INDENTURE OF MQRTGAGE [CD1]
THIS
INDENTURE made at Mumbai on this the……………..day
of……………..2000 by ABC Power Generation
Company Limited, a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1
of 1956) and having its registered office at
……………..Mumbai (hereinafter called "the Company") (which expression
shall unless excluded by. or repugnant
to the context or meaning thereof be
deemed to include its successors and assigns) of the ONE PART and the XYZ Finanace Company Limited, a company
registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and having its
registered office at…………….. Mumbai
(hereinafter called "XYZF" or "the Security Trustee")
(which expression shall unless excluded
by or repugnant to the context or meaning thereof be deemed to include the
Security Trustee or the Security
Trustees for the time being hereof and its successor/s and assigns) of
the SECOND PART acting in its capacity as the
Security Trustee for the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders.
WHEREAS
(1)
By Loan Agreements entered
into between the Company and Term Lenders, each of the Term Lenders have agreed
to lend and advance to the Company and the Company has agreed to borrow from
each of the Term Lenders on the terms and conditions contained in the Loan
Agreements sums in the form of loans to the maximum extent set out against
their respective names in Part A of the First Schedule
hereto.
(2)
One of the conditions of the
Loan, Agreements Is that the-Loans together with all interest, liquidated
damages, costs, expenses and other monies, including in case of foreign
currency loans any increase as a result of revaluation/devaluation/fluctuation
whatsoever stipulated in the Loan Agreements shall be secured, inter alia, by a
first mortgage of the Company's immovable properties situate at Maharashtra.
(3)
By Guarantee Agreements
between the Company, the Guarantors and the Counter Guarantors, the Guarantors
have agreed to guarantee (and the Counter Guarantors have agreed to counter
guarantee) certain payment obligations of the Company, to the extent set out
against their respective names in Part 8 of the First Schedule hereto
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Guarantee Assistance”, to
The Export-Import Bank of Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as "HK-EXIM
Bank") in terms of the HK-EXIM Loan, Agreement dated November 26, 2000.
(4)
One of the conditions of the
Guarantee Agreements is that the Guarantee Assistance together with all
guarantee commission and payments, if any, made pursuant to the Guarantee, all
interest thereon, costs, charges, fees, expenses and all other monies,
including any increase ,as a result of revaluation/devaluation/fluctuation in
foreign currencies whatsoever stipulated in the Guarantee Agreement shall be
secured, inter alia, by a first mortgage over the Company's immovable
properties situate at Maharashtra.
(5)
By the Commitment Charge
Financing Documents entered into/to be entered into between the Company and
the, Commitment Charge Lenders, each of the Commitment Charge Lenders have
agreed to lend and advance to the Company and/or provide guarantee assistance
to the Company and the Company has agreed to borrow and/or avail from each of
the Commitment Charge Lenders on the terms and conditions contained in
Commitment Charge Financing Documents the sums in the form of loans and/or
guarantees to the maximum extent set out against their respective names in Part
C of the First Schedule hereto.
(6)
One of the conditions of the
Commitment Charge Financing Documents is that, the principal together with all
interest, liquidated damages, costs, expenses and other monies whatsoever
stipulated in the Commitment Charge Financing Documents shall be secured, inter
alia, by a second and subservient charge over the Company's immovable properties
situate at Maharashtra.
(7)
The Company is seized and
possessed of and/or otherwise well, and sufficiently entitled to all those
pieces or parcels of lands, hereditaments and premises situate at Commercial
Complex No
……………..admeasuring……………..
sq. ft of built up area on ground, floor of the building constructed on the
plot No……………..situate long and being in Registration Sub-
District……………..Tehsil……………..Village……………..Registration
District Mumbai Suburban District in the State of Maharashtra more particularly
described in the Second Schedule hereunder written and the Company is entitled
to the other assets over which it is creating security hereunder.
(8)
The provisions, of the Urban
Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as
"ULCRA") are not applicable to the aforesaid immovable properties and
therefore, no permission is required to be obtained under ULCRA for mortgaging
the said immovable properties.
(9)
The Company has complied
with all legal requirements and has obtained all consents and approvals
required for creation of the security expressed to be created under clause 5 in
favour of the Security Trustee for securing the Financial Assistance and the Commitment
Charge Financial Assistance.
(10)
Accordingly, the Security
Trustee and the Company have agreed that the mortgage of the aforesaid
immovable property shall be by way of a legal mortgage in English form being
these presents.
NOW THIS INDENTURE
WITNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED AND DECLARED BY AND BETWEEN THE,
PARTIES HERETO AS UNDER:
1.
Definitions
Unless the context otherwise
requires, the following expressions shall herein have the meanings ascribed to
them set out below:
"Acceleration"
means:-.
(a)
the delivery by any
Guarantor of a notice to the Company pursuant to section 10 of the Guarantee
Agreements declaring all amounts owing,
by the Company under the Guarantee Agreement to be due and payable forthwith.
(b)
the delivery by any Lender
or a Commitment Charge Lender that has a loan under the Loan Agreements or
the Commitment Charge Financing
Documents outstanding to it, of a notice to the Company pursuant to section 10A of the Loan Agreements or equivalent
provision of the Commitment Charge Financing, Documents declaring the principal and all accrued interest to such
Lender under the Loan Agreements And/or Commitment Charge Financing Documents to be due and payable
forthwith.
"Authorised Investments'
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Trust and Retention Agreement.
"Business Day"
means a day on which the Facility Office of the I Security, Trustee is open for
business.
"Commitment Charge(s)
Financing Documents" shall mean collectively the agreements, instruments and other
documents entered into or to be entered into by the Company and the Commitment
Charge Lenders or any part thereof, under
which funding or guarantee assistance is extended to the Company as
stated in Part C, Schedule V to these presents.
"Commitment Charge
Lenders" shall mean the lender(s) providing fund based or non-fund based
finance for Commitment Charges under the Fuel Supply Agreement.
"Commitment Charge
Financial Assistance" shall mean the loans/guarantees provided by the
Commitment Charge Lenders under the Commitment Charge Financing Documents being
secured under this Indenture
"Counter
Guarantors" shall mean DEF Bank, GHI Bank and JKL Bank Ltd.,
"Events of
Default" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan, Agreements, the
Guarantee Agreements and Commitment Charge Financing Documents as, the case may
be.
"Facility Office"
means the Mumbai office of the Security, Trustee through which the Security
Trustee will exercise its rights under these presents.
"FC Lenders" shall
mean the XYZ Finance Company: Ltd., the STR Development Bank, Power Finance
Corporation Limited, and the ABC Bank ………………Branch.
"Financial
Assistance" shall mean the Loans and Guarantees provided by the Term
Lenders to the Company being secured under this Indenture.
"Financing
Documents" shall mean collectively the Loan Agreements, the Guarantee
Agreements, instruments and other documents entered into by the Company and the
Term Lenders financing the Project or any part thereof, under which funding is
extended to the Company.
"First Mortgaged
Premises" means all the rights, title, interest, benefits, claims,
whatsoever, of the Company to Commercial Complex No ……………….admeasuring sq. ft. of built up area on ground floor of
the building constructed on the plot No . .......situate lying and being in
Registration SubDistrict………………Village Registration District Mumbai Suburban
District and comprised in the charge created by the Company pursuant to clause
5(a) -hereof.
"Fuel Supply
Agreement" shall mean the agreement entered into between the Borrower
and……………..
Petroleum Corporation
Limited, dated January 19, 2000
"General Assets"
means all the assets of the Company comprised,-in the floating charge created
by the Company pursuant to clause 5.1(d) hereof, but does -not include the
Specifically Mortgaged Premises, the First Mortgaged Premises, the Second Mortgaged
Premises or the Third Mortgaged Premises.
"Guarantors" shall
mean the XYZ Finance Company Ltd., the STR Development Bank and ABC Bank.
"Letter of
Authority" shall mean the letter of authority provided by the Term Lenders
and the Commitment Charge Lenders to the Industrial Finance Corporation of
India for executing this Indenture and certain other security documents in
respect of the Financial Assistance and the Commitment Charge Financial
Assistance.
"Lenders" shall
mean the Rupee Lenders, the FC Lenders, the Guarantor, the Counter Guarantors
and Working Capital Lender(s).
"Mortgaged
Premises" shall mean each of the First Mortgaged Premises, Second
Mortgaged Premises, Third Mortgaged Premises (collectively the
"Specifically Mortgaged Premises") as defined in clause 5(a), (b) and
(d) and the General Assets as defined in clause 5(d).
"Permits" shall
mean all Governmental permits, authorisations, approvals, no objections or
licenses in connection with the Project.
"Person" shall
,mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or
any other entity or organisation, including governmental or political
sub-division or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Project
Contracts" shall have the meaning given to it in the described Loan
Agreements.
"Project" has the
meaning given to it in Schedule IV of these presents.
"Retention
Accounts" has the meaning given to it in the Trust and Retention
Agreement.
"Rupee Loans"
means the loans agreed to be provided by, or non-convertible debentures
subscribed by, the Rupee Lenders.
"Rupee Lenders"
shall mean the XYZ Finance Company Ltd., the DEF Bank, the AAA Insurance and
Finance Company Ltd., BBB Finance and Insurance Company Ltd., Power Finance
Corporation Limited and The JKL Bank Limited.
"Security
Documents" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreements,
the Guarantee Agreements and the Commitment Charge Financing Documents.
"Security Trustee"
shall mean XYZF appointed by the Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders and
any replacement therefor appointed by the Lenders and the Commitment Charge
Lenders with the prior written consent of the Company.
"Trust and Retention
Agreement" shall mean the agreement, dated December 9, 2000.
"Guarantee
Agreements" shall mean the agreements as stated in Part B, Schedule V to
these presents.
"Loan Agreements"
shall mean the agreements as stated in Part A, Schedule V to those presents.
"Working Capital
Lenders" shall mean the lenders providing working capital facilities to
the Borrower.
2.
Benefit of this Indenture/Declaration of Trust
The Security Trustee shall
hold the benefit of this Indenture, including the covenants and mortgages given
by the Company pursuant hereto, for the benefit of the Term Lenders and the
Commitment Charge Lenders named herein pursuant to the Letter of Authority.
3.
Covenant to pay
Pursuant to the Financing
Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing Documents and in consideration of
each of the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders having entered into
or agreed to enter into the Financing Documents or the Commitment Charge
Financing Documents, as the case may be, to which it is a party, the Company
covenants and agrees that the Company shall comply with the terms and
conditions of the Financing Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing
Documents and shall pgy/repay the Financial Assistance and the Commitment
Charge Financial Assistance in accordance with the respective Financing
Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing Documents.
4.
Payment of fees
The Company shall pay the
respective fees payable in accordance with the relevant Financing Documents and
the Commitment Charge Financing Documents.
5.
Grant and Transfer
(i)
For the consideration
aforesaid and as continuing security for the repayment/discharge of the
Financial Assistance, the Company as the legal and/or beneficial owner doth
hereby assign, assure and transfer unto XYZF as the Security Trustee acting for
and on behalf of and for the benefit of the Term Lenders, as and by way of
continuing security by way of first charge, and to the extent not capable of
being assigned, charges:
(a)
All and singular the
beneficial right title and interest of the Company in respect of
Commercial Complex No…………..held by the Company
on ownership basis under the provisions of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats
(Regulation of the Promotion, Construction, Sale and Management and Transfer)
Act, 1963 admeasuring…………..sq. ft. of built up area on the ground floor of the
building constructed on the Plot No …………..situate lying and being in
Registration Sub District…………..Tehsil …………Village Registration District Mumbai
Suburban District more particularly described in the Second Schedule hereunder
written AND ALL the estate, right, title, Interest, property, claim and demand
whatsoever, of the Company Into and upon the same, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD All and
Singular the aforesaid premises unto and to the use of the Security Trustee for
the benefit of the Term Lenders upon the trust and subject to the powers and
provisions herein declared and contained of and concerning the same subject
also to the proviso for redemption hereinafter contained (the "First
Mortgaged Premises").
(b)
All the right, title,
interest, benefits claims demands whatsoever, of the Company in to under or in
respect of the Project Contracts (and on termination of any Project Contract,
any other agreement replacing the same), including without limitation rights to
recover payments and the benefit of all receivables or other claims of the
Company under or in respect of the Project Contracts set out under Schedule 3
attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as "the Second Mortgaged
Premises') except payments received under the Fuel Supply Agreement in respect
of repayment of the Commitment Charges and the interest thereon, in respect of
which, the Term Lenders shall have a second charge, which is subservient to the
first charge, created herein in favour of the Security Trustee for the benefit
of the Commitment Charge Lenders and subject to prior charge created in favour of
the Working Capital Lenders in respect of book debts.
(c)
All the Company's right,
title and interest in the Retention Accounts (and accounts replacing the, same)
together with the benefits of the
Authorised Investments or other securities or assets which represent all
amounts in the Retention Accounts (hereinafter referred to as the Third
Mortgaged Premises") (the First Mortgaged Premises, the Second Mortgaged
Premises and the Third Mortgaged Premises being collectively referred to as
"the Specifically Mortgaged Premises).
(d)
Subject to the first proviso
to this Clause, all the other assets of
the Company located in the State of
Maharashtra both present and future I (other than its movable assets) for
the time being, pertaining to the Company's assets and properties together with
the right, title and Interest of the Company in any Governmental permits,
authorisations, approvals, no objections, licenses and also together with the
right, title and interest of the Company in relation to any claims or proceeds arising
in relation to insurance policies obtained by the Company or pertaining to any
of the assets of the Company (whether or not
specifically mortgaged under this , Indenture) other than the.
Specifically Mortgaged Premises effectively charged by way of first fixed
charge, pursuant to the provisions of sub-clause (a) through (c) including
without limitation its uncalled capital, goodwill, the bank accounts of the
Company (other than the Retention
Accounts) of or maintained by the Company in India and all amounts maintained
therein and all monies, securities, instruments, investments and other property
deposited in, credited to, or required to be deposited therein or credited
thereto and the undertaking of the Company subject, to prior charges on book debts,
Borrowers stock of raw materials, semi-finished goods, finished goods and consumable stores in favour of Working
Capital Lenders (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'the General Assets');
Provided, that such charge on the
General Assets shall rank as a floating charge and, shall accordingly in no way
, hinder the Company from selling, leasing or otherwise, disposing of the same
or dealing with such assets or any part thereof in the ordinary course of its
business , free of any liens under this Indenture and in each ca only as
expressly permitted by the Financing Documents, the Security Documents and the
Trust and Retention Agreement.
(ii)
For the consideration
aforesaid and as continuing security for the payment/ discharge of the
Commitment Charge Financial Assistance, the Company as the legal and/or
beneficial owner doth hereby assign, assure and transfer unto the Commitment
Charge Lenders, as and- by way -of continuing security by way of first charge
the right, title and, interest of the Company to payments due under the Fuel
Supply Agreement in respect of Commitment Charges and interest thereon and, by
way of- second and subservient charge and to the extent not capable of being
assigned., charges:
(a)
All and singular the
beneficial right, title and interest of the Company in respect of Commercial
Complex No . ……………..held by the Company on ownership basis, under the
provisions of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulations of the Promotion,
Construction, Sale and Management and Transfer) Act, 1963 admeasuring ……sq ft.
of built up 1 area on ground floor of
the building constructed on the plot No. I situate lying and, being. in
Registration, Sub-District..........Tehsil……………. ,Village ………….Registration
District Mumbai Suburban District more particularly described in the Second
Schedule hereunder written AND ALL the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever, of the Company into and
upon the same, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD All and Singular the aforesaid premises unto
and to the use of the Security Trustee for the benefit of the Commitment Charge
Lenders upon the trust and subject to the powers and provisions herein declared
and contained of and concerning the same subject also to the proviso for
redemption hereinafter contained (the "First Mortgaged Premises").
(b)
All the right, title,
interest, benefits, claims, demands whatsoever, of the Company in to under or
In respect of the Project Contracts (and
on termination of any Project Contract, any other agreement replacing the same),including without limitation rights to
recover payments and the benefit of all receivables or other claims of the Company under or in respect of the Project
Contracts set out under Schedule 3 attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as
"the Second Mortgaged Premises").
(c)
All the Company's, right,
title and interest in the Retention Accounts (and accounts replacing the same)
together with the benefits of the Authorised Investments or other securities or
assets which represent all amounts in the Retention Accounts (hereinafter
referred to as "the Third Mortgaged Premises") (the First Mortgaged
Premises, the Second Mortgaged Premises and the Third Mortgaged Premises are
collectively referred to as "the Specifically Mortgaged Premises").
(d)
Subject to the first proviso
to this Clause, all the other assets of the Company located in the State of
Maharashtra both present and future (other than its movable assets) for the
time being pertaining to the Company's assets and properties together with the
right, title and interest of the Company in any Governmental permits,
authorisations, approvals, no objections, licenses and also together with the
right, title and Interest of the Company in relation to any claims or proceeds
arising in relation to insurance policies obtained by the Company or pertaining to any of the- assets
of the Company (whether or not specifically mortgaged under this. Indenture)
other than the Specifically Mortgaged Premises effectively charged by way of
first fixed charge pursuant to the provisions of subclause (a) through (c)
including without limitation its uncalled capital, goodwill, the bank accounts
of the Company (other than the Retention Accounts) of or maintained by the
Company In India and all amounts maintained therein and all monies, securities; Instruments, Investments
and other property deposited in, credited to, or required to be deposited,
therein or property de credited thereto and the Undertaking of the Company
subject to prior charges on book debts, Borrower's stock of raw materials,
semi-finished goods, finished goods and consumable stores in favour of Working
Capital Lenders (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the General
Assets"); Provided, that such charge on the General Assets shall rank as a
floating charge and shall accordingly in no way hinder the Company from
selling, leasing or otherwise disposing. of the same; or dealing with such
assets or any part thereof in the ordinary course of Its business, free of any
liens under this Indenture and in each case subject to and only as expressly
permitted by the Financing Documents, the Security Documents and the Trust and
Retention Agreement.
(iii)
Notwithstanding anything
contained herein, the mortgage and charge created in favour of the Security
Trustee for the benefit of the Commitment Charge Lenders over the Specifically
Mortgaged Premises and the General Assets shall rank second and subservient to
the mortgage and charge created in favour of the Term Lenders.
6.
Conversion of floating charge
The floating charge created
pursuant to clause 5(i)(d) and clause 5(ii)(d),hereinabove shall automatically
and without prior notice by the Security Trustee to the Company convert into a
fixed charge as regards General Assets upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event. of Default in terms, of sections 10.1 of the Loan
Agreements, the Guarantee Agreements or equivalent provision of the Commitment
Charge Financing Documents or upon an event of Acceleration.
7.
Pad passu ranking
The mortgage and charge
created hereunder in favour of the Security Trustee for the benefit of the Term
Lenders shall rank pad passu
with all other security created or to be created in favour of any other lender:
Provided that:
(a)
the mortgage and charge
created In favour of the Security Trustee for the benefit of the Commitment
Charge Lenders shall be second and subservient to the mortgage arid charge
created in favour of Security Trustee for the benefit of the Term Lenders.
(b)
the mortgage and charge
created in favour of the Security Trustee for the benefit of the Term Lenders
on the right, title and interest of the Company to payments due under the Fuel
Supply Agreement in respect of Commitment Charges and interest thereon, shall be
second and subservient to the mortgage and charge created in favour of the
Security Trustee for the benefit of the Commitment Charge Lenders.
8. Security
(a)
Continuing security
The security created by or
pursuant to these presents is a continuing security and shall remain in full
force and effect, notwithstanding any intermediate payment or settlement of
account or other matter or thing whatsoever, and in particular the intermediate
satisfaction by the. Company of the whole or any part of the Financial
Assistance and the Commitment Charge, Financial Assistance and is in addition
and without prejudice, to any, other security, guarantee, lien, indemnity or
other right or remedy which the Security Trustee may now or hereafter hold for
the Financial Assistance or the Commitment Charge Financial Assistance or any
part thereof. This security may be enforced against the Company without first
having recourse to any other rights of the Security Trustee, the Term Lenders
or the Commitment Charge Lenders.
(b)
Other security
This security is in addition
to, and shall neither be merged in, nor in any way exclude or prejudice, or be
affected by any other security, interest, right of recourse or other right
whatsoever (or the invalidity thereof) which the Security Trustee, and/or the
Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders may now or Many time hereafter
hold or have (or would apart from this security hold or have) as regards the Company
or any other person in respect of the Financial Assistance or the Commitment
Charge Financial Assistance.
(c)
Cumulative Powers
The powers which this
Indenture confers on the Security Trustee and any receiver appointed hereunder
are cumulative, without prejudice to their respective powers under the general
law, and may be exercised as often as the, Security Trustee or the receiver
thinks appropriate in accordance with these presents; the Security Trustee or
the receiver may, in connection with the exercise of their powers, join or
concur with any person in any transaction, scheme or arrangement whatsoever;
and the Company acknowledges that the respective powers of the Security Trustee
and the receiver shall in no circumstances whatsoever be suspended, waived or
otherwise prejudiced by anything other than an express waiver or variation in
writing.
(d)
Avoidance of payments
If any amount paid by the
Company in respect of the Financial Assistance or the Commitment Charge
Financial Assistance is avoided or set aside on the liquidation or
administration of the Company or otherwise, then for the purpose of this
Indenture such amount shall not be considered to have been paid.
9.
Further acquisition
(a)
The Company hereby covenants
with the Security Trustee that the Company shall, so long as the, Financial
Assistance and the Commitment Charge Financial Assistance remains outstanding,
promptly upon acquisition of any other immovable property in Maharashtra inform
the Security Trustee and as soon as practicable thereafter at its own expense,
without any demand on the part of the Security Trustee, the Term Lenders or the
Commitment Charge Lenders, grant, convey, transfer, assign, secure and charge
on the terms of these presents unto the Security Trustee to and for the,
benefit of the Term Lenders by way of a first charge and to and for the benefit
of the Commitment Charge Lenders by way of second and subservient charge, as
and by way of additional security, such after acquired property or properties,
rights and benefits in such property according to their respective tenures, and
pending formal execution by the Company of assurances by way of additional
security in favour of the Security Trustee for the benefit of the Term Lenders
by way of first charge and the Commitment Charge Lenders ,by way of second
charge, such after acquired property or properties shall be deemed to have
always been comprised in these presents and accordingly all the provisions of
this Indenture shall apply to such after acquired property.
(b)
Any buildings and
structures, machinery, plant, equipment, fixtures, articles and things which
shall from time to time hereafter, during the continuance, of this security be
erected or installed or be in or upon or about the premises hereinbefore expressed to be hereby granted,
transferred and assigned or fixed or
attached to any buildings or structures now standing or hereafter to be
erected on the said premises and/or any part thereof respectively and situate,
lying and being in the State of Maharashtra and used or intended to be used in
connection with the business of the Company whether in substitution or
replacement of or in addition to any buildings and, structures, machinery and
plant, equipment, fixtures, articles and things now standing or being fix-ed or
attached or used or Intended to be used in connection with the business of the
Company Or otherwise shall be included in the present security and be subject
to. the, trusts, provisions and covenants in these presents contained and the
Company shall at its own costs forthwith vest the same in the Security Trustee.
10.
Provision for redemption
If the Company shall have
paid/repaid or discharged in full the Financial Assistance or the Commitment
Charge Financial Assistance (as the case may be), the Security Trustee shall,
with reasonable promptness, upon the written request and at the expense of the
Company, reassign, re-transfer and release unto the Company or as the Company
shall direct and do all such other things, as may be reasonably necessary to
release from the security created hereunder, for the benefit of the Term
Lenders or the Commitment Charge Lenders (as the case may be), without recourse
and without any representation or warranty of any kind by or on behalf of the
Security Trustee, such of the Mortgaged Premises or only such part of the
Mortgaged Premises as constitute the security; as have not theretofore been
sold or otherwise foreclosed, applied or released pursuant to this Indenture,
Provided that such reassignment, retransfer or release of the security created
under this Indenture shall not thereby affect or cause the reassignment,
retransfer or release of any property or assets secured under any other
mortgage or charge which ranks pad passu in point of security or otherwise.
12.
Declarations and warranties
(a) In
order to induce the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders to enter
into the respective Financing Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing
Documents, and to induce the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders to
accept the present mortgage security, the Company has made the warranties set
forth in the respective Financing Documents, the Commitment Charge Financing
Documents and those stated in this Indenture. Relevant provisions of the
respective Financing Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing Documents
are hereby incorporated by reference (provided that if there is a waiver from
time to time of any warranties under the Financing Documents or the Commitment
Charge Financing Documents, there shall be deemed to be a like waiver
hereunder) and made a part of this Indenture as if, such warranties and other
relevant provisions were set forth in full herein.
(b) The
Company acknowledges and accepts that the Term Lenders and the Commitment
Charge Lenders agreed to enter into this Indenture on the basis of, and in full
reliance of the warranties made herein.
(c) Security
Trustee not to be under any obligation or liability:
Neither any assignment
provided for or referred to in this Indenture nor the receipt by the Security
Trustee of any payment pursuant to this Indenture including the insurances,
shall cause the Security Trustee to be under any obligation or liability in respect
of this Indenture including the insurances.
(d) Company
to get in and realise claims:
The Company undertakes that
at all times during the subsistence of the security created hereunder, but
subject to the terms and conditions of the Security Documents, it shall get in
and realise all claims in respect of the insurances. The Security Trustee to
make such claims notwithstanding that no Event of Default under the Security
Documents as occurred.
(e)Company to remain liable:
The Company shall remain
liable to perform all the obligations assumed by it in relation to the
Mortgaged Premises and the Security Trustee shall be under no obligation of any
kind whatsoever, in respect thereof, to be under any liability whatsoever, to
the Company to perform its obligations in respect thereof.
(f)
The Company further confirms and warrants
that:
(i)
The Company is legally
entitled and possessed of the corporate powers to execute, deliver and perform
the terms and provisions of this Indenture and has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorise the execution, delivery and performance by it of
this Indenture;
(ii)
This Indenture when executed
and delivered will constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation;
(iii)
Neither the execution and
delivery by the Company of this Indenture, nor the Company's compliance with or
performance of the terms and provisions hereof will contravene any provision of
applicable law or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or any
governmental authority (collectively, "Applicable Law") or will
violate any provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company or any agreement or other document by which, the Company (or any of its
properties) may be bound;
(iv)
There are no encumbrances or
obligation to create encumbrances on the Mortgaged Premises except those
created by this Indenture;
(v)
The Company is lawfully
possessed of a valid and subsisting freehold estate in and to the Property; and
(vi)
The provisions of this
Indenture are effective to create in favour of the Security Trustee for the
benefit of the Term Lenders and for the benefit of the Commitment Charge
Lenders, a legal, valid and binding security expressed to be created in clause
5 on all of the property and, assets of the Company. on which the Company
purports to grant charges pursuant hereto, including without limitation, a
legal, valid and binding security over all Project Contracts, and all necessary
and appropriate recordings and filings have been made In all appropriate public
offices, and all other necessary and appropriate action has been taken so that
this Indenture creates effective security on all right, title, estate and
interest of the Company in the property, assets and revenues of the Company
covered thereby, prior and superior to all other security, and all necessary
and appropriate consents, licences, approvals, permissions and authorisations
to the creation, effectiveness, priority and enforcement of such security have
been obtained from relevant government authorities.
13.
Covenants and permitted use
(1)
The Company shall observe
and perform each of the covenants set forth in the respective Financing
Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing Documents, which covenants are
hereby incorporated herein by reference (provided that any waivers or consents
given from time to time under the Financing Documents and the Commitment Charge
Financing Documents, shall be deemed to be given hereunder) and made a part of
the Indenture as if such covenants and other relevant provisions were set forth
in full herein.
(2)
In addition to the covenants
set forth in clause 13(l) subject to the terms of applicable law the Company
does hereby further covenant that:-,
(a)Enter
possession, etc..-Following an Acceleration,
then and in any such case it shall be lawful for the Security Trustee, to enter
into and upon and take possession of the Specifically Mortgaged Premises and
any future asset comprised in these presents and thenceforth the Company shall
take no action inconsistent with or prejudicial to the. right of the Security
Trustee as such for and for the benefit of the Term Lenders and the Commitment
Charge Lenders quietly to possess, use and enjoy the same and to receive the
Income, profits and benefits thereof, without interruption or hindrance by the
Company or by any person or persons whomsoever, and upon the taking of such action,
the Security Trustee shall be freed and discharged from or otherwise by the
Company well and sufficiently saved and kept harmless and indemnified of from
and against all former and other estates, title, claims, demands and
encumbrances whatsoever.
(b)Further
assurances.-The Company and all other persons
lawfully or equitably claiming or being entitled to claim any estate right,
title or further assurances, interest in, to or upon the Mortgaged Premises and
any future assets comprised in these presents or any of them or any parts
thereof respectively shall and will, from time to time and at all times, at the
cost of the Company or the other person (as appropriate), execute, make and do
or cause and procure to be executed,
made and done every such assurance, act and thing for converting any
floating charge forming part of the security hereunder, into a fixed charge and
for further and more perfectly assuring all or any of the Mortgaged Premises
and any future assets comprised in these presents unto and to the use of the
Security Trustee for the benefit of the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge
Lenders on the terms of these presents as shall be reasonably required.
(c)Payment
of all taxes, rates, etc..-The Company shall at all
times during the continuance of these presents and the security hereby created,
duly and punctually pay any imposts duties and taxes which become lawfully
payable by the Company in respect of the Mortgaged Premises or any part thereof
or the carrying out by the Company or maintenance of any business or operations
thereon and shall prevent any part of such Mortgaged Premises from becoming
charged with the payment of any Imposts duties and taxes lawfully payable by
the Company pari passu with or in priority to the security created hereunder
and shall punctually discharge all security which it creates and, which by the
general law are lawfully payable by the Company and would or might come to rank
pari passu with or in priority to the security created hereunder.
(d)Maintenance
of assets.-The Company shall at all times and at
its own cost and expense keep and maintain all buildings and erections forming
part of the First Mortgaged Premises and all plant, machinery, fixtures,
(including trade and tenant's fixtures) fittings and other equipment and
effects thereon and therein forming part of the Specifically Mortgaged Premises
in good and substantial repair and in good working order and condition and when
necessary rebuild or renew the same and without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing, forthwith after service by the Security Trustee of any notice of
defect or warrant of repair given pursuant to paragraph (e) below, repair and
make good the same to the satisfaction of the Security Trustee.
(e)Inspection,
repairs, etc.-The Company shall permit the Security
Trustee and its representatives, servants and agents either alone or with
workmen and others from time to time and at all reasonable times to enter into
and upon the First Mortgaged Premises and any future assets to inspect the same
and if there shall be any want of repair thereof or if the Security Trustee in
its reasonable discretion considers any other works, matters, or things are
required in order to preserve its security hereunder, then the Security Trustee
shall give notice thereof to the Company calling upon the Company to repair or
replace the same. Upon the Company's failure to do so within a reasonable
period after receipt of such notice, it shall be lawful for, but not obligatory
upon the Security Trustee to repair or replace the same or any part hereof at
the expense of the Company.
Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to affect or prejudice the rights and powers of the Security
Trustee or of the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders or any of them
under these presents including the right to call for the whole of the Financial
Assistance or the Commitment Charge Financial Assistance as the case may be
following an Acceleration.
(f)Rights
and Liberties.-The Company doth hereby irrevocably
grant full and free rights and liberty as and by way of easement to pass,
re-pass and have unfettered access at all times to the Security Trustee and
their successors-in-title over the vacant lands, hereditaments and premises or
any part thereof charged by these presents in common with all other persons
entitled to like rights at all time thereafter.
14.
Specific actions
Without limiting the
generality of the assurances and covenants hereinabove, the Company will
promptly upon receiving a request from the Security Trustee
(a)
execute a valid legal
mortgage in English form (or in such other form as the Security Trustee shall
require), of any freehold or leasehold properties or other interests in
immovable property presently or in the future belonging to the Company in
Maharashtra and which is not hereby effectively charged or secured;
(b)
execute a valid fixed charge
In such form as the Security Trustee may require over any assets, forming the
subject matter of the General Assets or the floating charge hereunder upon an
Event of Default or Acceleration;
(c)
execute such documents as
may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Security Trustee expedient to
transfer to the Security Trustee to enable the Security Trustee to be
registered as the holder, owner or proprietor or otherwise obtain legal title
to any of the Specifically Mortgaged Premises, in each cases on the terms of
these presents;
(d)
execute such further
writings and take all such further actions, as may be necessary, for creating
security on the terms of these presents over the Retention Accounts or in any
account established in place or in lieu thereof, including any substituted
security or any Authorised Investments made from such accounts, any insurance
proceeds, Permits or such other tangible or intangible assets of the Company of
the same category as are intended to be secured or charged under these
presents; and
(e)
otherwise execute all
transfers, conveyance, assignments, assurances and other instruments of
security whatsoever and give all notices, orders, instructions and directions
whatsoever which the Security Trustee may reasonably or by normal practice or
by law require.
15.
Additional Financial Covenants
The Company shall comply
with the following obligations in addition and supplemental to the financial
covenants and obligations of the Company as are already contained in the
Financing Documents and Commitment Charge Financing Documents hithertofore
entered into with the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders viz.:
(i)
Ensure that the First
Mortgaged Premises charged hereunder continue to remain the absolute property
of the Company and at the disposal of the Company save and , except to the
extent of the mortgages, charges and encumbrances permitted to be created by and
as are disclosed to the ,Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders.
(ii)
Ensure that all the First
Mortgaged Premises are duly and effectively insured jointly in the name of the
Company and the Security Trustee in accordance with the requirements of the Financing
Documents and in respect of First Mortgaged Premises being charged, the name of
the Security Trustee and any other person or institution having an insurable
interest in the First Mortgaged Premises are duly endorsed as
"Beneficiary"/"Loss Payee" on such insurance policies and
all renewals thereof and that the conditions and stipulations provided for in
the Financing Documents and the Commitment Charge Financing Documents in that
behalf are duly and effectually observed and performed by the Company.
16.
Enforcement
(1) The
security created hereunder in favour of the Security Trustee for the benefit of
the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders shall become enforceable by
the Security Trustee following an Acceleration. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture, the security created in favour of the Security
Trustee for the benefit of the Commitment Charge Lenders shall not be
enforceable (whether by way of exercise of general enforcement powers herein,
pursuant to clause 18, clause 20 or otherwise) without the consent of the Term
Lenders to the extent the security created in favour of the Security Trustee
for the benefit of the Term Lenders is subsisting.
(2) General
Enforcement Powers:
At any time after the
security shall have become enforceable, pursuant to the terms of any of the
Financing Documents, the Commitment Charge Financing Documents or by the terms
of this Indenture, the Security Trustee may, without prejudice to any other
rights it may have and without prior notice to the Company:
(a)
sell, call in, collect,
convert into money or otherwise deal with or dispose off the Mortgaged Premises
or any part thereof, on an instalment basis or otherwise and generally in such
manner and upon such terms whatever, as the Security Trustee (in consultation
with the
Term Lenders and the
Commitment Charge Lenders) may consider fit;
(b)
exercise any and all powers
which a receiver could exercise hereunder or by law;
(c)
appoint by writing any
Person or Persons to be a receiver of all or any part of the Mortgaged
Premises, from time to time determine the remuneration of the receiver and
remove the receiver (except where an order of the courts is required therefor)
and appoint another in place of any receiver, whether such receiver is removed
by the Security Trustee or an order of the court or otherwise ceases to be the
receiver or one of two or more
receivers;
(d)
substitute itself or its
assignee for the Company under any or all of the Project Contracts and the
Company's residual interest in the Trust and Retention Agreement; and
(e)
enter into and upon and take
possession of the Mortgaged Premises and any future assets comprised in these
presents and after the taking of such action the Company shall take no action
inconsistent with or prejudicial to the right of the Security Trustee quietly
to possess, use and enjoy the same and to receive the income, profits and
benefits thereof without interruption or hindrance by the Company or by any
Person or Persons whomsoever, and upon the taking of such action, the Security
Trustee shall be freed and discharged from' or otherwise by the Company well
and sufficiently saved and kept harmless and indemnified of, from and against
all former and other estates, titles, claims, demands and encumbrances
whatsoever, unless caused by the fraud, gross negligence or wilful misconduct
of the Security Trustee or that of its officers or employees.
(3) Powers
of the Security Trustee:
The Security Trustee shall
have the authority to act upon and enforce the provisions of this Indenture in
accordance with these presents or to adopt appropriate remedies in that behalf,
at the direction of one or more Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders
and may, in that behalf adopt remedies in relation thereto in different forums
that are appropriate to each respective Lender and the Commitment Charge
Lender, and shall exercise all powers under this Indenture in accordance with
applicable law.
17.Expenses
All expenses incurred by the
Security Trustee has occurred in connection with preservation of the Company's
assets (whether then or thereafter existing) and collection of amounts due to
the Term Lenders and the.Commitment Charge Lenders shall be payable by the
Company and shall stand secured under these presents.
18.
Sale without Intervention of court
PROVIDED ALWAYS AND IT IS
HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED as follows:
(a)
Subject to clause 18(b),
following an Acceleration, it shall be lawful for the Security Trustee at any
time, without any further consent of the Company, to sell, assign or concur
with any other Person in selling, assigning the Mortgaged Premises and any future
assets comprised under the present security or any part thereof either by pub%
auction or private contract with the land, leasehold estate, buildings and
structures separately therefrom, with liberty to make any arrangements as to
removal of the pl to machinery, fixtures, fittings and other implements from
the land, building and structures and with liberty also to make such conditions
or stipulations respecting title or evidence title or other matters as the
Security Trustee may deem proper, with power to buy or obtain assignment of the
Mortgaged Premises at any sale and to resell or reassign the Mortgaged Premises
at any sale by auction or to rescind or vary any contract for sale and to
resell or reassign the Mortgaged Premises without being answerable or
accountable for any loss or diminution occasioned thereby and with power also
to execute assurances and give effectual receipts for the purchase money and do
all other acts and things for completing the sale/assignment which the person
or persons exercising the power of sale/assignment shall think proper, and the
aforesaid power shall be deemed to be a power to sell and concur in selling the
Mortgaged Premises without the intervention of the Court within the meaning of
section 69 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882;
(b)
the power of sale and/or
assignment hereinbefore contained shall not be exercised by the Security
Trustee unless and until:
(i)
default shall have been made
by the Company in, payment of any principal or part thereof for the time being owing to the Term Lenders or the Commitment
Charge Lenders for the space of three calendar months next after the notice, in writing required by
sub-section (2) of section 69 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, requiring the payment of such amounts principal
or any part thereof, as may for the time being be due shall have been served on the Company; or
(ii)
interest on the Financial
Assistance and the Commitment Charge Financial Assistance amounting at least to
Rs. 500 (Rupees Five Hundred Only) shall
be in arrears and remain unpaid for three months after becoming due;
(c)
No purchaser or other person
dealing with the Security Trustee and/or any receiver upon any sale purporting
to be made in pursuance of the aforesaid
power in that behalf, shall be bound or concerned to see or inquire whether either of the events mentioned in
sub-clause (b) has happened or whether any default has been made in payment of any moneys intended to be hereby
secured or whether any money remains owing on the security of these presents or as to the necessity or
expediency of the stipulations, subject to which such sale and/or assignment shall have been made or otherwise
as to the propriety or regularity of such sale and/or assignment and notwithstanding any impropriety or
irregularity whatsoever, in any such sale and/or assignment the same shall as regards the safety and protection of ft
purchaser or purchasers be deemed to be within the aforesaid power in that behalf and be valid and effectual and
the remedy of the Company in respect of any breach of any of the clauses or provisions hereinbefore contained
or of any impropriety or irregularity whatsoever in any such sale and/or assignment shall be in damages only;
(d)
All other provisions and
trusts ancillary to the power of sale which are contained in section 69 of the
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, shall
apply to this security as if the same were incorporated herein; and
(e)
Upon any such
sale/assignment as aforesaid the receipt by the Security Trustee for the
purchase money shall effectually
discharge the purchasers or purchaser there from and from being concerned to
see to the application thereof or being
answerable for the loss or misapplication thereof.
19.
Non-applicability of certain provisions of the Transfer of Property Act
(a)
Section
67A.-The provisions of section 67A of the
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, shall not apply to these presents and the
Security Trustee notwithstanding that the Security Trustee may hold two or more
mortgages executed by the Company including of these presents in respect of
which the Security Trustee has the right to obtain the kind of the decrees
under section 67 of the Transfer of Property Act and shall be entitled to sue
and it maintain such decree on any of such mortgages without being bound to sue
on all such mortgages in respect of which the mortgage moneys shall have become
due;
(b)
Continued
Possession.-It shall be lawful for the Company to
retain possession of and use the Mortgaged Premises until the Security Trustee
shall be entitled to take possession thereof under these presents and shall
take possession thereof accordingly; and
(c)
Section
65A.-The Company shall while in lawful possession
of the Mortgaged Premises have no power to make leases thereof, save and except
in pursuance of the terms of the Financing Documents and the Commitment Charge
Financing Documents, and with the consent in writing of the Security Trustees
first had and obtained (which consent the Security Trustee shall not be bound
to give) on such terms and conditions as the Security Trustee shall in their
absolute discretion consider fit and the provisions of section 65A of the
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, shall not apply.
20.
Appointment of receiver
I.
Subject to the observance of
such restrictions as may be imposed by section 69A of the Transfer of Property
Act, 1882, or any other applicable statutory provisions, the Security Trustee
at any time after the security hereby constituted, shall have become
enforceable may by writing appoint as receiver of the Mortgaged Premises or any
part thereof one or more persons entities or any Authorised Officer or Officers
of such person and may remove any receiver so appointed and appoint another in
his stead.
II. Status,
Powers and Remuneration of receiver
(a)
Appointment of any receiver
may be made either before or after the Security Trustee shall have entered into
or taken possession of the Mortgaged
Premises;
(b)
Such receiver may, from time
to time, be invested with such of the rights, powers, authorities and
discretions exercisable by the Security
Trustee set forth herein or under law or as the Security Trustee may think
expedient including the following
rights, powers and authorities:
(i)
to enter upon or take
possession of, collect, and get into all or any part of the Mortgaged Premises
and for that purpose to take any
proceedings and enforce any order or judgment in the
name
of the Company or otherwise as the receiver shall consider fit;
(ii)
to manage or carry on or
concur in carrying on the business of the Company in relation to the
Mortgage Premises as the receiver shall consider fit;
(iii)
to make any arrangement or
compromise between the Company and any other person or pay any compensation
or incur any obligation which the Security Trustee or the receiver shall
consider fit;
(iv)
for the purpose of
exercising any of the powers, authorities and discretions conferred on it by
this Indenture and/or defraying any
costs or expenses which may be incurred by it in the exercise thereof or for any other purpose, to borrow moneys on
the security of the Mortgaged Premises on such terms (with or without security) as the receiver or the
Security Trustee shall consider fit and so that, with the prior written consent of the Security Trustee, any
such security may be or include a charge on the whole or any part of the Mortgaged Premises ranking
wholly or partly in priority to or pari passu with the security created hereunder;
(v)
to assign, sell, lease,
license, grant options to sell, deal with or manage or concur in assigning,
selling, leasing, licensing, granting
options to sell, dealing with or managing and to vary, terminate or accept surrenders of leases, licenses or tenancies
of or otherwise dispose of any part of the Mortgaged remises in such manner and generally on such
terms and conditions as the Security Trustee or the receiver shall consider fit and to carry any
such transactions into effect in the name of and on behalf of the Company or otherwise;
(vi)
to make, effect and do all
maintenance, repairs, developments, reconstructions, improvements, furnishings, equipment, insurances,
alterations or additions to or in respect of the Mortgaged Premises and
maintain, renew, take out or increase insurances in the interest of the
Security Trustee for maintaining the value of the Mortgaged Premises, in every
such case as the Security Trustee or the receiver shall consider fit;
(vii)
to obtain all clearances,
planning, consents and permissions, building regulations, approvals and any
other consents or licenses necessary, or appropriate to carry out any of the
matters referred to in this Indenture or otherwise as the Security Trustee or
receiver shall consider fit;
(viii)
to redeem any prior
encumbrance and settle and pass the accounts of the encumbrances so that any
accounts so settled and passed shall (subject to any manifest error) be
conclusive and binding on the Company and the money so paid shall be deemed to
be an expense properly incurred by the receiver;
(ix)
to settle, refer to
arbitration, compromise and arrange any claims, accounts, disputes, questions
and demands with or by any Person or body who is or claims to be a creditor of
the Company or relating in any way to the Mortgaged Premises or any part thereof;
(x)
to bring, prosecute,
enforce, defend and discontinue all such actions and proceedings in relation to
the Mortgaged Premises or any part thereof as the receiver shall consider fit;
(xi)
to implement or continue the
development of (and obtain all clearances and other consents required in
connection therewith) and/or complete any buildings or structures on, any real
property comprised in the Mortgaged Premises and do all acts and things
Incidental thereto,-,
(xii)
to do all such things and
take all such actions as may be required in order to ensure the continued safe,
efficient and economic operation of Project;
(xiii)
to do all such other acts
and things (including, without limitations, signing and executing all documents
and deeds) as may be considered by the Security Trustee or receiver to be
incidental or conducive to any of the matters or powers aforesaid or otherwise
Incidental or conducive to the preservation, improvement or realisation of the
Mortgaged Premises; and
(xiv)
to exercise all such other
power and authority as the Security Trustee shall consider fit to confer and so
that the Security Trustee may in relation to such part of the Mortgaged
Premises as is the subject to the security expressed to be created hereunder
confer any powers and authorities which it could give if it were an absolute
beneficial owner thereof.
(c)
Unless otherwise directed by
the Security Trustee such receiver may exercise all the rights, powers,
authorities and discretions herein or by law vested in the Security Trustee;
(d)
Such receiver shall exercise
its powers, authorities and discretion from time to time in accordance with
instructions made and given by the Security Trustee;
(e)
Subject to the provisions of
section 69A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the Security Trustee may
from time to time fix the remuneration of such receiver and may direct payment
thereof out of the Mortgaged Premises;
(f)
The Security Trustee from
time to time and at any time, may require any such receiver to give security
for the due performance of its duties as such receiver, and may fix the nature
and amount
of security to be so given,
but the Security Trustee shall not be bound in any case to require any such
security;
(g)
The Security Trustee shall
be in no way responsible for any misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance or
negligence on the part of any such receiver and shall be in no way liable for
or in respect of any debts or other liabilities incurred by any such receiver
whether the Company shall or shall not be in liquidation;
(h)
All the powers, provisions
and trusts contained in section 69A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882,
shall apply to the receiver appointed under this Clause; and
(i)
Every receiver appointed
under the provisions hereof shall be deemed to be the agent of the Company and
the Company shall be solely responsible for such receiver's acts and defaults
and for his remuneration.
21.
Not Mortgages-in-Possession
Without prejudice to the
generality of clause 22, the Company does hereby expressly agree with the
Security Trustee that neither the Security Trustee nor any receiver appointed
as aforesaid shall, by reason of the Security Trustee or such receiver entering
into or taking possession of the Mortgaged Premises or any part thereof, be
liable to the Company to account as a mortgagee-in-possession for anything
except actual receipts or be liable for any loss or for any default or omission
for which a mortgagee-in-possession might be liable.
22.
Protection of Security Trustee and receiver: Limitation of Liability
Neither the Security Trustee
nor any receiver shall be liable in respect of any loss or damage (to the
extent not caused by the Security Trustee's fraud, gross negligence or wilful
default) which arises out of the exercise or the attempted or purported
exercise of or the failure to exercise any of their respective rights, powers,
authorities, discretions and trusts that may be vested in the Security Trustee.
23.
Costs and Expenses
(a)
The Company shall, upon
notice from the Security Trustee pay or reimburse to the Security Trustee all
fees for services performed by the Security Trustee, all out of pocket, and
travelling expenses and other costs, charges and expenses in any way incurred by
the Security Trustee its officers, employees or agents in connection with the
negotiation, preparation, execution, modification or amendment of or the
preservation, protection or release of the rights of the Security Trustee, the
Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders under these presents and/or any
documents or instruments contemplated or in connection with or relating to
these presents including, without limitation, costs of investigation of title,
travelling expenses and legal fees for drafting, stamping and registration of
the documents and any other expenses pursuant to this Indenture, and further
covenants and agrees to indemnify the Security Trustee, the Term Lenders and
the Commitment Charge Lenders against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges,
expenses, claims and demands whatsoever which may be brought or made against or
incurred by any or both of them in respect of any matter or thing done or
omitted to be done without their wilful default or gross negligence in respect
of or in relation to the Mortgaged Premises.
(b)
Legal
Fees and Expenses.-The Company shall pay all
legal fees, costs, charges, and expenses of the external legal counsel of the
Security Trustee, each of the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders
and all such sums incurred or paid by the Security Trustee, the Term Lenders
and/or the Commitment Charge Lenders or either of them in connection with and
incidental to or in connection with these presents and incurred as well for the
assertion or defence of the rights of the Security Trustee as such for and for
the benefit of the Term Lenders and/or the Commitment Charge Lenders as for the
protection and security of the Mortgaged Premises and for the demand,
realisation and recovery of the Financial Assistance and/or the Commitment
Charge
Financial Assistance shall
be added to the Financial Assistance and the Commitment Charge Financial
Assistance respectively and be secured hereby.
24.
Stamp Duty and Reimbursement of Expenses
(I)Stamp Duty and Other Fees
on Execution, Registration, etc.
The Company shall pay all
stamp duty, other duties, taxes, fees, penalties or other charges payable on or
in connection with the execution, issue, delivery, registration of this
Indenture, the Security Trustee Agreement and any document, act and
registration performed pursuant hereto, if and when the Company may be required
to pay the same according to any of the Financing Documents, Commitment Charge
Financing Documents or according to the laws for the time being or at any time
in force in the state in which its properties are situated.
(II)
Reimbursement obligations
All reasonable costs,
expenses, charges and fees paid or incurred by the Security Trustee in the
exercise of any of the rights, remedies or powers granted hereunder, or under
the Security Trustee Agreement including without limitation, for payment of any
costs, expenses, charges or fees in this Clause shall. be for the account of
the Company and the Company undertakes promptly on demand to pay the same or,
as the case may be to reimburse the Security Trustee or its authorised agents,
representatives, successors and assignees for any such monies paid by the
Security Trustee or any of them with interest thereon at the rate of interest
of XYZF as defined in the Loan Agreements from the date the Company receives
notice thereof from the Security Trustee and/or its agents, representatives,
successors and assigns until reimbursed by the Company, and all such sums and
costs shall be added to the Financial Assistance or the Commitment Charge
Financial Assistance (as the case may be) and be secured under these presents.
25.
Attorney
(a)
Appointment.-If,
(and for so long as) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or has
not been waived, for all or any of the aforesaid purposes, the Company hereby
irrevocably appoints the Security Trustee as well as each receiver to be
appointed under these presents to be its attorney or attorneys, and in the name
and on behalf of the Company to act and execute all deeds and things which the
Company is authorised to execute and do under the covenants and provisions
herein contained and generally to use the name of the Company in the exercise
of all or any of the powers by the so presents or by law conferred on the
Security Trustee or any receiver
appointed by such Security Trustee and al so to execute on behalf of the Company,
at the cost of the Company the powers hereunder or by law conferred on the
Security Trustee or any receiver appointed by it and also to execute on behalf
of the Company, at the cost of the Company such documents and deeds as may be
necessary to give effect to the provision§ referred to hereinabove and also for
preservation, enforcement and realization of the security and the Company shall
bear the expenses that may be Incurred by the Security Trustee or any receiver
in that behalf.
(b)
Ratification.-The
Company covenants with the Security Trustee to ratify and confirm all acts or
things made done or executed by any attorney as contemplated by clause 25(a)
hereinabove.
26.
(1) Application of monies
All monies received by the
Security Trustee or any receiver appointed under these presents, whether prior
to or as a result of the enforcement of the security constituted hereunder,
shall be held upon trust and shall be applied by the Security Trustee (except
as otherwise required by law) in the first place, to reimburse themselves and pay,
retain or discharge all the costs, charges and expenses incurred in or about
the entry, appointment of receiver, calling in, collection, conversion or the
exercise of the powers and trusts under these presents including their and the
receiver's remuneration as herein provided and shall apply the residue of the
aforesaid monies, subject to the rights of the other first pad passu charge
holders:
(a)
Firstly, in or towards
payment of. the Financial Assistance to the Term Lenders whether the same shall
be due or not,
(b)
Secondly, in or towards
payment of the Commitment Charge Financial Assistance to the Commitment
Charge Lenders whether the same shall be
due or not and pay all other sums secured hereby; and
(c)
Thirdly, to pay the
remainder of said proceeds if any to the Company.
(2)
Liability to Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders for Deficiency
The Company shall remain
liable to the Term Lenders and the Commitment Charge Lenders for any
deficiency.
27.
Waiver
(1)
No Implied waiver or
Impairment-No delay or omission of the Security Trustee or any receiver in
exercising any right, power or remedy accruing of the Security Trustee upon any
default hereunder, shall impair any such right power or remedy or be construed
to be a waiver thereof or any acquiescence in such default, nor shall the
action or inaction of the Security Trustee or any receiver in respect of any
default or any acquiescence by it, in any default, affect or impair any right
power or remedy of the Security Trustee in respect of any other defaults nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such right power or remedy preclude
any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right power or
remedy. The rights and remedies of the Security Trustee herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law or
equity or in any of the other Financing Documents, the Commitment Charge
Financing Documents or the Security Documents.
(2)
Express
Waiver.-A waiver or consent granted by the Security
Trustee under this Indenture will be effective only if given in writing and
then only in the instance and for the purpose for which it is given.
28.
Communications
(i) All notices or other
communications to be given or made under these presents shall be in writing,
shall either be delivered personally or sent by courier, registered or
certified mail or facsimile. The address for service of the Company shall be:
ABC Power General Company
Limited
…………..…………..…………..
…………..…………..…………..
Mumbai 400021 Fax No.
The address for
service of the Security Trustee shall be: "XYZF PLAZA
…………..…………..
…………..…………..
…………..…………..
Mumbai - 400001
Facsimile No. 022
..............
(ii)
All notices shall be
effective upon actual receipt, save that, where a notice is transmitted by
facsimile and is actually received after 5.30 p.m. on a business day or on a
day that is not a business day for the receiving party, such notice shall be
deemed to be received on the first business day following the date transmitted
by facsimile to the receiving party's facsimile number. Without prejudice to
the foregoing, a party giving a notice or communication by facsimile shall
promptly deliver a copy of such notice or communication personally, by courier
or by mail to the addressee of such notice or communication.
(iii)
Any party may in writing to
other party change its designated address. Such change shall take effect when
all parties have been informed of it.
29.
Provisions severable
Every provision contained in
this Indenture shall be severable and distinct from every other such provision
and if at any time any one or more of such provisions is or becomes invalid
illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way
-affected or impaired thereby.
The Company doth hereby
confirm the provisions of clause 12 hereof and undertakes that during the
subsistence of the security created by the Company in favour of the Security
Trustee the Company shall not do or suffer to be done or be party or privy to
any act, deed, matter or thing which may, in anywise, prejudicially affect the
securities and the rights created in favour of the Security Trustee acting for
and on behalf of and for the benefit of the Term Lenders and the Commitment
Charge Lenders.
If there is any
inconsistency between (i) the rights and obligations of the Company in relation
to the Security Trustee under these presents and (ii) the rights and
obligations of the Company in relation to the Financing Documents or the
Commitment Charge Finance Documents the provisions of these presents shall be
deemed modified so that the rights and obligations of the Company under these
presents are consistent with the rights and obligations of the Company under
the Financing Documents or the Commitment Charge Financing Documents, as the
case may be.
30.
Governing law
This Indenture shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with Indian law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
Common Seal of the Company has been hereunto and to the counterparts hereof
affixed and the Security Trustee has caused these presents and the counter-parts
hereof to be executed by its duly authorised officer the day and year first
hereinabove written.
The Common Seal of the within named) ABC POWER GENERATION COMPANY LIMITED has been hereunto affixed pursuant to a
Resolution of
its Board of Directors passed on the day of ...........
1 2000 in the presence of Mr . Director
and Mr . the Compan~ Secretary who have all subscribed their signature hereto in
token thereof in the presence of: 1 .
...................................... 2 .
...................................... |
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Signed
and delivered by the within named THE XYZ
FINANCE COMPANY LTD, as Security
Trustee,
by the hand of Mr . ................................
its
........................ in the presence of: 1 .
........................................ 2 .
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SCHEDULE
I PART
A
THE TERM LENDERS
(Rupees
in crore) (US $ in
Million)
Sr. |
|
Amount
of |
Amount
of |
No. |
Name of the Lender/address
|
Rupee
|
Foreign
|
|
|
Loans/NCDs
|
Currency
Loans |
1 . |
The XYZ Finance Company
Ltd., ...............................
Mumbai- 400001 |
|
US$ |
2. |
STR Development Bank
Mumbai - 400 023. |
|
US$ |
3. |
Power Finance Corporation
Limited, .............................
New Delhi-I 10001 |
|
US$ |
4. |
AAA Insurance &
Company Ltd., ...............................
Mumbai - 400 021. |
|
|
5. |
BBB Finance &
Insurance Company Ltd., .............................
MUMBAI - 400 020. |
|
|
6. |
ABC Insurance Co. Ltd., .............................
Mumbai - 400 001 |
|
|
7. |
XYZ Insurance &
Finance Co. Ltd., .............................
New Delhi-1 10002 |
|
|
8. |
MNO Insurance Company
Limited, ..............................
Calcutta - 700 001 |
|
|
9. |
UXY Insurance Company
Limited, ..............................
Chennai - 600 014 |
|
|
10. |
ABC Bank ..............................
Mumbai |
|
us |
11. |
DEF Bank ………….. Mumbai |
|
- |
12. |
GHI Bank ...........................
Mumbai |
|
|
13. |
The JKL Bank Limited, .................. Branch,
Mumbai - 400 003 |
|
|
|
TOTAL (in US$) ………….. (In Rupees) |
|
US$ |
PART
B
GUARANTORS Guarantee Assistance's
(Rupees
in crore) (US $ in
Million)
Sr.
|
|
Amount
of |
No.
|
Name
of the Lender/address |
Guarantee Assistance |
1 |
XYZ
Finance Company Ltd., .......................
|
US$* |
|
Mumbai
|
( )* |
2. |
STR Development Bank
………….. |
US$ |
|
…………..
MUMBAI
- 400 005. |
( )* |
3.
|
ABC
Bank ...............................
. |
us $ |
|
…………..
Mumbai
|
( )* |
PART
C
COUNTER GUARANTORS Guarantee
Assistance
Sr.
|
|
Amount
of Guarantee |
No.
|
Name
of the Lender/a:ddress |
Assistance by way of
counter guarantee |
4 |
DEF
Bank ......................
Branch, Mumbai
400 003 |
US$
|
5 |
GHI
Bank ......................
Mumbai
400 003 |
US
$ |
6 |
The
JKL Bank Limited, ...............
Bazar Branch Mumbai
400 003 |
US
$ |
|
TOTAL
(in US$) |
US$^
|
|
(in
Rupees) |
( ) ^ |
PART
D
COMMITMENT
CHARGE TERM LENDERS AND COMMITMENT CHARGE DEBT
(Rupees in crore)
Sr. |
|
Amount
of Commitment |
No. |
Name of the Lender/address
|
Charges Guarantee
Assistance |
1 . |
The JKL Bank Limited, .................. Bazar
Branch Mumbai - 400 003 |
|
2. |
Commitment Charge Lenders |
|
SCHEDULE2
FIRST
MORTGAGED PREMISES
Commercial Complex No.,
admeasuring…………..…………..sq. ft. of built up area on first floor of the building
constructed on the Plot No …………..situate lying and being in Registration
District…………..Registration Sub-District …………..Village ………….., Taluka
…………..Mumbai - 400 097.
together with fixtures and
fittings thereon, both present and future.
SCHEDULE3
PROJECT CONTRACTS
1.
The Offshore Equipment
Supply Contract, dated February 1, 2000.
2.
The Offshore Engineering and
Technical Assistance Contract, dated February 1, 2000.
3.
The Onshore Equipment Supply
Contract, dated February 1, 2000.
4.
The Onshore Civil and
Construction Services Contract, dated February 1, 2000.
5.
Co-Ordination Agreement,
dated February 1,2000.
6.
Amendments to the EPC
Contracts, dated February 1, 2000.
7.
Performance Bond.
8.
Operation and Maintenance
Agreement, dated October 06, 2000
9.
The Fuel Supply Agreement,
dated January 19, 2000.
10. The
Power Purchase Agreement, dated March 31, 1999;
11. The
Water Supply Agreement, dated January 23, 2000 between the Company and the
Irrigation Department of the Government of Maharashtra.
12. Effluent
Discharge Agreement, dated January 23, 2000.
13. [Escrow
Agreement, dated July 27, 2000.]
14. Guarantee
of Government of Maharashtra, dated August 7, 1999.
15. Other
agreements entered into or to be entered into by the Borrower in respect of the
Project.
16. Insurance
Policies.
SCHEDULE4
THE PROJECT
The Borrower proposes to set
up a liquid fuel based combined cycle power project of an installed capacity
approximately …………..MW (ISO) at
Industrial Development Area, District…………..in the State of Maharashtra.
The plant comprises of two gas turbine units of approximately…………..MW each and
a steam turbine of approximately…………..MW.
SCHEDULE5
PART
A
LOAN
AGREEMENTS
1. Subscription
Agreement between the Borrower and XYZ Finance Company Limited, dated
November 26, 2000
2. Rupee
Term Loan Agreements between the Borrower and:
(i)
Rupee Loan Agreement between
the Borrower and Power Finance Corporation, dated December
4, 2000;
(ii)
Rupee Loan Agreement between
the Borrower and the AAA Finance and Company Ltd., dated December 1, 2000;
(iii)
Rupee Loan Agreement between
the Borrower and the BBB Insurance and Finance Company Ltd., dated December 1, 2000;
(iv)
Rupee Loan Agreement between
the Borrower and The JKL Bank Limited, dated December 2, 2000; and
(v)
Rupee Loan Agreement between
the Borrower and DEF Bank, dated December 2,2000.
3. Foreign Currency Loan
Agreements:
(i)
Foreign Currency Loan
Agreement between the Borrower and ABC Bank, dated December 5, 2000;
(ii)
Foreign Currency Loan
Agreement between the Borrower and the STR Development Bank, dated
December 5, 2000;
(iii)
Foreign Currency Loan
Agreement between the Borrower and the XYZ Finance Company Ltd., dated November 26, 2000;
(iv)
Foreign Currency Loan
Agreement between the Borrower and Power Finance Corporation Limited,
dated December 4, 2000; and
(v)
Foreign CUrrency Loan
Agreement between the Borrower and The Export Import Bank of Hong Kong,
dated November 26, 2000.
PART
B
GUARANTEE
AGREEMENTS
1. Guarantee Agreements:
(i)
Guarantee Agreement, dated
November 26, 2000 between the Borrower and the XYZ Finance Company Ltd.;
(ii)
Guarantee Agreement, dated
December 5, 2000 between the Borrower and ABC Bank;
(iii)
Guarantee Agreement, dated
December 5, 2000 between the Borrower and the STR Development Bank;
(iv)
Guarantee Agreement, dated
November 30, 2000 between the Borrower and GHI Bank;
(v)
Guarantee Agreement, dated
December 2, 2000 between the Borrower and DEF Bank;and I (vi) Guarantee
Agreement, dated December 2, 2000 between the Borrower and The JKL Bank
Limited.
PART
C
COMMITMENT
CHARGE FINANCING DOCUMENTS
1. The
JKL Bank Limited, Commitment Charge Guarantee Agreement, dated December 2,
2000.
2. Guarantee
Agreement executed or to be executed with Commitment Charge Lenders for
Commitment Charge Guarantee of Rs. 17.00 crores.
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