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AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR DEED DATED AS OF APRIL 27, 2007

Intercreditor Agreement

AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR DEED DATED AS OF APRIL 27, 2007 | Document Parties: BANK OF NEW YORK | BNP PARIBAS TRUST CORPORATION UK LIMITED | BNY CORPORATE TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED | MAGYAR TELECOM BV | MATEL HOLDINGS NV | MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED You are currently viewing:
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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR DEED DATED AS OF APRIL 27, 2007
Date: 5/25/2007
Industry: Communications Services     Sector: Services

AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR DEED DATED AS OF APRIL 27, 2007, Parties: bank of new york , bnp paribas trust corporation uk limited , bny corporate trustee services limited , magyar telecom bv , matel holdings nv , merrill lynch international bank limited
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EXHIBIT 10.6

Dated 6 August 2004

MAGYAR TELECOM B.V.

Issuer

INVITEL ZRT.

Company

MAGYAR TELECOM B.V. and CERTAIN

OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Original Obligors

MATEL HOLDINGS N.V. and CERTAIN

OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Original Subordinated Shareholder Creditors

BNP PARIBAS

Co-ordinator

BNP PARIBAS

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL

Arrangers

MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED

New Hedge Counterparty

BNP PARIBAS

Senior Agent

BNP PARIBAS, Hungary Branch

HUF Agent

BNP PARIBAS TRUST CORPORATION UK LIMITED

Security Trustee

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

HY Note Trustee

BNY CORPORATE TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED

FRN Note Trustee

 


INTERCREDITOR DEED

(as amended and restated pursuant to a

supplemental deed dated 27 April 2007)

 


 


Contents

 

Clause

        Page

1

   Definitions and Interpretation    1

2

   Ranking    13

3

   Undertakings/Prohibited Payments    14

4

   Amendments    19

5

   Hedging Transactions    22

6

   Representations and Warranties    24

7

   Permitted Payments    25

8

   Turnover    27

9

   HY Note and FRN Trustee Provisions    28

10

   Subordination on Insolvency    30

11

   HY Guarantee and HY Security Documents    33

12

   FRN Guarantee and FRN Security Documents    33

13

   Priority of Security    33

14

   Enforcement Action    34

15

   Enforcement of Security    36

16

   Loss Sharing    42

17

   Consents and Limits    43

18

   Information    44

19

   Subrogation    45

20

   Protection of Subordination    45

21

   Preservation of Debt/Marshalling    47

22

   Power of Attorney    48

23

   Expenses    48

24

   Changes to the Parties    48

25

   Status of Obligors    50

26

   Notices    51

27

   Waivers, Remedies Cumulative    52

 


28

   The Security Trustee    53

29

   Counterparts    55

30

   Partial Invalidity    55

31

   Governing Law    55

32

   Jurisdiction    56

 

Schedule 1 The Parties

   57

Schedule 2 Form of Deed of Accession

   62

Schedule 3 Security Trustee

   63

Schedule 4 Funding Loans

   74

 


THIS DEED (this “ Deed ”) is dated 6 August 2004 (as amended and restated pursuant to a supplemental deed dated 27 April 2007) and made between:

 

(1) MAGYAR TELECOM B.V. as the Issuer ;

 

(2) INVITEL ZRT. as the Company ;

 

(3) MATEL HOLDINGS N.V. as the Ultimate Parent ;

 

(4) THE COMPANIES listed in Part I of Schedule 1 (The Parties) as the Original Obligors (the “ Original Obligors ”);

 

(5) THE COMPANIES listed in Part II of Schedule 1 (The Parties) as the Original Subordinated Shareholder Creditors (the “ Original Subordinated Shareholder Creditors ”);

 

(6) BNP PARIBAS as Co-ordinator;

 

(7) BNP PARIBAS and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL (whether acting individually or together) as the Arrangers;

 

(8) BNP PARIBAS as the Senior Agent;

 

(9) BNP PARIBAS, Hungary Branch as the HUF Agent;

 

(10) BNP PARIBAS TRUST CORPORATION UK LIMITED as the Security Trustee;

 

(11) THE BANK OF NEW YORK as the HY Note Trustee;

 

(12) BNY CORPORATE TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED as FRN Note Trustee;

 

(13) THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Part III of Schedule 1 (The Parties ) as the Original Senior Lenders;

 

(14) THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Part IV of Schedule 1 (The Parties ) as the Original Hedge Counterparties;

 

(15) THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Part V of Schedule 1 (The Parties ) as the New Hedge Counterparties.

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:

 

1 Definitions and Interpretation

 

1.1 Definitions

In this Deed:

Additional Debt ” in relation to any obligation or liability means:

 

  (a) any refinancing (including subsequent refinancings), novation, deferral or extension of that obligation or liability or any part thereof;

 

  (b) any further advance made under any agreement supplemental to any relevant Finance Document plus all related interest, fees, costs and other expenses;

 

  (c) any claim for damages or restitution in the event of rescission of any such obligation or liability or otherwise in connection with any relevant Finance Document;

 

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  (d) any claim against any Obligor flowing from any recovery by an Obligor or any other person of a payment or discharge in respect of those liabilities on the grounds of preference or otherwise; and

 

  (e) any amounts (such as post-insolvency interest) which would otherwise be included in any such obligation or liability but for any discharge, non-provability, unenforceability or non-allowability of the same in any insolvency or other proceedings.

Additional Obligor ” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer that accedes to this Deed in accordance with clause 24.3 (Additional Obligors).

Amend ” means amend, novate, vary, waive, supplement or the giving of any waiver or consent (and “ Amendment ” and “ Amended ” shall be construed accordingly).

Block Notice ” has the meaning given to it in clause 7.4 ( Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt Payments and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date ).

Creditor ” means the Senior Creditors, the HY Creditors, the FRN Creditors and the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors.

Debt ” means any or all (as the context requires) of the Senior Debt, the Hedging Liabilities, the HY Issuer Debt, the HY Subordinated Debt, the HY Funding Loan Debt, the FRN Issuer Debt, the FRN Subordinated Debt, the FRN Funding Loan Debt and the Subordinated Shareholder Debt.

Deed of Accession ” means a deed by which a person becomes a party to this Deed, substantially in the form of Schedule 2 ( Form of Deed of Accession ) with such amendments as the Security Trustee may approve or reasonably require.

Default ” means an Event of Default or a Default (each as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) or an event of default or potential event of default under the HY Indenture, the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement or the FRN Indenture, as the context requires.

Enforcement Action ” means:

 

  (a) in relation to any Debt, any action whatsoever to:

 

  (i) demand payment, declare prematurely due and payable or otherwise seek to accelerate payment of or place on demand all or any part of such Debt; or

 

  (ii) recover all or any part of such Debt (including, without limitation, by attachment, set-off, execution, combination of accounts or otherwise save, in the case solely of set-off, to the extent such set-off occurs automatically by operation of law and not as a result of any action or election and any amount so set-off is subject to clause 8 ( Turnover )); or

 

  (iii) exercise any right to crystallise, or require the Security Trustee to crystallise, any floating charge created pursuant to the Security Documents; or

 

  (iv) exercise or enforce or require the Security Trustee to exercise or enforce any rights under or pursuant to the provisions of any guarantee granted by a member of the Group in relation to all or any part of such Debt or any Encumbrance in relation to such Debt (including under the Security Documents) whether by sale, possession, appointment of a receiver or otherwise; or

 

  (v) petition for (or take any other steps or action which may lead to) an Insolvency Event in relation to any member of the Group; or

 

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  (vi) sue or bring or support any legal, arbitral or regulatory proceedings, or otherwise exercise any remedy for the recovery of such Debt against any member of the Group,

 

  (vii) provided that the taking of any action (not falling within (a)(i) to (v) above) necessary to preserve the validity and existence of claims, including the registration of such claims before any court or governmental authority, shall not constitute Enforcement Action; and

 

  (b) in relation to the Hedging Liabilities:

 

  (i) any action whatsoever to declare an Early Termination Event under any Hedge Agreement or demand payment of any amount which would become payable following an Early Termination Date; or

 

  (ii) the occurrence of an Early Termination Date as a result of Automatic Early Termination for which a member of the Group is the Defaulting Party,

and for this purpose “ Early Termination Date ”, “ Automatic Early Termination ” and “ Defaulting Party ” shall have the meanings given to them in the ISDA 1992 or (as the case may be) 2002 Master Agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

Euroweb Security Deposit Deed ” means the security deposit deed entered into on 23 May 2006 by Invitel over its shareholding interest in Euroweb Hungary.

Finance Document ” means each of the Senior Finance Documents, the Hedge Agreements, the HY Finance Documents, the FRN Finance Documents and the Subordinated Shareholder Documents.

Financial Support ” means any financial support including, without limitation, the taking of any participation, the giving of any guarantee, indemnity or other assurance against loss, or the making of any deposit or payment.

FRN Bridge Refinancing Date ” means the date on which the FRN Bridge Facility is refinanced in full out of the proceeds of the FRN Offering.

FRN Creditor ” means, until the FRN Bridge Refinancing Date, each of the FRN Bridge Lenders and thereafter each of the FRN Noteholders and, at all times, the FRN Trustee, the Security Trustee as security trustee of the FRN Creditors pursuant to the terms hereof and, in each case, any successor thereto and any assigns, transferees or substitutes thereof or therefore and including any person to whom FRN Debt may be payable or owing (whether or not matured) from time to time.

FRN Debt ” means the FRN Issuer Debt and the FRN Subordinated Debt.

FRN Debt Permitted Refinancing ” means any refinancing of the FRN Notes (the “ Refinanced FRN Notes ”) (other than any refinancing of the FRN Notes with the proceeds from the issuance of Senior Debt) provided that:

 

  (a) the issuer of the Refinanced FRN Notes shall be the Issuer;

 

  (b) the only members of the Group that guarantee the Refinanced FRN Notes shall have guaranteed the Senior Debt, the Hedging Liabilities and the HY Debt;

 

  (c) to the extent that the Refinanced FRN Notes are to be guaranteed or secured, the guarantees shall be given by the same guarantors of the FRN Notes (the “ Existing FRN Notes ”) and the security shall be the same as the FRN Security Documents;

 

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  (d) the maturity date of the Refinanced FRN Notes shall be no earlier than one year after the final maturity date of the Senior Debt and there shall be no scheduled amortisation of the Refinanced FRN Notes prior to such date;

 

  (e) the scheduled interest payments on the Refinanced Notes are no more than either, if calculated on the basis of a floating rate, EURIBOR plus a margin not exceeding 6 per cent. per annum or, if calculated on the basis of a fixed rate, 10.5 per cent. per annum;

 

  (f) the aggregate amount of any underwriting, arrangement, commitment or other like fee or remuneration in respect of the Refinanced FRN Notes shall not be substantially higher than the market rate for such payments at the time of the issue of such Refinanced FRN Notes;

 

  (g) the terms of the Refinanced FRN Notes relating to repayment, prepayment, representations and warranties, covenants and events of default shall, when taken as a whole, in no event be materially more favourable to the holders of the Refinanced FRN Notes than the equivalent provisions of the Existing FRN Notes;

 

  (h) if the Refinanced FRN Notes have the benefit of guarantees and security from any member of the Group, the guarantees and security therefore shall be subordinated on the terms of this Deed;

 

  (i) the gross proceeds arising from the issue of the Refinanced FRN Notes do not exceed the aggregate of the principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest and fees outstanding under the Existing FRN Notes and any costs (including fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the issue of the Refinanced FRN Notes; and

 

  (j) to the extent of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the FRN Funding Loan Debt, the gross proceeds of the Refinanced FRN Notes shall be on lent to the Company and used to refinance in full the FRN Funding Loan Debt,

provided, however, that any of the paragraphs (a) through (j) of this definition may be waived with the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders and provided further, that if such written consent is obtained from the Majority Lenders, then the consent of all other Parties to this Deed to such waiver(s) shall be deemed to have been given.

FRN Default ” means an event of default as defined in the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement or (as the case may be) FRN Indenture.

FRN Discharge Date ” means the date on which all FRN Debt has been defeased in accordance with the terms of the FRN Finance Documents or fully discharged in accordance with the FRN Finance Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the date of the refinancing of the FRN Bridge Facility with the proceeds of an FRN Offering shall not be deemed to be the FRN Discharge Date.

FRN Finance Documents ” means, together, (i) the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement (until the FRN Bridge Refinancing Date), (ii) the FRN Notes and the FRN Indenture (from the FRN Bridge Refinancing Date), and (iii) (at all times) the FRN Security Documents, the FRN Funding Loan Agreement, this Deed and all other documents evidencing the terms of the FRN Debt and any other agreement or document that may be entered into or executed pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.

FRN Funding Loan ” means the intragroup loan which satisfies the criteria in Part II of Schedule 4 ( Funding Loans ).

FRN Funding Loan Agreement ” means the intercompany loan agreement documenting the FRN Funding Loan between the Issuer and the HTCC Operating Companies (as assumed by the Company in accordance with the Steps Paper) including, until the FRN Bridge Refinance Date, the FRN Guarantees.

 

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FRN Funding Loan Debt ” means all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Borrower Group or an HTCC Operating Company to the Issuer under or in connection with the FRN Funding Loan Agreement, whether or not matured and whether or not liquidated.

FRN Guarantee ” means each senior subordinated guarantee, in respect of the FRN Issuer Debt, to be executed by each FRN Guarantor in favour of and for the benefit of the FRN Creditors.

FRN Guarantor ” means the Company, V-holding Zrt., Euroweb Hungary, Euroweb Romania and each member of the Group that from time to time guarantees the FRN Issuer Debt in accordance with the terms of the Senior Facilities Agreement, the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement, the FRN Indenture and this Deed and provided further that such party has acceded to this Deed pursuant to clause 24 ( Changes to the Parties ).

FRN Indenture ” means a note indenture and/or other instrument pursuant to which the FRN Notes are issued including, with effect from the FRN Bridge Refinancing Date, the FRN Gurantees.

FRN Issuer Debt ” means all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Issuer to the FRN Creditors or any of them under or in connection with the FRN Finance Documents or otherwise, whether or not matured and whether or not liquidated, including (i) any FRN Debt Permitted Refinancing and (ii) any Additional Debt (other than any refinancing Additional Debt referred to in paragraph (a) of such definition) in relation thereto.

FRN Lender Debt ” means any FRN Debt arising under the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement.

FRN Noteholders ” means the holders from time to time of the FRN Notes.

FRN Notes ” means the floating rate notes issued or to be issued by the Issuer pursuant to the FRN Indenture as permitted pursuant to the definition of FRN Offering in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

FRN Security Documents ” means the FRN Bridge Security Documents and the FRN Security Documents (each as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Second Ranking Pledge of FRN Funding Loan.

FRN Trustee ” means, as applicable, the FRN Bridge Trustee in its capacity as agent for the FRN Bridge Lenders under the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement (until the FRN Bridge Refinancing Date) and the FRN Note Trustee in its capacity as trustee for the FRN Noteholders, or its successors from time to time or any other agent for the FRN Bridge Lenders or trustee for the FRN Noteholders (as applicable), in each case having become party to this Deed pursuant to clause 24 ( Changes to the Parties ).

FRN Trustee Amount ” means an amount not exceeding Euro 100,000 per annum with respect to all compensation for services provided by the FRN Trustee which is payable to the FRN Trustee pursuant to the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement (or as the case may be) the FRN Indenture and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses properly incurred by the FRN Trustee, including, without limitation, (i) compensation for the costs and expenses of the collection by the FRN Trustee of any amount payable to the FRN Trustee for the benefit of the FRN Creditors and (ii) costs and expenses of the FRN Trustee’s agents and counsel and, for the avoidance of doubt, “ FRN Trustee Amounts ” shall not include any amount of principal or interest payable in respect of the FRN Bridge Facility or the FRN Notes.

FRN Subordinated Debt ” means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity whatsoever) due, owing or incurred by any FRN Guarantor to any FRN Creditors pursuant to any FRN Guarantees together with any related Additional Debt owed to any FRN Creditors pursuant to any FRN Guarantee provided that Additional Debt incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) of such

 

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definition shall only be permitted to the extent such Additional Debt is incurred in relation to a FRN Debt Permitted Refinancing.

Hedge Agreement ” means any agreement, document or instrument to be based on the 1992 or (as the case may be) 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency Cross-Border) or other ISDA standard documentation documenting an interest rate or currency swap or other hedging arrangement referred to in the definition of Hedge Counterparty and, prior to any such arrangement being duly documented, the terms of such arrangement as orally agreed.

Hedge Counterparty ” means any New Hedge Counterparty, any Senior Finance Party or any FRN Bridge Lender (whether or not the FRN Bridge Facility is ever drawn) who enters into an interest rate or currency swap or other hedging arrangement with the Company or any HTCC Operating Company in relation to all or any part of the Senior Debt, the HY Debt or the FRN Debt and which is named in part (iv) or part (v) of Schedule 1 (The Original Parties) or accedes to this Deed as a New Hedge Counterparty pursuant to a Deed of Accession.

Hedging Liabilities ” means all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Company or any HTCC Operating Company to the Hedge Counterparties or any of them under or in connection with the Hedge Agreements, whether or not matured and whether or not liquidated together with “ Additional Debt ” in relation thereto.

HTCC Opco Security Deposit Deeds ” means the security deposit deeds and/or business quota pledges entered into on or about the date of the Intercreditor Deed Supplemental Deed by the Issuer over its shareholding interest in each of the HTCC Operating Companies.

Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds Parallel Debt ” has the meaning given thereto in clause 28.6 ( Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds Parallel Debt ).

Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds ” means the Euroweb Security Deposit Deed, the Invitel Security Deposit Deeds, the HTCC Opco Security Deposit Deeds, the V-holding Security Deposit Deed and such other security deposit deeds over shareholding interest in any member of the Group incorporated in Hungary entered into from time to time in accordance with the Senior Finance Documents, the HY Finance Documents, the FRN Finance Documents and this Deed.

HY Creditor ” means each of the HY Noteholders, the HY Note Trustee, the Security Trustee as security trustee of the HY Creditors pursuant to the terms hereof and, in each case, any successor thereto and any assigns, transferees or substitutes thereof or therefore and including any person to whom HY Debt may be payable or owing (whether or not matured) from time to time.

HY Debt ” means the HY Issuer Debt and the HY Subordinated Debt.

HY Debt Permitted Refinancing ” means any refinancing of the HY Notes (the “ Refinanced HY Notes ”) (other than, if no HY Notes are outstanding, any refinancing of the HY Notes with the proceeds from the incurrence of Senior Debt) provided that:

 

  (a) the issuer of the Refinanced HY Notes shall be the Issuer;

 

  (b) the only members of the Group that guarantee the Refinanced HY Notes shall have guaranteed the Senior Debt, the Hedging Liabilities and the FRN Debt;

 

  (c) to the extent that the Refinanced HY Notes are to be guaranteed or secured, the guarantees shall be given by the same guarantors of the HY Notes (the “ Existing HY Notes ”) and the security shall be the same as the HY Security Documents;

 

  (d) the maturity date of the Refinanced HY Notes shall be no earlier than one year after the final maturity date of the Senior Debt and there shall be no scheduled amortisation of the Refinanced HY Notes prior to such date;

 

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  (e) the cash pay element of any interest (excluding default interest) on the Refinanced HY Notes shall not exceed 10.75 per cent. per annum on the gross proceeds referred to in paragraph (i) below;

 

  (f) the aggregate amount of any underwriting, arrangement, commitment or other like fee or remuneration in respect of the Refinanced HY Notes shall not be substantially higher than the market rate for such payments at the time of the issue of such Refinanced HY Notes;

 

  (g) the terms of the Refinanced HY Notes relating to repayment, prepayment, representations and warranties, covenants and events of default shall, when taken as a whole, in no event be materially more favourable to the holders of the Refinanced HY Notes than the equivalent provisions of the Existing HY Notes;

 

  (h) if the Refinanced HY Notes have the benefit of guarantees and security from any member of the Group, the guarantees and security therefore shall be subordinated on the terms of this Deed;

 

  (i) the gross proceeds arising from the issue of the Refinanced HY Notes do not exceed the aggregate of the principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest and fees outstanding under the Existing HY Notes and any costs (including fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the issue of the Refinanced HY Notes; and

 

  (j) the gross proceeds of the Refinanced HY Notes shall be on lent to the Company and used to refinance in full the Funding Loan Debt,

provided, however, that any of the paragraphs (a) through (j) of this definition may be waived with the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders and provided further, that if such written consent is obtained from the Majority Lenders, then the consent of all other Parties to this Deed to such waiver(s) shall be deemed to have been given.

HY Default ” means an event of default as defined in the HY Indenture.

HY Discharge Date ” means the date on which all HY Debt has been defeased in accordance with the terms of the HY Finance Documents or fully discharged in accordance with the HY Finance Documents.

HY Finance Documents ” means, together, the HY Notes, the HY Indenture (including the HY Guarantees), the HY Security Documents, the HY Funding Loan Agreement, this Deed and all other documents evidencing the terms of the HY Notes and any other agreement or document that may be entered into or executed pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.

HY Funding Loan ” means the intragroup loan which satisfies the criteria in Part I of Schedule 4 ( Funding Loans ).

HY Funding Loan Agreement ” means the intercompany loan agreement documenting the HY Funding Loan between the Issuer and the Company.

HY Funding Loan Debt ” means all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Company to the Issuer under or in connection with the HY Funding Loan Agreement, whether or not matured and whether or not liquidated.

HY Guarantee ” means each senior subordinated guarantee, in respect of the HY Issuer Debt, to be executed by each HY Guarantor in favour of and for the benefit of the HY Noteholders.

HY Guarantor ” means the Company, V-holding Zrt., Euroweb Hungary, Euroweb Romania and each member of the Group that from time to time guarantees the HY Issuer Debt in accordance with the terms of the Senior Facilities Agreement, the HY Indenture and this Deed and provided further that such party has acceded to this Deed pursuant to clause 24 ( Changes to the Parties ).

 

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HY Indenture ” means a note indenture and/or other instrument pursuant to which the HY Notes are issued.

HY Issuer Debt ” means all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Issuer to the HY Creditors or any of them under or in connection with the HY Finance Documents or otherwise, whether or not matured and whether or not liquidated, including (i) any HY Debt Permitted Refinancing and (ii) any Additional Debt (other than any refinancing Additional Debt referred to in paragraph (a) of such definition) in relation thereto.

HY Noteholders ” means the holders from time to time of the HY Notes.

HY Notes ” means the high yield notes issued or to be issued by the Issuer pursuant to the HY Indenture as permitted pursuant to the definition of HY Offering in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

HY Note Trustee ” means The Bank of New York of One Canada Square, London E14 5AL in its capacity as the trustee for the HY Noteholders or its successors from time to time or any other trustee for the HY Noteholders, in each case having become party to this Deed pursuant to clause 24 ( Changes to the Parties ).

HY Note Trustee Amount ” means an amount not exceeding Euro 100,000 per annum with respect to all compensation for services provided by the HY Note Trustee which is payable to the HY Note Trustee pursuant to the HY Indenture and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses properly incurred by the HY Note Trustee, including, without limitation, (i) compensation for the costs and expenses of the collection by the HY Note Trustee of any amount payable to the HY Note Trustee for the benefit of the HY Noteholders and (ii) costs and expenses of the HY Note Trustee’s agents and counsel and, for the avoidance of doubt, “ HY Note Trustee Amounts ” shall not include any amount of principal or interest payable in respect of the HY Notes.

HY Security Documents ” means the HY Security Documents (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Second Ranking Pledge of HY Funding Loan.

HY Subordinated Debt ” means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity whatsoever) due, owing or incurred by any HY Guarantor to any HY Creditors pursuant to any HY Guarantees together with any related Additional Debt owed to any HY Creditors pursuant to any HY Guarantee provided that Additional Debt incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) of such definition shall only be permitted to the extent such Additional Debt is incurred in relation to a HY Debt Permitted Refinancing.

Insolvency Event ” has the meaning given to it in clause 10 ( Subordination on Insolvency ).

Insolvent Obligor ” has the meaning given to it in clause 10 ( Subordination on Insolvency ).

Intercreditor Deed Supplemental Deed ” means the supplemental deed amending and restating this Deed and entered into between, amongst others, the Issuer, the Company, the Ultimate Parent, the Senior Agent, the HUF Agent, the Security Trustee, the HY Note Trustee, the FRN Bridge Trustee and the FRN Note Trustee and the HTCC Operating Companies.

Invitel Security Deposit Deeds ” means the security deposit deeds entered into on or about the date of this Deed by the Issuer and the Company over their shareholding interest in the Company.

Issuer ” means Magyar Telecom B.V. of Teleportboulevard 140, 1043 EJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands as issuer of the HY Notes.

Junior Obligations ” means all payment obligations of any Obligor under the HY Finance Documents and the FRN Finance Documents (other than the obligations under the Junior Parallel Debt).

 

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Junior Parallel Debt ” has the meaning given thereto in clause 28.5.6.

Obligors ” means the Original Obligors and any Additional Obligors.

Party ” means a party to this Deed.

Public Debt ” means any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of a type that could be issued or traded in any market where capital funds (whether debt or equity) are traded, including private placement sources of debt and equity as well as organised markets and exchanges, whether such indebtedness is issued in a public offering or in a private placement to institutional investors or otherwise.

Qualified Sale ” means a sale or disposition of (as the case may be) the HY Funding Loan or the FRN Funding Loan or all or substantially all of the equity interests in the relevant Obligor where (i) such sale is for consideration all or substantially all of which is in the form of cash or cash equivalents, (ii) concurrently with the completion of such sale or disposal, (A) in the case of a sale or disposal of equity interests in an Obligor, the claims and security interests of the Senior Finance Parties and the claims of any other provider of pari passu or subordinated Public Debt against such Obligor and its subsidiaries are irrevocably and unconditionally released (and not assumed by the relevant purchaser or any affiliate thereof), or, as the case may be, (B) in the case of a sale or disposal of the HY Funding Loan or (as the case may be) the FRN Funding Loan, the security interests of the Senior Finance Parties over the HY Funding Loan or (as the case may be) the FRN Funding Loan are irrevocably and unconditionally released (and not assumed by the relevant purchaser or any affiliate thereof), (iii) the sale is either made pursuant to a public auction (in which the HY Noteholders or (as the case may be) the FRN Creditors have the right to participate) or is otherwise made for fair market value, taking account the circumstances giving rise to the sale, as certified by an independent internationally recognised investment bank selected by the Security Trustee and (iv) the sale is made in compliance with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, in the case of equity interest in the Issuer or any other Obligor incorporated in the Netherlands, in accordance with book 3, heading 9 of the Dutch Civil Code ( boek 3, title 9, Burgerlijk Wetboek )).

Receiver ” means any administrative receiver, receiver and/or manager or any other receiver, whether appointed pursuant to any Security Document, pursuant to any statute, by court or otherwise, of all or any of the Secured Assets.

Second Ranking Pledge of FRN Funding Loan ” means the second ranking pledge or assignment of receivables to be entered into by the Issuer in favour of the Security Trustee (for and on behalf of the HY Creditors and the FRN Creditors) in the agreed form.

Second Ranking Pledge of HY Funding Loan ” means the second ranking pledge or assignment of receivables to be entered into by the Issuer in favour of the Security Trustee (for and on behalf of the HY Creditors) in the agreed form.

Secured Assets ” mean the assets, undertaking, goodwill, property or rights which are the subject of the security created pursuant to any of the Security Documents.

Secured Creditors ” means the Senior Creditors, the HY Creditors and the FRN Creditors.

Security Documents ” means the Senior Security Documents, the HY Security Documents and the FRN Security Documents.

Security Trustee ” means BNP Paribas Trust Corporation UK Limited of 55 Moorgate, London EC2R 6PA acting in its capacity as security trustee in relation to the Security Documents or such other person as may from time to time act in that capacity including, from and after the Senior Discharge Date, such other person as the HY Note Trustee and/or the FRN Trustee shall nominate for that purpose.

 

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Senior Agent ” means the Facility Agent acting in its capacity as agent for the Senior Finance Parties and, in connection with this Deed, the Hedge Counterparties or such other person as may from time to time act in that capacity.

Senior Creditor ” means the Senior Finance Parties and the Hedge Counterparties.

Senior Debt ” means all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by any Obligor to any of the Senior Finance Parties under or in connection with the Senior Finance Documents or otherwise, whether or not matured and whether or not liquidated, together with any Additional Debt in relation thereto.

Senior Default ” means an Event of Default as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

Senior Discharge Date ” means the date on which the Senior Debt and the Hedging Liabilities have been irrevocably paid and discharged and all Commitments of the Senior Finance Parties and the Hedge Counterparties to the Obligors have been terminated or cancelled in accordance with the Senior Finance Documents or (as the case may be) the Hedge Agreements.

Senior Facilities Agreement ” means the Euro 165,000,000 senior multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement as amended and restated pursuant to the Supplemental Agreement made between amongst others the Company, the Obligors, the Arrangers named therein, the Security Trustee and the Lenders (as novated, varied, supplemented, refinanced or amended from time to time).

Senior Finance Documents ” means the Finance Documents as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

Senior Finance Parties ” means the Finance Parties as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

Senior Obligations ” means all payment obligations of any Obligor under the Senior Finance Documents and the Hedge Agreements to one or more Senior Creditors (other than the obligations under the Senior Parallel Debt).

Senior Parallel Debt ” has the meaning given thereto in clause 28.5.1.

Senior Secured Documents ” means the Senior Finance Documents and the Hedge Agreements;

Senior Security Documents ” means the Security Documents as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

Share Purchase Agreement ” means the share purchase agreement dated 23 December 2002 made between the Ultimate Parent and VTI as amended on 14 January 2003 and 13 May 2003.

Standstill Period ” has the meaning given to it in clause 14.1 ( Restrictions on HY Creditor and FRN Creditor Enforcement Action ).

Subordinated Shareholder Creditor ” means the Original Subordinated Shareholder Creditors and any member of the Ultimate Parent Group that accedes to this Deed in accordance with clause 24.8 ( Subordinated Shareholder Creditors ).

Subordinated Shareholder Debt ” means (i) all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Obligors (in the capacity of subordinated debtors) or any of them to the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors including, without limitation, under or in respect of any loan, loan stock, loan capital, preference shares or in any other respect (including, without limitation, the HY Funding Loan Debt and the FRN Funding Loan Debt) and (ii) all present and future liabilities (actual or contingent) due, owing or incurred by the Obligors (in the capacity of subordinated debtor) or any of them to the Subordinated Shareholder

 

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Creditors and/or any other person who may hold shares in the Obligors, in each case, in relation to the share capital of the Obligors.

Subordinated Shareholder Document ” means any agreements or instruments under which the Subordinated Shareholder Debt arises or is regulated (including, without limitation, the Funding Loan Agreement and the FRN Funding Loan Agreement).

Transaction Documents ” means the Ultimate Parent/Parent Loan Agreements and the Share Purchase Agreement.

Trust Property ” means, collectively, (i) the security, powers, rights, titles, benefits and interests (both present and future) constituted by, and conferred on the Security Trustee under, the Security Documents, (ii) all assets paid or transferred to or vested in the Security Trustee or its agent or received or recovered by the Security Trustee or its agent in connection with any of the Security Documents whether from any Security Provider or Obligor or any other person and (iii) all rights, benefits, interests and other assets at any time representing or deriving from any of the foregoing, including all interest, income and other sums at any time received or receivable by the Security Trustee or its agent in respect of the same (or any part thereof).

V-holding Security Deposit Deed ” means the security deposit deed entered into on or about the date of this Deed by the Issuer and the Company over their shareholding interest in V-holding Zrt.

 

1.2 Definitions incorporated

Unless otherwise defined or interpreted in this Deed, terms defined in or whose interpretation is provided for in the Senior Facilities Agreement in existence on the date of this Deed (or, to the extent a defined term is amended with the agreement of the HY Note Trustee and the FRN Trustee, such revised term) shall have the same meaning when used in this Deed (whether before or after the Senior Discharge Date).

 

1.3 Headings

Clause headings and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Deed.

 

1.4 Construction of certain terms

In this Deed, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

1.4.1  references to a clause, a sub-clause, a paragraph or a schedule is a reference to a clause, sub-clause or paragraph of, or schedule to, this Deed.

 

1.4.2  words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

1.4.3  a reference to any party hereto or any party to a Finance Document includes their respective permitted successors, assigns, replacements, transferees and substitutes from time to time;

 

1.4.4  references to a Senior Finance Document, an HY Finance Document, an FRN Finance Document, a Subordinated Shareholder Document or any other document or agreement is to that document or agreement as novated, supplemented, amended, varied or restated from time to time, but excluding for this purpose any amendment which is contrary to any provision of this Deed;

 

1.4.5  a payment includes a prepayment or a repayment and references to pay include repay and prepay;

 

1.4.6 

references to “ administrator ” includes bewindvoerder , “ moratorium ” includes voorlopige surséance van betaling and definitieve surséance van betaling , “ trustee in bankruptcy

 

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includes curator and “ winding-up ” or “ administration ” includes bankruptcy ( faillissement ) and liquidation ( felszámolas ) of an entity;

 

1.4.7  references to any statute, statutory instrument or enactment shall be deemed to include references to such statute, statutory instrument or enactment as re-enacted, amended or extended from time to time; and

 

1.4.8  for the purposes of this Deed, to the extent that the Senior Debt has been irrevocably paid and discharged and all Commitments of the Senior Finance Parties to the Obligors have been terminated or cancelled in accordance with the Senior Finance Documents, any consents required to be given prior to the Senior Discharge Date by the Majority Lenders shall instead be given by all the Hedge Counterparties.

 

1.5 Effect as a deed

This Deed is intended to take effect as a deed notwithstanding that a Party may have executed it under hand only.

 

1.6 Third party rights

 

1.6.1  Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Deed, a person who is not a party to this Deed has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Deed.

 

1.6.2  Notwithstanding any term of this Deed, the consent of any person who is not a party is not required to rescind or vary this Deed at any time.

 

1.7 Inconsistencies with other Finance Documents

 

1.7.1  If there is an inconsistency between the provisions of this Deed (regarding subordination, turnover, ranking and amendments only) and any other Senior Finance Document, Hedge Agreement, HY Finance Document, FRN Finance Document or Subordinated Shareholder Document, this Deed will prevail.

 

1.7.2  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed, but without prejudice to clause 4 ( Amendments ), clause 1.7.1 does not, as between any Senior Creditor, HY Creditor, FRN Creditor and member of the Group, cure, postpone, waive or negate in any manner any default or event of default under (i) any HY Finance Document as provided in that HY Finance Document (but without prejudice to any restriction in this Deed on the ability of a Creditor to take any action consequent upon any such default or event of default) or (ii) any FRN Finance Document as provided in that FRN Finance Document (but without prejudice to any restriction in this Deed on the ability of a Creditor to take any action consequent upon any such default or event of default).

 

1.8 Enforcement of certain HY Security Documents and FRN Security Documents

To the extent an HY Security Document or an FRN Security Document secures both the HY Debt and the FRN Debt then such HY Security Document or (as the case may be) such FRN Security Document shall for the purposes of this Deed also be deemed to be an FRN Security Document or (as the case may be) an HY Security Document and the HY Creditors or (as the case may be) the FRN Creditors shall each independently be subject to the same restrictions, and benefit from the same rights, in respect of such document as provided for under this Deed.

 

1.9 Majority Consents

Any consent required to be given under this Deed by the Senior Agent will only be given upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders unless otherwise specified in the Senior Facilities Agreement.

 

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2 Ranking

 

2.1 Ranking of Debt

 

2.1.1 Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Deed, the Debt of each Obligor shall rank with respect to such Obligor in right and priority of payment in the following order:

First : the Senior Debt, the Hedging Liabilities, the HY Issuer Debt and the FRN Issuer Debt (pari passu, without any preference between themselves);

Second : the HY Subordinated Debt and the FRN Subordinated Debt (pari passu, without any preference between themselves); and

Third : the Subordinated Shareholder Debt,

and, other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds, the Senior Security Documents secure the Senior Debt and the Hedging Liabilities and the HY Security Documents secure the HY Debt and the FRN Security Documents secure the FRN Debt, save that (i) the second ranking share pledge in favour of the Security Trustee over the shares in Euroweb Romania and (ii) the Second Ranking Pledge of FRN Funding Loan secure both the HY Debt and the FRN Debt. The Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds secure the Senior Debt, the Hedging Liabilities, the HY Debt and the FRN Debt in accordance with clause 13 ( Priority of Security ).

 

2.2 Ranking of Debt unaffected

 

2.2.1  The ranking and order of priority of Debt set out in clause 2.1 ( Ranking of Debt ) shall apply notwithstanding:

 

2.2.2  the order of registration, notice or execution of any Security Document or other document;

 

2.2.3  when any Debt is incurred;

 

2.2.4  whether or when a Creditor is obliged to advance any Debt;

 

2.2.5  any fluctuation in the outstanding amount of, or any intermediate discharge of, any Debt;

 

2.2.6  the creation in favour of any Creditor in accordance with this Deed of any additional security over the undertaking, properties or assets of the Obligors, the Issuer and the Ultimate Parent (or any of them) or any asset which is subject to a floating charge in any Security Document becoming subject to a security which is a fixed charge or a crystallised floating charge; or

 

2.2.7  any contrary provisions in any Finance Document.

 

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2.3 Classes of certain Debt inter se

This Deed does not purport to rank any element of the HY Issuer Debt inter se or the HY Subordinated Debt inter se or the FRN Issuer Debt inter se or the FRN Subordinated Debt inter se or the Subordinated Shareholder Debt inter se .

 

3 Undertakings/Prohibited Payments

 

3.1 Obligors/HY Guarantors/FRN Guarantors

 

3.1.1  Each HY Guarantor and each FRN Guarantor undertakes to each of the Senior Creditors that, until the Senior Discharge Date, except as the Majority Lenders have previously consented in writing, such HY Guarantor or such FRN Guarantor will not, and will procure that none of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly:

 

  (a) pay, prepay or repay or make any distribution in respect of or on account of, or otherwise seek to reduce or redeem in whole, or in part any of the HY Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Debt (i) except as permitted by clauses 7 ( Permitted Payments ) or 14 ( Enforcement Action) and (ii) as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims );

 

  (b) discharge any of the HY Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Debt by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise except (i) as permitted by clauses 7 ( Permitted Payments ) or 14 ( Enforcement Action), (ii) as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ), and (iii) subject to the provisions of clause 8 ( Turnover ), if it is required to do so, or the same occurs automatically by operation of law, under any applicable law (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, under any contract);

 

  (c) create or permit to subsist, or permit any member of the Group to create or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance over any of its assets for any of the HY Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Debt except under the HY Security Documents and the HY Indenture or (as the case may be) except under the FRN Security Documents, the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement and the FRN Indenture;

 

  (d) defease, purchase, acquire or agree to acquire or procure any other person to acquire on its account all or any part of the HY Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Debt save as permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments );

 

  (e) give any Financial Support other than (i) the HY Guarantee, the HY Security Documents or the indemnities under the purchase agreement in respect of the HY Notes, to any person in respect of the HY Debt or (ii) the FRN Guarantee, the FRN Security Documents or the indemnities under the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement or the purchase agreement in respect of the FRN Notes, to any person in respect of the FRN Debt or to enable any person to do any of the things referred to in paragraph (a) above or this paragraph (e) except where such HY Guarantor or (as the case may be) FRN Guarantor gives (or has given) Financial Support under the Senior Facilities Agreement to the Senior Creditors in relation to the Senior Debt and to the Hedging Liabilities in which case such Financial Support, in respect of the HY Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Debt, shall be subordinated in accordance with the terms of this Deed; or

 

  (f) take or omit to take any action whereby the ranking and/or subordination provided for in this Deed may be impaired.

 

3.1.2  Each Obligor undertakes to each of the Senior Creditors, the HY Creditors and the FRN Creditors that, until the Senior Discharge Date, except as the Majority Lenders have previously consented in writing, and if prior to the HY Discharge Date, except as the HY Note Trustee has previously consented in writing and if prior to the FRN Discharge Date, except as the FRN Trustee has previously consented in writing, such Obligor will not, and will procure that none of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly:

 

  (a) pay, prepay or repay or make any distribution in respect of or on account of, or otherwise seek to reduce or redeem in whole or in part, any of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt, (i) except as permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) and (ii) as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims );

 

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  (b) discharge any of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise except (i) as permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ), (ii) as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ), and (iii) subject to the provisions of clause 8 ( Turnover ), if it is so required to do so, or the same occurs automatically by operation of law, under any applicable law (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, under any contract);

 

  (c) create or permit to subsist, or permit any member of the Group to create or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance over any of its assets for any of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt;

 

  (d) defease, purchase, acquire or agree to acquire or procure any other person to acquire on its account all or any part of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt, save as permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments );

 

  (e) give any Financial Support to any person in respect of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt or to enable any person to do any of the things otherwise prohibited by paragraph (a) or this paragraph (e);

 

  (f) take or omit to take any action whereby the ranking and/or subordination provided for in this Deed may be impaired;

 

  (g) declare (in its capacity as shareholder of an Obligor), give notice of or pay any dividend, or any money in redemption or repurchase of, any share capital or make any other distribution in respect of its share capital to any other person except (i) as permitted under clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) and (ii) as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ); or

 

  (h) (i) take any step to wind up or (ii) claim in the insolvency, winding up, liquidation or bankruptcy of, any member of the Group other than as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ).

 

3.2 Subordinated Shareholder Creditors

Each Subordinated Shareholder Creditor undertakes to each of the Senior Creditors, the HY Creditors and the FRN Creditors that, until the Senior Discharge Date, except as the Majority Lenders have previously consented in writing, and if prior to the HY Discharge Date, except as the HY Note Trustee has previously consented in writing and if prior to the FRN Discharge Date, except as the FRN Trustee has previously consented in writing, no Subordinated Shareholder Creditor will directly or indirectly:

 

3.2.1  demand or receive payment, prepayment, repayment or redemption of or any distribution or repurchase in respect of (or on account of) any of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt in cash or in kind or apply any money or property in or towards the discharge of any Subordinated Shareholder Debt (i) except as permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) and (ii) save as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims );

 

3.2.2  (without limiting the right to repay or prepay Subordinated Shareholder Debt to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments )) sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any Subordinated Shareholder Debt other than in accordance with clause 24.8 ( Subordinated Shareholder Creditors );

 

3.2.3 

discharge or seek to discharge all or any part of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise except to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) and save as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims )

 

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and subject to the provisions of clause 8 ( Turnover ), save to the extent it is required to do so, or the same occurs automatically by operation of law (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, under any contract);

 

3.2.4  take, accept, create, permit to subsist or receive any Encumbrance or any Financial Support for, or in respect of, any of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt;

 

3.2.5  commence any proceedings against the Obligors (or any of them) or take any action for or in respect of the recovery of any Subordinated Shareholder Debt or any part thereof or otherwise claim or rank as a creditor in the insolvency, winding-up, examinership, bankruptcy, administration or liquidation of any member of the Group other than with respect to Subordinated Shareholder Debt in accordance with the provisions of clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims );

 

3.2.6  accelerate or put on demand any of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt or call a default or event of default (or similar occurrences) under any of the Subordinated Shareholder Documents;

 

3.2.7  (without prejudice to the generality of clauses 3.2.1 or 3.2.6) demand, give notice of or accept payment in respect of (i) any dividend or other distribution in respect of, or the redemption or repurchase of, any of the Obligors share capital for the time being in issue or (ii) any interest in respect of, or the repayment, redemption or repurchase of, any loan stock or loan notes or similar instruments issued by the Obligors except (i) as permitted under clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) and (ii) as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ); or

 

3.2.8  take or omit to take any action whereby the ranking and/or subordination arrangements provided for in this Deed may be impaired,

provided that this clause 3 shall not prevent the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors taking such action on the instructions of the Security Trustee in connection with Enforcement Action taken by the Security Trustee in accordance with the Senior Finance Documents, the HY Finance Documents or the FRN Finance Documents.

 

3.3 HY Creditors

Each HY Creditor undertakes to each of the Senior Creditors that until the Senior Discharge Date, except as the Majority Lenders have previously consented in writing, it will not:

 

3.3.1  in connection with any Obligor, demand or receive payment, prepayment, repayment or redemption of or any distribution or repurchase in respect of (or on account of) any of the HY Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the HY Funding Loan Debt) any of the HY Funding Loan Debt in cash or in kind or apply any money or property in or towards the discharge of any HY Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the HY Funding Loan Debt) any of the HY Funding Loan Debt except to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) or 14 ( Enforcement Action) and save as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims );

 

3.3.2  discharge or seek to discharge all or any part of the HY Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the HY Funding Loan Debt) any of the HY Funding Loan Debt by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise in connection with any Obligor except to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) or 14 ( Enforcement Action) and save as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ) and subject to the provisions of clause 8 ( Turnover ), save to the extent it is required to do so, or the same occurs automatically by operation of law (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, under any contract);

 

3.3.3  take, accept, create, permit to subsist or receive any Encumbrance or any Financial Support for, or in respect of, any of the HY Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the HY Funding Loan Debt) any of the HY Funding Loan Debt other than the HY Security Documents, the HY Guarantee and the HY Indenture; or

 

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3.3.4 take or omit to take any action whereby the ranking and/or subordination arrangements provided for in this Deed may be impaired other than in accordance with the terms of this Deed.

 

3.4 FRN Creditors

Each FRN Creditor undertakes to each of the Senior Creditors that until the Senior Discharge Date, except as the Majority Lenders have previously consented in writing, it will not:

 

3.4.1  in connection with any Obligor, demand or receive payment, prepayment, repayment or redemption of or any distribution or repurchase in respect of (or on account of) any of the FRN Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the FRN Funding Loan Debt) any of the FRN Funding Loan Debt in cash or in kind or apply any money or property in or towards the discharge of any FRN Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the FRN Funding Loan Debt) any of the FRN Funding Loan Debt except to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) or 14 ( Enforcement Action) and save as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims );

 

3.4.2  discharge or seek to discharge all or any part of the FRN Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the FRN Funding Loan Debt) any of the FRN Funding Loan Debt by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise in connection with any Obligor except to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) and 14 ( Enforcement Action) and save as contemplated by clause 10.3 ( Filing of Claims ) and subject to the provisions of clause 8 ( Turnover ), save to the extent it is required to do so, or the same occurs automatically by operation of law (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, under any contract);

 

3.4.3  take, accept, create, permit to subsist or receive any Encumbrance or any Financial Support for, or in respect of, any of the FRN Subordinated Debt or (as holder of the FRN Funding Loan Debt) any of the FRN Funding Loan Debt other than the FRN Security Documents, the FRN Guarantee and the FRN Indenture; or

 

3.4.4  take or omit to take any action whereby the ranking and/or subordination arrangements provided for in this Deed may be impaired other than in accordance with the terms of this Deed.

 

3.5 Additional Undertakings

 

3.5.1  Professional Claims

 

  (a) Notification to Security Trustee

The Obligors and the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors agree to notify the Security Trustee in writing of any claim under, or in relation to, any of the Due Diligence Reports (a “Professional Claim”) or any event or circumstance which they believe could reasonably be expected to give rise to a Professional Claim as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the same.

 

  (b) Refund of Proceeds

Any amount received by the Obligors or the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors in respect of any Professional Claim shall (i) if an Event of Default under the Senior Facilities Agreement has occurred and is continuing, be paid to or to the order of the Security Trustee and, until such payment, the relevant recipient shall hold such sums on trust for the Security Trustee or (ii) otherwise, be paid to the Company in cash and invested in the Borrower Group. Any sums paid to the Security Trustee shall be applied as provided in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 ( Security Trustee ) but in or towards discharge of the Senior Debt only.

 

  (c) Prior Party Claims

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Deed shall affect or prejudice any right of the Security Trustee and/or any of the other Senior Finance Parties to commence and/or continue a Professional Claim. The Obligors, the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors, the Senior Finance Parties and the Security Trustee shall in good faith co-operate to ensure that all acts required to enable any Senior Finance Party to commence or successfully pursue a Professional Claim and to give effect to this clause 3.5.1 are done.

 

3.5.2  Finance Documents

Each of the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors and the Obligors undertake not to challenge the validity and/or enforceability of any of the Finance Documents or the Senior Debt, the Hedging Liabilities, the HY Debt or the FRN Debt.

 

3.5.3  Actions against Vivendi Telecom International S.A. (“VTI”)

The Ultimate Parent undertakes to the Security Trustee that it will to the extent considered by its directors to be cost effective and commercially prudent, pursue (if necessary by legal action) against VTI any right or claim to which it may be entitled as a result of:

 

  (a) a breach by the Original Shareholder of the Share Purchase Agreement;

 

  (b) any inaccuracy in any of the warranties and representations included in the Share Purchase Agreement; or

 

  (c) any indemnity contained in the Share Purchase Agreement.

 

3.5.4  Claims under the Share Purchase Agreement

The Ultimate Parent undertakes to the Security Trustee that it will procure that the proceeds of any of the rights or claims referred to in clause 3.5.3 are downstreamed to the Company through the Issuer in cash immediately following receipt by way of subscription for equity share capital and/or the making of loans to the Company constituting Subordinated Shareholder Debt.

 

3.5.5  Amendments and waivers of the Share Purchase Agreement

The Ultimate Parent undertakes to the Security Trustee that (i) it will not terminate, amend or waive any rights under (including in respect of any conditions precedent), or acquiesce in any termination or amendment of, or waiver of rights under, the Share Purchase Agreement (and will comply with their respective terms) other than in the case of compliance or waivers where failure to do so would not adversely affect the rights of interests of the Senior Finance Parties, the Hedge Counterparties, the HY Creditors and the FRN Creditors and (ii) it will notify the Security Trustee of any material dispute, default or breach under the Transaction Documents.

 

3.5.6  Ultimate Parent/Company

 

  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Senior Finance Documents, the Ultimate Parent undertakes to the Security Trustee that:

 

  (i) it will not at any time trade, establish or acquire any person, carry on any business or own any assets other than:

 

  (A) rights and obligations under the Senior Finance Documents; and

 

  (B) its shareholding in the Issuer, credit balances under the Ultimate Parent/Parent Loan Agreements and rights and obligations under the Ultimate Parent/Parent Loan Agreements and the Share Purchase Agreement;

 

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  (ii) it will not assume, incur or otherwise permit to be outstanding any Borrowed Money other than:

 

  (A) from the Investors provided that such Borrowed Money is immediately injected into the Company (indirectly through loans from the Issuer) and provided further that such Borrowed Money is subordinated to the rights of the Senior Creditors, the HY Creditors and the FRN Creditors pursuant to this Deed; or

 

  (B) from the Investors provided that (1) such Borrowed Money is immediately injected into the Issuer as Subordinated Shareholder Debt and the Issuer within 5 Business Days thereafter applies such monies toward the optional redemption of the HY Debt and/or the FRN Debt (the “ Optional Redemption Amount ”), (2) simultaneously on injecting such Borrowed Money into the Issuer, the Issuer forgives the Company for debt under the HY Funding Loan Agreement (in the case of a redemption of the HY Debt) or under the FRN Funding Loan Agreement (in the case of a redemption of the FRN Debt) in an amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount applied in redemption of the HY Debt or the FRN Debt (as the case may be) and the Issuer and the Company enter into such documents as the Senior Agent may reasonably require to document such forgiveness and (3) no Default (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of any such optional redemption or the forgiveness of the HY Funding Loan Debt and/or the FRN Funding Loan Debt; and

 

  (b) The Issuer undertakes to the Security Trustee not to receive any Borrowed Money from the Investors directly and acknowledges that any such Borrowed Money shall be provided to it by the Ultimate Parent or (as the case may be) the Company in accordance with clause 3.5.6(a)(ii).

 

4 Amendments

 

4.1  Changes to Senior Finance Documents

 

4.1.1  Subject to the terms hereof until (and including) the last to occur of the HY Discharge Date and the FRN Discharge Date, unless (whilst any HY Debt is outstanding) the HY Note Trustee (who shall take into account the interests of the HY Noteholders in accordance with the HY Finance Documents) and (whilst any FRN Debt is outstanding) the FRN Trustee (who shall take into account the interests of the FRN Creditors in accordance with the FRN Finance Documents) has agreed to the Amendment in writing, no Senior Creditor will:

 

  (a) assign or otherwise transfer rights and/or obligations under any Senior Finance Document unless, simultaneously with that assignment or transfer, the relevant transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Deed by entering into a Deed of Accession; or

 

  (b) amend or agree to amend any Senior Finance Document which would prohibit, or create a default or event of default thereunder with respect to, any action or event that is expressly permitted under this Deed.

 

4.1.2  Limits on Priority of Senior Debt

 

  (a) It is hereby agreed that the Senior Debt may be refinanced up to a total aggregate amount of Euro 165,000,000 (if any HY Notes are outstanding) or Euro 300,000,000 (if no HY Notes are outstanding), in each case, less any mandatory prepayments made under clause 7.2.2 of the original Senior Facilities Agreement (or any equivalent clause in a future senior facilities agreement) and that any obligations incurred in accordance with this Deed by the members of the Group in refinancing such Senior Debt will be treated as Senior Debt and rank accordingly in accordance with this Deed.

 

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  (b) The Parties hereby agree promptly to execute all such documents and do all such acts as shall be necessary to effect such treatment and ranking including, without limitation, (i) in the case of the HY Security Documents and the FRN Security Documents, entering into such amendments, modifications or supplements to such Security Documents as would maintain the status of the Encumbrances created or purported to be created by the HY Security Documents and the FRN Security Documents as ranking after the Senior Security Documents and (ii) in the case of the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds, entering into such amendments, modifications or supplements to such Hungarian Security Deposit Deed or into a release of such Hungarian Security Deposit Deed.

 

  (c) It is hereby agreed that the Senior Debt may not be refinanced and classified as Senior Debt unless such refinancing is in accordance with prevailing market conditions for companies similar to the Company at the time such refinancing is being contemplated, taking into account, amongst other things, banking regulations, interest rates and market appetite for debt of companies the size of the Company.

 

4.2  Changes to HY Finance Documents

 

4.2.1  Until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, unless the Majority Lenders have agreed to the Amendment in writing, none of the Obligors, or the HY Creditors will Amend the terms of any HY Finance Document:

 

  (a) relating to the entitlement of the HY Creditors to receive guarantees and/or Encumbrances from members of the Ultimate Parent Group;

 

  (b) if to do so would cause any change in the terms of the HY Finance Documents relating to (i) the rate of interest payable under the HY Finance Documents being higher than the rate as specified in the HY Finance Documents on the date of this Deed, (ii) the time for payment of interest or scheduled repayment dates to change to an earlier date than as specified in the HY Finance Documents on the date of this Deed and (iii) any increase to the amount (including fees) or change to the currency of the amount to be repaid under any HY Finance Document on the date of this Deed;

 

  (c) if to do so might increase the amount of payments permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ); or

 

  (d) in a manner which would result in the HY Guarantors being subject to obligations inconsistent with this Deed or if to do so would cause any change in the terms of the HY Finance Documents relating to the subordination of the HY Guarantors obligations or the ranking of security.

 

4.2.2  Each of the Obligors and the HY Creditors agree:

 

  (a) to the extent any Amendment is made to the Senior Security Documents (other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds), such Amendment shall for all purposes be deemed to have also been made (on the same terms and conditions, mutatis mutandis ) by the Obligors and the HY Note Trustee on behalf of the HY Creditors in respect of the corresponding provisions of the HY Security Documents (other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds) (and so that any HY Default which arises or would arise under the HY Finance Documents as a result of such Amendment shall not arise or, to the extent such HY Default has already so arisen, such HY Default shall be deemed to have been waived). Each Obligor and the HY Note Trustee shall, at the Issuer’s expense, do all such things as are required to implement the same Amendment to the HY Security Documents (other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds); and

 

  (b)

to the extent any Amendment is made or agreed to by the Senior Creditors in respect of the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds (other than an Amendment which would result in the HY Note Trustee (on behalf of the HY Creditors) ceasing to be a beneficiary of the security created by the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds unless such Amendment also

 

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results in the Senior Creditors and the FRN Creditors ceasing to be beneficiaries of such security), such Amendment shall for all purposes be deemed to have also been made by the HY Note Trustee on behalf of the HY Creditors (and so that any HY Default which arises or would arise under the HY Finance Documents as a result of such Amendment shall not arise or, to the extent such HY Default has already so arisen, such HY Default shall be deemed to have been waived). Each Obligor and the HY Note Trustee shall, at the Issuer’s expense, do all such things as are required to implement the Amendment to the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds.

 

4.3 Changes to FRN Finance Documents

 

4.3.1  Until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, unless the Majority Lenders have agreed to the Amendment in writing, none of the Obligors, or the FRN Creditors will Amend the terms of any FRN Finance Document:

 

  (a) relating to the entitlement of the FRN Creditors to receive guarantees and/or Encumbrances from members of the Ultimate Parent Group;

 

  (b) if to do so would cause any change in the terms of the FRN Finance Documents relating to (i) the margin over EURIBOR, if calculated on the basis of a floating rate, or the rate, if calculated on the basis of a fixed rate, payable under the FRN Finance Documents being higher than the margin over EURIBOR or (as the case may be) fixed rate as specified in the FRN Finance Documents on the date of this Deed, (ii) the time for payment of interest or scheduled repayment dates to change to an earlier date than as specified in the FRN Finance Documents on the date of this Deed and (iii) any increase to the amount (including fees) or change to the currency of the amount to be repaid under any FRN Finance Document on the date of this Deed;

 

  (c) if to do so might increase the amount of payments permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ); or

 

  (d) in a manner which would result in the FRN Guarantors being subject to obligations inconsistent with this Deed or if to do so would cause any change in the terms of the FRN Finance Documents relating to the subordination of the FRN Guarantors obligations or the ranking of security.

 

4.3.2  Each of the Obligors and the FRN Creditors agree:

 

  (a) to the extent any Amendment is made to the Senior Security Documents (other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds), such Amendment shall for all purposes be deemed to have also been made (on the same terms and conditions, mutatis mutandis ) by the Obligors and the FRN Trustee on behalf of the FRN Creditors in respect of the corresponding provisions of the FRN Security Documents (other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds) (and so that any FRN Default which arises or would arise under the FRN Finance Documents as a result of such Amendment shall not arise or, to the extent such FRN Default has already so arisen, such FRN Default shall be deemed to have been waived). Each Obligor and the FRN Trustee shall, at the Issuer’s expense, do all such things as are required to implement the same Amendment to the FRN Security Documents (other than the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds); and

 

  (b) to the extent any Amendment is made or agreed to by the Senior Creditors in respect of the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds (other than an Amendment which would result in the FRN Note Trustee (on behalf of the FRN Creditors) ceasing to be a beneficiary of the security created by the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds unless such Amendment also results in the Senior Creditors and the HY Creditors ceasing to be beneficiaries of such security), such Amendment shall for all purposes be deemed to have also been made by the FRN Trustee on behalf of the FRN Creditors (and so that any FRN Default which arises or would arise under the FRN Finance Documents as a result of such Amendment shall not arise or, to the extent such FRN Default has already so arisen, such FRN Default shall be deemed to have been waived). Each Obligor and the FRN Trustee shall, at the Issuer’s expense, do all such things as are required to implement the Amendment to the Hungarian Security Deposit Deeds.

 

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4.4 Changes to the Subordinated Shareholder Documents

Except as the Majority Lenders, until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date and also, if prior to the HY Discharge Date, the HY Note Trustee and also, if prior to the FRN Discharge Date, the FRN Trustee, have agreed to the Amendment in writing, no Subordinated Shareholder Creditor will amend the terms of any Subordinated Shareholder Documents (including, without limitation, the HY Funding Loan Agreement or the FRN Funding Loan Agreement) except for Amendments which (a) reflect a similar amendment or modification to, or of a term of, a Finance Document or (b) would not adversely affect the rights or interests of the Secured Creditors or the ranking or subordination arrangements provided for in this Deed (as to which a certificate of the Security Trustee (acting reasonably) shall be conclusive).

 

5 Hedging Transactions

 

5.1 Undertakings relating to Hedging Liabilities

Unless the Majority Lenders have previously agreed in writing:

 

5.1.1  no Hedge Counterparty will (i) demand (except to terminate or close out any hedging transaction as permitted under clause 5.1.2 below) or receive payment, prepayment or repayment of, or any distribution in respect of (or on account of) and no Obligor will pay or make any distribution in respect of (or on account of) any of the Hedging Liabilities in cash or in kind, or otherwise apply any money or property in or towards the payment or discharge of any Hedging Liabilities or otherwise take any Enforcement Action or (ii) discharge or seek to discharge all or any part of the Hedging Liabilities by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise except for:

 

  (a) scheduled payments arising under the terms of the Hedge Agreements; and/or

 

  (b) the proceeds of enforcement of the Senior Security Documents received and applied in the order permitted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 ( Security Trustee );

 

5.1.2  no Hedge Counterparty will exercise any right to terminate or close out any hedging transaction under the Hedge Agreements prior to its stated maturity unless:

 

  (a) the Company has not paid when due an amount of Hedging Liabilities and such default continues for more than five (5) Business Days after the Hedge Counterparty has given notice of such default (and of the Hedge Counterparty’s intention to terminate) to the Senior Agent; or

 

  (b) the Senior Agent has declared the Senior Debt due and payable and/or payable on demand and/or cancelled the Total Commitments in full under clause 23.2 ( Acceleration ) of the Senior Facilities Agreement; or

 

  (c) an Insolvency Event occurs in relation to the Company (which is the counterparty under such hedging transaction); or

 

  (d) upon:

 

  (i) it becoming contrary to any law or regulation for the Company or such Hedge Counterparty to perform the payment obligations expressed to be assumed by it in respect of any relevant Hedge Agreement or such obligations become invalid or unenforceable against the Company; or

 

  (ii) any provision of any Hedge Agreement to which such Hedge Counterparty is a party relating to the termination thereof (including, without limitation, the calculation of or obligation to pay amounts upon such termination) becoming invalid or unenforceable against the Company;

 

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  (e) upon any exchange control, foreign currency or other consent, authorisation, licence or approval of, or registration with or declaration to, governmental or public bodies or authorities or courts required by the Company to authorise, or required by the Company in connection with, the execution, delivery, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Hedge Agreement or the performance of its payment obligations thereunder being modified in a manner unacceptable to such Hedge Counterparty or not being granted or being revoked or terminated or expiring and not being renewed or otherwise ceasing to be in full force and effect; or

 

  (f) with the prior written consent of the Senior Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders);

 

5.1.3  none of the Hedging Liabilities may be discharged by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise except to the extent such Hedging Liabilities is permitted to be paid under clause 5.1.1 above; and

 

5.1.4  neither the Ultimate Parent nor any Obligor will (and each will procure that none of its Subsidiaries will) create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance over any of its assets, or give any Financial Support to any person, in each case for, in respect of or in connection with, any of the Hedging Liabilities other than under the Senior Security Documents and in accordance with the priority and ranking specified in this Deed.

 

5.2 Two Way Payments

Each Obligor and each Hedge Counterparty agrees that:

 

5.2.1  the Hedge Agreements will provide for “ two way payments” or payments under the “ Second Method ” in the event of a termination of a hedging transaction whether upon a Termination Event or an Event of Default (each as defined in the relevant Hedge Agreements), meaning that the defaulting party under these Hedge Agreements will be entitled to receive payment under the relevant termination provisions if the net replacement value of all terminated transactions effected under the Hedge Agreements is in its favour, and netting will only be permitted between hedging transactions that constitute Hedge Agreements and will not be permitted between any Hedge Agreements and any other interest rate or currency hedging arrangements which do not constitute Hedge Agreements (and, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that any such Hedge Agreements do not so provide, they will be deemed to so provide);

 

5.2.2  if, on termination or the closing out of any hedging transaction under a Hedge Agreement, a settlement amount or other net amount falls due from that Hedge Counterparty to the Company then that amount shall be paid by the relevant Hedge Counterparty to the Security Trustee and applied as set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 ( Security Trustee ); and

 

5.2.3  promptly upon receipt by any Hedge Counterparty of a request from the Senior Agent, after the Senior Agent has declared all of the Senior Debt immediately due and payable and/or payable on demand and/or has cancelled the Total Commitments in full under clause 23.2 ( Acceleration ) of the Senior Facilities Agreement, to exercise any rights such Hedge Counterparty may have to terminate the hedging transactions under the Hedge Agreements, such Hedge Counterparty will exercise such rights.

 

5.3 Hedge Agreements

Each Hedge Counterparty will promptly provide to the Senior Agent copies of all documents constituting the Hedge Agreements to which it is party and copies of all documents constituting or evidencing any hedging facilities provided to the Company by that Hedge Counterparty. Such documents must be in form and substance satisfactory to the Senior Agent, acting reasonably.

 

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5.4 Hedging Guarantee

Each Obligor confirms that the Hedge Counterparties are entitled to rely on the guarantee in clause 17 ( Guarantee ) of the Senior Facilities Agreement granted by such Obligor, subject to any limitations therein or in any Guarantor Accession Undertaking by which such Obligor became party to the Senior Facilities Agreement.

 

5.5 Notification

Each Hedge Counterparty shall notify the Senior Agent and the Security Trustee of any default or any termination event (howsoever described) under each Hedge Agreement to which it is a party, but only if the Hedge Counterparty has actual knowledge of the event concerned. For the purpose of this clause 5.5, the Hedge Counterparty shall not be treated as having actual knowledge of any matter of which any division outside its treasury departments may become aware in the context of corporate finance, advisory or financing activities from time to time undertaken by the Hedge Counterparty for any member of the Group, the Ultimate Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Associated Companies or any person which may be a trade competitor of, or may otherwise have commercial interests similar to those of, the same.

 

5.6 Consultation

Each of the HUF Agent, the Senior Agent, the Security Trustee and each Hedge Counterparty shall consult generally with regard to any matter materially affecting the rights of the Senior Creditors as regulated by this Deed and, in particular, upon any insolvency proceeding taking place and prior to the taking of any enforcement action by the Security Trustee under any of the Senior Security Documents (for the avoidance of doubt, such consultation shall include, among other matters, discussion on the method of enforcement and realisation of security), provided that such consultation process shall not impose upon any such party (the “ first party ”) any obligation to accede to any requests made by any other such party in respect of the exercising of any of the rights of the first party nor shall the rights of the first party be fettered in any respect other than as expressly provided in this Deed.

 

5.7 Refinancing

If there is a refinancing of the entire Senior Debt, the Hedge Counterparties agree that they will release the Senior Security Documents provided that there is granted replacement security acceptable to each of them in their absolute discretion of at least an equivalent nature, value and ranking to the security granted under the Senior Security Documents.

 

6 Representations and Warranties

 

6.1 The Obligors represent and warrant to the Secured Creditors that the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors comprise all of the persons to whom the Obligors owe any Subordinated Shareholder Debt and the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors represent and warrant to the Secured Creditors that the Obligors comprise all of the persons from whom the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors are owed any Subordinated Shareholder Debt.

 

6.2 Each of the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors party hereto severally represents and warrants to the Senior Creditors in respect of itself only in the terms of clauses 18.1.1 to 18.1.4 (inclusive), 18.1.7 and 18.2.3 of the Senior Facilities Agreement as if all references in such clauses to an “ Obligor ” or “ member of the Group ” were to such Subordinated Shareholder Creditor and all references in such clauses to a “ Finance Document ” were to this Deed.

 

6.3 The Ultimate Parent represents and warrants to the Senior Creditors that:

 

6.3.1  it does not have any direct or indirect interest in the share capital of any body corporate other than as set out in the group structure chart delivered to the Senior Agent pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Senior Facilities Agreement; and

 

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6.3.2  the copies of the Transaction Documents and the amendments thereto delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Senior Facilities Agreement are true, complete and accurate in all respects and have not been amended, varied or supplemented in any way; no other agreements or arrangements exist between any of the parties to the Transaction Documents which would materially affect the transactions or arrangements contemplated by Transaction Documents, the Finance Documents and/or the forecasts, projections and/or estimates contained or referred to in the Agreed Business Plan.

 

6.4 The representations and warranties in clauses 6.1 and 6.2 shall be deemed to be repeated by the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors, the Obligors and the Ultimate Parent (as applicable) on each day on which any representations and warranties contained in the Senior Facilities Agreement are deemed to be repeated pursuant to clause 18.3 thereof.

 

7 Permitted Payments

 

7.1 Senior Debt/Hedging Liabilities

Subject to clause 5.1 ( Undertakings relating to Hedging Liabilities ), all repayments and prepayments of principal, payments of interest and all other amounts (including fees and taxes) in respect of the Senior Debt and the Hedging Liabilities may be made and received freely at all times in accordance with the provisions of the Senior Finance Documents and the Hedge Agreements.

 

7.2 Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments

 

7.2.1  Subject to clause 7.4 (Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date) and clause 8 (Turnover) until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, the HY Guarantors or (as the case may be) the FRN Guarantors may pay and the HY Creditors or (as the case may be) the FRN Creditors may receive and retain payments on any HY Subordinated Debt (the “ Permitted HY Subordinated Debt Payments ”) or (as the case may be) FRN Subordinated Debt (the “ Permitted FRN Subordinated Debt Payments ”) then due and owing (which HY Subordinated Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Subordinated Debt shall only be due or owing to the extent that the HY Creditors acting together in accordance with clause 14.1.2, or (as the case may be) the FRN Creditors acting together in accordance with clause 14.1.2 are entitled, in each case, to demand payment in accordance with clause 14.1.2).

 

7.2.2  Each Party hereto acknowledges that the HY Subordinated Debt or (as the case may be) FRN Subordinated Debt will not fall due (and no amount will become due and payable) until the events set out in clause 14.1 ( Restrictions on HY Creditor and FRN Creditor Enforcement Action ) occur and, subject to the provisions of clause 14.1.6, the HY Creditors or (as the case may be) FRN Creditors demand payment in accordance with clause 14.1.2.

 

7.2.3  After the Senior Discharge Date any payments on the HY Subordinated Debt may be made and received freely in accordance with the terms of the HY Finance Documents.

 

7.2.4  After the Senior Discharge Date any payments on the FRN Subordinated Debt may be made and received freely in accordance with the terms of the FRN Finance Documents.

 

7.3 Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments

 

7.3.1  Subject to clause 7.4 (Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date) and clause 8 (Turnover) until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, the Company may pay and the Issuer may receive and retain cash payments in respect of any interest on the HY Funding Loan Debt (the “ Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt Payments ”) then due and owing provided that such interest payment is made for the sole purpose of enabling the Issuer to make a payment of interest in respect of the HY Notes which payment falls due within 5 Business Days of the date of payment of the interest to the Issuer.

 

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7.3.2  Subject to clause 7.4 (Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date) and clause 8 (Turnover) until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, the Company may pay and the Issuer may receive and retain any cash payments, including (without limitation) dividends, loans or in respect of any interest on the FRN Funding Loan Debt (“ Permitted FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments ”) provided that such payment is made solely for the purpose of enabling the Issuer to make a payment of interest in respect of the FRN Bridge Facility or the FRN Notes (as applicable) and provided further that such payment is not made earlier than 5 Business Days prior to the due date of a corresponding payment under the FRN Bridge Facility Agreement or the FRN Indenture (as applicable).

 

7.3.3  After the Senior Discharge Date any payments on the HY Funding Loan Debt may be made and received freely in accordance with the terms of the HY Finance Documents.

 

7.3.4  After the Senior Discharge Date any payments on the FRN Funding Loan Debt may be made and received freely in accordance with the terms of the FRN Finance Documents.

 

7.4 Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date

 

7.4.1  Until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, no Permitted HY Subordinated Debt Payment (other than the HY Note Trustee Amounts), Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt Payment, Permitted FRN Subordinated Debt Payment (other than the FRN Trustee Amounts) or Permitted FRN Payment, may be made without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders if:

 

  (a) any of the Senior Debt and/or Hedging Liabilities due on or prior to such date is unpaid on the date on which such payment would otherwise be made (after giving effect to any grace period contained in the relevant Senior Finance Document, as amended from time to time) and such default is continuing uncured or unwaived; or

 

  (b) following the occurrence and continuance of a Senior Default (other than of the type specified in paragraph (a) above) in respect of any Senior Debt, the Senior Agent serves a written notice (a “ Block Notice ”) on the HY Note Trustee and the FRN Trustee specifying such Senior Default and referring to this clause, until the earliest date on which one of the following applies:

 

  (i) 179 days have elapsed since the service of such Block Notice, or if earlier, where a Standstill Period (as defined in clause 14.1 ( Restrictions on HY Creditor and FRN Creditor Enforcement Action )) is in effect at any time during that 179 day period, the date on which that Standstill Period expires; or

 

  (ii) the relevant Senior Default has been cured or waived by the Majority Lenders in writing or has ceased to exist; or

 

  (iii) the Senior Agent by notice in writing to the Issuer and the HY Note Trustee and the FRN Trustee cancels the Block Notice; or

 

  (iv) the Senior Discharge Date occurs.

 

7.4.2  Unless otherwise agreed by the HY Note Trustee and the FRN Trustee, (a) a Block Notice may not be issued less than three hundred and sixty (360) days after the service of the immediately prior Block Notice and (b) the Senior Agent shall only serve a Block Notice on the HY Note Trustee and the FRN Trustee on or before the date falling 75 days after the date upon which the Senior Agent receives actual written notice of the relevant Senior Default.

 

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7.4.3  The Senior Agent may only serve one Block Notice with respect to the same event or circumstance. This shall not affect the right of the Senior Agent to issue a Block Notice in respect of any other event or circumstance.

 

7.4.4  For the avoidance of doubt, this clause 7.4 acts as a suspension of payment and not as a waiver of the right to receive payment when the suspension period has lapsed.

 

7.5 Shareholder Subordinated Debt

Subject to clause 8 ( Turnover ) until (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, so long as no Default (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) is continuing or would result from any such payment or receipt, the Obligors may pay and the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors may receive and retain Permitted Payments (other than in relation to Permitted Funding Loan Debt and Permitted FRN Payments which are subject to the separate provisions of clause 7.3 ( Permitted Funding Loan Debt Payments and FRN Funding Payments )).

 

7.6 Suspension of Permitted Payments after the Senior Discharge Date

Commencing after the Senior Discharge Date until and including the HY Discharge Date, the Obligors may pay and the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors may receive and retain Permitted Payments in respect of the Subordinated Shareholder Debt in accordance with the terms of the HY Indenture and until and including the FRN Discharge Date, the Obligors may pay and the Subordinated Shareholder Creditors may receive and retain Permitted Payments in respect of Subordinated Shareholder Debt in accordance with the terms of the FRN Finance Documents.

 

8 Turnover

 

8.1 If, at any time up to (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, any Hedge Counterparty or HY Creditor or FRN Creditor or Subordinated Shareholder Creditor receives or recovers a payment or distribution in cash or in kind (including by way of set-off or combination of accounts) of, or on account of, any of:

 

8.1.1  (in the case of a Hedge Counterparty) the Hedging Liabilities which are prohibited by clause 5.1 ( Undertakings relating to Hedging Liabilities ); or

 

8.1.2  (in the case of any HY Creditor) HY Subordinated Debt from the HY Guarantors or (in the case of any FRN Creditor) FRN Subordinated Debt from the FRN Guarantors otherwise than to the extent permitted by clause 7.2 ( Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments ); or

 

8.1.3   (in the case of any HY Creditor or FRN Creditor) proceeds pursuant to any Enforcement Action (other than Enforcement Action against the Issuer to the extent such Enforcement Action is not Enforcement Action falling within paragraph (a)(iii) or (iv) of the definition of Enforcement Action);

 

8.1.4  (in the case of the Issuer or the HY Creditors as potential holders of the HY Funding Loan Debt) HY Funding Loan Debt otherwise than to the extent permitted by clause 7.3 ( Permitted FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments and FRN Funding Payments );

 

8.1.5  (in the case of the Issuer or the FRN Creditors as potential holders of the FRN Funding Loan Debt), FRN Funding Loan Debt otherwise than to the extent permitted by clause 7.3 ( Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt Payments and Permitted FRN Debt Payments ); or

 

8.1.6  (in the case of any Subordinated Shareholder Creditor) Subordinated Shareholder Debt (excluding HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt) otherwise than to the extent permitted by clause 7.5 ( Shareholder Subordinated Debt ),

(each such payment or distribution being a “ turnover receipt ”) the receiving or recovering Hedge Counterparty, HY Creditor, FRN Creditor or Subordinated Shareholder Creditor (as the

 

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case may be) will (except for any HY Noteholders or FRN Noteholders) promptly notify the Security Trustee and, in each case will, pending payment to the Security Trustee hold the relevant turnover receipt on trust (or, in jurisdictions not recognising trusts as fiduciary agent) in a segregated account (other than in the case of a HY Noteholder or a FRN Noteholder) for the Senior Finance Parties (in the case of clause 8.1.1) or the Senior Creditors (in the case of clauses 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4 and 8.1.5) or the Secured Creditors (in the case of clause 8.1.6) and will forthwith pay to the Security Trustee for application as provided in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 ( Security Trustee ) such turnover receipt (after deducting from the amount received or recovered the costs, liabilities and expenses (if any) incurred by the relevant creditor in recovering such amount).

 

8.2 If, at any time up to (and including) the Senior Discharge Date, any HY Creditor or FRN Creditor receives or recovers a payment or distribution in cash or in kind (including by way of set-off or combination of accounts) of, or on account of, any HY Debt or FRN Debt from the Issuer which payment is made as a result of the Issuer in turn receiving or recovering that amount from a HY Guarantor or a FRN Guarantor in contravention of clauses 7.2 ( Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments ) and 7.4 ( Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted HY Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date ) (each such payment or distribution being a “ turnover receipt ”) the receiving or recovering HY Creditor (including the HY Note Trustee) or FRN Creditor (including the FRN Trustee) will, provided that the HY Note Trustee or FRN Trustee at the time it makes such payment had actual knowledge (in accordance with clause 9.1 ( Trustee Provisions )) of the circumstances set out in clause 7.4 ( Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt and FRN Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date ) (as a consequence of which the Issuer had made such prior payment in contravention of clause 7.4 ( Suspension of Permitted HY Subordinated Debt Payments and Permitted Funding Loan Debt and FRN Funding Loan Debt Payments until the Senior Discharge Date )), pending payment to the Security Trustee hold the relevant turnover receipt on trust (or, in jurisdictions not recognising trusts as fiduciary agent) in a segregated account (other than in the case of an HY Noteholder or an FRN Noteholder) for the Senior Finance Parties and will forthwith pay to the Security Trustee for application as provided in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 ( Security Trustee ) such turnover receipt (after deducting from the amount received or recovered the costs, liabilities and expenses (if any) incurred by the relevant creditor in recovering such amount).

 

8.3 If, at any time after the Senior Discharge Date and up to (and including) the last to occur of the HY Discharge Date and the FRN Discharge Date, any Subordinated Shareholder Creditor receives or recovers a payment or distribution in cash or in kind (including by way of set-off or combination of accounts) of, or on account of, any Subordinated Shareholder Debt otherwise than to the extent permitted by clause 7 ( Permitted Payments ) (each such payment or distribution being a “

 
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