Draft Trust Deed Pran Onshore 5jul2020
Draft Trust Deed Pran Onshore 5jul2020
relating to issuance of
Non-convertible, Unsecured, Guaranteed and Fully-Redeemable Coupon Bonds
And
Dated __________________
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TRUST DEED
BETWEEN
PRAN AGRO LIMITED, a company with limited liability incorporated under the
Companies Act, 1994 having its registered office at PRAN-RFL Centre, 105 Madhya
Badda, Dhaka 1212 and registration No. [•]; (the "Issuer" and the "Settlor" which
expression shall, unless it is repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, its
successors in interest, legal representatives, administrators and assigns);
AND
WHEREAS
(b) The Issuer has pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Issuer
made at a meeting held on [•] authorised the creation and issue up to BDT
2,100,000,000 (Two Billion One Hundred Million) only in aggregate principal
amount of Non-convertible, Unsecured, Guaranteed, Fully-Redeemable
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Coupon Bonds in dematerialised form due on 2028 (the "Bonds") to be
constituted in relation to this Trust Deed.
(c) The proceeds of the Bonds shall be utilised by the Issuer for establishment of a
new factory at [•] by way of procuring and installation of machinery and fixed
assets and construction of building of its factory at [•] (the Project).
(d) The Issuer has decided that the Bonds will be subscribed by the Investors
through private placement and for the private placement of the Bonds Issuer
has entered or agreed to enter into an agreement with the Investors for
subscription of the Bonds (the Subscription Agreement) on or about the date
of this Trust Deed.
(e) Guarantor (as defined below) has agreed to issue guarantee in favor of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Bondholders (as defined below) on behalf of the
Issuer for repayment of the Bonds and Coupon on the due date;
(f) The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (the "BSEC") has duly
consented to the Issuer for issuing the Bonds, through consent letter vide
reference ______ ________________ dated _________________.
(g) The Issuer has entered into an agreement with the CDBL on [●] for
dematerialisation, holding and trading of Bonds.
(h) The Issuer as Settlor has decided to create a trust for the said Bonds and the
Bondholders shall be beneficiary of the said trust and the said trust shall be
known as the “PRAN Agro Limited Unsecured Guaranteed Bond Trust”.
(i) The Issuer has decided to appoint GREEN DELTA CAPITAL LIMITED as
Trustee in respect of the Bonds under which the Trustee will hold the benefit of
the covenants made by the Issuer on trust for the benefit of the Bondholders;
and provide evidence for proper utilization and repayment/redemption of the
issue. The Trustee has agreed to act and perform by accepting the trust declared
by the Issuer as Settlor in accordance with the Trusts Act, 1882, for the objects
set out hereinafter.
(j) The Bondholders hereby authorize the Trustee to act in the capacity of Trustee
in order to exercise their rights and remedies of the Bondholders in accordance
with this Trust Deed and hereby empowered the Trustee to do such acts and
sign documents as are required to carry out its duties in such capacity and as
detailed in the Bond Documents and also enforce the Guarantee issued by the
Guarantor pursuant to the Deed of Guarantee.
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(k) The Trustee has, at the request of the Issuer, consented to act as Trustee on the
terms and conditions appearing hereinafter and Bangladesh Securities and
Exchange Commission has accorded consent to the Trustee to act as trustee
through its letter dated ___________________.
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"BSEC" means Bangladesh Securities and
Exchange Commission,
constituted under the Bangladesh
Securities and Exchange
Commission Act 1993.
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registered No. [•] and registered
office at [•] and include its
successors and assigns.
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Conditions for redeeming each
Bond(s).
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writing and is authorised by the
articles (or equivalent) of the first
person and is permitted by the
law under which such first person
is established; or (d) is a member
of that first person and controls
alone, pursuant to an agreement
with other shareholders or
members, a majority of the voting
rights in the first person or the
rights under its constitution to
direct the overall policy of the
first person or alter the terms of
its constitution; or (e) has the
power to exercise, or actually
exercises dominant influence or
control over the first person; or
(f) together with the first person
are managed on a unified basis.
2.2. Interpretation
In this Trust Deed, references to:
2.2.1. Statutory modification:
A provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory
modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order
or regulation made there under or under such modification or re-
enactment;
2.2.2. Tax:
Costs, charges or expenses shall include any value added tax or similar
tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof;
2.2.3. Currency:
All references to "BDT" or "Taka" are to the lawful currency of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh ("Bangladesh") at all times;
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A Schedule or a Clause or sub-clause, paragraph or sub-paragraph is,
unless otherwise stated, to a schedule hereto or a clause or sub-clause,
paragraph or sub-paragraph hereof respectively;
2.2.5. Gender:
Words denoting the masculine gender shall include the feminine
gender also, words denoting individuals shall include companies,
corporations and partnerships and words importing the singular
number only shall include the plural and in each case vice versa;
2.2.6. Continuing:
An Event of Default is "continuing" if it has not been remedied or
waived; and
2.2.7. Agreement:
An agreement or a document includes any agreement or document
executed in accordance with the provisions thereof and expressed to be
supplemental thereto.
2.5. Headings
The headings and sub-headings are for ease of reference only and shall not
affect the construction of this Trust Deed.
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The Issuer as settlor has agreed to appoint the Trustee as trustee for the Bonds and
the Trustee shall act as trustee for the benefit of the Bondholders as beneficiaries
of the trust, however, subject to the terms and conditions of this Trust Deed.
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The Trustee hereby declares and confirms that it shall hold and stand
possessed of the Trust Property UPON trust and subject to the powers,
provisions, agreements and declarations herein contained.
1.1.4 to keep the money and assets representing the Trust Property
(including enforcement proceeds) and to deposit and withdraw
such moneys and assets as may be required from time to time;
1.1.5 to undertake all such actions for the recoveries of any overdue in
accordance with the provisions of this Trust Deed and to execute
all such documents, deeds and papers and to do all acts in relation
thereto;
1.1.6 to manage and administer the Bonds in accordance with the terms
of this Trust Deed and execute, acknowledge, confirm or endorse
any agreements, documents, deeds, instruments and papers in
connection therewith;
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proceedings of such Meeting as it deems appropriate in accordance
with the terms of this Trust Deed;
1.1.8 to implement, give effect to and facilitate the terms and conditions
of the Bonds and such other documents, deeds and agreements in
contemplation thereof;
1.1.10 to do all such other acts, deeds and things as may be necessary and
incidental to the above objects unless such acts require the prior
consent of the Beneficiaries in accordance with this Trust Deed.
5.6. Beneficiaries
The Trust Property shall be held for the benefit of the Bondholders (the
"Beneficiaries") for distribution in accordance with law.
1.1.12 Value added tax: The Issuer shall in addition pay the amount equal to
the amount of any value added tax or similar tax chargeable in respect
of expenses set out in Clause 6.1.1 (Expenses to the Issue).
6.2. Expenses
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In addition to the payment of remuneration in accordance with Clause 8.1
(Normal Remuneration) of this Trust Deed, the Issuer shall pay or discharge
all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Trustee in relation to the
preparation and execution of, the exercise of its powers and the performance
of its duties under, and in any other manner in relation to, this Trust Deed,
including but not limited to reasonably incurred any stamp, issue, registration,
documentary and other taxes or duties paid or payable by the Trustee in
connection with any action taken or contemplated by or on behalf of the
Trustee for enforcing any provision of this Trust Deed, upon the production
of documentary evidence to the satisfaction of the Issuer of the incurrence of
the same.
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to the Trustee) shall be deemed to constitute a Liability suffered by the
Trustee or the Bondholders.
1.1.14 Any indemnity in this Trust Deed will survive the redemption
or maturity of the Bonds, the termination of this Trust Deed and the
termination of the appointment of, or resignation of, the Trustee.
7. TRUSTEE
7.1. Appointment of Trustee
Subject to Clause 7.6 (BSEC Approval Required) below, the Issuer hereby
appoints the Trustee for the Trust to perform the functions set out in this Trust
Deed and for the purpose of object and undertaking set out in Clause 5.4
(Object and undertakings of the Trust) of this Trust Deed and in consideration
of the fees set out in the Engagement Letter the Trustee hereby accept its
appointment as Trustee. Trustee shall perform the functions and obligation in
accordance with this Trust Deed only and in the event of any conflict between
this Trust Deed and any other document, including Engagement Letter, this
Trust Deed shall prevail, except the fees to be paid by the Issuer to the
Trustee under the Engagement Letter. The power of appointing new trustees
of this Trust Deed shall be vested in the Issuer, but no person shall be
appointed who shall not previously have been approved by a Written
Resolution of the Bondholders and consent of the Guarantor. Any
appointment of a new trustee hereof shall as soon as practicable thereafter be
notified by the Issuer to the Bondholders.
The BSEC may, on the application of the Bondholders together have the
power, exercisable by Written Resolution, to remove any trustee or trustees
for the time being hereof. The removal of any trustee shall not become
effective unless a successor trustee is appointed prior to such removal.
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7.3. Retirement of Trustee
Subject to Clause 7.6 (BSEC approval required) below and any conditions as
may be imposed by the BSEC, Trustee may retire at any time upon giving not
less than 2 (Two) months’ notice in writing to the Issuer, Guarantor and to
each of the Bondholders, without assigning any reason thereof and without
being responsible for any costs occasioned by such retirement. The retirement
of Trustee shall not become effective unless a successor trustee (being a bank
or financial institution having its office in Bangladesh and that provides trust
services) shall have been duly appointed by the Issuer with the consent of the
Guarantor. However, such retirement shall not affect any antecedent claim till
the date of retirement.
7.5. Merger
7.5.1. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from
any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a
party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the
corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the
Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise
qualified and eligible under this Clause 7.5 (Merger Conversion or
Consolidation), without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.
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Guarantor, the Trustee shall inform the Guarantor for such non-
disclosure along with the proper reasoning. If the Guarantor, upon
receipt of such information from the Trustee, does not agree to such
merger, conversion or consolidation of the Trustee, the Guarantor may
(i) request the Issuer for removal of the Trustee and upon receipt of
such request the Issuer may either (a) make a request to the Trustee to
retire from the trustee and upon receipt of such request the Trustee
shall retire in accordance with Clause 7.3 (Retirement of the Trustee);
or (b) make a request to the BSEC for under Rule 15(1) of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Private Placement of Debt
Securities) Rules 2012 for removal of the Trustee, or (ii) request the
Bondholders for removal of the Trustee and the Bondholders shall take
necessary steps for removal of the Trustee in accordance with Clause
7.2 (Removal of the Trustee).
8. TRUSTEE’S FEE
8.1. Normal Remuneration:
The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee remuneration as set out in the Engagement
Letter for its services as trustee as from the date of this Trust Deed. Such
remuneration shall accrue from day to day and be payable (in priority to
payments to the Bondholders) up to and including the date when, all the
Bonds having become due for redemption, the redemption moneys and
interest thereon to the date of redemption have been paid to the Trustee,
provided that if any cheque, payment of the moneys due in respect thereof is
improperly withheld or refused, remuneration will commence again to
accrue..
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8.2. Tax
All payments in respect of the obligations of the Issuer under this Trust Deed
shall be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or
on account of, any Taxes, unless such withholding or deduction is required by
law.
9.1.2. Advice
The Trustee may in relation to this Trust Deed act on the opinion or
advice of or a certificate or any information obtained from any lawyer,
banker, valuer, surveyor, broker, auctioneer, accountant or other expert
and shall not be responsible for any Liability occasioned by so acting;
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at any Meeting of the Bondholders in respect whereof minutes have
been made and signed or a direction of a specified percentage of
Bondholders even though it may subsequently be found that there was
some defect in the constitution of the Meeting or the passing of the
resolution or the making of the directions or that for any reason the
resolution purporting to be a Written Resolution or to have been passed
at any Meeting or the making of the directions was not valid or binding
upon the Bondholders.
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its duties hereunder whether as principal, agent or otherwise, and
whether by reason of any assessment, prospective assessment or other
imposition of liability to taxation of whatsoever nature and when so
ever made upon the Trustee, and whether in connection with or arising
from any sums received or distributed by it or to which it may be
entitled under this Trust Deed (other than in connection with its
remuneration as provided for herein or any other amounts for its own
account) or any investments or deposits from time to time representing
the same, including any income or gains arising there from or any
action of the Trustee in connection with the trusts of this Trust Deed
(other than the remuneration herein specified or any other amounts for
its own account) or otherwise, then the Trustee shall be entitled to
make such proper deduction or withholding to the extent required by
any applicable law or, as the case may be, to retain out of sums
received by it an amount sufficient to discharge any liability to tax (as
required by any applicable law) which relates to sums so received or
distributed or to discharge any such other liability of the Trustee to tax
(as required by any applicable law) from any funds that may from time
to time be held by the Trustee upon the trusts of this Trust Deed.
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or agents in relation to the Bond Documents except to the
extent that they shall have been caused by the Trustee’s own
gross negligence, willful default or fraud.
9.1.15. Immunities
The Trustee’s immunities and protections from liabilities and its right
to indemnification in connection with the performance of its duties
under this Trust Deed shall extend to the Trustee’s officers, directors,
employees and consultants. Such immunities and protections and right
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to indemnification, together with the Trustee’s right to compensation,
shall survive the Trustee’s resignation or removal, the defeasance or
discharge of this Trust Deed and final payment of the Bonds, but in
any event will be subject to any gross negligence, willful default or
fraud of which the Trustee or its officers, directors or employees may
be guilty in relation to their duties under this Trust Deed. The Issuer
acknowledges that in any proceedings taken in relation to this Trust
Deed, the Issuer will not be entitled to claim for itself or any of its
assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal
process.
9.1.18. Trustee may enter into financial transaction with the Issuer
No Trustee and no director or officer of any corporation being a
Trustee hereof shall by reason of the fiduciary position of such Trustee
be in any way precluded from making any contracts or entering into
any transaction in the ordinary course of business with the Issuer or its
Affiliate, or any person or body corporate directly or indirectly
associated with the Issuer or its Affiliate, or from accepting the
trusteeship of any other debenture stock, debenture or securities of the
Issuer or its Affiliate or any person or body corporate directly or
indirectly associated with the Issuer or its Affiliate, and neither the
Trustee nor any such director or officer shall be accountable to the
Bondholders or the Issuer or any subsidiary, or any person or body
corporate directly or indirectly associated with the Issuer or its
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Affiliate, for any profit, fees, commissions, interest, discounts or share
of brokerage earned, arising or resulting from any such contracts or
transactions and the Trustee and any such director or officer shall also
be at liberty retain the same for its or his own benefit.
9.2.1. act in accordance with Rule 12 (Duties of the Trustee upon a default)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Private Placement of
Debt Securities) Rules 2012;
9.2.2. by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Paying Agent direct them:
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payments in respect of Bonds (according to the terms of the Deed of
Guarantee in the case of the Guarantor) to or to the order of the Trustee
and with effect from the issue of any such notice until such notice is
withdrawn, sub-clause 13.1.1 of Clause 13.1 (Covenant to Repay) and
(so far as it concerns payments by the Issuer) paragraph (c) (Payment
to Bondholders) to Condition XI of Schedule 1 shall cease to have
effect;
9.3.4. Monitoring
The Trustee shall ensure that the Issuer is observing the applicable
laws including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (Private Placement of Debt Securities)
Rules 2012 and the terms and conditions of the Bond Documents. As
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soon as the Trustee is aware of any breach by the Issuer it shall
immediately inform the Bondholders, Guarantor and the Issuer of such
breach. The Issuer hereby covenants with the Trustee to comply with,
perform and observe all those provisions of this Trust Deed, the
Conditions and the other Schedules which are expressed to be binding
on it and to perform and observe the same. As soon as Event of Default
is remedied by making payment to the Bondholders in accordance with
the Bond Documents, Trustee shall immediately inform the
Bondholders and the Guarantor.
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On the requisition of the Bondholders in accordance with the provision
of the Trust Deed, the Trustee shall call any Meeting of the
Bondholders and to facilitate the proceedings of such Meeting as it
deems appropriate in accordance with the terms of this Trust Deed;
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9.3.15. Trustee’s discretion
The Trustee shall (save as expressly otherwise provided herein) as
regards all the trusts, powers, authorities and discretions vested in it by
this Trust Deed or by operation of law, have absolute and uncontrolled
discretion as to the exercise or non-exercise thereof and the Trustee
shall not be responsible for any Liability that may result from the
exercise or non-exercise thereof but whenever the Trustee is under the
provisions of this Trust Deed bound to act at the request or direction of
the Bondholders, the Trustee shall nevertheless not be so bound unless
first indemnified and/or provided with security to its satisfaction
against all actions, proceedings, claims and demands to which it may
render itself liable and all costs, charges, damages, expenses and
liabilities which it may incur by so doing.
9.3.18. Agents
The Trustee may with the prior consent in writing of the Issuer, instead
of acting personally, employ and pay an agent on any terms, whether
or not a lawyer or other professional person, to transact or conduct, or
concur in transacting or conducting, any business and to do or concur
in doing all acts required to be done by the Trustee, as the case may
(including the receipt and payment of money) and, provided the
Trustee shall have exercised reasonable care in the selection of any
such agent, the Trustee shall not be responsible for any Liabilities
incurred by reason of the misconduct, omission or default on the part
of any person appointed by it hereunder or be bound to supervise the
proceedings or acts of any such person.
9.3.19. Delegation
The Trustee may, with the prior consent in writing of the Issuer and the
Guarantor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), in the
execution and exercise of all or any of the trusts, powers, authorities
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and discretions vested in it by this Trust Deed, act by responsible
officers or a responsible officer for the time being of the Trustee and
the Trustee may also whenever it thinks fit, whether by power of
attorney or otherwise, delegate to any person or persons or fluctuating
body of persons (whether being a joint trustee of this Trust Deed or
not) all or any of the trusts, powers, authorities and discretions vested
in it by this Trust Deed and any such delegation may be made upon
such terms and conditions and subject to such regulations (including
power to sub-delegate with the consent of the Trustee) as the Trustee
may think fit in the interests of the Bondholders and, provided the
Trustee shall have exercised reasonable care in the selection of any
such Appointee and the Trustee shall not be bound to supervise the
proceedings or acts of and shall not in any way or to any extent be
responsible for any Liabilities incurred by reason of the misconduct,
omission or default on the part of such delegate or sub-delegate.
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trustee, having regard to the provisions of this Trust Deed conferring on the
Trustee any powers, authorities or discretions, relieve or indemnify the
Trustee against any Liability which by virtue of any rule of law would
otherwise attach to it in respect of any gross negligence, willful default or
fraud of which it may be guilty in relation to its duties under this Trust Deed.
The Bondholders shall not be entitled to any of the rights and privileges
available to the members of the Issuer including, the right to receive notices
of or to attend and vote at general meetings or to receive annual reports of the
Issuer. If, however, any resolution affecting the rights attached to the Bonds
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is placed before the members of the Issuer, such resolution will first be placed
before the Bondholders for their Authorization.
Each Bondholder unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right of set-off,
counterclaim, abatement or other similar remedy which it might otherwise
have, under the laws of any jurisdiction, in respect of such Bond.
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made unconditionally pay or procure to be paid to or to the order of the
Trustee as aforesaid on the dates provided for in the Conditions, provided that:
13.1.3. in any case where payment of the whole or any part of the Redemption
Amount due in respect of any Bond is improperly withheld or refused
on the due date, Default Interest shall accrue for the Bond on the whole
or such part of such Redemption Amount from the date of such
withholding or refusal until the date either on which such Redemption
Amount due is paid to the Bondholders or, if earlier, the seventh day
after which notice is given to the Bondholders that the full amount
payable in respect of the said Redemption Amount is available for
collection by the relevant Bondholders provided that on further due
presentation thereof such payment is in fact made.
The Trustee will hold the benefit of this covenant and the other covenants
including Clause 13.3 (Other Covenants by the Issuer) on trust for the
Bondholders.
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Comply with, perform and observe all those provision of this Trust
Deed, the Agency Agreement, the Conditions and the other schedules
which are expressed to be binding on it and to perform and observe the
same. The Bonds are subject to the provisions contained in this Trust
Deed, all of which shall be binding upon the Issuer and the
Bondholders and all persons claiming through or under them
respectively. The Bondholders and all persons claiming under or
through them respectively will also be entitled to the benefit of, and
will be bound by, this Trust Deed and the other Bond Documents and
will be deemed to have notice of all of the provisions of the Bond
Documents applicable to them.
13.2.3.Books of account
At all times keep such books of account as may be necessary to
comply with all applicable laws and so as to enable the financial
statements of the Issuer to be prepared and allow, subject to
confidentiality obligations under applicable law, the Trustee and
any person appointed by it free access to the same at all
reasonable times and to discuss the same with responsible
officers of the Issuer.
13.2.4.Information
So far as permitted by applicable law, at all times give to the
Trustee such information, opinions, certificates and other
evidence as it shall require and, in such form, as it shall require in
relation to Issuer for the performance of its obligations under the
Bond Documents.
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So far as permitted by applicable law, do all such further acts and
things as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee to
give effect to the provisions of this Trust Deed;
13.2.7.Notification of non-payment:
Notify the Trustee forthwith in the event that it does not, on or
before the due date for payment in respect of the Bonds or any of
them, pay unconditionally the full amount in the relevant
currency of the moneys payable on such due date on all such
Bonds.
13.2.11. Payments:
Pay moneys payable by it to the Trustee as per this Trust Deed without
set off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding, unless otherwise
compelled by law and in the event of any deduction or withholding
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compelled by law pay such additional amount as will result in the
payment to the Trustee of the amount which would otherwise have
been payable by it to the Trustee hereunder.
14.2. Each of the Bondholders has the right to receive payment of Issue Price of
the Bond on the respective Redemption Date in accordance with the
procedure as set out in the Condition VII (Redemption) of the Schedule I
(Terms and Conditions of the Bonds)
14.3. Each of the Bondholders has the right to receive any other payment
including default interest and/or early redemption fee, if applicable,
whenever such payment becomes due and payable by the Issuer in
accordance with the procedure set forth in the Conditions contained
hereunder in Schedule I (Terms and Conditions of the Bonds)
14.4. Following claim under the Guarantee, each of the Bondholders shall have
the right to receive payment in accordance with the procedure set forth in
the Conditions contained hereunder in Schedule I (Terms and Conditions of
the Bonds).
14.5. Each of Bondholders has the right to attend Meeting of the Bondholders
and vote therein in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule II
(Meeting of Bondholders).
The Trustee shall, maintain books and records (with respect to the Trust) in good
order. The Trustee shall ensure that the representatives, agents and/or advisers of
the Bondholders shall be allowed, subject to confidentiality obligations under
applicable law, to have access to the assets, books, records and premises
(including access to view any physical assets which are the subject of any security
interest) and to inspect the same during normal business hours upon reasonable
notice.
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Meeting of Bondholders and issues incidental thereto including, but without
limitation, power, scope, quorum of the Meeting and voting shall be governed in
accordance with Schedule II (Meetings of Bondholders).
18. MISCELLANEOUS
18.1. Waiver
The Trustee may, with prior approval of the Guarantor but without the
consent or sanction of the Bondholders and without prejudice to its rights in
respect of any subsequent breach or Event of Default, from time to time and
at any time but only if and in so far as in its opinion the interests of the
Bondholders then outstanding shall not be materially prejudiced thereby
waive or authorize any breach or proposed breach by the Issuer of any of the
covenants or provisions contained in the Conditions or any Bond Document
to which it is a party or determine that any event which would otherwise
constitute an Event of Default shall not be treated as such for the purposes of
this Trust Deed provided that the Trustee shall not exercise any powers
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conferred on it in contravention of any express direction given by resolution
or of a request in writing made by the holders of not less than 662/3percent of
the Outstanding Bonds in accordance with Schedule II (Meetings of
Bondholders) but no such direction or request shall affect any waiver,
authorization or determination previously given or made or so as to authorize
or waive any such proposed breach or breach relating to any basic terms
modification. Any such waiver, authorization or determination may be given
or made on such terms and subject to such conditions (if any) as the Trustee
may determine, shall be binding on the Bondholders and the other Issuer,
unless the Trustee agrees otherwise, shall be notified by the Issuer to the
Bondholders as soon as practicable thereafter.
18.2. Modifications
The Trustee may, with prior approval of the Issuer, Guarantor and BSEC,
where applicable, from time to time and at any time without any consent or
sanction of the Bondholders concur with the Issuer in making (a) any
modification to the Bonds or the Trust Deed, any trust deed supplemental to
the Trust Deed, the Agency Agreement or any agreement supplemental to the
Agency Agreement which, in the opinion of the Trustee, may be proper to
make provided that such modification would not be materially prejudicial to
the interests of the Bondholders or (b) any modification to the Bonds or the
Trust Deed, any trust deed supplemental to the Trust Deed, the Agency
Agreement or any agreement supplemental to the Agency Agreement which in
the Trustee’s opinion, is of a formal, minor or technical nature or made to
correct an error, defect or inconsistency, to conform the terms between any
provision in the Conditions, the Trust Deed or mandatory provisions of law.
Any such modification shall be binding on the Bondholders and the Trustee
shall cause such modification to be notified to the Bondholders as soon as
practicable thereafter, provided however that the Trustee shall not exercise any
powers conferred upon it unless, having given not less than 10 Business Days’
notice of such modification to the Bondholders in accordance with the
Conditions, it has not, within 30 days of such notice being received by the
Bondholders or a shorter period as may be agreed by the Bondholders in
writing, been directed by a Resolution or of a request in writing made by the
holders of not less than 662/3percent of the Outstanding of Bonds against
making such modification. In such circumstances, the Trustee shall have no
liability to any Bondholder or any other person for agreeing to such
modification. The Trustee may, without the consent of the Bondholders,
execute any documentation and do any such other acts or things as it
determines necessary in its reasonable discretion, to effect any modifications
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to these Conditions and the Trust Deed to comply with any modifications
made to the Trust Deed from time to time.
18.3. Notices
18.3.1.Addresses for notices
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be made in
writing and in English (by letter or fax) and shall be sent as follows:
18.3.2. Effectiveness
Unless there is evidence that it was received earlier, a notice marked for
the attention of the person or persons specified in accordance with
Clause 18.3.1 (Address for notices) is deemed given:
a) if delivered personally, when left at the relevant address referred to
in Clause 19.3.1 (Address for notices);
b) if sent by post, five days after posting it; and
c) if sent by electronic communication made between the Parties will
be effective only when actually received (or made available) in
readable form. Any electronic communication which becomes
effective, in accordance with this paragraph, which has been sent
after 5.00 pm shall be deemed only to become effective on the
following day when confirmation of its transmission has been
recorded by the sender’s machine.
18.4. Severability
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In case any provision in or obligation under this Trust Deed shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision
or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
18.5. Counterparts
This Trust Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Trust Deed has been executed as a deed by the parties hereto
and is intended to be and is hereby delivered on the date first before written.
Parties Signature
For Settlor
For Trustee
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SCHEDULE I
The Bonds
The Bonds are constituted by the Trust Deed (as defined below). The terms and
conditions of the Bonds are set forth under the caption “Terms and Conditions of the
Bonds”.
The issue of [up to] 2100 numbers of Non-convertible, Unsecured, Guaranteed and
Fully-Redeemable Coupon Bonds at an aggregate Issue Price of BDT
2,100,000,000.00 (Twenty Taka One Hundred Million) (the “Bonds”) of PRAN
Agro Limited (the “Issuer”) in dematerialized form was authorized by the resolution
of the Issuer’s Board of Directors passed on ___________. The Bonds are constituted
by a trust deed (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Trust
Deed”) made between the Issuer and the GREEN DELTA CAPITAL LIMITED as
trustee for holders of the Bonds (the “Trustee”, which term shall, where the context so
permits, include all other persons or companies for the time being acting as trustee or
trustees under the Trust Deed). The Issuer has entered into an Agency Agreement (as
amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Agency Agreement”) with the
Green Delta Capital Limited, as paying agent (together with its successors, the
“Paying Agent”) relating to the Bonds. The statements in these terms and conditions
of the Bonds (the “Conditions”) include summaries of, and are subject to, the detailed
provisions of the Trust Deed. Unless otherwise defined in these Conditions, terms
used in these Conditions have the meaning specified in the Trust Deed.
Copies of the Trust Deed and Agency Agreement are available for inspection during
normal business hours by the Bondholders and Guarantor at the registered office of
the Trustee. The Bondholders are entitled to the benefit of, are bound by, and are
deemed to have notice of, all the provisions of the Trust Deed and Agency Agreement
applicable to them.
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I. DEFINITION AND INTERPRETATION
A. Definition
Unless the context otherwise requires, in these Conditions following
expressions shall have the meanings specified hereunder.
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Trust Deed (as amended and
restated or supplemented from
time to time) executed amongst
the Issuer as principal, the Paying
Agent and the Trustee for the
purpose of performing the
obligations imposed under the
Conditions;
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when the banks are open for
commercial banking business in
Dhaka Bangladesh and (ii) for the
Guarantee any day (other than
Saturday and Sunday) when the
banks are open for commercial
banking business in Dhaka
Bangladesh.
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Compliance Certificate) of the
Condition.
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“Event of Default” means each of the events and
circumstance set out in Condition
X (Event of Default).
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Bonds allotted and issued by the
Issuer in the name of the
Bondholders according to the
Subscription Agreement.
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pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
must surrender the Bond to the
Issuer prior to the close of
business on the Business Day
prior to the Offer to Purchase
Payment Date (which election
shall be irrevocable).
“Offer to Purchase
Payment Date” a date of purchase of Bonds,
which shall be a Business Day no
earlier than 30 days nor later than
60 days from the date mailing
notice of Offer to Purchase
Payment;
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Annexure B (Redemption of
Bonds) to these Conditions.
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“Stock Broker” means a Person who has been
granted a certificate of
registration by the Bangladesh
Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to section
10(1) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Act 1993.
B. Interpretation
In this Terms and Conditions of the Bonds, unless otherwise expressly
provided, any reference to:
(iii) the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the
singular number shall include the plural and vice versa;
(iv) the word “including” means “including, but not limited to” or
“including, without limitation” and the word “includes” means
“includes, but not limited to” or “includes, without limitation”;
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(v) any document (including this Condition), are references to that
document as amended, consolidated, supplemented, novated or
replaced from time to time;
(vii) clause and other headings contained in this Agreement are for ease
of reference only and shall not be taken into account in the
construction or interpretation of any provision to which they refer.
(viii) the Schedules shall have the same force and effect as if expressly
set in the body of these Conditions and any reference to these
Conditions shall include the Schedules.
(B) Status
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present and future unsecured obligations of the Issuer, save for such
obligations as may be preferred by provisions of law that are both
mandatory and of general application. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing
shall require the exercise or enforcement of any other right or remedy prior
to the exercise of any right or remedy to recover any amount under or in
respect of the Bonds from the Issuer. Except the Guarantee of the
Guarantor for the Guaranteed Amount, no collateral is or will be given for
the payment obligations under the Bonds and any collateral that may have
been or may in the future be given in connection with other indebtedness
of the Issuer shall not secure the payment obligations under the Bonds.
Nothing herein shall impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the Redemption Amount and any Default
Interest on the Bonds according to the Conditions.
The Bondholders shall not be entitled to any of the rights and privileges
available to the members of the Issuer including, the right to receive
notices of or to attend and vote at general meetings or to receive annual
reports of the Issuer. If, however, any resolution affecting the rights
attached to the Bonds is placed before the members of the Issuer, such
resolution will first be placed before the Bondholders for their
Authorization.
Each Bondholder unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right of set-
off, counterclaim, abatement or other similar remedy which it might
otherwise have, under the laws of any jurisdiction, in respect of such
Bond.
The Bonds are issued in registered and dematerialised form in the denomination
of BDT1,000,000 each or integral multiples thereof without coupons attached.
Each Bond will be numbered serially with an identifying number which will be
recorded in the records of CDBL (the “Register”) a copy of which will be
maintained by the Issuer.
(B) Title
Title to the Bonds passes only by transfer and registration in the records of CDBL
as described in Condition IV. The holder of any Bond will (except as otherwise
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required by law) be treated as its absolute owner for all purposes (whether or not
it is overdue and regardless of any notice of ownership, trust or any interest in it)
and no person will be liable for so treating the holder. In these Conditions
“Bondholder” and (in relation to a Bond) “holder” means the person in whose
name a Bond is registered in the records of CDBL as owner of the Bond.
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any payment of principal or interest in respect of such Bond, each such period is
a “Closed Period”.
(D) Regulations
All transfers of Bonds and entries on the Register will be made subject to the
detailed regulations concerning transfer of Bonds stipulated by the CDBL from
time to time. A copy of the current regulations will be mailed (free of charge) by
the Issuer to any Bondholder who asks for one.
V. COVENANTS
As long as any of the Bonds remains outstanding (and, for the avoidance of
doubt, a Bond is outstanding as long as it has not been redeemed in full
notwithstanding that it has become due), the Issuer undertakes to the Trustee
and the Bondholders that it shall comply with the provisions of the Trust Deed
and these Conditions.
A. Information Undertakings
1. Financial Statements and Covenants
a) The Issuer shall supply to the Trustee and the Guarantor and
the Trustee shall distribute to each Bondholder:
i. as soon as the same become available, but in any event
within 180 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the
complete audited consolidated financial statements of
the Issuer for such Fiscal Year, stated in Taka; and
2. Compliance Certificate
The Issuer shall supply to the Trustee with each set of financial
statements delivered pursuant to Condition V (A)(i) (Financial
statement and Covenants), a Compliance Certificate certifying that (1)
no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (or if a Event of
Default has occurred or is continuing, specifying its nature and the
steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) and (2) the Issuer has complied
with its obligations under these Conditions (or, if such is not the case,
giving details of the circumstances of such non-compliance).
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3. Requirements as to financial statements
a) The Issuer shall ensure that each set of financial statements
delivered pursuant to Condition V (A)(i) (Financial statement
and Covenants), gives (if audited) a true and fair view of, or (if
unaudited) fairly represents, the financial condition and
operations of the Issuer as at the date to which, and for the
period in relation to which, those financial statements were
drawn up.
4. Notification of default
The Issuer shall notify the Trustee and the Guarantor of any Event of
Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) promptly upon
becoming aware of its occurrence.
B. General Undertakings
1. Authorisations
The Issuer shall promptly:
(a) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full
force and effect; and
2. Insurance
The Issuer shall maintain insurances on and in relation to its business
and assets with reputable underwriters or insurance companies against
those risks and to the extent as is usual for companies carrying on the
same or substantially similar business.
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3. Taxes ad Claims
The Issuer shall duly and punctually pay and discharge all Taxes
imposed upon it or its assets within the time period allowed without
incurring penalties, save to the extent that (1) payment is being
contested in good faith, (2) adequate reserves are being maintained for
those Taxes and (3) payment can be lawfully withheld.
4. Environmental Compliance
The Issuer shall comply in all material respects with all existing
Environmental Law and obtain and maintain any Environmental
Permits
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d) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee (i) a certificate
signed by two of its directors or duly authorized senior officers
on its behalf and (ii) an opinion of counsel acceptable to the
Trustee, each stating that such consolidation, merger,
conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental trust deed
(if any) comply with the provisions of the Trust Deed and the
Bonds. In such event, the successor Company will succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise any right and power of
the Issuer under the Trust Deed and the Bonds, and the
predecessor company, except in case of a lease of all or
substantially all of its assets, shall be released from the
obligation to pay for the Bonds.
7. Change of business
The Issuer shall procure that no material change is made to the general
nature of the business of the Issuer from that carried on at the Issue
Date.
c) The Issuer shall ensure that its officers shall, upon reasonable
notice, be available to discuss in good faith the affairs of the
Issuer with the Trustee and/or its representatives, agents and/or
advisers.
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a copy to the Trustee) if it does not contradict with the laws of
Bangladesh:
(i) The Bonds shall bear Coupon Rate from (and including) the Issue Date
until its maturity on the principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds .
The Coupon Rate of Bonds during tenor of the Bonds shall be [•]% per
annum. Prior to issue of the Bonds the Issuer, Guarantor and the
Trustee shall negotiate in good faith for the determination of the
Coupon Rate.
(i) Such Coupon Rate shall be payable on semi-annual basis. First Coupon
Rate shall be paid on the date falling 180 th day from the Issue Date and
subsequently at every succeeding 180 days thereafter (each, a
"Coupon Payment Date") in arrear; provided however, if any Coupon
Payment Date would otherwise fall on a date which is not a Business
Day, the payment of moneys due on such Coupon Payment Date will
be postponed to the next Business Day. Each period beginning on (and
including) the Issue Date or any Coupon Payment Date and ending on
(but excluding) the next Coupon Payment Date is herein called a
"Coupon Period".
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(ii) If Coupon Rate is required to be paid in respect of a Bond on any
date other than a Coupon Payment Date, it shall be calculated by
applying the Coupon Rate to the Outstanding Bonds, multiplying the
product by the relevant Day Count Fraction and rounding the resulting
figure to the nearest cent (half a cent being rounded upwards), where
"Day Count Fraction" means, in respect of any period for which
Coupon Rate is to be calculated, the actual number of days in the
relevant period divided by 360.
VII. REDEMPTION
[The Bonds may be redeemed at the option of the Issuer in whole, but not
in part, at any time, on giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days'
notice (a “Tax Redemption Notice”) to the Bondholders in accordance
with Condition XIII (which notice shall be irrevocable) at their Issue Price
together with Coupon Rate accrued to the date fixed for redemption, if (i)
the Issuer satisfies the Trustee immediately prior to the giving of such
notice that the Issuer has or will become obliged to pay Additional Tax
Amounts as provided or referred to in Condition IX (Taxation) as a result
of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations of Bangladesh
or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having
power to tax, or any change in the general application or official
interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment
becomes effective on or after [SIGNING DATE], and (ii) such obligation
cannot be avoided by the Issuer taking reasonable measures available to it,
provided that no Tax Redemption Notice shall be given earlier than 90
days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would be obliged to pay
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such Additional Tax Amounts were a payment in respect of the Bonds then
due. Prior to the publication of any Tax Redemption Notice pursuant to
this paragraph, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee (a) certificate signed
by two Authorised Signatories of the Issuer stating that the obligation
referred to in (i) above cannot be avoided by the Issuer taking reasonable
measures available to it and (b) an opinion of independent legal or tax
advisors of recognised standing to the effect that such change or
amendment has occurred (irrespective of whether such amendment or
change is then effective). The Trustee shall be entitled to accept such
certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence thereof in which event it shall
be conclusive and binding on the Bondholders. Upon the expiry of the Tax
Redemption Notice, the Issuer will be bound to redeem the Bonds at their
principal amount together with interest accrued to the date fixed for
redemption.]
(i) The Bonds of may be redeemed at the option of the Issuer in whole or
in part at any time at a price equal to 100.25 per cent. of the principal
amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, together with any accrued and
unpaid Coupon Rate (but not including) the date specified by the Issuer
for the redemption of such Bonds (each, a “Early Redemption Date”),
upon the Issuer’s giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
written notice to the Bondholders, the Trustee and the Payment Agent
(a “Early Redemption Notice”), which notice shall be irrevocable.
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“Change of Control Offer”) at a purchase price equal to
[100.25] per cent. of the principal amount thereof plus accrued
and unpaid Coupon Rate, if any, to (but not including) the
Offer to Purchase Payment Date.
VIII. PAYMENTS
A. Payments in respect of Bonds
Payment in respect of Bonds (including but not limited to “Redemption
Amount”) will be made by the Paying Agent through transfer to the
registered accounts of the Bondholders or by a BDT cheque drawn on a
bank that processes payments in BDT, or BB cheque, or payment order
and mailed to the registered address of the Bondholder if it does not have a
registered account. For the purposes of this Condition, a Bondholder’s
“registered account” means the BDT account maintained by or on behalf
of it with a schedule bank that processes payments in BDT, details of
which appear on the Register at the close of business, and a Bondholder’s
“registered address” means its address appearing on the Register at that
time.
D. Partial payments
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If the Issuer makes a partial payment in respect of any Bond, the Issuer
shall procure that the amount and date of such payment are noted in the
Register.
E. Record date
Each payment in respect of a Bond will be made to the person shown as
the holder in the Register at the close of business on the day that is 10 (ten)
Business Days before the due date for such payment (the "Record Date").
F. Delay In Payment
If the Issuer fails to make payment of Redemption Amount on the due date
or make payment of Coupon Rate on the due date interest shall accrue on
the Issue Price payable for the Bond at the Default Interest calculated from
the date after the cure period set out in Condition X paragraph (a) and after
15 (fifteen) Business Days from the date of receipt of demand of the
Trustee to the Guarantor in accordance of the Deed of Guarantee. For
avoidance of doubt, for the purpose of this Condition VIII (Payments) due
date shall mean any of the Redemption Date or Coupon Payment Date, as
applicable.
IX. TAXATION
All payments made by the Issuer under or in respect of the Bonds and the
Trust Deed will be made free from any restriction or condition and be
made without deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or
future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever
nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Bangladesh or any authority
thereof or therein having power to tax, unless deduction or withholding of
such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges is compelled by
law. In such event, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts (the
“Additional Tax Amounts”) as will result in the receipt by the
Bondholders of the net amounts after such deduction or withholding equal
to the amounts which would otherwise have been receivable by them had
no such deduction or withholding been required except that no such
additional amount shall be payable in respect of any Bond to a holder (or
to a third party on behalf of a holder) who is subject to such taxes, duties,
assessments or governmental charges in respect of such Bond by reason of
his having some connection with Bangladesh otherwise than merely by
holding the Bond or by the receipt of amounts in respect of the Bond.
References in these Conditions to principal and premium (if any) shall be
deemed also to refer to any additional amounts which may be payable
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under this Condition or any undertaking or covenant given in addition
thereto or in substitution therefor pursuant to the Trust Deed.
X. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The Trustee at its sole discretion may, and if so authorized by the
Bondholders in their Meeting shall (subject to being indemnified and/or
secured by the holders to its satisfaction), give notice to the Issuer with a
copy to the Guarantor that the Bonds are, and they shall accordingly
thereby become, immediately due and repayable if:
XI. ENFORCEMENT
A. General Proceedings
1) The Trustee shall notify the Issuer and the Guarantor as soon as it
becomes aware of the failure of the Issuer to make payment of any
interest or in redeeming any Bonds or Outstanding Bonds, when the
same becomes due and the Issuer shall be allowed to make payment
within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) to Condition X of this
Condition. .
2) If the Issuer fails to make payment within the period mentioned in sub-
paragraph (1) above, the Trustee shall notify, in accordance with
Condition XIII (Notice), the Bondholders and BSEC of the Event of
Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) within 7
(seven) days after the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph
(1) above (Notice of Default).
3) The Trustee, being notified in writing by the holders of at least 66 2/3
percent of the Outstanding Bonds, within 10 (ten) days of receiving the
Notice of Default, that a Meeting of the Bondholders shall be duly
convened, in accordance with this Trust Deed, in order to consider the
Event of Default, shall not take any further action in respect of the
Event of Default so occurred, unless so requested in writing by the
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holders of at least 662/3 percent of the Outstanding Bonds (subject to
being indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction).
4) If in the Meeting of the Bondholders set out in sub-paragraph (3) above
if a Written Resolution is passed that an Event of Default has occurred
and demand shall be made on the Guarantor to make payment of the
Guarantee, the Trustee shall make a demand on the Guarantor
according to the terms of the Deed of Guarantee and the Guarantor
shall make payment to the Trustee within 15 Business Days in
accordance with the Deed of Guarantee for the benefit of the
Bondholders.
5) If the Guarantor does not make payment to the Trustee following
receipt of demand from the Trustee in accordance with sub-paragraph
(4) above, the Trustee may, at its discretion and without further notice
(subject to being indemnified and/or secured to its reasonable
satisfaction), institute such proceedings as required against the Issuer
as it may think fit to enforce the obligations of the Issuer under these
Conditions or the Trust Deed.
6) Only the Trustee may enforce the provisions of the Bonds or the Trust
Deed and no Bondholder shall be entitled to proceed directly against
the Issuer and/or the Guarantor.
7) After settlement of claim out of proceeds of the Guarantee, if the Issuer
owes any amount to the
(i) Trustee in such case the Trustee, at its discretion and without
further notice (subject to being indemnified and/or secured to its
reasonable satisfaction), may institute such proceedings as
required against the Issuer as it may think fit to enforce the
obligations of the Issuer under these Conditions of the Trust
Deed;
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B. Application of moneys
All moneys received in respect of the Bonds or amounts payable under the
Trust Deed will be held by the Trustee on trust to apply them (subject to
the terms of the Trust Deed):
1) first, in payment or satisfaction of the costs, charges, expenses and
liabilities incurred by, or other amounts owing to, the Trustee in
relation to the preparation and execution of the trusts of the Trust Deed
(including remuneration of the Trustee);
2) secondly, in or towards payment pari passu and rateably of all arrears
remaining due and unpaid in respect of the Bonds;
3) thirdly, in or towards payment pari passu and rateably of all
Redemption Amount, and premium, if any, remaining due and unpaid
in respect of the Bonds; and
4) fourthly, the balance (if any) in payment to the Issuer for itself.
C. Payment to Bondholders
The Trustee shall give notice to the Bondholders of the date fixed for any
payment. Subject to the Trust Deed, payment to be made in respect of the
Bonds by the Issuer or the Trustee may be made in the manner provided in
the Conditions and this Trust Deed and any payment so made shall be a
good discharge of the Issuer to the Bondholders to the extent of such
payment, by the Issuer or the Trustee, as the case may be.
B. Interest of Bondholders
In connection with the exercise of its functions (including, but not limited
to, those in relation to any proposed modification, authorization or waiver),
the Trustee shall have regard to the interests of the Bondholders as a class
and shall not have regard to the consequences of such exercise for
individual Bondholders and the Trustee shall not be entitled to require, nor
shall any Bondholder be entitled to claim, from the Issuer or the Trustee,
any indemnification or payment in respect of any tax consequences of any
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such exercise upon individual Bondholders and/or any undertakings given
in addition thereto or in substitution therefore pursuant to the Trust Deed.
XIII. NOTICES
All notices to the Bondholders shall be validly given if mailed to them at
their respective addresses in the Register of the Bondholders maintained by
the Issuer. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the
second Business Day after being so mailed.
XIV. INDEMNIFICATION
The Trust Deed contains provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee
and for its relief from responsibility, including provisions relieving it from
taking proceedings to enforce repayment unless indemnified to its
reasonable satisfaction. The Trustee is entitled to enter into business
transactions with the Issuer and any entity related to the Issuer without
accounting for any profit.
B. Dispute Resolution
Any dispute arising from, or in connection with the Bonds and/or the
Conditions (including a dispute relating to non-contractual obligations
arising from or in connection with the Bonds and/or the Conditions, or a
dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of the Bonds and/or
the Conditions, or consequence of their nullity) (“the Dispute”) between
the Issuer and the Trustee, or between the Issuer and the Bondholders, or
between the Trustee and the Bondholders shall be resolved by Arbitration
in accordance with the provision of the Arbitration Act 2001. Each Party
shall appoint its arbitrators and the arbitrators shall appoint the chairman of
the arbitral tribunal. The venue of arbitration shall be in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Unless otherwise determined by the arbitral tribunal, each
party to an arbitral proceeding shall bear its respective cost relating to the
arbitration proceeding.
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Annexure A
(Feature of Bond)
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with the preparation and execution of this Agreement and
the Bond Documents;
The fees and expenses of Central Depository Bangladesh
Limited for maintain the Bonds in its system in
dematerialized form;
The fees and expenses of the Trustee and Paying Agent of
the Bond and the other parties to this Agreement and the
Bond Documents;
The cost of obtaining and maintaining any credit rating
for the Bonds and the Issuer; and
Other associated costs: other costs and expenses
associated with the Issue including the fee payable to the
Arranger.
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Annexure B
10 % per
Indicative Coupon Rate
annum
Repayment in a Year 2
Expected
No. of Expected
Period Redemption Coupon Total Coupon
Outstanding Bonds Redemption
(semiannual) Amount Payment Installment Payment
Redeemed Date
Date
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Annexure C
To:
From: PRAN Agro Limited
Dated: _____________________
(ii) the Issuer has complied with its obligations under the
Conditions [or, if such is not the case, give details of the circumstances of such
non-compliance]
1.
2.
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PRAN Agro Limited
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SCHEDULE 2
MEETINGS OF BONDHOLDERS
Provisions for Meeting of the subscribers shall be conveyed pursuant to the provisions
contained herein.
I. Definitions
Notwithstanding anything contained contrary, following expressions have the
meanings described hereunder:
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"Written Resolution" means a resolution in writing signed by
or on behalf of holders of not less than
66⅔ percent of the Outstanding Bonds,
who for the time being are entitled to
receive notice of a Meeting in
accordance with the provisions of this
Schedule.
Words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa.
References to a person shall be construed as including references to an
individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of persons or any
Government Entities.
Wherever any expressed term is used in this schedule and not expressly
defined hereunder, shall have the same meaning as those expressed and
defined in the Trust Deed.
III. Notice
At least 21 days' notice, or such shorter notice, as may be unanimously agreed
by the Bondholders (exclusive of the day on which the notice is given and of
the day on which the relevant Meeting is to be held) specifying the date, time
and place of the Meeting shall be given to the Bondholders and the Issuer,
where the Meeting is convened by the Trustee or, where the Meeting is
convened by the Issuer, the Trustee. The notice shall set out the full text of any
resolutions to be proposed unless the Trustee agrees that the notice shall
instead specify the nature of the resolutions without including the full text of
such resolutions.
IV. Chairman
An individual (who may, but need not, be a Bondholder) nominated in writing
by the Trustee may take the chair at any Meeting but, if no such nomination is
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made or if the individual nominated is not present within 15 minutes after the
time fixed for the Meeting, those present shall elect one of themselves to take
the chair. The Chairman of an adjourned Meeting need not be the same person
as was the Chairman of the original Meeting.
V. Quorum
The quorum at any Meeting shall be such number of Voters as required to
represent or hold not less than 662/3% of the Outstanding Bonds.
IX. Participation
The following may attend and speak at a Meeting:
a) Voters;
b) representatives of the Issuer and the Trustee;
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c) the financial advisers of the Issuer and the Trustee;
d) the legal counsel to the Issuer and the Trustee and such advisers; and
e) any other person approved by the Trustee.
X. Show of Hands
Every question submitted to a Meeting shall be decided in the first instance by
a show of hands. Unless a poll is demanded before or at the time that the result
is declared, the declaration of the Chairman that on a show of hands a
resolution has been passed, passed by a particular majority, rejected or
rejected by a particular majority shall be conclusive, without proof of the
number of votes cast for, or against, the resolution. Where there is only one
Voter, this paragraph shall not apply and the resolution will immediately be
decided by means of a poll.
XI. Poll
A demand for a poll shall be valid if it is made by the Chairman, the Issuer,
the Trustee or one or more Voters representing or holding not less than one
fiftieth of the Outstanding Bonds. The poll may be taken immediately or after
such adjournment as the Chairman directs, but any poll demanded on the
election of the Chairman or on any question of adjournment shall be taken at
the Meeting without adjournment. A valid demand for a poll shall not prevent
the continuation of the relevant Meeting for any other business as the
Chairman directs.
XII. Votes
Every Voter shall have
a) on a show of hand, one vote; and
b) on a poll, one vote for each number of Outstanding Bonds represented
or held by him.
A Voter shall not be obliged to exercise all the votes to which he is entitled or
to cast all the votes which he exercises in the same way. In the case of equality
of vote the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
XIV. Minutes
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Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at each Meeting shall be made. The
Chairman shall sign the minutes, which shall be prima facie evidence of the
proceedings recorded therein. Unless and until the contrary is proved, every
such Meeting in respect of the proceedings of which minutes have been
summarized and signed shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held
and all resolutions passed or proceedings transacted at it to have been duly
passed and transacted.
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