lender and the Relevant Commitment is to take effect (the Increase Date) is [ ]. |
5. | On the Increase Date, the Increase Lender becomes: |
(a) | party to the Facilities Agreement as a Lender, and becomes a Lender for the purposes of the each other Finance Document; and |
(b) | party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). |
6. | The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices to the Increase Lender for the purposes of clause 34.2 ( Addresses) of the Facilities Agreement are set out in the Schedule. |
7. | The Increase Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Lenders' obligations referred to in paragraph (g) of clause 2.2 ( Increase - Cancelled Commitments) of the Facilities Agreement. |
8. | The Increase Lender confirms that it is not a Sponsor Affiliate. |
9. | We refer to clause [●] (Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking) of the Intercreditor Agreement: |
In consideration of the Increase Lender being accepted as a Senior Lender for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), the Increase Lender confirms that, as from the Increase Date, it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Intercreditor Agreement to be assumed by a Senior Lender (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement.
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10. | This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on such counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement. |
11. | This Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales and has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement. |
Note:
The execution of this Increase Confirmation – Cancelled Commitments may not be sufficient for the Increase Lender to obtain the benefit of the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the Increase Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to obtain the benefit of the Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.
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SCHEDULE
Relevant Commitment/rights and obligations
to be assumed
by the Increase Lender
[insert relevant details (including the Facility to which the Relevant Commitment relates)] [Facility office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments]
[Increase Lender]
By:
This Agreement is accepted as an Increase Confirmation – Cancelled Commitments for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement by the Agent and as a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement by the Security Agent, and the Increase Date is confirmed as [ ].
Agent
By:
Security Agent
By:
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Schedule
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Forms of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction Notice
Part
I
Form of Notice of entering into Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction
To: | [ ] as Agent |
From: | [The Lender] |
Dated:
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to paragraph (b) of clause 27.2 ( Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates) of the Facilities Agreement. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this notice unless given a different meaning in this notice. |
2. | We have entered into a Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction. |
3. | The Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction referred to in paragraph 2 above relates to the amount of our Commitment(s) as set out below. |
Commitment |
Amount
of our Commitment to which Notifiable Debt
|
|
Commitment in respect of [identify Facility] |
[insert amount (of that Commitment) to which the relevant Debt Purchase Transaction applies] |
[Lender]
By: |
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Part
II
Form of Notice of Termination of Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction
To: | [ ] as Agent |
From: | [The Lender] |
Dated: |
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to paragraph (c) of clause 27.2 ( Debt Purchase Transactions by Sponsor Affiliates) of the Facilities Agreement. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this notice unless given a different meaning in this notice. |
2. | A Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction which we entered into and which we notified you of in a notice dated [ ] has [terminated]/[ceased to be with a Sponsor Affiliate]. |
3. | The Notifiable Debt Purchase Transaction referred to in paragraph 2 above relates to the amount of our Commitment(s) as set out below. |
Commitment |
Amount
of our Commitment to which Notifiable Debt
|
|
Commitment in respect of [identify Facility] |
[insert amount (of that Commitment) to which the relevant Debt Purchase Transaction applies] |
[Lender]
By: |
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Schedule
13
Additional Facility
Part
I
Form of Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice
To: | [●] as Agent and [●] as Security agent |
From: | [Proposed Additional Facility Lender] |
Dated: | [●] |
Dear Sirs,
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This is an Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement and a Creditor/Creditor Representative Accession Undertaking for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Accession Notice unless given a different meaning in this Accession Notice. |
2. | [Name of Additional Facility Lender] (the New Additional Facility Lender) of [address/registered office] agrees to become an Additional Facility Lender and to be bound by the terms of the Facilities Agreement as a Lender under [insert details of relevant Additional Facility]. |
3. | On the date the Additional Facility referred to above becomes effective in accordance with Clause 2.3 ( Additional Facility) of the Facilities Agreement (the Effective Date), the New Additional Facility Lender shall become: |
(a) | party to the Facilities Agreement as a Lender; and |
(b) | party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender (as defined therein). |
In consideration of the New Additional Facility Lender being accepted as a Senior Lender for the purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (and as defined therein), the New Additional Facility Lender confirms that, as from the Effective Date, it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Lender, and undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Intercreditor Agreement to be assumed by a Senior Lender and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement.
4. | The New Additional Facility Lender assumes all the rights and obligations of a Lender in relation to the Commitments under the Facilities Agreement specified in the schedule to this Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice (the Schedule) in accordance with the terms of the Facilities Agreement. |
5. | [New Additional Facility Lender] administrative details for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement are as follows: |
Address: | [●] |
Fax No: | [●] |
Attention: | [●] |
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6. | [insert any other relevant details (if any)] |
7. | The New Additional Facility Lender confirms that it is: |
(a) | [a Qualifying Lender (other than a Treaty Lender);] |
(b) | [a Treaty Lender;] |
(c) | [not a Qualifying Lender].5 |
8. | It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand. |
9. | This Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice has been executed and delivered as a deed on the date stated at the beginning of this Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice and is governed by English law. |
[Proposed Additional Facility Lender]
By:
This Additional Facility Lender Accession Notice is accepted by the Agent and the Security Agent.
[Agent]
By:
[Security Agent]
By:
5 | Delete as applicable - each New Lender is required to confirm which of these three categories it falls within. |
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THE SCHEDULE
COMMITMENT TO BE ASSUMED
Administrative details of the New Additional Facility Lender
[insert details of Facility Office, address for notices and payment details etc.]
EXECUTED as a DEED
by [●] |
|
Director/Secretary/Authorised Signatory | |
Director/Secretary/Authorised Signatory |
By: | ||
As Agent |
and for and on behalf of each of the parties to the Agreement (other than the Company or the Obligors and the New Additional Facility Lender)
6 | Execution approach to be reviewed at the time of signing to ensure it is appropriate for the relevant Acceding Lender. |
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Part
II
Form of Additional Facility Notice for Additional Facility
From: | [Company], [Borrower], [Additional Facility Lenders] |
To: | [●] as Agent |
Dated:
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This is an Additional Facility Notice in respect of an Additional Facility. Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Additional Facility Notice unless given a different meaning in this Additional Facility Notice. |
2. | We wish to establish an Additional Facility on the following terms: |
Borrower(s): | [●] |
Guarantor(s): | [●] |
Additional Facility Lenders (and allocated commitments): | [●] |
Aggregate amount of the commitments of the Additional Facility / Additional Facility Commitment: | [●] |
Base Currency: | [●] |
Purpose of Additional Facility: | [●] |
Interest rate and basis (if applicable) including margin or margin ratchet: | [●] |
Terms relating to the payment of interest in respect of the Additional Facility: | [●] |
Default interest in respect of Unpaid Sums attributable to such Additional Facility: | [●] |
Commitment fee (if any) applicable to the Additional Facility: | [●] |
Additional Facility Commencement Date: | [●] |
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Availability Period: | [●] |
Termination Date: | [●] |
Term loan facility or a revolving facility: | [●] |
Amortisation schedule (if any): | [●] |
Mandatory prepayment provisions (if any): | [●] |
Voluntary cancellation provisions: | [●] |
Voluntary prepayment provisions: | [●] |
Consolidation and division of loans: | [●] |
Applicability of Break Costs: | [●] |
Summary of security: | [●] |
Conditions to drawdown: | [●] |
Other: | [●]]7 |
3. | This Additional Facility Notice may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if signatures on such counterparts were on a single copy of this Additional Facility Notice. |
4. | This Additional Facility Notice is governed by the laws of England & Wales. |
7 | Include any other applicable information requests or directions applicable to the Additional Facility or are required by Clause 2.4. |
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Yours faithfully
[_____________________________]
[the Company]
By:
Name:
Title:
[_____________________________]
[Borrower].
By:
Name:
Title:
We confirm that we have agreed to provide the above-mentioned Additional Facility on the terms set out in this Additional Facility Notice and the Facilities Agreement:
Yours faithfully
[_____________________________]
[Additional Facility Lenders]
By:
Name:
Title:
This Additional Facility Notice is accepted as an Additional Facility Notice for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement by the Agent and the Additional Facility Commencement Date in respect of the Additional Facility referred to in this Additional Facility Notice is confirmed as [●]:
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Yours faithfully
[_____________________________]
[Agent]
By:
Name:
Title:
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White List
1. | Agricultural Bank of China | 2. | ING | |
3. | Aozora | 4. | Intesa Sanpaolo | |
5. | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited | 6. | Jih Sun | |
7. | Bank of China | 8. | King's Town Bank | |
9. | Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. | 10. | Korea Development Bank | |
11. | Bank of East Asia | 12. | Korea Exchange Bank | |
13. | Bank of Taiwan | 14. | Macquarie Bank | |
15. | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. | 16. | Maybank | |
17. | Bank SinoPac | 18. | Mega ICBC | |
19. | BNP Paribas | 20. | Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |
21. | Cathay United Bank | 22. | National Australia Bank, Limited | |
23. | Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. | 24. | Natixis | |
25. | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank | 26. | Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited | |
27. | China Citic Bank International Limited | 28. | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. | |
29. | China Construction Bank Corporation | 30. | Raiffeisen Bank International | |
31. | China Development Bank Corporation | 32. | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | |
33. | China Merchants Bank | 34. | Shinhan | |
35. | China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. | 36. | SPDB | |
37. | Chinatrust Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. | 38. | Standard Chartered Bank | |
39. | Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | 40. | Ta Chong Bank | |
41. | DBS Bank Ltd. | 42. | Taichung Commerical | |
43. | E Sun | 44. | Taishin | |
45. | Far Eastern International | 46. | Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co., Ltd | |
47. | First Gulf Bank | 48. | Taiwan Cooperative | |
49. | GE Capital | 50. | United Overseas Bank | |
51. | Hua Nan | 52. | Wing Lung Bank Limited | |
53. | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited | 54. | Yuanta Bank | |
55. | Industrial Bank of Taiwan | 56. | KGI Bank | |
57. | Siemens | 58. | EnTie Commercial Bank | |
59. | First Commercial Bank | 60. | Land Bank of Taiwan | |
61. | Sunny Bank | 62. | Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. | |
63. | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited |
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Form of Confidentiality Undertaking
[Letterhead of seller]
To: | [name of potential purchaser] |
Date: | [•] |
Dear Sirs
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
We understand that you are considering acquiring an interest in the Facilities Agreement which, subject to the Facilities Agreement, may be by way of novation, assignment, the entering into, whether directly or indirectly, of a sub-participation or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to one or more Finance Documents and/or one or more Obligors or by way of investing in or otherwise financing, directly or indirectly, any such novation, assignment, sub-participation or other transaction (the Acquisition). In consideration of us agreeing to make available to you certain information, by your signature of a copy of this letter you agree as follows:
1. | Confidentiality Undertaking |
You undertake:
(a) | to keep all Confidential Information confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by paragraph 2 below and to ensure that all Confidential Information is protected with security measures and a degree of care that would apply to your own confidential information; and |
(b) | until the Acquisition is completed to use the Confidential Information only for the Permitted Purpose. |
2. | Permitted Disclosure |
2.1 | We agree that you may disclose to any of your Affiliates and any of your or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers and auditors such Confidential Information as you shall consider appropriate if any person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this paragraph 2.1 is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information, except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the information or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to the Confidential Information; |
2.2 | subject to the requirements of the Facilities Agreement, to any person: |
(a) | to (or through) whom you assign or transfer (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of your rights and/or obligations which you may acquire under the Facilities Agreement such Confidential Information as you shall consider appropriate if the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2.2 has delivered a letter to you in equivalent form to this letter; |
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(b) | with (or through) whom you enter into (or may potentially enter into) any sub- participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to the Facilities Agreement or any Obligor such Confidential Information as you shall consider appropriate if the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 2.2 has delivered a letter to you in equivalent form to this letter; |
(c) | to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any governmental, banking, taxation, judicial, supervisory or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation such Confidential Information as you shall consider appropriate; and |
2.2 | notwithstanding paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 above, Confidential Information to such persons to whom, and on the same terms as, a Finance Party is permitted to disclose Confidential Information under the Facilities Agreement, as if such permissions were set out in full in this letter and as if references in those permissions to Finance Party were references to you. |
3. | Notification of Disclosure |
You agree (to the extent permitted by law and regulation) to inform us:
(a) | of the circumstances of any disclosure of Confidential Information made pursuant to sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 2.2 above except where such disclosure is made to any of the persons referred to in that paragraph during the ordinary course of its supervisory or regulatory function; and |
(b) | upon becoming aware that Confidential Information has been disclosed in breach of this letter. |
4. | Return of Copies |
If you do not enter into the Acquisition and we so request in writing, you shall return or destroy all Confidential Information supplied to you by us and destroy or permanently erase (to the extent technically practicable) all copies of Confidential Information made by you and use your reasonable endeavours to ensure that anyone to whom you have supplied any Confidential Information (each such person, a Recipient) destroys or permanently erases (to the extent technically practicable) such Confidential Information and any copies made by them, in each case save to the extent that you or the recipients are required to retain any such Confidential Information by any applicable law, rule or regulation or by any competent judicial, governmental, supervisory or regulatory body or in accordance with internal policy, or where the Confidential Information has been disclosed under sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 2.2 above. However, you and such Recipients shall not be under any obligation to return, destroy or permanently erase any Confidential Information contained in any:
(a) | work produced by you or any of your Affiliates, your professional advisers or other persons providing services to you, to the extent that any of them are required by any applicable law, rule or regulation or by any competent banking, taxation, judicial, governmental, supervisory, regulatory or equivalent body or stock exchange to retain such work; or |
(b) | computer record or file which has been created by or pursuant to any automatic electronic archiving system or IT bank-up procedure. |
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5. | Continuing Obligations |
The obligations in this letter are continuing and, in particular, shall survive and remain binding on you until:
(a) | if you become a party to the Facilities Agreement as a lender of record, the date on which you become such a party to the Facilities Agreement; or |
(b) | in any other case the date falling twelve months after the date of your final receipt (in whatever manner) of any Confidential Information. |
6. | No representation; consequences of breach, etc. |
You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) | neither we, nor any Group Member nor any of our or their respective officers, employees or advisers (each a Relevant Person) (i) make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to, or assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any of the Confidential Information or any other information supplied by us or the assumptions on which it is based or (ii) shall be under any obligation to update or correct any inaccuracy in the Confidential Information or any other information supplied by us or be otherwise liable to you or any other person in respect of the Confidential Information or any such information; and |
(b) | we or Group Members may be irreparably harmed by the breach of the terms of this letter and damages may not be an adequate remedy; each Relevant Person may be granted an injunction or specific performance for any threatened or actual breach of the provisions of this letter by you. |
7. | Entire Agreement: no waiver, amendments, etc. |
7.1 | This letter constitutes the entire agreement between us in relation to your obligations regarding Confidential Information and supersedes any previous agreement, whether express or implied, regarding Confidential Information. |
7.2 | No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right or remedy under this letter will operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy or constitute an election to affirm this letter. No election to affirm this letter will be effective unless it is in writing. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy will prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy under this letter. |
7.3 | The terms of this letter and your obligations under this letter may only be amended or modified by written agreement between us. |
8. | Inside Information |
You acknowledge that some or all of the Confidential Information is or may be price- sensitive information and that the use of such information may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse and you undertake not to use any Confidential Information for any unlawful purpose.
9. | Nature of Undertakings |
The undertakings given by you under this letter are given to us and are also given for the benefit of the Company and each other Group Member.
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10. | Third Party Rights |
10.1 | Subject to this paragraph 10 and to paragraphs 6 and 9, a person who is not a party to this letter has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the Third Parties Act) to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this letter. |
10.2 | The Relevant Persons may enjoy the benefit of the terms of paragraphs 6 and 9 subject to and in accordance with this paragraph 10 and the provisions of the Third Parties Act. |
10.3 | Notwithstanding any provisions of this letter, the parties to this letter do not require the consent of any Relevant Person to rescind or vary this letter at any time. |
11. | Governing law and jurisdiction |
11.1 | This letter (including the agreement constituted by your acknowledgement of its terms) (the Letter) and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it (including any non-contractual obligations arising out of the negotiation of the transaction contemplated by this Letter) are governed by English law. |
11.2 | The courts of England have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Letter (including a dispute relating to any non- contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with either this Letter or the negotiation of the transaction contemplated by this Letter). |
12. | Definitions |
In this letter (including the acknowledgement set out below) terms defined in the Facilities Agreement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning and:
Confidential Information means all information relating to the Company, any Obligor, the Group, the Finance Documents, the Facilities and/or the Acquisition which is provided to you in relation to the Finance Documents or the Facilities by us or any of our affiliates or advisers, in whatever form, and includes information given orally and any document, electronic file or any other way of representing or recording information which contains or is derived or copied from such information but excludes information that:
(a) | is or becomes public information other than as a direct or indirect result of any breach by you of this letter; or |
(b) | is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by us or our advisers; or |
(c) | is known by you before the date the information is disclosed to you by us or any of our affiliates or advisers or is lawfully obtained by you after that date, from a source which is, as far as you are aware, unconnected with the Group and which, in either case, as far as you are aware, has not been obtained in breach of, and is not otherwise subject to, any obligation of confidentiality. |
Group means the Company and its subsidiaries for the time being (as such term is defined in the Companies Act 2006).
Permitted Purpose means considering and evaluating whether to enter into the Acquisition.
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Please acknowledge your agreement to the above by signing and returning the enclosed copy.
Yours faithfully | ||
For and on behalf of | ||
[Seller] | ||
To: | [Seller] | |
The Company and each other Group Member | ||
We acknowledge and agree to the above: | ||
For and on behalf of | ||
[Potential Purchaser] |
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Schedule
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Approved Banks
1. | Agricultural Bank of China |
2. | Australia and New Zealand Bank |
3. | Bank of America |
4. | Bank of China |
5. | Bank of Communication |
6. | Bank of Shanghai |
7. | China Construction Bank |
8. | China Merchants Bank |
9. | China Minsheng Bank |
10. | Chinatrust Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. |
11. | CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. |
12. | Citibank |
13. | CITIC |
14. | Dalian Bank |
15. | Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank |
16. | HSBC |
17. | Huaiyin Commercial Bank |
18. | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
19. | Jiangsu Bank |
20. | JP Morgan Chase Bank |
21. | Luzhou Commercial Bank |
22. | Pinan Bank |
23. | Postal Saving Bank |
24. | Qinhuangdao Rural Bank |
25. | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank |
26. | Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank |
27. | Société Générale |
28. | Standard Chartered Bank |
29. | Taian Rural Commerical Bank |
30. | Yangdong Rural Credit Association |
31. | Cathay United Bank, Co., Ltd. |
32. | Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. |
33. | Barclays Bank |
34. | ING Bank N.V. |
35. | Wells Fargo |
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17
US Withholding Agent
1. | Borrower to act as Withholding Agent |
(a) | The Parties hereby agree that, until a replacement or successor Agent has been located, the Agent shall not act as “qualified intermediary” and instead the Company (or its designee) shall assume primary withholding responsibility under Chapters 3 and 5 of the Internal Revenue Code and primary Form 1099 and Form 1042-S reporting and backup withholding responsibility with respect to payments it makes to the Lenders or the Agent. |
2. | Provision of Necessary Information |
(a) | The Agent shall: |
(i) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Company), provide the Company (or its designee) a properly completed and duly executed IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form):
(A) | indicating its status as a “nonqualified intermediary” with respect to the payments it receives for the account of other Lenders (or any other person) under any Finance Document, together with all required attachments and backup documentation (including, without limitation, a withholding statement or other applicable certification and all Withholding Forms pursuant to paragraph (g) of Clause 15.1 ( Tax gross-up) provided by the Lenders or any other person for which the Agent is acting as an intermediary within the meaning of Section 1441 of the Internal Revenue Code) reasonably required by the Company (or its designee) so that it may comply with any applicable withholding and information reporting obligations; and |
(B) | which shall enable the applicable US Obligor to make payments to the Agent without any FATCA Deduction; and |
(ii) update or replace any previously provided documentation (including documentation with respect to any Lender or other person for which the Agent is acting as intermediary) prior to such documentation becoming obsolete or inaccurate in any respect.
(b) | The Agent further agrees to cooperate and to assist to the Company (or its designee) to obtain any necessary documentation or other information pursuant to this paragraph (b) or otherwise as may be reasonably helpful with respect to the Company’s reporting and withholding responsibilities. Each Lender agrees to assist the Agent in this respect and in particular agrees to ensure that the Agent has up to date documentation in relation to that Lender’s US withholding tax status. |
(c) | The Company may rely on any Withholding Form, withholding certificate, withholding statement, authorisation, waiver or other documentation it receives from the Agent, any Lender, or other beneficial owner pursuant to this Schedule without further verification and the Company shall not be liable to the Agent, any Lender or any beneficial owner for any Tax Deduction made or any other Tax withheld based upon such reliance. If any taxing authority asserts a claim that the Company did not properly withhold Tax in accordance with the Company’s responsibilities pursuant to this Schedule for any reason (including because the appropriate Withholding Form or other documentation was not delivered, was not properly executed or because such Lender or the Agent failed to notify the Company of a change in circumstances) or if the Company reasonably determines it made a payment pursuant to this Agreement without deduction of applicable withholding Tax, the Company shall not be liable to the Agent, any Lender, or any beneficial owner for any such Tax. |
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Schedule
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Benchmark Schedule
To: | [●] as Agent |
From: | [●] (the Company) |
Dated: [●]
[●] - US$[●] Senior Facilities Agreement dated [●] 2019 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the Facilities Agreement)
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This agreement (the Agreement) shall take effect as a Benchmark Schedule for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement. Terms defined in or construed for the purposes of the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement. |
2. | We refer to Clause 6.2 ( Unavailability of a currency) of the Facilities Agreement. |
3. | The Agent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders participating in the Utilisation(s) denominated in the Alternative Currency) and the Company agree that the following terms shall apply to any Loan in the Alternative Currency. |
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to the Facilities Agreement]
Yours faithfully | ||
By: | ||
[Agent] | ||
By: | ||
[●] |
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SIGNATURE PAGES TO THE FACILITIES AGREEMENT
The Parent
NF UNICORN HOLDING LIMITED
By | /s/ Harry Chang |
Address: | Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands |
Email: | david@new-frontier.com / arthur@new-frontier.com / shuo.wang@new-frontier.com |
Tel: | +86 1662 102 9933 / +86 1500 500 3258 / +86 1376 453 5544 |
With a copy to:
The Sponsor
Address: | 23rd Floor, 299QRC, 287-299 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong |
Attention: | David Zeng / Arthur Chen / Shuo Wang |
Email: | david@new-frontier.com / arthur@new-frontier.com / shuo.wang@new-frontier.com |
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to the Facilities Agreement]
The Company / The Original Borrower
NF UNICORN CHINDEX HOLDING LIMITED
By | /s/ Harry Chang |
Address: | The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Corporation Trust Center, Wilmington, Country of New Castle, Delaware, 19801 |
Email: | david@new-frontier.com / arthur@new-frontier.com / shuo.wang@new-frontier.com |
Tel: | +86 1662 102 9933 / +86 1500 500 3258 / +86 1376 453 5544 |
With a copy to:
The Sponsor
Address: | 23rd Floor, 299QRC, 287-299 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong |
Attention: | David Zeng / Arthur Chen / Shuo Wang |
Email: | david@new-frontier.com / arthur@new-frontier.com / shuo.wang@new-frontier.com |
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to the Facilities Agreement]
The Mandated Lead Arranger / The Original Initial Term Facility Lender
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch
By | /s/ Jie Hu /s/ Joseph M. Loffredo |
Address: | 535 Madison Ave., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022 |
Fax: | 1-212-753-1319 |
Attention: | Cheng Chen, Andrea Han |
Tel: | +1-646-843-6724 / +1-646-843-6831 |
Email: | ChengChen@ny.cmbchina.com/AndreaHan@ny.cmbchina.com |
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to the Facilities Agreement]
The Mandated Lead Arranger / The Original Initial Term Facility Lender
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Putuo Sub-branch (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行)
By | ||
Sealed | ||
/seal/ Fang Chen |
Address: | 746 Changshou Road, Putuo District, Shanghai (上海市普陀区长寿路746号) |
Attention: | Lu Minlai (陆敏来), Jin Wenjie (金文婕), Ge Bei (葛蓓) |
Tel: | 13501625890, 13817321697, 13817328066 |
Email: | LuML@spdb.com.cn, JinWJ@spdb.com.cn, GeBei@spdb.com.cn |
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to the Facilities Agreement]
The Agent / The Security Agent
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Putuo Sub-branch (上海浦东发展银行普陀支行)
By | ||
Sealed | ||
/seal/ Fang Chen |
Address: | 746 Changshou Road, Putuo District, Shanghai (上海市普陀区长寿路746号) |
Attention: | Lu Minlai (陆敏来), Jin Wenjie (金文婕), Ge Bei (葛蓓) |
Tel: | 13501625890, 13817321697, 13817328066 |
Email: | LuML@spdb.com.cn, JinWJ@spdb.com.cn, GeBei@spdb.com.cn |
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to the Facilities Agreement]
Exhibit 4.6
AMENDMENT TO FOUNDER REINVESTMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT TO FOUNDER REINVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 17, 2019 (this “Amendment Agreement”) is made and entered into by and among:
(a) NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“NFC”); and
(b) ROBERTA LIPSON, an individual acting in her personal capacity and as trustee for each of the Founder Trusts (defined below) (the “Founder”); and
(c) BENJAMIN LIPSON PLAFKER TRUST, DANIEL LIPSON PLAFKER TRUST, JOHNATHAN LIPSON PLAFKER TRUST and ARIEL BENJAMIN LEE TRUST (the “Founder Trusts” and, collectively with the Founder, the “Founder Parties”).
NFC and the Founder Parties are sometimes individually referred to in this Amendment Agreement as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Agreement (as such term is defined below). Article VI (Miscellaneous) of the Original Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Amendment Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, reference is made to the Founder Reinvestment Agreement, by and among the Parties, dated as of July 30, 2019 (the “Original Agreement” and, as amended hereby, the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Amendment Agreement to amend certain provisions of the Original Agreement in order to provide for the rollover of the Founder’s outstanding Partnership Options.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions set forth in this Amendment Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
AMENDMENT
Section 1.1 Amendments to the Original Agreement.
(a) Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“Section 1.1 Exercise of Equity Awards. Upon the Closing, (i) all of the issued and outstanding Partnership RSUs then held by the Founder (being 400,000 Partnership RSUs) in LP Interests shall be settled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Partnership Equity Incentive Plan and the award agreements for the Founder thereunder in effect as of the time of such settlement, and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding Partnership Options then held by the Founder (being 650,000 Partnership Options) shall be converted into a number of vested NFC Options in accordance with Section 2.7(b) of the Transaction Agreement, provided that such NFC Options may only be exercised on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis (the “Rollover NFC Options”).
(b) Section 1.2 of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“Section 1.2 Cancellation of LP Interests. Upon the Closing, all of the LP Interests received by the Founder upon settlement of the Partnership RSUs in accordance with Section 1.1 shall be cancelled in consideration of the right of the Founder to receive from NFC, as soon as practicable after the Closing, an aggregate amount equal to the number of the LP Interests so cancelled multiplied by the Purchase Price Per LP Interest (i.e. US$50.4928), on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof.”
(c) Section 2.4(b) of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“(b) Each of the Founder Parties (a “Holder”) undertakes to NFC that, without prejudice to any other restrictions on Transfer that may be applicable under relevant securities Laws or as may be agreed between NFC or any Group Company and such Holder, but subject to Section 2.4(c), (i) such Holder may not, at any time prior to the date falling six (6) months after the Closing, Transfer any of the NFC Shares or Rollover NFC Options acquired by it hereunder or any NFC Shares issued pursuant to any exercise of the Rollover NFC Options, and (ii) such Holder’s beneficial ownership of NFC Shares shall not, at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Closing, fall below 90% of such Holder’s beneficial ownership as of immediately after the Closing. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership in this Section 2.4(b), a Holder shall be deemed to own all of the NFC Shares held by such Holder and 52.47% of the number of NFC Shares underlying the Rollover NFC Options (if any) held by such Holder.”
Section 1.2 No Other Changes. Other than as set forth in Section 1.1 above, there are no further changes or amendments to the Original Agreement, which otherwise remains in full force and effect as the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.
NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Carl Wu | |
Name: Carl Wu | ||
Title: Director |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.
Founder | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.
The Benjamin lipson plafker trust acting by roberta lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.
The daniel lipson plafker trust acting by roberta lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.
The jonathan lipson plafker trust acting by roberta lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.
The ariel benjamin lee trust acting by roberta lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
Exhibit 4.7
Execution Version
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Employment Agreement”), dated as of December 17, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and between New Frontier Corporation, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and Roberta Lipson (“Employee”).
WHEREAS, in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2019, by and among the Company, NF Unicorn Acquisition Limited, Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P., Healthy Harmony GP, Inc., and certain individual persons, (the “Transaction Agreement”), the Company and Employee desire to enter into this Employment Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Duties; Term. |
(a) Term. The term of this Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment hereunder shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 4 hereof (the “Initial Term”). The employment term hereunder shall automatically be renewed for successive one (1)-year periods (such periods, collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”) unless the Company or Employee gives notice of non-renewal to the other party no later than six (6) months prior to the end of the then-applicable Term, subject to earlier termination in accordance with Section 4 hereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Employment Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall notice of non-renewal by the Company in accordance with this Section 1(a) (or any subsequent reduction in duties or responsibility during the six (6)-month period following such notice) constitute or otherwise be deemed to trigger Good Reason for purposes of this Employment Agreement.
(b) Duties. Effective as of the Effective Date, the Company agrees to employ Employee, and Employee agrees to be so employed, in the position of Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, reporting solely and directly to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). In such position, Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibilities as are customary for persons occupying such position in companies of like size and type, including full day-to-day operational authority, and such additional duties, authority and responsibilities consistent with Employee’s position as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. Employee shall be the senior-most executive officer of the Company, and shall serve as a member of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of each of the Company’s principal operating subsidiaries. All of the members of senior management of the Company and its subsidiaries shall report (directly or indirectly) to Employee. Employee shall also serve as a member of the Executive Committee (as such term is defined below). Employee agrees to faithfully perform the lawful duties assigned to Employee pursuant to this Employment Agreement to the best of Employee’s abilities. Employee shall be subject to all laws, rules, regulations and policies as are from time to time applicable to employees of the Company and, in the case of rules or policies adopted by the Company, communicated to Employee in writing. Employee shall devote substantially all Employee’s working time, attention, best efforts and ability exclusively to the service of the Company and its subsidiaries during the Term.
(c) Other Activities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may (i) serve on civic or charitable boards or not-for-profit industry related organizations, (ii) engage in charitable, civic, educational, professional, community and/or industry activities without remuneration therefor, (iii) deliver lectures or fulfill speaking engagements, and (iv) manage personal and family investments, so long as such activities do not interfere with performance of Employee’s duties under the Employment Agreement. Employee also may serve on the board of directors or advisory committee of other for-profit enterprises subject to the consent of the Board, which shall not unreasonably be withheld.
(d) Executive Committee. The Board shall establish an executive committee (the “Executive Committee”), which shall consist of three (3) directors, who shall be Employee and, initially, Carl Wu and Antony Leung (or, in lieu of Messrs. Wu and/or Leung, such other individual(s) as may be designated by Messrs. Wu and/or Leung). Unless the members of the Executive Committee unanimously agree otherwise, the Executive Committee shall meet at least once a month to discuss the management of the Company and its subsidiaries and shall have reasonable access to senior management members of the Company. The Executive Committee will be responsible for overseeing and assisting the management in implementing decisions and matters approved by the Board, including, without limitation, the following matters: (i) monthly review of operational and financial performance or key performance indicators; (ii) capital expenditures; (iii) financing; and (iv) mergers, acquisitions and other material transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries. All decisions of the Executive Committee will require the approval of a majority of the members thereof. The Executive Committee shall otherwise be subject to all applicable requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (or other applicable stock exchange requirements) and the terms of any applicable committee charter.
(e) Board Position. Employee shall be nominated to serve as a member of the Board as of the Effective Date, and at each subsequent annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders during the Term and, subject to, and solely to the extent permitted by, the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (or other applicable stock exchange requirements), following the end of the Term for so long as Employee is at least a one percent (1%) shareholder of the Company, the Company shall nominate Employee to serve as a member of the Board, and Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent Employee is no longer entitled to nomination or otherwise is no longer permitted to serve as a member of the Board under the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (or other applicable securities exchange requirements), Employee shall resign Employee’s Board membership.
2. | Compensation. |
(a) Annual Salary. As compensation for Employee’s services hereunder, the Company shall pay to Employee an initial annual salary at the rate of $600,000 per annum, payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies (the “Annual Salary”). The Annual Salary shall be reviewed annually by the Company during the Term and shall be subject to such increases (but not decreases) as the Company may determine, taking into consideration the Company’s and Employee’s performance during the preceding year as well as increases in the cost of living and other factors.
(b) Annual Bonus. During the Term, Employee will be eligible to receive annual bonus compensation (the “Annual Bonus”) pursuant to the Company’s short-term cash incentive plan (the “STIP”), as such shall be established and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). Pursuant to the STIP, Employee’s annual target bonus for each year during the Term will be one hundred percent (100%) of Employee’s Annual Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”), with a maximum bonus equal to two hundred percent (200%) of Employee’s Annual Salary; provided, that the actual amount of the Annual Bonus that may be paid to Employee in respect of each year is to be determined based on the achievement of annual performance objectives as set forth in the STIP, and will be payable to Employee so long as Employee is actively employed by the Company as of the date the Company pays annual bonuses to senior executives under the STIP (except as otherwise provided in Section 4 hereof). Any Annual Bonus earned shall be paid in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the fiscal year for which such bonus was earned, and in any event not later than two and one-half (2½) months after the end of such fiscal year, unless the Compensation Committee determines (at a time and in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”)) that payment shall be made at a later date and/or in a different form.
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(c) Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation. Employee shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s long-term equity incentive plan (the “LTIP”) as determined by the Compensation Committee and subject to the terms and conditions of the LTIP.
3. | Benefits; Expense Reimbursement. |
(a) Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s group health, sickness and hospitalization insurance during the Term and following Employee’s termination of employment with the Company (no matter the reason) for the life of Employee, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans. In addition, during the Term, Employee shall be eligible to participate in any other employee benefit plans of the Company (including without limitation any group life and accident insurances) in effect during the Term, as may be amended from time to time, and generally available to the Company’s senior executive officers, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Term, the Company will provide Employee at its expense with a life insurance policy with a death benefit equal to three (3) times the Annual Salary, the beneficiary to be named by Employee. Employee shall have the right to reimbursement, upon proper accounting, of reasonable expenses and disbursements incurred by Employee in the course of Employee’s duties hereunder. In addition, during each calendar year of the Term, Employee shall be entitled to no less than five (5) weeks of paid home-leave vacation. In connection with such home leave vacation, the Company shall reimburse Employee for round-trip economy class air fare for each of Employee, Employee’s spouse and Employee’s dependent children from Beijing to Employee’s home in the United States. During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to the use of a Company-owned automobile or an allowance to reimburse Employee for Employee’s costs associated with the use of a personal automobile. During the Term, Employee shall also be provided, via direct payment or reimbursement to Employee at her discretion, a special allowance of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per month, which is intended to cover Employee’s additional expenses related to family airfare, travel, housing, club memberships, professional society memberships, professional education fees and similar expenses which are not otherwise reimbursable business expenses (the “Special Allowance”). Payment or reimbursement of each of the benefits and expenses provided for in this paragraph with respect to any calendar year shall not affect the amount of benefits payable or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, and such benefits and reimbursements may not be exchanged for cash or another benefit. Payment of the Special Allowance and reimbursement for any of the expenses referred to in this paragraph shall be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the relevant expenses are incurred.
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(c) Employee acknowledges that some or all of these benefits may be deemed compensation to Employee and that the Company may withhold from any amounts payable to Employee all federal, state, local and/or other taxes and amounts as shall be required pursuant to law, rule or regulation.
4. | Employment Termination. |
(a) (1) Cause. At any time during the Term, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company hereunder, at any time upon written notice to Employee, in the event Employee engages in conduct which constitutes “Cause.” For purposes of this Employment Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (i) Employee’s willful misconduct in the performance of Employee’s obligations under this Employment Agreement or gross negligence in the performance of Employee’s obligations under this Employment Agreement; (ii) dishonesty or misappropriation by Employee relating to the Company or any of its funds, properties, or other assets; (iii) inexcusable repeated or prolonged absence from work by Employee (other than as a result of, or in connection with, a Disability); (iv) any unauthorized disclosure by Employee of confidential or proprietary information of the Company, including, but not limited to, Confidential Information, which is reasonably likely to result in material harm to the Company; (v) a conviction of Employee (including entry of a guilty or nolo contendere plea) involving fraud, dishonesty, or moral turpitude, or involving a violation of federal or state securities laws; or (vi) the failure by Employee to attempt to perform faithfully Employee’s duties hereunder, or other material breach by Employee of this Employment Agreement, and such failure or breach is not cured, to the extent cure is possible, by Employee within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the Company to Employee; provided, however, that no event or condition described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi) shall constitute Cause unless (x) the Company first gives Employee written notice of its intention to terminate Employee’s employment for Cause and the grounds for such termination no fewer than twenty (20) days prior to the date of termination; and (y) Employee is provided the opportunity to appear before the Board, with or without legal representation at Employee’s election, to present arguments on Employee’s own behalf; provided, further, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Employment Agreement and subject to the other terms of this proviso, the Company may take any and all actions, including without limitation suspension (with or without pay, as determined by the Board), it deems appropriate with respect to Employee and Employee’s duties at the Company pending such appearance. No act or failure to act on Employee’s part will be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Employee’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
(2) Termination By the Company for Cause; Resignation By Employee without Good Reason. If this Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company hereunder is terminated for Cause, or if Employee voluntarily resigns (which Employee may do at any time) from the Company without Good Reason (as such term is defined in Section 4(b)(1) hereof) during the Term, the Company shall pay Employee:
(i) a lump sum amount within thirty (30) days after such termination (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j) hereof) equal to the sum of (A) all earned but unpaid portions of the Annual Salary earned through the date of resignation or termination of employment, as applicable (the “Termination Date”), (B) payment of or reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses, air fare, and automobile expenses incurred by Employee prior to the Termination Date to which Employee is entitled pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and (C) payment for any unused vacation days through the Termination Date;
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(ii) other than in the case of termination by the Company for Cause, any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for a previously completed fiscal year of the Company, which shall be paid at the time paid to active employees, but no later than two and one-half (2 ½) months after the end of the fiscal year for which the bonus was earned (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j) hereof); and
(iii) any other amounts or benefits (other than severance, termination or similar pay) required to be paid or provided by law or under any plan, program or policy of the Company (including without limitation the Company’s group health, sickness and hospitalization insurance as provided in Section 3(a) hereof), which shall be paid or provided in accordance with the terms of such law, plan, program or policy (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j) hereof) (the items in clauses (i)(A)-(C), (ii), and (iii) collectively, the “Accrued Amounts”);
and following any such termination of employment, Employee shall not be entitled to receive any other compensation or benefits from the Company hereunder, including, without limitation, any portion of the Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs.
(b) (1) By the Company without Cause; Resignation By Employee for Good Reason. This Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company hereunder may also be terminated by the Company without Cause, or by Employee upon the occurrence of an event constituting Good Reason. For purposes of this Employment Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) any reduction in Employee’s authority, functions, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) any adverse change in Employee’s positions, titles or reporting responsibility (such that Employee reports to a person other than the Board); (iii) any adverse change in reporting lines such that the members of senior management of the Company and its subsidiaries no longer report directly or indirectly to Employee; (iv) the assignment of duties to Employee that are inconsistent with Employee’s position and status as CEO of the Company; (v) a reduction in the Annual Salary during the Term or a material reduction in Annual Target Bonus opportunity during the Term; (vi) any other material breach of this Employment Agreement by the Company; or (vii) Employee’s relocation by the Company or a successor thereto without Employee’s written consent to a location other than Beijing, China; provided, that (x) Employee provides notice to the Company of the existence of the event or condition constituting the basis for Employee’s Good Reason resignation within sixty (60) days after Employee learns that such event or condition exists; (y) in the case of (i) through (vi) above, the Company has failed to cure the event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof from Employee, and (z) Employee’s termination of employment occurs not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after Employee learns that such event or condition exists.
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(2) In the event that Employee’s employment with the Company shall terminate during the Term on account of termination by the Company without Cause, or by Employee with Good Reason, then the Company shall pay or provide to Employee, as Employee’s sole and exclusive remedy hereunder:
(A) the Accrued Amounts, which shall be paid or provided at the times set forth in Section 4(a)(2);
(B) a pro-rated (based on the number of days employed in the year of termination or resignation) Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination or resignation occurs based on the amount of Annual Bonus actually earned for such fiscal year by virtue of the achievement of the performance goals established for such fiscal year (a “Pro-Rated Bonus”), which shall be paid at the same time the Annual Bonus for that fiscal year is paid to active employees, but not later than two and one-half (2 ½) months after the end of such fiscal year (provided, however, that in the event the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company occurs within twelve (12) months following a “change in control” (as such term is defined in the LTIP) which is also a change in control event for purposes of Section 409A, the pro-rated bonus provided under this clause (B) shall instead be based on the greater of (x) the average of the Annual Bonus paid to Employee for the two (2) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the Termination Date and (y) thirty percent (30%) of the Annual Salary of Employee as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal year, and such amount shall be paid on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)));
(C) an annuity policy which will provide Employee with payments of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month from the date Employee attains age 65 until her death, which annuity policy shall be delivered to Employee on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)); and
(D) Three hundred percent (300%) of the sum of (1) the Annual Salary to which Employee would have been entitled if Employee had continued working for the Company for an additional twelve (12)-month period following the Termination Date, (2) the amount of Annual Bonus that was paid to Employee for the Company’s fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, and (3) the annual Special Allowance under Section 3, with the cash amounts payable under this clause (D) being paid to Employee in a lump sum payment on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph: (1) the payments provided for in this Section 4(b)(2) other than those provided for in clause (A) shall be contingent upon Employee’s continued compliance with Sections 5 and 6 hereof (except that Employee shall not be deemed for purposes of this Section 4(b) not to have been in compliance with Section 6 solely as a result of an unintentional and immaterial disclosure of Confidential Information) and Employee shall be obligated to repay all such payments upon determination by the Board that Employee has failed to comply as such with Sections 5 or 6 hereof; and (2) all of the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4(b)(2) other than those provided for in clause (A) shall be subject to Employee’s execution of the Release referred to in Section 24 within the time period set forth therein and Employee’s non-revocation of such Release within any applicable revocation period.
(c) In the event that Employee becomes entitled to one or more payments (with a “payment” including, without limitation, the vesting of equity-based awards or other non-cash benefit or property, whether pursuant to the terms of this Employment Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company or any affiliated company) (the “Total Payments”), which are or become subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) (or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed) (the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay to Employee at the time specified below an additional amount (the “Gross-up Payment”) (which shall include, without limitation, reimbursement for any penalties and interest that may accrue in respect of such Excise Tax) such that the net amount retained by Employee, after reduction for any Excise Tax (including any penalties or interest thereon) on the Total Payments and any federal, state and local income or employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-up Payment provided for by this Section 4(c), but before reduction for any federal, state or local income or employment tax on the Total Payments, shall be equal to the sum of (x) the Total Payments, and (y) an amount equal to the product of (1) any deductions disallowed for federal, state or local income tax purposes because of the inclusion of the Gross-up Payment in Employee’s adjusted gross income multiplied by (2) the highest applicable marginal rate of federal, state or local income taxation, respectively, for the calendar year in which the Gross-up Payment is to be made.
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(d) For purposes of determining whether any of the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax pursuant to subsection (c) above,
(i) the Total Payments shall be treated as “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax, unless, and except to the extent that, in the written opinion of independent compensation consultants or auditors of nationally recognized standing selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Employee (“Independent Auditors”), the Total Payments (in whole or in part) do not constitute parachute payments, or such excess parachute payments (in whole or in part) represent reasonable compensation for services actually rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code in excess of the base amount within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code or are otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax,
(ii) the amount of the Total Payments which shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the total amount of the Total Payments or (B) the amount of excess parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code (after applying clause (i) above), and
(iii) the value of any non-cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Company’s Independent Auditors appointed pursuant to clause (i) above in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
(e) For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-up Payment, Employee shall be deemed (i) to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation for the calendar year in which the Gross-up Payment is to be made; (ii) to pay any applicable state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the calendar year in which the Gross-up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes if paid in such year (determined without regard to limitations on deductions based upon the amount of Employee’s adjusted gross income); and (iii) to have otherwise allowable deductions for federal, state and local income tax purposes at least equal to those disallowed because of the inclusion of the Gross-up Payment in Employee’s adjusted gross income. In the event that the Excise Tax is subsequently determined to be less than the amount taken into account hereunder at the time the Gross-up Payment is made, Employee shall repay to the Company at the time that the amount of such reduction in Excise Tax is finally determined (but, if previously paid to the taxing authorities, not prior to the time the amount of such reduction is refunded to Employee or otherwise realized as a benefit by Employee) the portion of the Gross-up Payment that would not have been paid if such Excise Tax had been applied in initially calculating the Gross-up Payment, plus interest on the amount of such repayment at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. In the event that the Excise Tax is determined to exceed the amount taken into account hereunder at the time the Gross-up Payment is made (including by reason of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be determined at the time of the Gross-up Payment), the Company shall make an additional Gross-up Payment in respect of such excess (plus any interest and penalties payable with respect to such excess) at the time that the amount of such excess is finally determined. The Gross-up Payment provided for above shall be paid on the thirtieth day (or such earlier date as the Excise Tax becomes due and payable to the taxing authorities) after it has been determined that the Total Payments (or any portion thereof) are subject to the Excise Tax (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)); provided, however, that if the amount of such Gross-up Payment or portion thereof cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Company shall pay to Employee on such day an estimate, as determined by the Company’s Independent Auditors appointed pursuant to clause (i) above, of the minimum amount of such payments and shall pay the remainder of such payments (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code), as soon as the amount thereof can be determined. In the event that the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due, such excess amount, together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code, shall be repaid by Employee to the Company within five (5) days after notice from the Company of such determination. If more than one Gross-up Payment is made, the amount of each Gross-up Payment shall be computed so as not to duplicate any prior Gross-up Payment. The Company shall have the right to control all proceedings with the Internal Revenue Service that may arise in connection with the determination and assessment of any Excise Tax and, at its sole option, the Company may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with any taxing authority in respect of such Excise Tax (including any interest or penalties thereon); provided, however, that the Company’s control over any such proceedings shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-up Payment would be payable hereunder and Employee shall be entitled to settle or contest any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. Employee shall cooperate with the Company in any proceedings relating to the determination and assessment of any Excise Tax and shall not take any position or action that would materially increase the amount of any Gross-up Payment hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4(e), any Gross-up Payment hereunder shall be made no later than the end of Employee’s taxable year next following Employee’s taxable year in which Employee remits the Excise Tax (or interest or penalties thereon) to which the Gross-up Payment relates.
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(f) Except as otherwise provided in this Employment Agreement, Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4 by seeking employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Section 4 be reduced by any compensation earned by Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Employee to the Company, or otherwise.
(g) Death; Disability. This Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company hereunder shall terminate immediately and automatically upon the death of Employee, and may be terminated by the Company upon the Disability (as defined below) of Employee. For purposes of this Employment Agreement, “Disability” shall mean physical or mental incapacity of a nature which prevents Employee, in the good faith judgment of the Board, from performing Employee’s duties under this Employment Agreement for a period of one-hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days or two-hundred and seventy (270) days during any year with each year under this Employment Agreement commencing on each anniversary of the Effective Date. If this Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company hereunder is terminated on account of Employee’s death or Disability, then the Company shall pay Employee, or Employee’s estate, conservator or designated beneficiary, as the case may be, an amount equal to:
(A) the Accrued Amounts, which shall be paid at the times set forth in Section 4(a)(2); and
(B) a pro-rated (based on the number of days employed in the year of termination) Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs based on the greater of (1) the average of the Annual Bonus paid to Employee for the two (2) completed fiscal years immediately preceding such termination, and (2) thirty percent (30%) of the Annual Salary of Employee as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal year, which shall be paid in a lump sum on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j));
and following any such termination, neither Employee, nor Employee’s estate, conservator or designated beneficiary, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive any other compensation or benefits from the Company hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of termination on account of Disability, the amount payable under clause (B) of this Section 4(g) shall be subject to the execution by Employee or Employee’s legal representatives of the Release referred to in Section 24 within the time period set forth therein and non-revocation of such Release within any applicable revocation period.
(h) Non-Renewal of the Term. This Employment Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company hereunder shall terminate immediately and automatically upon the expiration of the Term following notice of non-renewal of the Term by either the Company or Employee in accordance with Section 1(a). In such event, the Company shall pay Employee:
(i) the Accrued Amounts, which shall be paid at the times set forth in Section 4(a)(2);
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(ii) a Pro-Rated Bonus (as defined in Section 4(b)(2)), which shall be paid at the same time the bonus for that fiscal year is paid to active employees (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)), but not later than two and one-half (2 ½) months after the end of such fiscal year;
(iii) an annuity policy which will provide Employee with payments of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month from the date Employee attains age 65 until her death, which annuity policy shall be delivered to Employee on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)); and
(iv) the Annual Salary to the same extent to which Employee would have been entitled if Employee had continued working for the Company for an additional twelve (12)-month period.
The payment provided for in clause (iv) above shall be made in a lump sum payment on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date (or such later date as may be required by Section 4(j)); provided, that (1) the payments provided for in this Section 4(h) other than those provided for in clause (i) shall be contingent upon Employee’s continued compliance with Sections 5 and 6 hereof (except that Employee shall not be deemed for purposes of this Section 4(h) not to have been in compliance with Section 6 solely as a result of an unintentional and immaterial disclosure of confidential information) and Employee shall be obligated to repay such payments in their entirety upon determination by the Board that Employee has failed to comply as such with Sections 5 or 6 hereof; and (2) the payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4(h) other than those provided for in clause (i) shall be subject to Employee’s execution of the Release referred to in Section 24 hereof within the time period set forth therein and Employee’s non-revocation of such Release within any applicable revocation period.
(i) Upon the termination of this Employment Agreement pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the Company shall have no further obligations under this Employment Agreement except for amounts and benefits payable pursuant to Section 4 hereof; provided, however, that Sections 5 through 26 hereof shall survive and remain in full force and effect.
(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, if Employee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Compensation Committee in accordance with Section 409A, any amounts payable under this Section 4 which constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and which are otherwise scheduled to be paid during the first six (6) months following Employee’s termination of employment (other than any payments that are permitted under Section 409A to be paid within six months following termination of employment of a “specified employee”) shall be suspended until the six (6)-month anniversary of Employee’s termination of employment (or Employee’s death, if sooner), at which time all payments that were suspended shall be paid to Employee in a lump sum, together with interest on each suspended payment at the prime rate (as reported in the Wall Street Journal) in effect on the date of termination, compounded daily, from the date of suspension to the date of payment. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment or other payment under this Section 4 will be treated as a separate payment. A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Employment Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A).
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5. | Non-Competition. |
(a) Employee hereby agrees that, during the period from the Effective Date through the end of the first twelve (12) months after the cessation of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will not engage in “Competition” with the Company. For purposes of this Employment Agreement, “Competition” by Employee shall mean Employee’s engaging in, or otherwise directly or indirectly being employed by or acting as a consultant or lender to, or being a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, stockholder, member, owner or partner of, or permitting Employee’s name to be used in connection with the activities of any other business or organization anywhere in the world which primarily engages in the business of providing health care services in China (a “Competing Business”); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be a violation of this Section 5(a) for Employee to (x) become the registered or beneficial owner of up to three percent (3%) of any class of the capital stock of a competing corporation, provided that Employee does not otherwise participate in the business of such corporation or (y) work in a non-competitive business of a company which is carrying on a Competing Business, the revenues of which represent less than twenty percent (20%) of the consolidated revenues of that company, or, as a result thereof, owning compensatory equity in that company.
(b) Employee hereby agrees that, during the period from the Effective Date through the end of the first twelve (12) months after the cessation of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will not solicit for employment or hire, in any business enterprise or activity, any employee of the Company who was employed by the Company during the Term; provided, that the foregoing shall not be violated by general advertising not targeted at Company employees nor by serving as a reference upon request.
6. | Confidentiality; Intellectual Property. |
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Employment Agreement, at all times during and after the Term, Employee shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence, any and all “Confidential Information” relating to the Company, and shall use such Confidential Information only in furtherance of the performance by Employee of Employee’s duties to the Company and not for personal benefit or the benefit of any interest adverse to the Company’s interests. For purposes of this Employment Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information including without limitation plans, specifications, models, samples, data, customer lists and customer information, computer programs and documentation, and other technical and/or business information, in whatever form, tangible or intangible, that can be communicated by whatever means available at such time, that relates to the Company’s current business or future business contemplated during the Term, products, services and development, or information received from others that the Company is obligated to treat as confidential or proprietary (provided, that such Confidential Information shall not include any information that (i) has become generally available to the public or is generally known in the relevant trade or industry other than as a result of an improper disclosure by Employee, or (ii) was available to or became known to Employee prior to the disclosure of such information on a non-confidential basis without breach of any duty of confidentiality to the Company), and Employee shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any Person other than the Company, except with the prior written consent of the Company, as may be required by law or court or administrative order (in which event Employee shall so notify the Company as promptly as practicable), or in performance of Employee’s duties hereunder. Further, this Section 6(a) shall not prevent Employee from disclosing Confidential Information in connection with any litigation, arbitration or mediation to enforce this Employment Agreement, provided that such disclosure is necessary for Employee to assert any claim or defense in such proceeding.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6 shall prohibit or impede Employee from communicating, cooperating or filing a complaint with any federal, state or local governmental or law enforcement branch, agency or entity (collectively, a “Governmental Entity”) with respect to possible violations of any federal, state or local law or regulation, or otherwise making disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation; provided, that in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law. Employee understands that Employee does not need the prior authorization of (or to give notice to) the Company regarding any such communication or disclosure. Employee further understands and acknowledges that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Employee understands and acknowledges further that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance will Employee be authorized to disclose any information covered by attorney-client privilege or attorney work product of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates without prior written consent of the Company’s General Counsel or other officer designated by the Company or except as otherwise required by applicable law.
(c) Upon termination of employment for any reason, Employee shall return to the Company all copies, reproductions and summaries of confidential information in Employee’s possession and erase the same from all media in Employee’s possession, and, if the Company so requests, shall certify in writing that Employee has done so. All Confidential Information is and shall remain the property of the Company (or, in the case of information that the Company receives from a third party which it is obligated to treat as confidential, then the property of such third party); provided, however, that Employee shall be entitled to retain copies of (i) information showing Employee’s compensation or relating to reimbursement of expenses, (ii) information that is required for the preparation of Employee’s personal income tax return, (iii) documents provided to Employee in Employee’s capacity as a participant in any employee benefit plan, policy or program of the Company and (iv) this Employment Agreement and any other agreement by and between Employee and the Company with regard to Employee’s employment or termination thereof.
(d) All Intellectual Property (as hereinafter defined) and Technology (as hereinafter defined) created, developed, obtained or conceived of by Employee during the Term, and all business opportunities presented to Employee during the Term, shall be owned by and belong exclusively to the Company, provided that they reasonably relate to any of the business of the Company on the date of such creation, development, obtaining or conception, and Employee shall (i) promptly disclose any such Intellectual Property, Technology or business opportunity to the Company, and (ii) execute and deliver to the Company, without additional compensation, such instruments as the Company may require from time to time to evidence its ownership of any such Intellectual Property, Technology or business opportunity. For purposes of this Employment Agreement, (x) the term “Intellectual Property” means and includes any and all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, patents, copyrights, and applications therefor, and (y) the term “Technology” means and includes any and all trade secrets, proprietary information, invention, discoveries, know-how, formulae, processes and procedures.
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7. | Covenants Reasonable. |
The parties acknowledge that the restrictions contained in Sections 5 and 6 hereof are a reasonable and necessary protection of the immediate interests of the Company, and any violation of these restrictions could cause substantial injury to the Company and that the Company would not have entered into this Employment Agreement without receiving the additional consideration offered by Employee in binding Employee to any of these restrictions. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Employee of any of these restrictions, the Company shall be entitled to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction restraining Employee from such breach or threatened breach; provided, however, that the right to apply for an injunction shall not be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for such breach or threatened breach.
8. | No Third Party Beneficiary. |
This Employment Agreement is not intended and shall not be construed to confer any rights or remedies hereunder upon any Person, other than the parties hereto or their permitted assigns (including, without limitation, Employee’s estate following Employee’s death). “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust or other unincorporated organization or entity.
9. | Notices. |
Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice, exercise of rights or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by overnight delivery service such as Federal Express, telecopy (or like transmission) or personal delivery against receipt, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), to the party to whom it is given at such party’s address set forth below such party’s name on the signature page or such other address as such party may hereafter specify by notice to the other party hereto. Any notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date so personally delivered or transmitted by telecopy or like transmission or on the next business day when sent by overnight delivery service.
10. | Representations. |
The Company hereby represents and warrants that the execution and delivery of this Employment Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company.
11. | Withholding. |
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments required to be made by the Company to Employee, her transferee or her beneficiaries, including her estate, shall be subject to withholding of such amounts relating to taxes as the Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
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12. | Amendment. |
This Employment Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto.
13. | Binding Effect. |
The rights and duties under this Employment Agreement are not assignable by Employee other than as a result of Employee’s death. None of Employee’s rights under this Employment Agreement shall be subject to any encumbrances or the claims of Employee’s creditors. This Employment Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor organization which shall succeed to the Company by merger or consolidation or operation of law, or by acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (provided that a successor by way of acquisition of assets shall have undertaken in writing to assume the obligations of the Company hereunder).
14. | Governing Law. |
This Employment Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Cayman Islands applicable to contracts to be performed wholly within such jurisdiction and without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.
15. | Severability. |
If any provision of this Employment Agreement, including those contained in Sections 5 and 6 hereof, shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected or impaired thereby. Moreover, if any one or more of the provisions of this Employment Agreement, including those contained in Sections 5 and 6 hereof, shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowable by applicable law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto waives any provision of law that renders any provision of this Employment Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any way.
16. | Execution in Counterparts. |
This Employment Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile or electronically (including via .pdf) shall be deemed effective for all purposes.
17. | Entire Agreement. |
This Employment Agreement and the equity award agreements entered into in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement set forth the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, including the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2008, by and between Employee and Chindex International, Inc., as amended (the “Prior Agreement”); provided, that any of Employee’s rights to payment, benefits or indemnification under the Prior Agreement shall be governed by the Prior Agreement which shall remain enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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18. | Titles and Headings. |
Titles and headings to Sections herein are for purposes of reference only, and shall in no way limit, define or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Employment Agreement.
19. | Conflicts of Interest. |
Employee specifically covenants, warrants and represents to the Company that Employee has the full, complete and entire right and authority to enter into this Employment Agreement, that Employee has no agreement, duty, commitment or responsibility of any kind or nature whatsoever with any corporation, partnership, firm, company, joint venture or other entity or other Person which would conflict in any manner whatsoever with any of Employee’s duties, obligations or responsibilities to the Company pursuant to this Employment Agreement, that Employee is not in possession of any document or other tangible property of any other Person of a confidential or proprietary nature which would conflict in any manner whatsoever with any of Employee’s duties, obligations or responsibilities to the Company pursuant to Employee’s Employment Agreement, and that Employee is fully ready, willing and able to perform each and all of Employee’s duties, obligations and responsibilities to the Company pursuant to this Employment Agreement.
20. | Consent to Jurisdiction. |
The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in the City of New York in any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions of this Employment Agreement, and waive the defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding.
21. | Indemnification. |
If Employee is made party to, is threatened to be made party to, receives any legal process in, or receive any discovery request or request for information in connection with, any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that Employee was an officer, director, employee or agent of the Company of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or was serving at the request of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, the Company shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless to the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws or, if greater, by the laws of the Cayman Islands, against all costs, expenses, liabilities and losses Employee incurs in connection therewith. Such indemnification shall continue even if Employee has ceased to be an officer, director, employee or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and shall inure to the benefit of Employee’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall reimburse Employee for all costs and expenses Employee incurs with any Proceeding within twenty (20) business days after receipt by the Company of a written request for such reimbursement and appropriate documentation associated with such expenses. This provision shall in all events survive any termination of this Employment Agreement.
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22. | Liability Insurance. |
The Company shall cover Employee under directors and officers liability insurance both during and, while potential liability exists, after the Term in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company generally provides to its other senior executive officers and directors. This provision shall in all events survive any termination of this Employment Agreement.
23. | No Duty to Mitigate. |
Employee shall have no duty to mitigate or offset any amounts payable by the Company to Employee hereunder.
24. | Release. |
As a condition to the obligation of the Company to make the payments provided for in this Employment Agreement and otherwise perform its obligations hereunder to Employee upon termination of Employee’s employment, Employee or Employee’s legal representatives shall deliver to the Company, no later than forty-five (45) days after termination of Employee’s employment pursuant to either Section 4(b), 4(g) (other than due to Employee’s death) or 4(h), a written release, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the time for revocation of such release shall have expired without the release having been revoked; provided, however, that such release shall be conditioned on the receipt from the Company of a release of Employee, provided that such release from the Company shall not be such a condition and shall be null and void and of no force or effect in the event of any act or omission by Employee that could constitute the basis for termination for Cause or that could be a crime of any kind. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the period for the release to become effective spans two taxable years, any payment due to Employee upon termination of Employee’s employment shall be made on the later of the date the release becomes effective and irrevocable or the first business day of the second taxable year.
25. | Section 409A. |
This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A and any ambiguities shall be interpreted consistent with such intention. Employee and the Company agree to cooperate to make such amendments to the terms of this Employment Agreement as may be necessary to avoid the imposition of penalties and additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that the Company agrees that any such amendment shall, to the extent possible without violating Section 409A, provide Employee with economically equivalent payments and benefits. While the payments and benefits provided hereunder are intended to be structured in a manner to avoid the implication of any penalty taxes under Section 409A, in no event whatsoever shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates be liable for any additional tax, interest, or penalties that may be imposed on Employee as a result of Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A (other than for withholding obligations or other obligations applicable to employers, if any, under Section 409A).
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26. | Review of Counsel. |
Employee hereby acknowledges and confirms that Employee is freely entering into this Employment Agreement and that Employee has had an opportunity to consult with an attorney of Employee’s choice in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Employment Agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first written above.
/s/ Roberta Lynn Lipson | |
Roberta Lynn Lipson | |
c/o United Family Healthcare | |
Hengtong Office Park Building 7 | |
Jiuxianqiao Road #10 | |
Beijing, P.R.China |
[Project Unicorn – Signature Page to Employment Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first written above.
NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Carl Wu | |
Name: | Carl Wu | |
Title: | Director | |
23rd Floor, 299 QRC | ||
287-299 Queen’s Road Central | ||
Hong Kong |
[Project Unicorn – Signature Page to Employment Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
Form of Release
This Release (this “Release”) is entered into by Roberta Lipson (“Employee”) and New Frontier Corporation, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), effective as of ___________________, _____ (the “Effective Date”).
In consideration of the promises set forth in the Employment Agreement between Employee and the Company, dated as of ___________________, 2019 (the “Employment Agreement”), Employee and the Company agree as follows:
1. General Releases and Waivers of Claims.
(a) Employee’s Release of Company. In consideration of the payments and benefits provided to Employee under the Employment Agreement and after consultation with counsel, Employee and each of Employee’s respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Employee Parties”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and each of their respective officers, employees, directors, shareholders and agents (“Company Parties”) from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, rights, judgments, fees and costs (including attorneys’ fees), obligations, damages, demands, accountings or liabilities of whatever kind or character (collectively, “Claims”), including, without limitation, any Claims based upon contract, tort, or under any federal, state, local or foreign law, that the Employee Parties may have, or in the future may possess, arising out of any aspect of Employee’s employment relationship with and service as an employee, officer, director or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or the termination of such relationship or service, that occurred, existed or arose on or prior to the date hereof; provided, however, that Employee does not release, discharge or waive (i) any rights to payments and benefits provided under the Employment Agreement that are contingent upon the execution by Employee of this Release, (ii) any right Employee may have to enforce this Release or the provisions of the Employment Agreement that survive termination of the Employment Agreement, (iii) Employee’s eligibility for indemnification in accordance with any written indemnification agreement, the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other corporate governance document, or any applicable insurance policy, with respect to any liability Employee incurred or might incur as an employee, officer or director of the Company, including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 of the Employment Agreement, (iv) any claims for accrued, vested benefits under any employee benefit or pension plan of the Company Parties subject to the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable law including, without limitation, any such claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or (v) any rights of Employee in connection with her interest as a stockholder or equity-award holder of the Company.
(b) Employee’s Specific Release of ADEA Claims. In further consideration of the payments and benefits provided to Employee under the Employment Agreement, the Employee Parties hereby unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company Parties from any and all Claims that the Employee Parties may have as of the date Employee signs this Release arising under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“ADEA”). By signing this Release, Employee hereby acknowledges and confirms the following: (i) Employee was advised by the Company in connection with Employee’s termination to consult with an attorney of Employee’s choice prior to signing this Release and to have such attorney explain to Employee the terms of this Release, including, without limitation, the terms relating to Employee’s release of claims arising under ADEA; (ii) Employee was given a period of not fewer than twenty-one (21) days or forty-five (45) days, whichever is applicable under applicable law, to consider the terms of this Release and to consult with an attorney of Employee’s choosing with respect thereto; and (iii) Employee knowingly and voluntarily accepts the terms of this Release. Employee also understands that Employee has seven (7) days following the date on which Employee signs this Release within which to revoke the release contained in this paragraph, by providing the Company a written notice of Employee’s revocation of the release and waiver contained in this paragraph.
(c) Company’s Release of Employee. The Company for itself and on behalf of the Company Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and forever discharge the Employee Parties from any and all Claims, including, without limitation, any Claims based upon contract, tort, or under any federal, state, local or foreign law, that the Company Parties may have, or in the future may possess, arising out of any aspect of Employee’s employment relationship with and service as an employee, officer, director or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or the termination of such relationship or service, that occurred, existed or arose on or prior to the date hereof, excepting any Claim which would constitute or result from conduct by Employee that could constitute the basis for termination for Cause under the Employment Agreement or could be a crime of any kind. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding in this Release, nothing herein shall release Employee or any other Employee Party from any Claims based on any right the Company may have to enforce this Release or the Employment Agreement.
(d) No Assignment. Each of the parties represents and warrants that it has not assigned any of the Claims being released under this Release.
2. Proceedings. Each of Employee and the Company represents and warrants that it has not filed any complaint, charge, claim or proceeding against the other party before any local, state or federal agency, court or other body relating to Employee’s employment or the termination thereof (each, individually, a “Proceeding”).
[Project Unicorn – Signature Page to Employment Agreement]
3. Remedies.
(a) In the event Employee initiates or voluntarily participates in any Proceeding involving any of the matters waived or released in this Release, or if Employee fails to abide by any of the terms of this Release, or if Employee revokes the ADEA release contained in Paragraph 2(b) of this Release within the seven (7)-day period provided under Paragraph 2(b), the Company may, in addition to any other remedies it may have, reclaim any amounts paid to Employee, and terminate any benefits or payments that are due, pursuant to the termination provisions of the Employment Agreement, without waiving the release granted herein. In addition, in the event that the Board of Directors of the Company determines that Employee has failed to comply with Sections 5 and/or 6 of the Employment Agreement (other than as a result of an unintentional and immaterial disclosure of Confidential Information (as defined in the Employment Agreement)), the Company may, in addition to any other remedies it may have, reclaim any amounts paid to Employee pursuant to Section 4(b)(2)(D) or Section 4(h)(iv) of the Employment Agreement, without waiving the release granted herein. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at law available to the Company for breach of any of Employee’s post-termination obligations under the Employment Agreement or Employee’s obligations herein would be inadequate and that damages flowing from such a breach may not readily be susceptible to being measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, Employee acknowledges, consents and agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to seek a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, without bond or other security, restraining Employee from breaching Employee’s post-termination obligations under the Employment Agreement or Employee’s obligations hereunder. Such injunctive relief in any court shall be available to the Company, in lieu of, or prior to or pending determination in, any arbitration proceeding.
(b) Employee understands that by entering into this Release Employee will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that Employee may have against the Company and limiting also Employee’s ability to pursue certain claims against the Company.
(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at law available to Employee for breach of any of its post-termination obligations under the Employment Agreement or its obligations hereunder would be inadequate and that damages flowing from such a breach may not readily be susceptible to being measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges, consents and agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies that Employee may have at law or in equity, Employee shall be entitled to seek a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, without bond or other security, restraining the Company from breaching its post-termination obligations under the Employment Agreement or its obligations hereunder. Such injunctive relief in any court shall be available to Employee, in lieu of, or prior to or pending determination in, any arbitration proceeding.
(d) The Company understands that by entering into this Release it will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that it may have against Employee and limiting also its ability to pursue certain claims against Employee.
4. Severability Clause. In the event any provision or part of this Release is found to be invalid or unenforceable, only that particular provision or part so found, and not the entire Release, will be inoperative.
5. Nonadmission. Nothing contained in this Release will be deemed or construed as an admission of wrongdoing or liability on the part of the Company or Employee.
6. Governing Law. All matters affecting this Release, including the validity thereof, are to be governed by, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Cayman Islands applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that jurisdiction.
7. Notices. All notices or communications hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 9 of the Employment Agreement:
EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EMPLOYEE HAS READ THIS RELEASE AND THAT EMPLOYEE FULLY KNOWS, UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES ITS CONTENTS, AND THAT EMPLOYEE HEREBY EXECUTES THE SAME AND MAKES THIS RELEASE AND THE RELEASE AND AGREEMENTS PROVIDED FOR HEREIN VOLUNTARILY AND OF EMPLOYEE’S OWN FREE WILL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Release as of the date first set forth above.
Roberta Lipson | ||
NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION | ||
By: |
Exhibit 4.8
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2019 (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and among New Frontier Corporation, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“NFC”), and the Founder Parties (as such term is defined in the Transaction Agreement among NFC, certain of its Subsidiaries, Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P., such Founder Parties and certain other parties (the “Transaction Agreement”)). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Transaction Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement in order to grant certain registration rights to each Holder as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound by the terms hereof, agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (i) the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below, and (ii) other capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreements.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Filing Deadline” means the 30th day following the Closing.
“Holders” means the Founder Parties.
“Long-Form Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Ordinary Shares” means NFC’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement and is used in connection therewith.
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“Registrable Securities” means any (a) Ordinary Shares issued or issuable in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement and beneficially owned by a Holder, and (b) any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in clause (a) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in exchange for or upon conversion of such shares or otherwise in connection with a combination of shares, distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other reorganization or similar event with respect to the Ordinary Shares (it being understood that, for purposes of this Agreement, a person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such person has the right to then acquire or obtain from NFC any Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act are met, (ii) such securities become eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without the requirement for NFC to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c)(1), (iii) such securities are transferred to a person or entity other than an Affiliate of the Holder and the Holder does not expressly assign its rights under this Agreement with respect to such securities to the transferee, or (iv) such securities have ceased to be outstanding.
“Registration Statement” means any Short-Form Registration Statement and Long-Form Registration Statement and shall include any final Prospectus, exhibit, supplement or amendment included in or relating to, and any document incorporated by reference in, the Registration Statement (or deemed to be a part thereof).
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 adopted by the SEC under the Securities Act or any successor rule.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Selling Shareholder” means a Holder, its respective executive officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls the Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.
“Short-Form Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Suspension” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
“Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
“Transaction Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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2. Registration Procedures and Expenses.
(a) NFC will prepare and file with the SEC, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, a registration statement on Form S-3 or Form F-3 (or any successor thereto) as applicable covering the resale of the Registrable Securities (the “Short-Form Registration Statement”), and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter but in no event later than 15 days following the filing of the Short-Form Registration Statement (45 days in the event of a full review of the Short-Form Registration Statement by the SEC), use best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act. In the event that Form S-3 or Form F-3 (or any successor thereto) as applicable is or becomes unavailable to register the resale of the Registrable Securities at any time prior to the expiration of all Holders’ registration rights pursuant to this Agreement, NFC will prepare and file with the SEC, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form F-1 (or any successor thereto) as applicable covering the resale of the Registrable Securities (the “Long-Form Registration Statement”), and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter but in no event later than 30 days following the filing of the Long-Form Registration Statement (60 days in the event of a full review of the Long-Form Registration Statement by the SEC), use best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act.
(b) NFC will use its reasonable best efforts to:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary or advisable to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective and current for the Registrable Securities held by the Holders for a period ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which all Ordinary Shares initially required to be registered pursuant to this Agreement cease to be Registrable Securities or (ii) such time as all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144. NFC will notify each Holder promptly upon the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto being declared effective by the SEC and advise each Holder that the form of Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment thereto, as the case may be, at the time of effectiveness meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act or that it intends to file a Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act;
(ii) furnish to each Holder and its representatives and counsel in advance of filing the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto a copy of a reasonably complete draft of such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, and provide Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to Holder that is contained therein and make necessary corrections reasonably requested by Holder with respect to such information prior to filing the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;
(iii) furnish to each Holder with respect to the Registrable Securities registered under the Registration Statement such number of copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including supplemental prospectuses) filed with the SEC in conformance with the requirements of the Securities Act and other such documents as the Holder may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Registrable Securities by the Holder;
(iv) make any necessary blue sky filings;
(v) advise the Holders, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of the issuance of any stop order by the SEC delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose; and it will promptly use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued; and
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(vi) with a view to making available to each Holder the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holder to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration, NFC covenants and agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) such date as all of the Registrable Securities qualify to be resold immediately without restriction, and without regard for whether NFC has filed and made available the information contemplated by Rule 144(c)(1), pursuant to Rule 144 or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold pursuant to Rule 144 (and may be further resold without restriction); (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of NFC under the Securities Act and under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to the Holder upon request, as long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by NFC as to whether it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (B) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail the Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.
(c) NFC will pay the expenses incurred by NFC and each Holder in complying with this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, FINRA fees, exchange listing fees, fees of transfer agents and registrars, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel, including Founder Parties’ counsel fees up to a maximum of $20,000 plus disbursements, and independent reserve engineers for NFC, blue sky fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding and all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities by the Holders).
(d) NFC understands that each Holder disclaims being an underwriter but acknowledges that a determination by the SEC that a Holder is deemed an underwriter shall not relieve NFC of any obligations it has hereunder.
3. Transfer of Shares After Registration; Suspension.
(a) Except in the event that Section 3(b) applies, NFC shall: (i) prepare and file from time to time with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and so that, as thereafter delivered to each Holder, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ii) provide the Holders copies of any documents filed pursuant to clause (i) above; and (iii) upon request, inform each Holder in writing that NFC has complied with its obligations in Section 2(b)(i) (or that, if NFC has filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement which has not yet been declared effective, NFC will notify the Holder in writing to that effect, will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to secure the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment as promptly as possible and will promptly notify the Holder pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) when the amendment has become effective).
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(b) In the event: (i) of any request by the SEC during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) of the receipt by NFC of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; or (iv) of any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; then NFC shall promptly deliver a certificate in writing to the Holders (the “Suspension Notice”) to the effect of the foregoing and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, the Holders will refrain from selling any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement (a “Suspension”) until the Holders are advised in writing by NFC that the current Prospectus may be used, and have received copies from NFC of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such Prospectus. In the event of any Suspension, NFC will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as practicable after delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Holders. In addition to and without limiting any other remedies (including, without limitation, at law or at equity, or pursuant to Section 2(d)) available to NFC and the Holders, NFC and the Holders shall be entitled to specific performance in the event that the other party fails to comply with the provisions of this Section 3(b).
(c) If a Suspension is not then in effect, each Holder may sell Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement, provided that it complies with any applicable prospectus delivery requirements. The Holders may use the last form of the Prospectus publicly available on NFC’s database at sec.gov as authorized for such delivery requirement unless they have been notified in writing otherwise, and the reason therefore, by NFC. Upon receipt of a request therefor, NFC will provide an adequate number of current Prospectuses to each Holder and to any other parties reasonably requiring such Prospectuses.
4. Indemnification.
(a) NFC agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Shareholder from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Selling Shareholder may become subject (under the Securities Act or otherwise) insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of NFC contained in this Agreement or the failure of NFC to perform its obligations hereunder or (iii) any failure by NFC to fulfill any undertaking included in the Registration Statement, and NFC will reimburse such Selling Shareholder for any reasonable legal expense or other actual accountable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, that NFC shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement in the Registration Statement or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to NFC by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement or the failure of such Selling Shareholder to comply with its covenants and agreements contained herein or any statement or omission in any Prospectus that is corrected in any subsequent Prospectus that was delivered to the Selling Shareholder prior to the pertinent sale or sales by the Selling Shareholder. The indemnity provided in this Section 4(a) shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of a Selling Shareholder and shall survive any transfer of Registrable Securities by such Selling Shareholder.
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(b) Each Holder severally (as to itself), and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless NFC (and each person, if any, who controls NFC within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, each officer of NFC who signs the Registration Statement and each director of NFC) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which NFC (or any such officer, director or controlling person) may become subject (under the Securities Act or otherwise), to the extent that such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any failure by that Holder to comply with the covenants and agreements contained herein or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement if, and only if, such untrue statement was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of that Holder specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, and that Holder will reimburse NFC (or such officer, director or controlling person, as the case may be), for any reasonable legal expense or other reasonable actual accountable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim. The obligation to indemnify and reimburse expenses shall be limited to the net amount of the proceeds received by the Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified person of a notice of a claim or the beginning of any action in respect of which indemnity is to be sought against an indemnifying person pursuant to this Section 4, such indemnified person shall notify the indemnifying person in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such action, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 4 (except to the extent that such omission materially and adversely affects the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such action) or from any liability otherwise than under this Section 4. Subject to the provisions hereinafter stated, in case any such action shall be brought against an indemnified person, the indemnifying person shall be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it shall elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person. After notice from the indemnifying person to such indemnified person of its election to assume the defense thereof (unless it has failed to assume the defense thereof and appoint counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party), such indemnifying person shall not be liable to such indemnified person for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified person in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if there exists or shall exist a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified person, for the same counsel to represent both the indemnified person and such indemnifying person or any Affiliate or associate thereof, the indemnified person shall be entitled to retain its own counsel (who shall not be the same as the opining counsel) at the expense of such indemnifying person; provided, however, that no indemnifying person shall be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with appropriate local counsel) for all indemnified parties. In no event shall any indemnifying person be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action unless the indemnifying person shall have approved the terms of such settlement; provided that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. No indemnifying person shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified person is or could reasonably have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
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(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsections 4(a) or 4(b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of NFC on the one hand and the liable Holder on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or other matters which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, in the case of an untrue statement, whether the untrue statement relates to information supplied by NFC on the one hand or the liable Holder on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement. NFC and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection 4(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection 4(d) will be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection 4(d), no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net amount received by that Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities to which such loss relates exceeds the amount of any damages which that Holder has otherwise been required to pay to NFC by reason of such untrue statement. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations in this subsection to contribute are several and not joint.
(e) The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge that they are sophisticated business persons who were represented by counsel during the negotiations regarding the provisions hereof including, without limitation, the provisions of this Section 4, and are fully informed regarding said provisions. They further acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 4 fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate NFC and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure is made in the Registration Statement as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
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(f) The obligations of NFC and of the Holders under this Section 4 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a complete and unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
5. Information Available. So long as the Registration Statement is effective covering the resale of Registrable Securities owned by a Holder, NFC will furnish (or, to the extent such information is available electronically through NFC’s filings with the SEC, NFC will make available via the SEC’s EDGAR system or any successor thereto) to each Holder:
(a) as soon as practicable after it is available, one copy of (i) its Annual Report to Stockholders (which Annual Report shall contain financial statements audited in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles by a national firm of certified public accountants) and (ii) if not included in substance in the Annual Report to Stockholders, its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the foregoing, in each case, excluding exhibits);
(b) upon the request of an Holder, all exhibits excluded by the parenthetical to subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Section 5 as filed with the SEC and all other information that is made available to stockholders; and
(c) upon the reasonable request of an Holder, an adequate number of copies of the Prospectuses to supply to any other party requiring such Prospectuses; and NFC, upon the reasonable request of an Holder, will meet with each Holder or its representatives at NFC’s headquarters during NFC’s normal business hours to discuss all information relevant for disclosure in the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities and will otherwise reasonably cooperate with any Holder’s investigation for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the Holder’s exposure to liability under the Securities Act, including the reasonable production of information at NFC’s headquarters; provided, that NFC shall not be required to disclose any confidential information to or meet at its headquarters with an Holder until and unless that Holder shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to NFC with NFC with respect thereto.
6. Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause NFC to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a party that acquires, other than pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144, any of the Registrable Securities, or to any Affiliate of an Holder that acquires any Registrable Securities. Any such permitted assignee will have all the rights of such Holder under this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities transferred.
7. Required Information. NFC’s obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement with respect to a Holder are subject to such Holder having furnished to NFC in writing such customary information as NFC reasonably requests for use in connection with the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto.
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8. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect when there shall no longer be any Registrable Securities outstanding; provided, that the provisions of Subsection 2(b)(v) and Section 4 will survive any such termination.
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or email transmission) in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile signature or other electronic delivery of an image file reflecting execution hereof and, if so signed: (i) may be relied on by each party as if the document were a manually signed original and (ii) will be binding on each party for all purposes.
10. Remedies. Each holder of Registrable Securities, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. NFC acknowledges that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and NFC hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or statute) or matters (including matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to any choice of law principles).
12. Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the County of New York, State of New York, and appropriate appellate courts therefrom, over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and each party hereby irrevocable agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or proceeding may be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. This consent to jurisdiction is being given solely for purposes of this Agreement and is not intended to, and shall not, confer consent to jurisdiction with respect to any other dispute in which a party to this Agreement may become involved.
13. Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
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14. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. NFC may assign this Agreement at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of NFC, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of NFC’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided, that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of NFC’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto and hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof.
16. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may only be amended, modified, supplemented or waived with the prior written consent of NFC and by both the holders of a majority of all Registrable Securities and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities held by the Founder Parties. No waiver by any party or parties shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
17. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is exclusively for the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to confer upon or give to any other third party any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right.
18. Severability. If any term or other provisions of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced under any rule of law, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in a materially adverse manner with respect to either party; provided, however, that if any such term or provision may be made enforceable by limitation thereof, then such term or provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
NFC: | ||
NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Carl Wu | |
Name: Carl Wu | ||
Title: Director |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
HOLDERS: | ||
ROBERTA LIPSON | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
HOLDERS: | ||
THE BENJAMIN LIPSON PLAFKER TRUST | ||
Acting by Roberta Lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
HOLDERS: | ||
THE DANIEL LIPSON PLAFKER TRUST | ||
Acting by Roberta Lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
HOLDERS: | ||
THE JONATHAN LIPSON PLAFKER TRUST | ||
Acting by Roberta Lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Registration Rights Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
HOLDERS: | ||
THE ARIEL BENJAMIN LEE TRUST | ||
Acting by Roberta Lipson, its trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |
Name: Roberta Lipson |
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Exhibit 4.11
CONFIDENTIAL
EXECUTION VERSION
DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT
THIS DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 18, 2019 (the “Effective Time”), by and among New Frontier Corporation, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), New Frontier Public Holding Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Sponsor”) and Fosun Industrial Co., Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (the “Shareholder”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in the Transaction Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company and certain of its affiliates have consummated the business combination and the other transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”) contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2019, by and among the Company, Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P. and certain other parties thereto; and
WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Shareholder owns certain ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “NFC Ordinary Shares”) and desires to have certain director nomination rights, and the Company desires to provide the Shareholder with such rights, in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficient of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees as follows:
Article I
NOMINATION RIGHT
Section 1.1 Board Nomination Right.
(a) At the Effective Time, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall be comprised of nine (9) members, including Mr. CHEN Qiyu, who shall serve as a co-chairman of the Board. The Shareholder will timely nominate the Nominee (as defined below) for election to the Board at the shareholders meeting of the Company and provide all information and materials necessary for the inclusion of such Nominee in the NFC Director Election Proposal.
(b) From the Effective Time until the date that the Shareholder ceases to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, at every meeting of the Board, or a committee thereof, or action by written consent, at or by which directors of the Company are appointed by the Board or are nominated to stand for election and elected by shareholders of the Company:
(A) for so long as the Shareholder Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 10.8% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, the Shareholder shall have the right to appoint or nominate for election to the Board, as applicable, two (2) individuals, to serve as directors of the Company; provided that (i) if one of these individuals is Mr. CHEN Qiyu, Mr. CHEN Qiyu shall serve as a co-chairman of the Board, and (b) in the event the Shareholder Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 22.5% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, in addition to its rights provided in the foregoing clause, the Shareholder shall also have the right to appoint or nominate for election to the Board, as applicable, a third individual, to serve as an independent director of the Company; and
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(B) for so long as the Shareholder Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% but less than 10.8% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, the Shareholder shall have the right to appoint or nominate for election to the Board, as applicable, one (1) individual, to serve as a director of the Company (any individual appointed or nominated by the Shareholder for election to the Board pursuant to Section 1.1(b)(A) or Section 1.1(b)(B), a “Nominee” and collectively, the “Nominees”); and if such individual is Mr. CHEN Qiyu, Mr. CHEN Qiyu shall serve as a co-chairman of the Board.
Any individual appointed or nominated to serve as an independent director shall qualify, as of the date of such individual’s appointment or nomination and as of any other date on which the determination is being made, (i) as an “Independent Director” under the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, as amended from time to time, and (ii) as an “Independent Director” under Rule 10(A)-3 under the Exchange Act as well as any other requirements of the U.S. securities laws which are then applicable to the Company. For purposes hereof, “Beneficial Ownership” shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the term “Beneficially Own” shall have the correlative meaning.
(c) In the event that any Nominee shall cease to serve for any reason, the Shareholder shall, subject to the Shareholder then being entitled to nominate such individual for election or appointment as a director pursuant to Section 1.1(b), be entitled to designate and appoint or nominate such person’s successor in accordance with this Agreement and the Board shall promptly fill the vacancy with such successor Nominee.
(d) Upon the Shareholder ceasing to be entitled to designate a Nominee pursuant to Section 1.1(b), the Shareholder shall take all actions within its power to cause the Nominee to offer to tender their resignations.
(e) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in effect at all times directors and officers indemnity insurance coverage reasonably satisfactory to the Shareholder. The Company’s Organizational Documents shall at all times provide for indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
Section 1.2 Board Observer Rights
(a) From the Effective Time, the Shareholder shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting observer (the “Board Observer”) to the Board, exercisable by the delivery of written notice to the Company.
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(b) The Board Observer shall be entitled to (i) attend (in person or telephonically) all meetings (both regular and special) of the Board and any of the committees of the Board (collectively, “Board Committees”) and to listen to all telephonic meetings of the Board and Board Committees or meetings conducted by other methods of communication, and (ii) receive written notice of all meetings (both regular and special) of the Board and Board Committees at the same time and in the same manner as such notice is given to other members of the Board and Board Committees, and all documents, notices, minutes, written materials and other information given to members of the Board and Board Committees in connection with each Board and Board Committee meeting (collectively, “Materials”) at the same time such Materials are given to members of the Board and Board Committees, whether or not the Board Observer is attending such meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may exclude the Board Observer from access to any material or meeting or portion thereof if the Board determines in good faith, upon written advice of the Company’s outside counsel (which advice shall include legal analysis thereon in reasonable detail and shall be provided to all directors), that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the Company and such counsel; provided, however, that any such exclusion shall apply only to such portion of the material or such portion of the meeting which would be required to preserve such privilege and not to any other portion thereof.
(c) The Company shall reimburse the Board Observer for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Board Observer in connection with attendance at Board and Board Committee meetings.
(d) The Company acknowledges that the Board Observer may provide, on a confidential basis, any material non-public information of the Company that he or she obtains pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1.2 to the Shareholder and its Affiliates and their respective representatives, advisors and consultants, provided that the Shareholder shall ensure that the Board Observer may not otherwise disclose or use any such information.
(e) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Board Observer from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to which the Board Observer may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, relate to, or are based upon Board Observer’s designation or attendance as a non-voting observer at meetings of the Board and Board Committees, the Board Observer’s receipt of materials or information under this Section 1.2, or the Board Observer’s exercise of his rights under this Agreement. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Board Observer for such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses as they are incurred, including, without limitation, for amounts incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that with respect to any claim or action brought against both the Board Observer and one or more directors of the Company, the Company shall not be liable to the Board Observer on account of any settlement of such claim or action effected by the Board Observer without the written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to the settlement of such claim or action by the relevant directors.
Section 1.3 Company Obligations. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that, if the Shareholder is entitled to designate a Nominee pursuant to Section 1.1(b), (i) each Nominee is included in the Board’s slate of nominees to the shareholders for each election of directors; and (ii) each Nominee is included in the proxy statement prepared by management of the Company in connection with soliciting proxies for every meeting of the shareholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the Board with respect to the election of members of the Board.
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Section 1.4 Sponsor Obligations. For so long as the Shareholder continues to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, at any annual, special or other meeting (or written consent in lieu of a meeting) of shareholders of the Company at which the directors of the Company are to be elected, the Sponsor shall (a) vote all of the shares of the Company owned or controlled by the Sponsor or over which the Sponsor has voting power or otherwise has the right to direct the voting, including through voting proxies or voting undertakings given by any other shareholder of the Company or otherwise, to elect each Nominee to serve as a director of the Company, and (b) not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any Nominee or take any similar action.
Section 1.5 Shareholder Obligations. For so long as the Sponsor continues to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, at any annual, special or other meeting (or written consent in lieu of a meeting) of shareholders of the Company at which the directors of the Company are to be elected, the Shareholder shall (a) vote all of the shares of the Company owned or controlled by the Shareholder or over which the Shareholder has voting power, through voting proxies given by any other shareholder of the Company or otherwise, to elect each and every “Nominee” of the Sponsor (as defined in that certain Director Nomination Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Sponsor on or about the date hereof) or any other director nominee voted in favor of by the Sponsor (each, a “Relevant Nominee”) to serve as a director of the Company, and (b) not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any Relevant Nominee or take any similar action.
Article II
miscellaneous
Section 2.1 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and become void and of no further force or effect, without any notice or other action by any Person, upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Shareholder ceasing to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, and (b) Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. ceasing to Beneficially Own a majority of the issued and outstanding securities in the Shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 1.4 and Section 1.5 shall terminate automatically and become void and of no further force or effect upon the delivery of a written notice from the Shareholder to the Company and the Sponsor at any time after the second (2nd) anniversary of the date hereof; provided that, in this case, the provisions herein other than Section 1.4 and Section 1.5 shall continue to remain in effect in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.2 Fees and Expenses. Each party shall be responsible for and pay their own fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees, costs and expenses of their financial advisors, accountants and counsel.
Section 2.3 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to either Party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Agreement.
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Section 2.4 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 2.5 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, directly or indirectly, including by operation of law, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, except notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Shareholder shall, in connection with a transfer of the NFC Ordinary Shares to its Affiliates, assign its rights and obligations hereunder to such Affiliate transferee, in which case the prior consent of the other parties shall not be required but the Shareholder should provide prior written notice of such assignment to the other parties; provided further that upon the assignee ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Shareholder, the Shareholder shall procure that any such right so assigned shall immediately be assigned back to the Shareholder.
Section 2.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is exclusively for the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to confer upon or give to any other third party any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right by virtue of any applicable law in any jurisdiction to enforce any of the terms to this Agreement.
Section 2.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Each party acknowledges and agrees that, in entering into this Agreement, such party has not relied on any promises or assurances, written or oral, that are not reflected in this Agreement.
Section 2.8 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or statute) or matters (including matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands (without giving effect to any choice of law principles thereof that would cause the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction).
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Section 2.9 Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy or claim (including any dispute relating to the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination of this Agreement or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to this Agreement) shall be referred to and finally resolved in accordance with the ICC Rules of Arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators. The arbitral award shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto. The seat of arbitration shall be in Hong Kong. The language of arbitration shall be English. The governing law of this arbitration clause shall be the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The parties hereto agree that any award rendered by the arbitral tribunal may be enforced by any court having jurisdiction over the parties or over the parties’ assets wherever the same may be located. To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from any jurisdiction or any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its assets, whether or not held for its own account, such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in any disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including in any judicial proceedings ancillary to an arbitration hereunder, including without limitation immunity from any judicial proceeding to compel arbitration, for interim relief in aid of arbitration, or to enforce any arbitral award, immunity from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction of any court, and immunity of any of its property from execution. Nothing in this Section 2.9 shall be construed as preventing any Party from seeking an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 2.10 pending final determination of the dispute by the arbitral tribunal.
Section 2.10 Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are unique and recognize and affirm that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any party, money damages may be inadequate and the non-breaching party may have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that such non-breaching party shall have the right to enforce its rights and the other party’s obligations hereunder by an action or actions for specific performance and/or injunctive relief (without posting of bond or other security), including any order, injunction or decree sought by such non-breaching party to cause the other party to perform its/their respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and to cure breaches of this Agreement, without the necessity of proving actual harm and/or damages or posting a bond or other security therefore. Each party further agrees that the only permitted objection that it may raise in response to any action for any such equitable relief is that it contests the existence of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement.
Section 2.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or e-mail shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Agreement.
Section 2.12 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented at any time only by the written consent of all of the parties hereto, and any amendment, modification or supplement so effected shall be binding on all of the parties hereto.
Section 2.13 Rights Cumulative. Except as otherwise expressly limited by this Agreement, all rights and remedies of each of the parties under this Agreement will be cumulative, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies will not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy available under this Agreement or law.
Section 2.14 Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be required to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.
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Section 2.15 Enforcement. Each of the parties hereto covenant and agree that the disinterested members of the Board have the right to enforce, waive or take any other action with respect to this Agreement on behalf of the Company.
Section 2.16 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 2.17 Conflicts. If any provision hereunder contradicts with NFC’s constitutional documents, NFC shall not be excused from any of its obligations hereunder for such contradiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed as of the date first written above.
SIGNED and DELIVERED as a DEED | ) | ||||
by NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION | ) | ||||
By: | ) | /s/ Carl Wu | |||
) | Name: Carl Wu | ||||
) | Title: Director | ||||
in the presence of: | ) | ||||
Name: | /s/ Yue Chen |
[Project Unicorn – Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed as of the date first written above.
SIGNED and DELIVERED as a DEED | ) | ||||
by NEW FRONTIER PUBLIC HOLDING LTD. | ) | ||||
By: | ) | /s/ Carl Wu | |||
) | Name: Carl Wu | ||||
) | Title: Director | ||||
in the presence of: | ) | ||||
Name: | /s/ Yue Chen |
[Project Unicorn – Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed as of the date first written above.
SIGNED and DELIVERED as a DEED | ||
FOSUN INDUSTRIAL CO., LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Qiyu Chen | |
Name: | Qiyu Chen | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Project Unicorn – Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]
Exhibit 4.12
CONFIDENTIAL
EXECUTION VERSION
DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT
THIS DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 17, 2019 (the “Effective Time”), by and among New Frontier Corporation, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), New Frontier Public Holding Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Sponsor”), and Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman), L.P., an exempted limited partnership established under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Shareholder”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in the Transaction Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company and certain of its affiliates have consummated the business combination and the other transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”) contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2019, by and among the Company, Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P. and certain other parties thereto; and
WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Shareholder owns certain ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “NFC Ordinary Shares”) and desires to have certain director nomination rights, and the Company desires to provide the Shareholder with such rights, in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficient of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees as follows:
ARTICLE I
NOMINATION RIGHT
Section 1.1. Board Nomination Right.
(a) At the Effective Time, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall be comprised of nine (9) members, including two (2) members nominated by the Shareholder. The Shareholder will timely nominate the Nominees (as defined below) for election to the Board at the shareholders meeting of the Company and provide all information and materials necessary for the inclusion of such Nominees in the NFC Director Election Proposal.
(b) From the Effective Time until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.1, at every meeting of the Board, or a committee thereof, or action by written consent, at or by which directors of the Company are appointed by the Board or are nominated to stand for election and elected by shareholders of the Company:
(i) for so long as the Shareholder Beneficially Owns a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 6.66% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, the Shareholder shall have the right to appoint or nominate for election to the Board, as applicable, two (2) individuals, including at least one (1) independent director of the Company; and
(ii) for so long as the Shareholder Beneficially Owns a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33%, but less than 6.66%, of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, the Shareholder shall have the right to appoint or nominate for election to the Board, as applicable, one (1) individual, to serve as an independent director of the Company (any individual appointed or nominated by the Shareholder for election to the Board pursuant to Section 1.1(b)(i) or Section 1.1(b)(ii), a “Nominee” and collectively, the “Nominees”).
Any individual appointed or nominated to serve as an independent director shall qualify, as of the date of such individual’s appointment or nomination and as of any other date on which the determination is being made, (i) as an “Independent Director” under the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, as amended from time to time, and (ii) as an “Independent Director” under Rule 10(A)-3 under the Exchange Act as well as any other requirements of the U.S. securities laws which are then applicable to the Company. For purposes hereof, “Beneficial Ownership” shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the term “Beneficially Own” shall have the correlative meaning.
(c) In the event that any Nominee shall cease to serve for any reason, the Shareholder shall, subject to the Shareholder then being entitled to nominate such individual for election or appointment as a director pursuant to Section 1.1(b), be entitled to designate and appoint or nominate such person’s successor in accordance with this Agreement and the Board shall promptly fill the vacancy with such successor Nominee.
(d) Upon the Shareholder ceasing to be entitled to designate a Nominee pursuant to Section 1.1(b), the Shareholder shall take all actions within its power to cause the Nominee to offer to tender their resignations.
(e) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in effect at all times directors and officers indemnity insurance coverage reasonably satisfactory to the Shareholder. The Company’s Organizational Documents shall at all times provide for indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
Section 1.2. Board Observer Rights
(a) From the Effective Time, the Shareholder shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting observer (the “Board Observer”) to the Board, exercisable by the delivery of written notice to the Company.
(b) The Board Observer shall be entitled to (i) attend (in person or telephonically) all meetings (both regular and special) of the Board and any of the committees of the Board (collectively, “Board Committees”) and to listen to all telephonic meetings of the Board and Board Committees or meetings conducted by other methods of communication, and (ii) receive written notice of all meetings (both regular and special) of the Board and Board Committees at the same time and in the same manner as such notice is given to other members of the Board and Board Committees, and all documents, notices, minutes, written materials and other information given to members of the Board and Board Committees in connection with each Board and Board Committee meeting (collectively, “Materials”) at the same time such Materials are given to members of the Board and Board Committees, whether or not the Board Observer is attending such meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may exclude the Board Observer from access to any material or meeting or portion thereof if the Board determines in good faith, upon written advice of the Company’s outside counsel (which advice shall include legal analysis thereon in reasonable detail and shall be provided to all directors), that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the Company and such counsel; provided, however, that any such exclusion shall apply only to such portion of the material or such portion of the meeting which would be required to preserve such privilege and not to any other portion thereof.
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(c) The Company shall reimburse the Board Observer for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Board Observer in connection with attendance at Board and Board Committee meetings.
(d) The Company acknowledges that the Board Observer may provide, on a confidential basis, any material non-public information of the Company that he or she obtains pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1.2 to the Shareholder and its Affiliates and their respective representatives, advisors and consultants, provided that the Shareholder shall ensure that the Board Observer may not otherwise disclose or use any such information.
(e) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Board Observer from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to which the Board Observer may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, relate to, or are based upon Board Observer’s designation or attendance as a non-voting observer at meetings of the Board and Board Committees, the Board Observer’s receipt of materials or information under this Section 1.2, or the Board Observer’s exercise of his rights under this Agreement. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Board Observer for such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses as they are incurred, including, without limitation, for amounts incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that with respect to any claim or action brought against both the Board Observer and one or more directors of the Company, the Company shall not be liable to the Board Observer on account of any settlement of such claim or action effected by the Board Observer without the written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to the settlement of such claim or action by the relevant directors.
Section 1.3. Company Obligations. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that, if the Shareholder is entitled to designate a Nominee pursuant to Section 1.1(b), (i) each Nominee is included in the Board’s slate of nominees to the shareholders for each election of directors; and (ii) each Nominee is included in the proxy statement prepared by management of the Company in connection with soliciting proxies for every meeting of the shareholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the Board with respect to the election of members of the Board.
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Section 1.4. Sponsor Obligations. For so long as the Shareholder continues to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, at any annual, special or other meeting (or written consent in lieu of a meeting) of shareholders of the Company at which the directors of the Company are to be elected, the Sponsor shall (a) vote all of the shares of the Company owned or controlled by the Sponsor or over which the Sponsor has voting power or otherwise has the right to direct the voting, including through voting proxies or voting undertakings given by any other shareholder of the Company or otherwise, to elect each Nominee to serve as a director of the Company, and (b) not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any Nominee or take any similar action.
Section 1.5. Shareholder Obligations. For so long as the Sponsor continues to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding, at any annual, special or other meeting (or written consent in lieu of a meeting) of shareholders of the Company at which the directors of the Company are to be elected, the Shareholder shall (a) vote all of the shares of the Company owned or controlled by the Shareholder or over which the Shareholder has voting power, through voting proxies given by any other shareholder of the Company or otherwise, to elect each and every “Nominee” of the Sponsor (as defined in that certain Director Nomination Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Sponsor on or about the date hereof) or any other director nominee voted in favor of by the Sponsor (each, a “Relevant Nominee”) to serve as a director of the Company, and (b) not initiate, solicit or support any proxy process or contest to voting against, remove or replace any Relevant Nominee or take any similar action.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and become void and of no further force or effect, without any notice or other action by any Person, upon the date that the Shareholder ceases to Beneficially Own a number of NFC Ordinary Shares representing at least 3.33% of all of the NFC Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 1.4 and Section 1.5 shall terminate automatically and become void and of no further force or effect upon the delivery of a written notice from the Shareholder to the Company and the Sponsor at any time after the second (2nd) anniversary of the date hereof; provided that, in this case, the provisions herein other than Section 1.4 and Section 1.5 shall continue to remain in effect in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.2. Fees and Expenses. Each party shall be responsible for and pay their own fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees, costs and expenses of their financial advisors, accountants and counsel.
Section 2.3. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to either party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given, (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by e-mail (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next business day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) when delivered by certified mail, registered mail, courier service, return-receipt received to the other party at the address set forth below, or at such other address provided by like notice to the other party:
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Section 2.4. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 2.5. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, directly or indirectly, including by operation of law, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, except notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Shareholder shall, in connection with a transfer of the NFC Ordinary Shares to its Affiliates, assign its rights and obligations hereunder to such Affiliate transferee, in which case the prior consent of the other parties shall not be required but the Shareholder should provide prior written notice of such assignment to the other parties; provided further that upon the assignee ceasing to be an Affiliate of the Shareholder, the Shareholder shall procure that any such right so assigned shall immediately be assigned back to the Shareholder.
Section 2.6. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is exclusively for the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to confer upon or give to any other third party any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right by virtue of any applicable law in any jurisdiction to enforce any of the terms to this Agreement.
Section 2.7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Each party acknowledges and agrees that, in entering into this Agreement, such party has not relied on any promises or assurances, written or oral, that are not reflected in this Agreement.
Section 2.8. Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or statute) or matters (including matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands (without giving effect to any choice of law principles thereof that would cause the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction).
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Section 2.9. Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy or claim (including any dispute relating to the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination of this Agreement or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to this Agreement) shall be referred to and finally resolved in accordance with the ICC Rules of Arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators. The arbitral award shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto. The seat of arbitration shall be in Hong Kong. The language of arbitration shall be English. The governing law of this arbitration clause shall be the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The parties hereto agree that any award rendered by the arbitral tribunal may be enforced by any court having jurisdiction over the parties or over the parties’ assets wherever the same may be located. To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from any jurisdiction or any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its assets, whether or not held for its own account, such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in any disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including in any judicial proceedings ancillary to an arbitration hereunder, including without limitation immunity from any judicial proceeding to compel arbitration, for interim relief in aid of arbitration, or to enforce any arbitral award, immunity from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction of any court, and immunity of any of its property from execution. Nothing in this Section 2.9 shall be construed as preventing any Party from seeking an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 2.10 pending final determination of the dispute by the arbitral tribunal.
Section 2.10. Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are unique and recognize and affirm that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any party, money damages may be inadequate and the non-breaching party may have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that such non-breaching party shall have the right to enforce its rights and the other party’s obligations hereunder by an action or actions for specific performance and/or injunctive relief (without posting of bond or other security), including any order, injunction or decree sought by such non-breaching party to cause the other party to perform its/their respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and to cure breaches of this Agreement, without the necessity of proving actual harm and/or damages or posting a bond or other security therefore. Each party further agrees that the only permitted objection that it may raise in response to any action for any such equitable relief is that it contests the existence of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement.
Section 2.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or e-mail shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Agreement.
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Section 2.12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented at any time only by the written consent of all of the parties hereto, and any amendment, modification or supplement so effected shall be binding on all of the parties hereto.
Section 2.13. Rights Cumulative. Except as otherwise expressly limited by this Agreement, all rights and remedies of each of the parties under this Agreement will be cumulative, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies will not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy available under this Agreement or law.
Section 2.14. Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be required to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.
Section 2.15. Enforcement. Each of the parties hereto covenant and agree that the disinterested members of the Board have the right to enforce, waive or take any other action with respect to this Agreement on behalf of the Company.
Section 2.16. Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 2.17. Conflicts. If any provision hereunder contradicts with the Company’s constitutional documents, the Company shall not be excused from any of its obligations hereunder for such contradiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed as of the date first written above.
SIGNED and DELIVERED as a DEED | ) | ||
by NEW FRONTIER CORPORATION | ) | ||
By: | ) | /s/ Carl Wu | |
) | Name: Carl Wu | ||
) | Title: Director | ||
in the presence of: | ) | ||
Name: | /s/ Yue Chen | ||
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed as of the date first written above.
SIGNED and DELIVERED as a DEED | ) | ||
by NEW FRONTIER PUBLIC HOLDING LTD. | ) | ||
By: | ) | /s/ Carl Wu | |
) | Name: Carl Wu | ||
) | Title: Director | ||
in the presence of: | ) | ||
Name: | /s/ Yue Chen | ||
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as a deed as of the date first written above.
SIGNED and DELIVERED as a DEED | ) | ||
by Vivo Capital Fund IX (Cayman), L.P. | ) | ||
By: Vivo Capital IX (Cayman), LLC, General Partner | ) | ||
By: | ) | /s/ Frank Kung | |
Name: Frank Kung | |||
Title: Managing Member | |||
in the presence of: | ) | ||
Name: | /s/ Brittanie Montoya | ||
[Project Unicorn - Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]
Exhibit 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
Off-shore
# | Name of the Entity | Jurisdiction |
1. | NF Unicorn Holding Limited | Cayman |
2. | NF Unicorn Acquisition Limited | Cayman |
3. | NF Unicorn HHH Holding Limited | Cayman |
4. | NF Unicorn Acquisition L.P. | Cayman |
5. | NF Unicorn Chindex Holding Limited | Delaware, United States |
6. | Healthy Harmony Holdings, L.P. | Cayman Islands |
7. | Healthy Harmony GP, Inc. | Cayman Islands |
8. | Healthy Harmony Healthcare Inc. | Cayman Islands |
9. | Healthy Harmony Limited | British Virgin Islands |
10. | United Family Healthcare Holdings | Mauritius |
11. | United Family American Hospital Ventures | Mauritius |
12. | Chindex International, Inc. | Delaware, United States |
13. | United Family Healthcare Limited | Hong Kong |
14. | United Family Hospitals and Clinics Limited | Hong Kong |
15. | United Family Healthcare Holdings Limited | Hong Kong |
16. | United Family Healthcare (Hong Kong) Limited | Hong Kong |
On-shore
# | Name of the Entity | Official Name | Jurisdiction | Abbreviation |
1. | Qingdao United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | 青岛和睦家医院有限公司 | PRC | QDU |
2. | Beijing United Family Rehabilitation Hospital Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家康复医院有限公司 | PRC | Rehab |
3. | Tianjin United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | 天津和睦家医院有限公司 | PRC | TJU |
4. | Shanghai Xincheng United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | 上海和睦家新城医院有限公司 | PRC | PDU |
5. | Shanghai United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | 上海和睦家医院有限公司 | PRC | SHU |
6. | Beijing United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家医院有限公司 | PRC | BJU |
7. | Guangzhou United Family Hospital Co., Ltd | 广州和睦家医院有限公司 | PRC | GZU |
8. | Beijing Jingbei Women & Children United Family Hospital Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家京北妇儿医院有限公司 | PRC | DTU |
9. | Beijing United Family Chao Wai Clinic Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家朝外诊所有限公司 | PRC | CBD |
10. | Beijing United Family Liang Ma Clinic Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家亮马诊所有限公司 | PRC | BLC |
11. | Beijing United Family Guangqumen Clinic Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家广渠门诊所有限公司 | PRC | GQM |
12. |
Beijing United Family Jian Guo Men Clinic
Co., Ltd. |
北京和睦家建国门诊所有限公司 | PRC | JGM |
13. | Beijing United Family Fu Xing Men Clinic Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家复兴门诊所有限公司 | PRC | JRJ |
14. | Beijing United Family Health Center Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家医疗中心有限公司(formerly:北京和睦家妇婴医疗保健中心) | PRC | New Hope/NH |
15. | Beijing United Family Hospital Management Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家医院管理有限公司(formerly:北京和睦家诊所有限责任公司) | PRC | SHY |
16. | Beijing United Family Wudaokou Clinic Co., Ltd. | 北京和睦家五道口综合门诊部有限公司 | PRC | WDK |
17. | Guangzhou United Family Yue Xiu Clinic Co., Ltd. | 广州市和睦家越秀门诊部有限公司(formerly:广州市和睦家门诊部有限责任公司) | PRC | GZC |
18. | Shanghai He Man Jia Clinic Co., Ltd. | 上海合满家门诊部有限公司(formerly:上海和美家馨悦口腔门诊部有限公司) | PRC | SHD(QKC) |
19. | Shanghai United Family Hospital Fengshang Clinic Co., Ltd. | 上海和睦家丰尚门诊部有限公司 | PRC | FSC |
20. | Shanghai He Mei Jia Clinic Co., Ltd. | 上海和美家诊所有限公司 | PRC | SRC |
21. | Hangzhou United Family Clinic Co., Ltd. | 杭州和睦家门诊部有限公司(formerly:杭州璞迈瑞峰医疗门诊部有限公司) | PRC | HZC |
22. | Hainan Boao United Family Medical Center Co., Ltd. | 海南博鳌和睦家医疗中心有限公司 | PRC | BAC |
23. | Shanghai United Family Kangqiao Clinic Co., Ltd | 上海和睦家康巧门诊部有限公司 | PRC | SKQ |
24. | United Family Healthcare Management Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | 和睦家医疗管理咨询(北京)有限公司(formerly:北京美中互利医院管理咨询有限公司) | PRC | WFOE |