Exhibit 10.38
Execution Version
SECOND AMENDMENT AND ACCESSION
AGREEMENT
dated as of June 6,
2008
among
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PTE.
LTD.,
EQUINIX JAPAN
K.K.,
EQUINIX AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ABN
25 092 807 264,
EQUINIX HONG KONG
LIMITED,
as Borrowers
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Singapore
Branch,
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Japan
Branch,
ABN AMRO Australia Pty Limited
ABN 78 000 862 797,
Coöperatieve Centrale
Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., Hong Kong Branch,
as Lenders
and
ABN AMRO BANK
N.V.,
as Facility Agent, Arranger and
Collateral Agent
SECOND AMENDMENT AND ACCESSION
AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT AND ACCESSION
AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated as of
June 6, 2008, among:
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(1)
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EQUINIX
SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., a Singaporean corporation (“ Equinix
Singapore ”);
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(2)
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EQUINIX JAPAN
K.K., a Japanese corporation (“ Equinix Japan
”);
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(3)
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EQUINIX
AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED ABN 25 092 807 264, an Australian
corporation (“ Equinix Australia ”);
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(4)
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EQUINIX HONG
KONG LIMITED, a Hong Kong company (“ Equinix HK
”) (Equinix Singapore, Equinix Japan, Equinix Australia,
Equinix HK and such Additional Borrowers (as defined in the Amended
Facility Agreement referred to below), each individually, a “
Borrower ” and collectively, “ Borrowers
”);
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(5)
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ABN AMRO Bank
N.V., Singapore Branch (the “ Singapore Dollar Lender
”);
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(6)
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ABN AMRO Bank
N.V., Japan Branch (the “ Yen Lender
”);
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(7)
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ABN AMRO
Australia Pty Limited (the “ Australian Dollar Lender
”);
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(8)
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COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., HONG KONG BRANCH (the “ HK
Dollar Lender ”) (the Singapore Dollar Lender, the Yen
Lender, the Australian Dollar Lender and the HK Dollar Lender each
individually, a “ Lender ” and collectively, the
“ Lenders ”); and
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(9)
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ABN AMRO BANK
N.V., as facility agent (in such capacity, “ Facility
Agent ”), as arranger (in such capacity, “
Arranger ”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity,
“ Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties
(as defined in the Amended Facility Agreement).
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WITNESSETH:
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(A)
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WHEREAS,
Equinix Singapore, Equinix Japan, the Singapore Dollar Lender, the
Yen Lender, the Facility Agent, Arranger and Collateral Agent
entered into a Facility Agreement dated August 31, 2007 (the
“ Facility Agreement ”) pursuant to which the
Singapore Dollar Lender and the Yen Lender agreed to extend credit
to Equinix Singapore and Equinix Japan to fund the construction of
their respective Internet Data Centers (as defined in the Facility
Agreement).
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(B)
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WHEREAS,
Equinix Singapore, Equinix Japan, Equinix Australia, the Singapore
Dollar Lender, the Yen Lender, the Australian Dollar Lender, the
Facility Agent, Arranger and Collateral Agent entered into an
Amendment and Accession Agreement dated January 31, 2008 (the
“ First Amendment ”) pursuant to which, among
other matters, Equinix Australia became an Additional Borrower
under the Facility Agreement and acceded to all the obligations and
liabilities of a Borrower under the Facility Agreement (as amended
by the First Amendment, the “ Amended Facility
Agreement ”).
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(C)
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Amended Facility
Agreement, Equinix HK wishes to become an Additional Borrower and a
Borrower under the Amended Facility Agreement, and accede to all
the obligations and liabilities of a Borrower under the Amended
Facility Agreement as provided herein.
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(D)
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WHEREAS,
Equinix HK has requested the HK Dollar Lender to make Additional
Loans (as defined in the Amended Facility Agreement and effectively
amended by this Amendment) to Equinix HK in an aggregate amount of
up to the HK Dollar Equivalent (as defined below) of US$20,000,000
to fund the construction of its Internet Data Center.
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(E)
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The HK Dollar
Lender is willing to become an additional Lender and make such
Additional Loans to Equinix HK under the terms of the Amended
Facility Agreement and this Amendment, and accede to all the
obligations and liabilities under the Amended Facility Agreement as
provided herein.
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(F)
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WHEREAS, it is
the intention of the parties hereunder that (1) the Borrowers
shall be jointly and severally liable for the Secured Obligations
(as defined in the Amended Facility Agreement) and (2) the
security arrangements established to secure performance by the
Borrowers of their obligations under the Amended Facility Agreement
and this Amendment shall benefit all the Lenders, including the HK
Dollar Lender.
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(G)
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WHEREAS, the
parties hereto have agreed to further amend the Amended Facility
Agreement in the manner set out below with effect from and on the
date hereof.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Defined
Terms . Unless expressly defined in this Amendment, or the
context otherwise requires, terms defined in the Amended Facility
Agreement shall have the same meanings in this
Amendment.
SECTION 1.02 Rules of
Construction . The principles of construction and rules of
interpretation set forth in Section 1.02 of the Amended
Facility Agreement shall apply in this Amendment.
ARTICLE II
ACCESSION
SECTION 2.01 Accession
. Each of the HK Dollar Lender and Equinix HK agrees with each
other person who is or who becomes a party to the Amended Facility
Agreement that, with effect on and from the date hereof, each of
the HK Dollar Lender and Equinix HK will be bound by the Amended
Facility Agreement as a party to the Amended Facility Agreement as
of the date hereof in the capacity of “Lender”, with
respect to the HK Dollar Lender, and “Borrower”, with
respect to Equinix HK.
ARTICLE III
AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDED
FACILITY AGREEMENT
SECTION 3.01 New
Definitions . The following new definitions are added to
Section 1.01 (Defined Terms) of the Amended Facility Agreement
in their proper alphabetical order:
“ Agency Fee ”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.06(c) .
“ Equinix HK
” shall mean Equinix Hong Kong Limited, a company with
limited liability incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with its
registered address at Suite 6208, 62/F Central Plaza, 18 Harbour
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
“ Facility Set-up
Fees ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.06(b) .
“ HIBOR ”
shall mean, with respect to any HK Dollar Borrowing for any
Interest Period, the rate per annum for deposits in HK Dollars for
a period equal to or that most closely approximates the duration of
such Interest Period which appears on Reuters page
“HIBOR=R”(or such other page(s) as may replace that
page as determined by the Facility Agent) as of 11:00 a.m., Hong
Kong time on the relevant Interest Rate Setting Date; provided that
if such rate does not appear on that page, “HIBOR”
shall mean the rate expressed as a percentage to be the arithmetic
mean (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest four decimal
places) as supplied to the Facility Agent at its request quoted by
at least two Reference Banks that are leading banks as the rate at
which it is offered deposits in HK Dollars and for the required
period in the Hong Kong interbank market at or about 11:00 a.m.,
Hong Kong time.
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“ HK Deed of Charge
” shall mean that certain Deed of Charge executed by the HK
Dollar Borrower and the Collateral Agent dated as of June 6,
2008.
“ HK Dollar Borrower
” shall mean, in its capacity as the borrower of HK Dollar
Loans, Equinix HK.
“ HK Dollar
Borrowing ” shall mean a borrowing comprised of HK Dollar
Loans made by the HK Dollar Lenders pursuant to a Borrowing
Request.
“ HK Dollar
Equivalent ” shall mean at any time (a) as to any
amount denominated in HK Dollars, the amount thereof at such time,
and (b) as to any amount denominated in any other currency,
the equivalent amount in HK Dollars calculated by the Facility
Agent at such time using the Exchange Rate in effect on the
Business Day of determination.
“ HK Dollar Lender
” shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule
1.01(e) (as amended from time to time), as well as any
financial institution that has become a “HK Dollar
Lender” hereto pursuant to Section 2.03 or by the
execution of an Assignment and Assumption in accordance with this
Agreement, other than, in each case, any such financial institution
that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Assumption. For purposes of this Agreement, “Lender”
includes each HK Dollar Lender unless the context otherwise
requires.
“ HK Dollar Loan
Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the
commitment, if any, of such Lender to make HK Dollar Loans
hereunder during the Availability Period in the amount set forth
opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(e), or in the
Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have
assumed its HK Dollar Loan Commitment, as applicable, as the same
may be (a) increased pursuant to any Increased Commitment made
by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.03 or (b) reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such
Lender pursuant to Section 10.04. The initial aggregate amount
of the HK Dollar Loan Commitment is the HK Dollar Equivalent of
US$20,000,000.
“ HK Dollar Loans
” shall mean the term loans made by the HK Dollar Lenders to
the HK Dollar Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.01(d).
“ HK Dollars ”
or “ HKD ” shall mean the lawful currency of
Hong Kong.
“ HK Share Charge
” shall mean that certain Share Charge executed by Equinix
Pacific Inc. and the Collateral Agent dated as of June 6,
2008.
“ Hong Kong ”
shall mean the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People’s Republic of China.
SECTION 3.02 Deleted
Definitions . The definitions of “
Amendment ” and “ Facility Set-up
Fee ” as found in the Amended Facility Agreement are
deleted.
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SECTION 3.03 Amended
Definitions . The following definitions as found in the
Amended Facility Agreement are deleted and replaced with the
following in their proper alphabetical order:
“ Approved Currency
” shall mean, with respect to (i) the Singapore Dollar
Borrower, Singapore Dollars, (ii) the Yen Borrower, Yen,
(iii) the Australian Dollar Borrower, Australian Dollars and
(iv) the HK Dollar Borrower, HK Dollars.
“ Availability
Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date
that all conditions precedent to the making of the initial Loans
under Section 4.01 and Section 4.02 have been satisfied
or waived and ending, (i) on August 31, 2008 with respect
to the Singapore Dollar Loans and the Yen Loans, (ii) on
January 31, 2009 with respect to the Australian Dollar Loans,
and (iii) on June 6, 2009 with respect to the HK Dollar
Loans.
“ Borrowing ”
shall mean a Singapore Dollar Borrowing, a Yen Borrowing, an
Australian Dollar Borrowing or a HK Dollar
Borrowing.
“ Collateral ”
shall include (i) the “Collateral” as such term is
defined and used in the Debenture, (ii) the
“Movables” as such term is defined and used in the
Assignment of Movables, (iii) the Secured Property as such
term is defined and used in the Australia Deed of Charge and
Australia Share Mortgage, and (iv) the Security Assets as such
term is defined and used in the HK Deed of Charge and HK Share
Charge.
“ Fees ” shall
mean the Commitment Fee, the Facility Set-up Fees and the Agency
Fee.
“ Final Maturity
Date ” shall mean, with respect to (i) the Singapore
Dollar Loans and the Yen Loans, August 31, 2011 or, if such
date is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding
such date, (ii) the Australian Dollar Loans, January 31,
2012 or, if such date is not a Business Day, the Business Day
immediately preceding such date, and (iii) the HK Dollar
Loans, June 6, 2012 or, if such date is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately preceding such date.
“ GAAP ” shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
applied on a consistent basis; provided that, at the option of the
relevant Borrower, (i) GAAP shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in Singapore applied on a consistent basis,
in relation to the annual financial reports to be delivered by the
Singapore Dollar Borrower in accordance with this Agreement,
(ii) GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles
in Japan applied on a consistent basis in relation to the annual
financial reports to be delivered by the Yen Borrower in accordance
with this Agreement, (iii) GAAP shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in Australia applied on a consistent basis in
relation to the annual financial reports to be delivered by the
Australian Dollar Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, and
(iv) GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles
in Hong Kong applied on a consistent basis in relation to the
annual financial reports to be delivered by the HK Dollar Borrower
in accordance with this Agreement.
“ Interest Payment
Date ” shall mean with respect to (i) the Singapore
Dollar Loans and the Yen Loans, the last day of November, February,
May and August of each year, from August 31, 2007 until the
relevant Final Maturity Date, (ii) the Australian Dollar
Loans, the last day of April, July, October and January of each
year, from April 30, 2008 until the
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relevant Final Maturity Date, and (iii) the
HK Dollar Loans, the last day of September, December, March and
June of each year, from September 30, 2008; provided that if
any Interest Payment Date shall fall on a day other than a Business
Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be on the next preceding
Business Day.
“ Interest Rate Setting
Date ” shall mean two (2) Business Days before the
start of any Interest Period, provided that in respect of any HK
Dollar Loan, the Interest Rate Setting Date shall mean the first
day of any Interest Period.
“ Material
Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than
the Indebtedness under the Loan Documents) of any Borrower, any of
their respective Subsidiaries or the Guarantor in an aggregate
outstanding principal amount exceeding the US Dollar Equivalent of
US$5,000,000.
“ Notes ”
shall mean any notes evidencing the Singapore Dollar Loans, the Yen
Loans, the Australian Dollar Loans or the HK Dollar Loans issued
pursuant to this Agreement, if any, substantially in the form of
Exhibits D-1 , D-2 , D-3 and D-4
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“ Payment Office
” means (i) with respect to Singapore Dollar Borrowings,
the Facility Agent’s office located at One Raffles Quay (ORQ)
South Tower, Level 26, Singapore 048583, (ii) with respect to
Yen Borrowings, the Facility Agent’s office located at Atago
Green Hills Mori Tower 31F, 5-1 Atago 2-Chome, Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan, (iii) with respect to Australian Dollar Borrowings, the
Facility Agent’s office located at Level 22, ABN AMRO Tower,
88 Philip Street, Sydney 2000 Australia, (iv) with respect to
HK Dollar Borrowings, the Facility Agent’s office located at
38/F, Cheung Kong Center, 2 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong,
or (v) at such other office or offices of the Facility Agent
as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Facility
Agent to Borrowers.
“ Reference Bank
” shall mean either (i) ABN AMRO Bank N.V. or
(ii) Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank
B.A., Hong Kong Branch.
“ Required Lenders
” shall mean (i) Lenders having more than 66 2/3% of the
sum of all Loans outstanding and unused Loan Commitments,
(ii) and at least two Lenders that are not Affiliates of
another (if any).
“ Security
Agreements ” shall mean the (i) Assignment of
Movables, (ii) Debenture, (iii) Japan Share Pledge,
(iv) Singapore Share Charge, (v) Australia Deed of
Charge, (vi) Australia Share Mortgage, (vii) HK Deed of
Charge and (viii) HK Share Charge.
“ Site Leases
” shall mean the lease by Equinix Japan over the following
premises: (i) TRC-C Building, B-Block, 4th & 5th
Floors & one-half of 1st floor, 1-1 Heiwajima, 6-chome,
Oota-ku, Tokyo 143-0006 Japan and (ii) 8-21, Higashi-Shinagawa
3-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Shinshuu Meitetsu Shinagawa Building;
the lease by Equinix Singapore over the following premises:
(i) Blk 20 Ayer Rajah Crescent #06-01, #06-05/06/07/08,
#05-05/06/06A/07/07A/08, #03-05/06/07/08 and
#05-01/02/02A/03/03A/04 Singapore 139964, (ii) Blk 20 Ayer
Rajah Crescent, #03-01 to #03-04, Singapore 139964, (iii) Blk
20 Ayer Rajah Crescent #04-05/06/06A/07/07A/08 Singapore 139964,
(iv) Blk 20 Ayer Rajah Crescent #06-04 Singapore 139964,
(v) Blk 20 Ayer Rajah Crescent #02-03/04 Singapore 139964,
(vi) Blk 20 Ayer Rajah Crescent #06-02/03 Singapore 139964,
(vii) Rooftop, Blk 20 Ayer Rajah Crescent Singapore 139964 and
(viii) Cargo Lift Shafts G and H, Blk 20 Ayer Rajah Crescent
Singapore 139964; the lease by Equinix Australia over
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following premises: Units B, C1 and C2 and
ancillary car parking spaces, 639 Gardeners Road, Mascot, New South
Wales; and the lease and/or occupation license agreement by Equinix
HK over the following premises: (i) Units 2 & 3, 13th
floor, Global Gateway (Hong Kong), 168 Yeung Uk Road and 98 Wang
Lung Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong; (ii) Units
1, 2 & 3, 17th floor, Global Gateway (Hong Kong), 168 Yeung Uk
Road and 98 Wang Lung Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong
Kong; (iii) Units 1A, 1B & 2, 18th floor, Global
Gateway (Hong Kong), 168 Yeung Uk Road and 98 Wang Lung Street,
Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong and (iv) those parts
known as (1) switch room H on carpark level 2,
(2) portions of common area for the installation of chilled
water pipes from 13th floor to rook floor (inclusive),
(3) portions of common area on roof floor for the installation
of chiller plants and ancillary equipment, (4) portions of
common area for the installation of two busbar risers and telco
trunkings from carpark level 1 to 27th floor (inclusive),
(5) portions of common area on 13th floor for the installation
of pre-action valve(s) and (6) portions of common area for the
installation of metal trunking from 13th floor to 17th floor
(inclusive) of Global Gateway (Hong Kong), 168 Yeung Uk Road and 98
Wang Lung Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong
Kong.
SECTION 3.04
Commitments . Section 2.01 (Commitments) of the
Amended Facility Agreement is amended by:
(a) deleting the word
“and” at the end of Section 2.01(c);
and
(b) adding a new
Section 2.01(d) as follows:
“(d) each HK Dollar Lender
agrees, severally and not jointly, to make HK Dollar Loans to the
HK Dollar Borrower during the Availability Period in the principal
amount not to exceed such HK Dollar Lender’s HK Dollar Loan
Commitment; and”.
SECTION 3.05 Loans .
Section 2.02(b) of the Amended Facility Agreement is amended
by:
(a) deleting the word
“and” before “(iii)”; and
(b) adding the following language
after “Sydney time,”:
“and (iv) each HK
Dollar Lender shall make each HK Dollar Loan to be made by it
hereunder by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such
account in Hong Kong as the Facility Agent may designate not later
than 11:00 a.m., Hong Kong time,”.
SECTION 3.06 Borrowing
Procedure . Section 2.04 (Borrowing Procedure) of the
Amended Facility Agreement is amended by:
(a) deleting the word
“or” before “(iii)”;
(b) adding the following language at
the end of the second sentence of the first paragraph:
“or (iv) in the case
of a HK Dollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Hong Kong
time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed
Borrowing.”; and
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(c) deleting sub-paragraph
(a) in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“(a) whether the requested
Borrowing is to be a Singapore Dollar Borrowing, a Yen Borrowing,
an Australian Dollar Borrowing or a HK Dollar Borrowing; provided,
however, that the Singapore Dollar Borrower, the Yen Borrower, the
Australian Dollar Borrower and the HK Dollar Borrower may request
only Singapore Dollar Borrowings, Yen Borrowings, Australian Dollar
Borrowings and HK Dollar Borrowings,
respectively;”.
SECTION 3.07 Promise to
Repay . Section 2.05(a) (Promise to Repay) of the
Amended Facility Agreement is amended by:
(a) deleting the word
“and” before “(iii)”; and
(b) adding the following language at
the end of the second sentence:
“and (iv) to the
Facility Agent for the account of each HK Dollar Lender, the
principal amount of each HK Dollar Loan of such HK Dollar Lender as
provided in Section 2.09.”
SECTION 3.08 Promissory
Notes . Section 2.05(c) (Promissory Notes) of the
Amended Facility Agreement is amended by:
(a) replacing the word
“or” before “D-3” with a “,”;
and
(b) inserting the words “
or D-4 ” after “D-3”.
SECTION 3.09 Fees .
Section 2.06 (Fees) of the Amended Facility Agreement is
amended by:
(a) deleting the last sentence in
sub-paragraph (a) entirely and replacing it with the
following:
“Commitment Fees shall be
computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty
(360) days or (in respect of the HK Dollar Loan Commitments
only) on the basis of a year of three hundred and
sixty-five (365) days, and shall be payable for the actual
number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the
last day).”; and
(b) deleting sub-paragraphs
(b) and (c) entirely and replacing them with the
following:
“(b) Facility Set-up
Fees . Borrowers agree to pay to the Arranger and the HK Dollar
Lender for their own accounts, the administrative fees payable in
the amounts and at the times separately agreed in facility set-up
fees letters between Borrowers, the Arranger and the HK Dollar
Lender (the “Facility Set-up Fees”).
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(c) Agency Fee . Borrowers
agree to pay to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent for
their own accounts, the agency fee payable in the amounts and at
the times separately agreed in an agency fee letter between
Borrowers, the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (the
“Agency Fee”).
(d) Payment . All
Commitment Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately
available funds in US Dollars or any Approved Currency requested by
the Facility Agent, to the Facility Agent for distribution, if and
as appropriate, among the Lenders. The Facility Set-up Fee with
respect to the Singapore Dollar Loans and Yen Loans shall be paid
to the Arranger for its own account within five (5) Business
Days from August 31, 2007. The Facility Set-up Fee with
respect to the Aus