UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Indenture and 8.75% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2024
On August 28, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), Weatherford International Ltd., as issuer, Weatherford International plc and Weatherford International, LLC, as guarantors (collectively, the “Company”), and the other subsidiary guarantors party thereto, entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, and issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.75% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2024 (the “Senior Secured Notes”) thereunder. The Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries, certain material foreign subsidiaries, and in the future by other subsidiaries that guarantee its obligations under the LC Credit Agreement or other material indebtedness. The Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees are secured by substantially all of the assets and properties of the Company and the guarantors (on an effectively first-priority basis with respect to the priority collateral for the Senior Secured Notes, and on an effectively second-priority basis with respect to the priority collateral for the LC Credit Agreement, in each case, subject to permitted liens). The following is a brief description of the material provisions of the Indenture and the Senior Secured Notes.
The Senior Secured Notes will mature on September 1, 2024. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes will accrue at the rate of 8.75% per annum and will be payable semiannually in arrears on March 1 and September 1, commencing on March 1, 2021.
Optional Redemption.
At any time prior to August 28, 2021, the Company may redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the “make-whole” premium at the redemption date, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of the noteholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date). On and after August 28, 2021, the Company may redeem all or part of the Senior Secured Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount redeemed) equal to (i) 104.375% for the twelve-month period beginning on August 28, 2021; (ii) 102.188% for the twelve-month period beginning on August 28, 2022; and (iii) 100.000% for the twelve-month period beginning August 28, 2023 and at any time thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date (subject to the right of the noteholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date).
Change of Control.
If a change of control (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, holders of the Senior Secured Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of their Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.
Certain Covenants.
The Indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to: incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness; pay dividends or distributions on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock; make investments; sell stock of its subsidiaries; transfer or sell assets; create liens; enter into transactions with affiliates; and enter into mergers or consolidations. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions.
Events of Default.
The Indenture also provides for certain customary events of default, including, among others, nonpayment of principal or interest, failure to pay final judgments in excess of a specified threshold, failure of a guarantee to remain in effect, bankruptcy and insolvency events, and cross acceleration, which would permit the principal, premium, if any, interest and other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Senior Secured Notes to be declared due and payable immediately. The Indenture provides that, if at the time of an acceleration of the Senior Secured Notes any premium would be due upon an optional redemption of the Senior Secured Notes at that time, the same premium will be due upon the acceleration of the Senior Secured Notes.
The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Senior Secured Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those documents, which are attached as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Amendment No. 1 to LC Credit Agreement
On the Effective Date, Weatherford International Ltd. and Weatherford International, LLC, as borrowers, Weatherford International plc, as a guarantor, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, entered into an amendment (the “LC Amendment”) to the Company’s existing senior secured letter of credit agreement (as so amended, the “LC Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as administrative agent. The following is a brief description of the material amendments to the LC Credit Agreement included in the LC Amendment.
Upon effectiveness of the LC Amendment, the aggregate commitments of the LC Credit Agreement increased from $195.0 million to $215.0 million, and the maturity date changed from June 13, 2024 to May 29, 2024. In addition, the $200.0 million minimum liquidity covenant was modified to require maintaining at least $175.0 million of aggregate liquidity, of which at least $125.0 million must be secured liquidity (i.e., cash held in controlled accounts and pledged to secure the LC Credit Agreement). The LC Amendment also included certain conforming changes to reflect (i) the termination of the ABL Credit Agreement (defined below), (ii) the cash collateralization or transfer to issuing banks under the LC Credit Agreement of letters of credit issued under the ABL Credit Agreement, (iii) the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes, and (iv) the entering into of the Intercreditor Agreement between the collateral agent for the LC Credit Agreement and collateral agent for the Senior Secured Notes.
The LC Credit Agreement will be used for the issuance of bid and performance letters of credit of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Upon the Effective Date, the Company had approximately $160 million in outstanding letters of credit under the LC Credit Agreement.
The LC Credit Agreement is fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries, certain material foreign subsidiaries, and in the future by other subsidiaries that guarantee its obligations under the Senior Secured Notes or other material indebtedness. The LC Credit Agreement and the related guarantees are secured by substantially all of the assets and properties of the Company and the guarantors (on an effectively first-priority basis with respect to the priority collateral for the LC Credit Agreement, and on an effectively second-priority basis with respect to the priority collateral for the Senior Secured Notes, in each case, subject to permitted liens).
The foregoing description of the LC Amendment and the LC Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those documents, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Intercreditor Agreement
On the Effective Date, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent under the LC Credit Agreement, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral agent under the Indenture, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an Intercreditor Agreement that, among other things, sets forth the relative lien priorities of the secured parties under the Senior Secured Notes and the LC Credit Agreement on the collateral shared by the Senior Secured Notes and the LC Credit Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Intercreditor Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Intercreditor Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On the Effective Date, the senior secured asset-based lending credit agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”) the Company previously entered into with the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, was terminated. At the time of termination, there were no loan amounts outstanding under ABL Credit Agreement, and all outstanding letters of credit thereunder were either cash collateralized or transferred to issuing banks under the LC Credit Agreement.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 28, 2020, the Company issued a press release describing certain of the matters in Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein. The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 is “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the SEC or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filings. The filing of this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto or any information included herein or therein) shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 28, 2020
Weatherford International plc | |||
By: | /s/ Scott C. Weatherholt | ||
Scott C. Weatherholt |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
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Section 101.
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Definitions
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Section 102.
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Compliance Certificates and Opinions
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Section 103.
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Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee
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Section 104.
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Acts of Holders; Record Dates; Majority Holders
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Section 105.
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Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Issuer and Guarantors
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Section 106.
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Notice to Holders; Waiver
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Section 107.
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Trust Indenture Act
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Section 108.
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Effect of Headings and Table of Contents
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Section 109.
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Successors and Assigns
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Section 110.
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Separability Clause
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Section 111.
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Benefits of Indenture
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Section 112.
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Governing Law; Jury Trial Waiver; Submission to Jurisdiction
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Section 113.
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Legal Holidays
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Section 114.
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No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders
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Section 115.
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
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U.S.A. PATRIOT Act
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Section 117.
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Payment in Required Currency; Judgment Currency
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Section 118.
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Language of Notices, Etc
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Section 119.
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Counterpart Originals
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NOTE FORMS
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Forms Generally
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Legends for Notes
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Global Notes
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THE NOTES
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Title and Terms
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Denominations
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Section 303.
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Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating
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Temporary Notes
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Section 305.
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Registrar, Global Notes and Definitive Notes
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Section 306.
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Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes
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Section 307.
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Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved
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Section 308.
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Persons Deemed Owners
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Section 309.
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Cancellation
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Section 310.
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Computation of Interest
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Section 311.
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Transfer and Exchange
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Section 312.
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When Securities Disregarded
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Section 313.
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Calculation of Specified Percentage of Notes
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Section 314.
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Issuance of Additional Notes.
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
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Application of Trust Money
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ARTICLE FIVE
REMEDIES
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Events of Default
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Section 502.
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Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
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Section 503.
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Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
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Section 504.
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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Section 505.
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Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes
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Section 506.
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Application of Money Collected
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Section 507.
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Limitation on Suits
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Section 508.
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Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest
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Section 509.
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Restoration of Rights and Remedies
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Section 510.
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Rights and Remedies Cumulative
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Section 511.
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Delay or Omission Not Waiver
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Section 512.
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Control by Holders
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Section 513.
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Waiver of Existing Defaults
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Section 514.
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Undertaking for Costs
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Section 515.
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Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws
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Section 516.
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Subject to First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
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ARTICLE SIX
THE TRUSTEE
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Certain Duties and Responsibilities
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Section 602.
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Notice of Defaults
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Section 603.
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Certain Rights of Trustee
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Section 604.
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Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes
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Section 605.
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May Hold Notes
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Section 606.
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Money Held in Trust
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Section 607.
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Compensation and Reimbursement
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Section 608.
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Reserved.
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Section 609.
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Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility
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Section 610.
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Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor
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Section 611.
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Acceptance of Appointment by Successor
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Section 612.
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Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
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Section 613.
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Reserved.
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Section 614.
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Appointment of Authenticating Agent
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Section 615.
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Collateral Documents.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
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Section 701.
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Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders
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Section 702.
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Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders
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Section 703.
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Reports by the Issuer.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
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Issuer and Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms
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Section 802.
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Successor Substituted
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ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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Section 901.
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Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders
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Section 902.
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Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders
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Section 903.
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Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
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Section 904.
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Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
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Section 905.
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Reserved.
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Section 906.
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Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
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ARTICLE TEN
COVENANTS
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Section 1001.
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Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest
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Section 1002.
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Maintenance of Office or Agency
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Section 1003.
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Money for Notes Payments to Be Held in Trust
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Section 1004.
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Annual Compliance Certificate; Statement by Officers as to Default
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Section 1005.
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Existence
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Section 1006.
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Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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Section 1007.
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Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control
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Section 1008.
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Limitation on Additional Indebtedness
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Section 1009.
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Limitation on Restricted Payments
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Section 1010.
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Limitation on Liens
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Section 1011.
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Limitation on Dividends and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
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Section 1012.
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Limitation on Asset Sales
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Section 1013.
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Limitation on Affiliate Transactions
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Section 1014.
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Additional Guarantees
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Section 1015.
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Reserved
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Section 1016.
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Maintenance of Ratings
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Section 1017.
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Collateral; After-Acquired Property.
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Section 1018.
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No Impairment of the Security Interests.
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Section 1019.
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Minimum Liquidity.
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Section 1020.
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Swiss Use of Proceeds.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
REDEMPTION OF NOTES
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Section 1101.
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Applicability of Article
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Section 1102.
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Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee
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Section 1103.
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Optional Redemption
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Section 1104.
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Selection by Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed
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Section 1105.
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Notice of Redemption
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Section 1106.
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Deposit of Redemption Price
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Section 1107.
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Notes Payable on Redemption Date
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Section 1108.
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Notes Redeemed in Part
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ARTICLE TWELVE
SINKING FUND; OTHER ACQUISITIONS OF NOTES
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Section 1201.
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Mandatory Redemption, Etc.
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 1301.
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Issuer’s Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 1302.
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Defeasance and Discharge
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Section 1303.
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Covenant Defeasance
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Section 1304.
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Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 1305.
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Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions
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Section 1306.
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Reinstatement
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ARTICLE FOURTEEN
GUARANTEES
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Section 1401.
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Unconditional Guarantee
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Section 1402.
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Subsidiary Guarantee Evidenced by Indenture
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Section 1403.
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Limitation on Guarantors’ Liability
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Section 1404.
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Release of Guarantors from Guarantees
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Section 1405.
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Guarantor Contribution
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Section 1406.
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[Reserved]
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Section 1407.
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Luxembourg Limitations
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Section 1408.
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Norwegian Limitations.
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Section 1409.
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Irish Limitations.
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Section 1410.
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Swiss Financial Assistance.
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Section 1411.
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Parallel Debt.
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Section 1412.
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Dutch Covenants.
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Section 1413.
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German Limitation of Liability.
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Section 1414.
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English Law Limitations.
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Section 1415.
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Mexican Law Limitations.
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Section 1416.
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Argentine Law Limitations.
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ARTICLE FIFTEEN
COLLATERAL
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Section 1501.
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Collateral Documents.
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Section 1502.
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Release of Collateral
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Section 1503.
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Suits to Protect the Collateral
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Section 1504.
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Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.
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Section 1505.
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Purchaser Protected.
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Section 1506.
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Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
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Section 1507.
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Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations.
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Section 1508.
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Collateral Agent.
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Section 1509.
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Quebec Law Matters.
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Section 1510.
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Scottish Appointment Matters
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Section 1511.
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Swiss Appointment Matters.
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Section 1512.
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Parallel Debt Collateral Matters.
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ANNEX A
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FORM OF NOTE
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ANNEX B
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FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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ANNEX C
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS TO INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS
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ANNEX D
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S
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ANNEX E
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COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
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ANNEX F
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INITIAL ISSUANCE DATE REAL PROPERTY
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any assets used or useful in a Permitted Business, other than cash, Cash Equivalents, Indebtedness or, except as provided below, Equity Interests;
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Equity Interests of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Equity Interests by the Parent Guarantor or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; or
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Equity Interests in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary;
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the sale, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), conveyance or other disposition of any properties or assets (including by way of a Sale-Leaseback Transaction or mergers, amalgamations,
consolidations or otherwise); and
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the issuance of Equity Interests in any of the Parent Guarantor’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of Equity Interests in any of the Parent Guarantor’s Restricted Subsidiaries (in
either case other than Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued in compliance with the Indenture and directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Parent Guarantor or a
Restricted Subsidiary);
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any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves properties, assets or Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million;
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a transfer or other disposition of assets between or among any of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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an issuance or sale or other disposition of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Guarantor or to another Restricted Subsidiary;
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the sale or other disposition of Receivables in connection with any Permitted Factoring Transaction;
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the sale, lease or other disposition of equipment, inventory, products, services, accounts receivable or other properties or assets in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of surplus, damaged, worn-out or
obsolete assets;
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the sale or other disposition of (a) financial instruments in the ordinary course of business or (b) cash or Cash Equivalents;
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a disposition of properties or assets that constitutes (or results in by virtue of the consideration received for such disposition) either a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 1009 or a Permitted Investment;
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the creation or perfection of a Permitted Lien and dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens and the exercise by any Person in whose favor a Permitted Lien is granted of any of its rights in respect of that Permitted Lien;
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a surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
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the grant in the ordinary course of business of any non-exclusive license or sublicense of patents, trademarks, registrations therefor and other similar intellectual property;
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the disposition of assets or Equity Interests received in settlement of debts owing to a Person as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien or debt, which debts were owing to such Person;
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any sale or other disposition of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and
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any expropriation, taking, sale or other disposition of assets (including any receipt of proceeds related thereto) by any foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies or controlled entities.
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Section 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
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Section 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
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Section 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates; Majority Holders.
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Section 105. |
Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Issuer and Guarantors.
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Section 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver.
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Section 107. |
Trust Indenture Act.
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Section 108. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
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Section 109. |
Successors and Assigns.
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Section 110. |
Separability Clause.
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Section 111. |
Benefits of Indenture.
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Section 112. |
Governing Law; Jury Trial Waiver; Submission to Jurisdiction.
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Section 113. |
Legal Holidays.
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Section 114. |
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders.
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Section 115. |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
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Section 116. |
U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
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Section 117. |
Payment in Required Currency; Judgment Currency.
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Section 118. |
Language of Notices, Etc.
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Section 119. |
Counterpart Originals.
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Section 201. |
Forms Generally.
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Section 202. |
Legends for Notes.
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Section 203. |
Global Notes.
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Section 301. |
Title and Terms
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Section 302. |
Denominations.
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Section 303.
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Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
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Section 304. |
Temporary Notes.
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Section 305. |
Registrar, Global Notes and Definitive Notes.
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Section 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.
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Section 307. |
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
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Section 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners.
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Section 309. |
Cancellation.
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Section 310. |
Computation of Interest.
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Section 311. |
Transfer and Exchange.
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Section 313. |
Calculation of Specified Percentage of Notes.
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Section 314. |
Issuance of Additional Notes.
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Section 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
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Section 402. |
Application of Trust Money.
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Section 501. |
Events of Default.
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Section 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
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Section 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
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Section 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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Section 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.
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Section 506. |
Application of Money Collected.
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Section 507. |
Limitation on Suits.
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Section 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
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Section 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
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Section 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
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Section 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
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Section 512. |
Control by Holders.
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Section 513. |
Waiver of Existing Defaults.
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Section 514. |
Undertaking for Costs.
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Section 515. |
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
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Section 516. |
Subject to First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
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Section 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
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Section 602. |
Notice of Defaults.
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Section 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee.
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Section 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes.
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Section 605. |
May Hold Notes.
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Section 606. |
Money Held in Trust.
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Section 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement.
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Section 608. |
Reserved.
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Section 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
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Section 610.
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Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
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Section 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
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Section 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
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Section 613. |
Reserved.
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Section 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
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Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Trustee
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As Authenticating Agent
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By: | |||
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Authorized Officer
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Section 615. |
Collateral Documents.
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Section 701. |
Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
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Section 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
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Section703.
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Reports by the Issuer. Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Parent Guarantor will
furnish to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes, or, to the extent permitted by the SEC, file electronically with the SEC through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (or
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any successor system) within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:
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Section 801. |
Issuer and Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
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Section 802. |
Successor Substituted.
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Section 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
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Section 902. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
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Section 903.
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Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
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Section 904.
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Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
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Section 905.
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Reserved.
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Section 906.
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Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
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Section 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
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Section 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency.
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Section 1003. |
Money for Notes Payments to Be Held in Trust.
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Section 1004. |
Annual Compliance Certificate; Statement by Officers as to Default.
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Section 1005. |
Existence.
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Section 1006. |
Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
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Section 1007. |
Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control.
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Section 1008. |
Limitation on Additional Indebtedness.
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Section 1009. |
Limitation on Restricted Payments.
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Section 1010. |
Limitation on Liens.
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Section 1011. |
Limitation on Dividends and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
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Section 1012. |
Limitation on Asset Sales.
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Section 1013. |
Limitation on Affiliate Transactions.
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Section 1014.
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Additional Guarantees.
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Section 1015.
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Reserved.
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Section 1016. |
Maintenance of Ratings.
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Section 1017. |
Collateral; After-Acquired Property.
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Section 1018. |
No Impairment of the Security Interests.
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Section 1019. |
Minimum Liquidity.
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Section 1020. |
Swiss Use of Proceeds.
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Section 1101. |
Applicability of Article.
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Section 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
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Section 1103. |
Optional Redemption.
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YEAR
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PERCENTAGE
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2021
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104.375%
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2022
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102.188%
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2023 and thereafter
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100.000%
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Section 1104. |
Selection by Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed.
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Section 1105. |
Notice of Redemption.
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Section 1106. |
Deposit of Redemption Price.
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Section 1107. |
Notes Payable on Redemption Date.
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Section 1108. |
Notes Redeemed in Part.
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Section 1201. |
Mandatory Redemption, Etc.
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Section 1301. |
Issuer’s Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
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Section 1302. |
Defeasance and Discharge.
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Section 1303. |
Covenant Defeasance.
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Section 1304. |
Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
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Section 1305. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
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Section 1306. |
Reinstatement.
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Section 1401. |
Unconditional Guarantee.
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Section 1402. |
Subsidiary Guarantee Evidenced by Indenture.
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Section 1403. |
Limitation on Guarantors’ Liability.
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Section 1404. |
Release of Guarantors from Guarantees.
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Section 1405. |
Guarantor Contribution.
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Section 1406. |
[Reserved]
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Section 1407. |
Luxembourg Limitations
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Section 1409. |
Irish Limitations.
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Section 1410. |
Swiss Financial Assistance.
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Section 1411. |
Parallel Debt.
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Section 1412. |
Dutch Covenants.
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Section 1413. |
German Limitation of Liability.
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Section 1414. |
English Law Limitations.
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Section 1415. |
Mexican Law Limitations.
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Section 1416. |
Argentine Law Limitations.
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Section 1501. |
Collateral Documents.
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Section 1502. |
Release of Collateral
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Section 1503. |
Suits to Protect the Collateral
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Section 1504. |
Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.
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Section 1505. |
Purchaser Protected.
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Section 1506. |
Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
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Section 1507. |
Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations.
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Section 1508. |
Collateral Agent.
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Section 1509. |
Quebec Law Matters.
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Section 1510. |
Scottish Appointment Matters
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Section 1511. |
Swiss Appointment Matters.
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Section 1512. |
Parallel Debt Collateral Matters.
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Weatherford International Ltd.,
a Bermuda exempted company |
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By:
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/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala |
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Name: |
Mohammed Dadhiwala
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Title: |
Vice President
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Weatherford International, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company |
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison |
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Name: |
Christine M. Morrison
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Title: |
Vice President
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Weatherford International plc,
an Irish public limited company |
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By:
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/s/ Stuart Fraser |
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Name: |
Stuart Fraser
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Title: |
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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Wilmington Trust, National Association
as Trustee |
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By:
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/s/ Jane Y. Schweiger |
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Name: |
Jane Y. Schweiger
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Title: |
Vice President
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Wilmington Trust, National Association
as Collateral Agent |
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By:
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/s/ Jane Y. Schweiger |
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Name: |
Jane Y. Schweiger
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Title: |
Vice President
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Advantage R&D, Inc.
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Benmore In-Depth Corp.
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Case Services, Inc.
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Colombia Petroleum Services Corp.
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Columbia Oilfield supply, Inc.
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Datalog Acquisition, LLC
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Discovery Logging, Inc.
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Edinburgh Petroleum Services Americas Incorporated
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eProduction Solutions, LLC
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High Pressure Integrity, Inc.
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In-Depth Systems, Inc.
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International Logging LLC
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International Logging S.A., LLC
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PD Holdings (USA), L.P.
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Precision Drilling GP, LLC
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Precision Energy Services, Inc.
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Precision Oilfield Services, LLP
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Stealth Oil & Gas, Inc.
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Tooke Rockies, Inc.
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Visean Information Services Inc.
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Visual Systems, Inc.
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Warrior Well Services, Inc.
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Weatherford (PTWI), L.L.C.
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Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems, LLC
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Weatherford DISC INC.
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Weatherford Global Services LLC
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Weatherford Investment Inc.
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Weatherford Latin America LLC
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Weatherford Management, LLC
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Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
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Weatherford U.S., L.P.
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Weatherford URS Holdings, LLC
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Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
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WEUS Holding, LLC
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WIHBV LLC
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WUS Holding, L.L.C.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison |
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Name: |
Christine M. Morrison
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Title: |
Vice President
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Sabre drilling Ltd.
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Weatherford Bermuda Holdings Ltd.
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Weatherford Colombia Limited
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Weatherford Drilling International Holdings (BVI) Ltd.
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Weatherford Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.
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Weatherford International Holding (Bermuda) Ltd.
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Weatherford Pangaea Holdings Ltd.
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Weatherford Services, Ltd.
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WOFS Assurance Limited
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By:
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/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala |
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Name: |
Mohammed Dadhiwala
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Title: |
Vice President
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Weatherford Holdings (BVI) Ltd.
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Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Limited
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By:
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/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala |
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Name: |
Mohammed Dadhiwala
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Title: |
Senior Vice President
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Key International Drilling Company Limited
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Weatherford Drilling International (BVI) Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Andrew David Gold |
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Name: |
Andrew David Gold
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Title: |
President
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Precision Energy International Ltd.
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Precision Energy Services Colombia Ltd.
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Precision Energy Services ULC
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Weatherford (Nova Scotia) ULC
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Weatherford Canada Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Raymond Charles Smith |
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Name: |
Raymond Charles Smith
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Title: |
Vice President
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Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH
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By:
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/s/ Valentin Mueller |
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Name: |
Valentin Mueller
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Title: |
Managing Officer
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Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl
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By:
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/s/ Valentin Mueller |
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Name: |
Valentin Mueller
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Title: |
Managing Officer
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Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH
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By:
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/s/ Valentin Mueller |
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Name: |
Valentin Mueller
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Title: |
Managing Officer
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Weatherford Products GmbH
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By:
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/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander |
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Name: |
Mathias Neuenschwander
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Title: |
Managing Officer
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Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH
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By:
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/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander |
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Name: |
Mathias Neuenschwander
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Title: |
Managing Officer
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WOFS International Finance GmbH
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By:
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/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander |
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Name: |
Mathias Neuenschwander
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Title: |
Managing Officer
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Weatherford Services S. de R.L. | ||||
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By:
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/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander |
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Name: |
Mathias Neuenschwander
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Title: |
Managing Officer
Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as shareholder
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Weatherford European Holdings (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.
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société à responsabilité limitée
8-10, Avenue de la Gare L-1610 Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg: B150.992 |
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By:
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/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander |
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Name: |
Mathias Neuenschwander
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Title: |
Manager A
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Weatherford International (Luxembourg) Holdings S.à r.l.
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société à responsabilité limitée
8-10, Avenue de la Gare L-1610 Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg: B150.992 |
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By:
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/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander |
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Name: |
Mathias Neuenschwander
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Title: |
Manager A
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Weatherford Eurasia Limited
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Weatherford Irish Holdings Limited
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By:
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/s/ Neil Alexander MacLeod |
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Name: |
Neil Alexander MacLeod
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Title: |
Director
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
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By:
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/s/ Richard Strachan |
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Name: |
Richard Strachan
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Title: |
Director
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Weatherford Netherlands B.V.
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By:
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/s/ August Willem Versteeg |
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Name: |
August Willem Versteeg
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Title: |
Managing Director
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Weatherford Norge AS
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By:
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/s/ Geir Egil Moller Olsen |
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Name: |
Geir Egil Moller Olsen
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Title: |
Chairman of the Board
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Executed by WEATHERFORD AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 947 395 in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001
(Cth):
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/s/ Bruno Teixeira Bezerra
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/s/ Robert Antonio De Gasperis
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Signature of director
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Signature of company secretary/director
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Bruno Teixeira Bezerra
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Robert Antonio De Gasperis
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Full name of director
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Full name of company secretary/director
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Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
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By:
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/s/ Kerstin Hartmann-Miß |
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Name: |
Kerstin Hartmann-Miß
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Title: |
Managing Director
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
a Bermuda exempted company |
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By:
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Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Trustee |
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By:
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Date: |
Authorized Signatory
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YEAR
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PERCENTAGE
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2021
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104.375%
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2022
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102.188%
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2023 and thereafter
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100.000%
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(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to:
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(Insert assignee’s legal name)
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(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
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(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
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and irrevocably appoint to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer.
The agent may substitute another to act for him.
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Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
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Signature Guarantee:*
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(1) ☐
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acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer; or
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(2) ☐
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transferred to the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof; or
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(3) ☐
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transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or
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(4) ☐
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transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
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(5) ☐
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transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
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(6) ☐
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transferred to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act),
that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements (the form of which letter appears as Annex C to the Indenture); or
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(7) ☐
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transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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Signature
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(Signature must be guaranteed) |
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Dated:
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$ |
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Date: |
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Your Signature: |
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
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Tax Identification No.: |
Signature Guarantee:* |
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Date of Exchange
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Amount of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Note
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Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note
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Principal Amount of this Global Note following such decrease
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Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee or Custodian
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* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.
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[NEW SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
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By:
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Name: |
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Title: |
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Weatherford International Ltd.
a Bermuda exempted company |
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By:
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Name: |
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Title: |
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[OTHER SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS]
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By:
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Name: |
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Title: |
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Weatherford International, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company |
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By:
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Name: |
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Title: |
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Weatherford International plc
an Irish public limited company |
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By:
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Title: |
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Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Trustee |
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By:
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Title: |
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Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Collateral Agent |
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By:
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Address: |
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TRANSFEREE: |
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By: |
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Re: |
Weatherford International ltd. (the “Company”) 8.75% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2024 (the “Securities”)
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Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
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By: |
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Authorized Signatory
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1.
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Mortgages. a
Mortgage encumbering real property constituting Initial Issuance Date Material Real Property, duly executed and acknowl-edged by each Note Party that is the owner of or holder of any interest in such Initial Issuance Date Material Real
Property, and otherwise in form for recording in the recording office of each applicable political subdivision where such Initial Issuance Date Material Real Property is situated, together with such certificates, affidavits,
questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof to create a lien under applicable law, and such financing statements and any other instruments necessary to grant a mortgage lien under
the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, all of which shall be in a form substantially similar to the mortgages, deeds of trust, financing statements and other instruments granted with respect to such Initial Issuance Date Material Real
Property in favor of the LC Credit Agreement Agent in connection with the LC Credit Agreement; and
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2.
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Opinions.
Favorable written legal opinions, addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Holders, of local counsel to the Note Parties in each jurisdiction (i) where an Initial Issuance Date Material Real Property referenced in Section 1 above is
located and (ii) where the applicable Note Party granting the Mortgage on said Initial Issuance Date Material Real Property is incorporated or organized, regarding the due authority, execution, de-livery, perfection and enforceability
of each such Mortgage, and the corporate formation, existence and good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable) of the applicable Note Party, each in a form substantially similar to the corresponding legal opinions delivered
to the LC Credit Agreement Agent in connection with the LC Credit Agreement.
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1.
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Foreign Collateral Documents. not later than forty-five (45) days after the Initial Issuance Date (or such later date as agreed by the Majority Holders), (a) collateral documents (other than those described in Sections 2-5 below) in
favor the Collateral Agent corresponding to the collateral documents, in each case disclosed in a collateral document list delivered to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Note Parties prior to the Initial Issuance Date, that
are governed by the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States and granted by the Note Parties in favor of the LC Credit Agreement Agent in connection with the LC Credit Agreement on or prior to such date, and (b) legal
opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Majority Holders relating to the due authorization, execution and delivery of such agreements, enforceability thereof, and related grant and perfection matters as are
customary in such jurisdictions; provided that all such collateral documents and legal opinions delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 1 shall be in a form substantially similar to the corresponding
collateral documents and legal opinions delivered in favor of the LC Credit Agreement Agent;
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2.
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Joinder – BVI.
not later than forty-five (45) days after the Initial Issuance Date (or such later date as agreed by the Majority Holders), (a) a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Annex B pursuant to which Helix Equipment Leasing
Limited shall become a Guarantor with respect to the Notes, upon the terms and subject to the release provisions and other limitations in Article Fourteen of this Indenture, (b) a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement whereby such
Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the applicable terms and provisions thereof, (c) a security agreement governed by the laws of the British Virgin Islands in favor the Collateral Agent granting a Lien on substantially all of the
property of such Subsidiary (other than Excluded Assets) consistent with the Liens granted over similar property by Loan Parties in such jurisdiction, (d) organizational and authorization documents and an Officers’ Certificate, (e)
a supplement to the Security Agreement (and authorization to file financing statements in accordance with the Security Agreement) whereby such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the applicable terms and provisions thereof, and (f)
legal opinions relating to the due authorization, execution and delivery of such agreements, enforceability thereof, and related grant and perfection matters as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided that all such
collateral documents, legal opinions and other documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 2 shall be in a form substantially similar to the corresponding collateral documents, legal opinions and other
documents delivered in favor of the LC Credit Agreement Agent;
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3.
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Joinders –Mexico. not later than sixty (60) days after the Initial Issuance Date (or such later date as agreed by the Majority Holders), (a) one or more supplemental indentures substantially in the form of Annex B pursuant to
which Weatherford de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., and Global Drilling Fluids de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. shall become Guarantors with respect to the Notes, upon the terms and subject to the release provisions and other limitations in
Article Fourteen of this Indenture, (b) one or more joinders to the Intercreditor Agreement whereby such Subsidiaries agree to be bound by the applicable terms and provisions thereof, (c) a security agreement governed by the laws
of each such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of organization in favor the Collateral
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4.
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Joinders – Brazil and Argentina. not later than ninety (90) days after the Initial Issuance Date (or such later date as agreed by the Majority Holders), (a) one or more supplemental indentures substantially in the form of
Annex B pursuant to which Weatherford Industria e Comercio Ltda. and Weatherford International de Argentina S.A. shall become Guarantors with respect to the Notes, upon the terms and subject to the release provisions and other
limitations in Article Fourteen of this Indenture, (b) one or more joinders to the Intercreditor Agreement whereby such Subsidiaries agree to be bound by the applicable terms and provisions thereof, (c) a security agreement governed
by the laws of each such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of organization in favor the Collateral Agent granting a Lien on substantially all of the property of such Subsidiary (other than Excluded Assets) to the extent customary and
reasonably achievable under applicable local law, (d) organizational and authorization documents and an Officers’ Certificate and such certificates, (e) one or more supplements to the Security Agreement (and authorization to file
financing statements in accordance with the Security Agreement) whereby such Subsidiaries agree to be bound by the applicable terms and provisions thereof, and (f) legal opinions relating to the due authorization, execution and
delivery of such agreements, enforceability thereof, and related grant and perfection matters as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided that all such collateral documents, legal opinions and other documents delivered to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 4 shall be in a form substantially similar to the corresponding collateral documents, legal opinions and other documents delivered in favor of the LC Credit Agreement Agent; and
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5.
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Joinders – Security Agreement – Additional Foreign Guarantors. except as provided above, with respect to any Guarantor constituting a Foreign Subsidiary not a party to the Security Agreement, a supplement to the Security Agreement (and
authorization to file financing statements in accordance with the Security Agreement), in the case of (x) Weatherford Australia Pty Limited, Weatherford Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH, Weatherford Irish Holdings
Limited, Weatherford International (Luxembourg) Holdings S.à r.l., Weatherford European Holdings (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. and Weatherford Services S. de R.L., not later than forty-five (45) days after the Initial Issuance Date (or such
later date as agreed by the Majority Holders); provided that no legal opinion or resolutions shall be required in connection with any of the Guarantors set forth in this clause (x) becoming a party the Security Agreement or
(y) any other such Guarantor, not later than forty-five (45) days after such Guarantor becoming a Guarantor (or such later date as agreed by the Majority Holders).
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD., as a Borrower
|
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By:
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/s/ Mark M. Rothleitner
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Name: Mark M. Rothleitner
|
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Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC, as a Borrower
|
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By:
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/s/ Mark M. Rothleitner
|
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Name: Mark M. Rothleitner
|
|||
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
|
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Stuart Fraser
|
||
Name: Stuart Fraser
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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GRANTORS:
|
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC
|
|||
By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
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Title: Vice President
|
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VISUAL SYSTEMS, INC.
|
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By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
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INTERNATIONAL LOGGING LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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INTERNATIONAL LOGGING S.A., LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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PD HOLDINGS (USA), L.P.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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WEATHERFORD INVESTMENT INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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WEUS HOLDING, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
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COLUMBIA OILFIELD SUPPLY, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
ADVANTAGE R & D, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
DATALOG ACQUISITION, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
STEALTH OIL & GAS, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD (PTWI), L.L.C.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD LATIN AMERICA LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WIHBV LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WUS HOLDING, L.L.C.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
COLOMBIA PETROLEUM SERVICES CORP.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
PRECISION DRILLING GP, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD URS HOLDINGS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WARRIOR WELL SERVICES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD U.S., L.P.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD GLOBAL SERVICES LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
HIGH PRESSURE INTEGRITY, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD DISC INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
PRECISION OILFIELD SERVICES, LLP
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
EPRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
DISCOVERY LOGGING, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
CASE SERVICES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
EDINBURGH PETROLEUM SERVICES AMERICAS INCORPORATED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
IN-DEPTH SYSTEMS, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
BENMORE IN-DEPTH CORP.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
VISEAN INFORMATION SERVICES INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
TOOKE ROCKIES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Secretary
|
|||
WEATHERFORD CANADA LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD (NOVA SCOTIA) ULC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES ULC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES COLOMBIA LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
KEY INTERNATIONAL DRILLING COMPANY LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: President
|
|||
SABRE DRILLING LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD BERMUDA HOLDINGS LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL HOLDING (BERMUDA) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD PANGAEA HOLDINGS LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD SERVICES, LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD COLOMBIA LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL (BVI) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Senior Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Richard Strachan
|
||
Name: Richard Strachan
|
|||
Title: Director
|
|||
WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Richard Strachan
|
||
Name: Richard Strachan
|
|||
Title: Director
|
|||
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY SWITZERLAND SÀRL
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD PRODUCTS GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Andrzej Puchala
|
||
Name: Andrzej Puchala
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD SWITZERLAND TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander
|
||
Name: Mathias Neuenschwander
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WOFS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (SWITZERLAND) GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WOFS ASSURANCE LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Kerstin Hartmann-Miß
|
||
Name: Kerstin Hartmann-Miß
|
|||
Title: Managing Director
|
|||
WEATHERFORD NETHERLANDS B.V.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ August Willem Versteeg
|
||
Name: August Willem Versteeg
|
|||
Title: Director
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Geir Egil Moller Olsen
|
||
Name: Geir Egil Moller Olsen
|
|||
Title: Norway Director
|
|||
WEATHERFORD SERVICES S. DE R.L.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Administrator
|
|||
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
|
||
société à responsabilité limitée
|
||
8-10, avenue de la Gare
|
||
L-1610 Luxembourg
|
||
R.C.S. Luxembourg B146.622
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander
|
|
Name: Mathias Neuenschwander
|
||
Title: Manager A
|
||
WEATHERFORD EUROPEAN HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG) S.À R.L.
|
||
société à responsabilité limitée
|
||
8-10, avenue de la Gare
|
||
L-1610 Luxembourg
|
||
R.C.S. Luxembourg B150.992
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander
|
|
Name: Mathias Neuenschwander
|
||
Title: Manager A
|
By:
|
/s/ Stuart Fraser
|
||
Name: Stuart Fraser
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
|
By:
|
/s/ Stuart Fraser
|
||
Name: Stuart Fraser
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
|
Executed by WEATHERFORD AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 947 395 in accordance with
section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth):
|
|||
/s/ Antonino Gullotti
|
/s/ Robert Antonio De Gasperis
|
||
Signature of director
|
Signature of company secretary/director
|
||
Antonino Gullotti
|
Robert Antonio De Gasperis
|
||
Full name of director
|
Full name of company secretary/director
|
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
|
|||
as Administrative Agent
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Robert Peschler
|
||
Name: Robert Peschler
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Bridgette Casasnovas
|
||
Name: Bridgette Casasnovas
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
|
|||
as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Cedric Chahine
|
||
Name: Cedric Chahine
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Konni Geppert
|
||
Name: Konni Geppert
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Michael Janak
|
||
Name: Michael Janak
|
|||
Title: Managing Director
|
|||
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Louise Brechin
|
||
Name: Louise Brechin
|
|||
Title: Director
|
|||
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Ivan Davey
|
||
Name: Ivan Davey
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Marisa Moss
|
||
Name: Marisa Moss
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
NORDEA BANK ABP, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Ola Anderssen
|
||
Name: Ola Anderssen
|
|||
Title: First Vice President
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Leena Parker
|
||
Name: Leena Parker
|
|||
Title: Senior Vice President
|
|||
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, as a Lender
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Anita Gray
|
||
Name: Anita Gray
|
|||
Title: Executive Director
|
1. |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, special New York and Delaware counsel to the Obligors;
|
2. |
Latham & Watkins, LLP, special Texas, California and Illinois counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
3. |
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, special Bermuda counsel to WIL-Bermuda and certain of the Obligors;
|
4. |
Baker McKenzie, Geneva, special Swiss counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
5. |
Matheson, special Irish counsel to Parent;
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6. |
Dentons Canada LLP, special British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
7. |
Stewart McKelvey, special Nova Scotia and Newfoundland counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
8. |
Baker & McKenzie LLP, special Luxembourg counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
9. |
Conyers Dill & Pearman, special British Virgin Islands counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
10. |
Sidley Austin LLP, special English counsel to the Administrative Agent;
|
11. |
Jones Walker LLP, special Louisiana counsel to Weatherford U.S., L.P.;
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12. |
Norton Rose Fulbright, special Australian counsel to the Administrative Agent;
|
13. |
BAHR, special Norwegian counsel to the Administrative Agent;
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14. |
Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V., special Dutch counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
15. |
Holland & Hart LLP, special Nevada and Wyoming counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
16. |
Baker & McKenzie, special German counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
17. |
Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega, special Panamanian counsel to certain of the Obligors;
|
18. |
Burness Paull LLP, special Scottish counsel to certain of the Obligors (as regards authorization and related issues);
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19.
|
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, special Scottish counsel to the Administrative Agent (as regards continued security perfection and
related issues).
|
Issuing Bank
|
LC Reference Number
|
Obligor
|
Type
|
Current Amount
|
Currency
|
Total USD Equiv.
|
Effective Date
|
Actual Expiry
|
Deutsche Bank NY
|
LDCM-0073
|
Weatherford
International Ltd
|
Performance
|
5,401,165.00
|
USD
|
5,401,165.00
|
13-Dec-19
|
30-May-21
|
Deutsche Bank NY
|
DBS-22370
|
Weatherford
International Ltd
|
Performance
|
7,968,349.00
|
USD
|
7,968,349.00
|
13-Dec-19
|
13-Dec-20
|
Standard Chartered Bank – Dubai
|
123020684496
|
Weatherford Oil
Tool Middle East
Limited
|
Performance
|
2,300,000.00
|
USD
|
2,300,000.00
|
13-Dec-19
|
11-May-23
|
Standard
Chartered
Bank - NY
|
777020092605
|
Weatherford
International Ltd
|
Performance
|
50,000.00
|
AED
|
13,612.29
|
13-
Dec-19
|
30-
Sep-21
|
Standard
Chartered
Bank - NY
|
777020136097
|
Weatherford
International Ltd
|
Performance
|
225,000.00
|
INR
|
3,003.14
|
13-
Dec-19
|
28-
Oct - 21
|
ARTICLE I
|
||
DEFINITIONS; ACCOUNTING TERMS; INTERPRETATION
|
||
SECTION 1.01
|
Definitions
|
1
|
SECTION 1.02
|
Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP
|
45
|
SECTION 1.03
|
Interpretation
|
46
|
SECTION 1.04
|
LLC Divisions
|
47
|
SECTION 1.05
|
Luxembourg Terms
|
47
|
SECTION 1.06
|
Dutch Terms
|
48
|
SECTION 1.07
|
Centre of Main Interest
|
49
|
SECTION 1.08
|
Quebec Terms
|
49
|
ARTICLE II
|
||
COMMITMENTS
|
||
SECTION 2.01
|
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
|
50
|
SECTION 2.02
|
Repayment of Obligations; Evidence of Debt
|
51
|
SECTION 2.03
|
Prepayment of Obligations
|
51
|
SECTION 2.04
|
Fees
|
51
|
SECTION 2.05
|
Interest
|
53
|
SECTION 2.06
|
Alternate Rate of Fees
|
54
|
SECTION 2.07
|
Increased Costs
|
55
|
SECTION 2.08
|
Several Liability; Agreement to Defer Exercise of Right of Contribution, Etc.
|
56
|
SECTION 2.09
|
Determination of Exchange Rates; Cash Collateralization as a Result of Currency Fluctuations
|
57
|
SECTION 2.10
|
Defaulting Lenders
|
58
|
SECTION 2.11
|
Increase in Commitments
|
59
|
SECTION 2.12
|
Activity Reports
|
61
|
ARTICLE III
|
||
LETTERS OF CREDIT
|
||
SECTION 3.01
|
Letters of Credit
|
61
|
ARTICLE IV
|
||
PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; TAXES
|
||
SECTION 4.01
|
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
|
69
|
SECTION 4.02
|
Taxes/Additional Payments
|
71
|
SECTION 4.03
|
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
|
75
|
SECTION 4.04
|
Financial Assistance
|
76
|
SECTION 4.05
|
UK Limitation
|
78
|
ARTICLE V
|
||
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
|
||
SECTION 5.01
|
Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date
|
78
|
SECTION 5.02
|
Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events
|
85
|
ARTICLE VI
|
||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
||
SECTION 6.01
|
Organization and Qualification
|
87
|
SECTION 6.02
|
Authorization, Validity, Etc.
|
87
|
SECTION 6.03
|
Governmental Consents, Etc.
|
87
|
SECTION 6.04
|
No Breach or Violation of Law or Agreements
|
88
|
SECTION 6.05
|
Litigation
|
88
|
SECTION 6.06
|
Information; No Material Adverse Change
|
88
|
SECTION 6.07
|
Investment Company Act; Margin Regulations
|
89
|
SECTION 6.08
|
ERISA; Canadian Defined Benefit Plans
|
89
|
SECTION 6.09
|
Tax Returns and Payments
|
89
|
SECTION 6.10
|
Requirements of Law
|
90
|
SECTION 6.11
|
No Default
|
90
|
SECTION 6.12
|
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
|
90
|
SECTION 6.13
|
Properties
|
91
|
SECTION 6.14
|
No Restrictive Agreements
|
91
|
SECTION 6.15
|
Solvency
|
91
|
SECTION 6.16
|
Insurance
|
91
|
SECTION 6.17
|
Rank of Obligations
|
91
|
SECTION 6.18
|
Liens
|
91
|
SECTION 6.19
|
Security Interest in Collateral
|
91
|
SECTION 6.20
|
Capital Stock
|
92
|
SECTION 6.21
|
EEA Financial Institutions
|
92
|
SECTION 6.22
|
Compliance with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules
|
92
|
SECTION 6.23
|
Dutch Fiscal Unity
|
93
|
SECTION 6.24
|
Tax Residency
|
93
|
SECTION 6.25
|
Status as a Holding Company
|
93
|
ARTICLE VII
|
||
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
|
||
SECTION 7.01
|
Information Covenants
|
93
|
SECTION 7.02
|
Books, Records and Inspections
|
96
|
SECTION 7.03
|
Insurance
|
96
|
SECTION 7.04
|
Payment of Taxes and other Claims
|
97
|
SECTION 7.05
|
Existence
|
97
|
SECTION 7.06
|
ERISA Compliance
|
97
|
SECTION 7.07
|
Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations
|
97
|
SECTION 7.08
|
Additional Guarantors; Additional Specified Jurisdictions
|
98
|
SECTION 7.09
|
Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; Redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries
|
102
|
SECTION 7.10
|
Compliance with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules
|
103
|
SECTION 7.11
|
Post-Closing Grant and Perfection Requirements Matters
|
103
|
SECTION 7.12
|
Status as a Holding Company
|
103
|
SECTION 7.13
|
Lender Meeting
|
103
|
SECTION 7.14
|
Maintenance of Properties
|
103
|
SECTION 7.15
|
Morgan Stanley Letters of Credit
|
104
|
ARTICLE VIII
|
||
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
|
||
SECTION 8.01
|
Indebtedness
|
104
|
SECTION 8.02
|
Fundamental Changes
|
107
|
SECTION 8.03
|
Material Change in Business
|
108
|
SECTION 8.04
|
Liens
|
108
|
SECTION 8.05
|
Asset Dispositions
|
109
|
SECTION 8.06
|
Investments
|
110
|
SECTION 8.07
|
Swap Agreements
|
112
|
SECTION 8.08
|
Restricted Payments
|
112
|
SECTION 8.09
|
Minimum Liquidity
|
114
|
SECTION 8.10
|
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
|
114
|
SECTION 8.11
|
Restrictive Agreements
|
114
|
SECTION 8.12
|
Use of Proceeds
|
115
|
SECTION 8.13
|
Changes to Fiscal Year
|
116
|
SECTION 8.14
|
Amendments to Documents Governing Certain Indebtedness
|
116
|
SECTION 8.15
|
Limitation on Equity Issuances
|
116
|
SECTION 8.16
|
Book Value of Assets
|
116
|
ARTICLE IX
|
||
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
|
||
SECTION 9.01
|
Events of Default and Remedies
|
117
|
SECTION 9.02
|
Right of Setoff
|
121
|
SECTION 9.03
|
Other Remedies
|
122
|
SECTION 9.04
|
Application of Moneys During Continuation of Event of Default
|
122
|
ARTICLE X
|
||
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
|
||
SECTION 10.01
|
Authorization and Action.
|
123
|
SECTION 10.02
|
Liability of Agents
|
124
|
SECTION 10.03
|
Reliance by Agents
|
125
|
SECTION 10.04
|
Delegation of Duties
|
125
|
SECTION 10.05
|
Successor Agents
|
125
|
SECTION 10.06
|
Credit Decision
|
126
|
SECTION 10.07
|
Other Agents; Joint Lead Arrangers
|
126
|
SECTION 10.08
|
No Joint Venture
|
126
|
SECTION 10.09
|
Secured Party
|
127
|
SECTION 10.10
|
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
|
128
|
SECTION 10.11
|
Foreign Collateral Matters
|
128
|
SECTION 10.12
|
Credit Bid
|
130
|
SECTION 10.13
|
Certain ERISA Matters; Lender Representations
|
131
|
SECTION 10.14
|
Intercreditor Agreement
|
133
|
SECTION 10.15
|
Filings
|
133
|
SECTION 10.16
|
Force Majeure
|
133
|
SECTION 10.17
|
No Risk of Funds
|
134
|
SECTION 10.18
|
No Discretion
|
134
|
SECTION 10.19
|
Special, Consequential and Indirect Damages
|
134
|
SECTION 10.20
|
No Environmental Liability
|
134
|
ARTICLE XI
|
||
MISCELLANEOUS
|
||
SECTION 11.01
|
Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral
|
135
|
SECTION 11.02
|
Notices
|
137
|
SECTION 11.03
|
Expenses, Etc.
|
140
|
SECTION 11.04
|
Indemnity
|
141
|
SECTION 11.05
|
Successors and Assigns
|
143
|
SECTION 11.06
|
Confidentiality
|
148
|
SECTION 11.07
|
Survival
|
150
|
SECTION 11.08
|
Governing Law
|
150
|
SECTION 11.09
|
Independence of Covenants
|
150
|
SECTION 11.10
|
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution
|
150
|
SECTION 11.11
|
Severability
|
151
|
SECTION 11.12
|
Conflicts Between This Agreement and the Other Loan Documents
|
151
|
SECTION 11.13
|
Headings
|
151
|
SECTION 11.14
|
Limitation of Interest
|
151
|
SECTION 11.15
|
Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
152
|
SECTION 11.16
|
Waiver of Jury Trial
|
153
|
SECTION 11.17
|
Judgment Currency
|
153
|
SECTION 11.18
|
No Fiduciary Duty, etc.
|
154
|
SECTION 11.19
|
USA Patriot Act
|
155
|
SECTION 11.20
|
Appointment for Perfection
|
155
|
SECTION 11.21
|
Payments Set Aside
|
155
|
SECTION 11.22
|
No Fiduciary Duty
|
155
|
SECTION 11.23
|
Release of Guarantors
|
156
|
SECTION 11.24
|
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
|
156
|
SECTION 11.25
|
Confirmation of Lender’s Status as a Swiss Qualifying Lender
|
157
|
SECTION 11.26
|
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners
|
157
|
SECTION 11.27
|
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs
|
158
|
SECTION 11.28
|
Credit Reporting Act Notice
|
159
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
EXHIBIT A
|
Form of Assignment and Assumption
|
EXHIBIT B
|
Form of Letter of Credit Request
|
EXHIBIT C
|
Form of Compliance Certificate
|
EXHIBIT D
|
Form of Assignee Certificate
|
EXHIBIT E
|
Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
|
EXHIBIT F
|
Form of Additional Lender Supplement
|
EXHIBIT G
|
Form of Intercreditor Agreement
|
EXHIBIT H
|
Form of U.S. Security Agreement
|
EXHIBIT I
|
Form of Canadian Security Agreement
|
EXHIBIT J
|
Forms of IP Short Forms
|
EXHIBIT K
|
Form of English Security Agreements
|
EXHIBIT L
|
Form of British Virgin Islands Security Agreements
|
EXHIBIT M
|
Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
|
EXHIBIT N
|
Form of Participant Certificate
|
EXHIBIT O
|
Form of Activity Report
|
EXHIBIT P
|
Form of Amendment No. 1 Intercreditor Agreement
|
SCHEDULES
|
|
SCHEDULE 1.01A
|
Excluded Jurisdictions
|
SCHEDULE 1.01B
|
Guarantors on the Effective Date
|
SCHEDULE 1.01C
|
Effective Date Security Agreements
|
SCHEDULE 1.01D
|
Effective Date Real Property
|
SCHEDULE 1.01E
|
Effective Date Letters of Credit
|
SCHEDULE 2.01
|
Commitments
|
SCHEDULE 3.01
|
Existing Letters of Credit
|
SCHEDULE 6.05
|
Disclosed Litigation
|
SCHEDULE 6.12
|
Sanctions
|
SCHEDULE 6.20(a)
|
Capitalization of Parent
|
SCHEDULE 6.20(b)
|
Capitalization of Subsidiaries
|
SCHEDULE 7.11
|
Post-Closing Grant and Perfection Requirements
|
SCHEDULE 8.01
|
Existing Indebtedness
|
SCHEDULE 8.04
|
Existing Liens
|
SCHEDULE 8.05(d)
|
Specified Dispositions
|
SCHEDULE 8.06
|
Existing Investments
|
SCHEDULE 8.11
|
Existing Restrictive Agreements
|
1. Assignor[s]:
|
|
2. Assignee[s]:
|
____________________
and is [a][an] [Lender][Affiliate or Approved Fund of [identify Lender]][other assignee]3
|
3. Borrowers:
|
Weatherford International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (“WIL-Bermuda”) and Weatherford International, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“WIL-Delaware” and together with WIL-Bermuda, the “Borrowers”)
|
4. Administrative Agent:
|
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”), as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement
|
5. Credit Agreement:
|
LC Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, among WIL-Bermuda, WIL-Delaware, Weatherford International plc (“Parent”),
the Lenders from time to time party thereto, DBTCA, as administrative agent for the Lenders, and the Issuing Banks from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time
|
6. Assigned Interest:
|
As set forth on Annex 2 attached hereto.
|
7. Effective Date:
|
_____________, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF
TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
|
Amount of Aggregate
Commitment / Total Letter of Credit Exposure |
Amount of Commitment / Letter of Credit Exposure Assigned
|
Percentage Assigned of Commitments / Letter of Credit Exposure
|
$
|
$
|
%
|
☐ |
Assignee is a Swiss Qualifying Lender and has not entered into a participation (including sub-participation) arrangement with respect to the Credit Agreement with any Person
that is a Swiss Non-Qualifying Lender.
|
☐ |
Assignee is a Swiss Non-Qualifying Lender, and counts as one single creditor for purposes of the Swiss Non-Bank Rules and has not entered into a participation (including any
sub-participation) arrangement with respect to the Agreement with any Person that is a Swiss Non-Qualifying Lender.
|
ARTICLE I Definitions
|
2
|
|
SECTION 1.01
|
Construction; Certain Defined Terms
|
2
|
SECTION 1.02
|
Luxembourg Terms
|
14
|
SECTION 1.03
|
Designation of Swap and Banking Obligations
|
15
|
ARTICLE II Priorities and Agreements with Respect to Collateral
|
15
|
|
SECTION 2.01
|
Priority of Claims
|
15
|
SECTION 2.02
|
Actions With Respect to Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens
|
16
|
SECTION 2.03
|
No Duties of Senior Representative; Provision of Notice
|
18
|
SECTION 2.04
|
No Interference; Payment Over; Reinstatement
|
19
|
SECTION 2.05
|
Automatic Release of Junior Liens
|
21
|
SECTION 2.06
|
Certain Agreements With Respect to Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
|
22
|
SECTION 2.07
|
Reinstatement
|
28
|
SECTION 2.08
|
Entry Upon Premises by the ABL Collateral Agent
|
28
|
SECTION 2.09
|
Insurance
|
30
|
SECTION 2.10
|
Refinancings
|
30
|
SECTION 2.11
|
Amendments to Security Documents
|
31
|
SECTION 2.12
|
Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection
|
32
|
SECTION 2.13
|
Control Agreements
|
33
|
SECTION 2.14
|
Rights under Permits and Licenses
|
33
|
ARTICLE III Existence and Amounts of Liens and Obligations
|
33
|
|
ARTICLE IV Consent of Grantors
|
34
|
|
ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties
|
34
|
|
SECTION 5.01
|
Representations and Warranties of Each Party
|
34
|
SECTION 5.02
|
Representations and Warranties of Each Representative
|
34
|
ARTICLE VI Collateral Agency for Foreign Collateral
|
35
|
|
SECTION 6.01
|
Appointment of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
35
|
SECTION 6.02
|
Rights as a Secured Party
|
35
|
SECTION 6.03
|
Exculpatory Provisions
|
35
|
SECTION 6.04
|
Reliance by the Foreign Collateral Agent
|
36
|
SECTION 6.05
|
Delegation of Duties
|
37
|
SECTION 6.06
|
Resignation of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
37
|
SECTION 6.07
|
Non-Reliance on Foreign Collateral Agent and Other Secured Parties
|
38
|
SECTION 6.08
|
Collateral Matters
|
38
|
SECTION 6.09
|
Discretionary Rights
|
39
|
SECTION 6.10
|
Indemnification of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
40
|
SECTION 6.11
|
Treatment of Proceeds of Foreign Collateral
|
41
|
SECTION 6.12
|
Currency Conversion
|
42
|
SECTION 6.13
|
Swiss Collateral
|
42
|
SECTION 6.14
|
Scottish Collateral
|
42
|
ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous
|
43
|
|
SECTION 7.01
|
Legends
|
43
|
SECTION 7.02
|
Notices
|
44
|
SECTION 7.03
|
Waivers; Amendment
|
46
|
SECTION 7.04
|
Parties in Interest
|
46
|
SECTION 7.05
|
Survival of Agreement
|
47
|
SECTION 7.06
|
Counterparts
|
47
|
SECTION 7.07
|
Severability
|
47
|
SECTION 7.08
|
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
47
|
SECTION 7.09
|
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
|
48
|
SECTION 7.10
|
Headings
|
48
|
SECTION 7.11
|
Conflicts
|
48
|
SECTION 7.12
|
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
|
48
|
SECTION 7.13
|
Agent Capacities
|
48
|
SECTION 7.14
|
Supplements
|
49
|
SECTION 7.15
|
Collateral Agent Rights, Protections and Immunities
|
49
|
SECTION 7.16
|
Other Junior Intercreditor Agreements
|
49
|
SECTION 7.17
|
Additional Grantors
|
50
|
SECTION 7.18
|
Joinder of LC Australian Collateral Agent
|
50
|
(i) |
preserve its existence and corporate structure as in effect on the Effective Date;
|
(ii) |
not change its name or jurisdiction of organization or incorporation;
|
(iii) |
not maintain its place of business (if it has only one) or its chief executive office (if it has more than one place of business) at a location other than a location specified
in Exhibit “A”; and
|
(iv) |
not change its taxpayer identification number (if any) or its mailing address,
|
(i) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of the ULC Shares, those rights and remedies provided in this Security Agreement, the LC Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document, provided that this clause (i) shall not be understood to limit any rights or remedies available to the Agent and the Secured Parties prior to an Event of Default.
|
(ii) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of the ULC Shares, those rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to
the affected Collateral) or under any other applicable law when a debtor is in default under a security agreement.
|
(iii) |
Give notice of sole control or any other instruction under any Control Agreement or other control agreement with any securities intermediary and take any action therein with
respect to such Collateral.
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(iv) |
Without notice (except as specifically provided in Section 8.1 hereof or elsewhere herein), demand or advertisement of any kind to any Grantor or any other Person enter
the premises of any Grantor where any Collateral is located (through self-help and without judicial process) to collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, sell, lease, assign, grant an option or options to purchase or otherwise
dispose of, deliver, or realize upon, the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales (which sales may be adjourned or continued from time to time with or without notice and may take place
at any Grantor’s premises or elsewhere), for cash, on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk, and upon such other terms as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable.
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(v) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of the ULC Shares, concurrently with written notice to the applicable Grantor, transfer and register in its name or in the
name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, to exercise
the voting and all other rights as a holder with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends, interest, principal and other distributions made thereon and to otherwise act with respect to the Pledged Collateral as
though the Agent was the outright owner thereof.
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(i) |
procure that such payments can be made without deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, or with deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax at a reduced rate, by discharging the liability to
such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including double tax treaties) rather than payment of the tax;
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(ii) |
if the notification procedure pursuant to Section 7.5.2(i) hereof does not apply, deduct Swiss Withholding Tax at the rate of 35% (or such other rate as in force from
time to time), or if the notification procedure pursuant to Section 7.5.2(i) hereof applies for a part of the Swiss Withholding Tax only, deduct Swiss Withholding Tax at the reduced rate resulting after the discharge of part
of such tax by notification under applicable law, from any payment made by it in respect of Restricted Obligations and promptly pay any such taxes to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration;
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(iii) |
notify the Agent that such notification, or as the case may be, deduction has been made and provide the Agent with evidence that such a notification of the Swiss Federal Tax
Administration has been made or, as the case may be, such taxes deducted have been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and
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(iv) |
in the case of a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, use its best efforts to ensure that any person other than the Agent, which is entitled to a full or partial refund of the
Swiss Withholding Tax deducted from such payment in respect of Restricted Obligations, will, as soon as possible after such deduction:
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(i) |
the preparation of an up-to-date audited balance sheet of the Swiss Grantor;
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(ii) |
the confirmation of the auditors of the Swiss Grantor that the relevant amount represents the maximum of freely distributable profits;
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(iii) |
the prompt convening of a meeting of the shareholders of the Swiss Grantor which will approve the (resulting) profit distribution;
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(iv) |
if the enforcement of any Restricted Obligations would be limited as a result of any matter referred to in this Section 7.5, the Swiss Grantor shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, (a) write up or realise any of its assets shown in its balance sheet with a book value that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets, in case of realisation, however, only if such assets
are not necessary for the Swiss Grantor’s business (nicht betriebsnotwendig) and/or (b) reduce its share capital to the extent permitted by applicable law; and
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(v) |
all such other measures reasonably necessary and/or to promptly procure the fulfilment of all prerequisites reasonably necessary to allow the Swiss Grantor and relevant parent
company to promptly make the payments and perform the obligations agreed hereunder from time to time with a minimum of limitations.
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(i) |
preserve its existence and corporate structure as in effect on the Effective Date;
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(ii) |
not change its name or jurisdiction of organization or incorporation;
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(iii) |
not maintain its place of business (if it has only one) or its chief executive office (if it has more than one place of business) at a location other than a location specified
in Exhibit “A”; and
|
(iv) |
not change its taxpayer identification number (if any) or its mailing address,
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(i) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of ULC Shares, those rights and remedies provided in this Security Agreement, the LC Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document, provided that this clause (i) shall not be understood to limit any rights or remedies available to the Agent and the Secured Parties prior to an Event of Default.
|
(ii) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of ULC Shares, those rights and remedies available to a secured party under the PPSA (whether or not the PPSA applies to the
affected Collateral) or under any other applicable law when a debtor is in default under a security agreement.
|
(iii) |
Give notice of sole control or any other instruction under any Control Agreement or other control agreement with any Securities Intermediary and take any action therein with
respect to such Collateral.
|
(iv) |
Without notice (except as specifically provided in Section 8.1 hereof or elsewhere herein), demand or advertisement of any kind to any Grantor or any other Person enter
the premises of any Grantor where any Collateral is located (through self-help and without judicial process) to collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, sell, lease, assign, grant an option or options to purchase or otherwise
dispose of, deliver, or realize upon, the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales (which sales may be adjourned or continued from time to time with or without notice and may take place
at any Grantor’s premises or elsewhere), for cash, on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk, and upon such other terms as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable.
|
(v) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of ULC Shares, concurrently with written notice to the applicable Grantor, transfer and register in its name or in the name
of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, to exercise the
voting and all other rights as a holder with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends, interest, principal and other distributions made thereon and to otherwise act with respect to the Pledged Collateral as though
the Agent was the outright owner thereof.
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(vi) |
Appoint by instrument in writing one or more Receivers of any or all Grantors or any or all of the Collateral of any or all Grantors with such rights, powers and authority
(including any or all of the rights, powers and authority of the Administrative Agent under this Security Agreement, subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of ULC Shares) as may be provided for in the instrument of
appointment or any supplemental instrument, and remove and replace any such Receiver from time to time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any Receiver appointed by the Agent will (for purposes relating to the responsibility
for the Receiver's acts or omissions) be considered to be the agent of any such Grantor and not of the Agent or any of the other Secured Parties.
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(vii) |
Obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction an order for the appointment of a Receiver of any or all Grantors or of any or all of the Collateral of any or all Grantors.
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Address
|
City
|
Province
|
Owned or Leased
|
2603 - 5th Street
|
NISKU
|
AB
|
Owned
|
2801-84th Avenue
|
EDMONTON
|
AB
|
Owned
|
Name of Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Certificate Number(s)
|
Number of Shares
|
Class of Stock
|
Percentage of Outstanding Shares
|
Certificated
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Precision Energy Services ULC
|
C-13
C-14
C-15
|
448,374,124
213,807,963
246,686,606
|
Common Shares
Common Shares
Common Shares
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Precision Energy Services Colombia Ltd.
|
10
|
100
|
Common Shares
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Precision Energy Services ULC
|
Precision Energy International Ltd.
|
A-4
A-5
|
1
1
|
Common Share
Common Share
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Weatherford (Nova Scotia) ULC
|
2
3
PA-2
|
9,980
10
1,738
|
Common Shares
Common Shares
Preferred Shares
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Weatherford Australia Holding Pty Limited
|
No. 5
|
1
|
Ordinary Share
|
100%
|
Yes
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Weatherford Australia Pty Limited
|
No. 15
|
1,114,258
|
Ordinary Shares
|
63.78998832%
|
Yes
|
Precision Energy Services ULC
|
Weatherford International de Argentina S.A.
|
52
|
14,912
|
Common Shares
|
0.00108443%
|
Yes
|
Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Number
|
Face Amount
|
Coupon Rate
|
Maturity
|
None.
|
Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Number
|
Face Amount
|
Coupon Rate
|
Maturity
|
None.
|
Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Description of Collateral
|
Percentage Ownership Interest
|
Weatherford (Nova Scotia) ULC
|
Weatherford (G.B.) LLP
|
99.9999996 Subscription Units
|
99.9999996%
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Weatherford (G.B.) LLP
|
0.0000004 Subscription Units
|
0.0000004%
|
GRANTOR
|
JURISDICTION FOR FILING FINANCING STATEMENT AGAINST SUCH GRANTOR
|
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Manitoba
|
Precision Energy Services ULC
|
Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Manitoba
|
Precision Energy International Ltd.
|
Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Manitoba
|
Precision Energy Services Colombia Ltd.
|
Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Manitoba
|
Weatherford (Nova Scotia) ULC
|
Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Manitoba
|
GRANTOR
|
Type of Organization
|
Jurisdiction of Organization or Incorporation
|
Organization Number
|
1. Weatherford Canada Ltd.
|
Corporation
|
Alberta
|
2010240824
|
2. Weatherford (Nova
Scotia) ULC
|
Unlimited liability company
|
Nova Scotia
|
3090913
|
3. Precision Energy
Services ULC
|
Unlimited liability corporation
|
Alberta
|
2011901994
|
4. Precision Energy
International Ltd.
|
Corporation
|
Alberta
|
2011256845
|
5. Precision Energy
Services Colombia Ltd.
|
Corporation
|
Alberta
|
206760704
|
Name of Grantor
|
Name of Institution
|
Account Number
|
None.
|
Name of Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Certificate Number(s)
|
Number of Shares
|
Class of Stock
|
Percentage of Outstanding Shares
|
Name of Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Number
|
Face Amount
|
Coupon Rate
|
Maturity
|
Name of Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Number
|
Type
|
Face Amount
|
Coupon Rate
|
Maturity
|
Name of Grantor
|
Issuer
|
Description of Collateral
|
Percentage Ownership Interest
|
Name of Grantor
|
Description of Collateral
|
Serial Number
|
Clause |
Page No. |
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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2.
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TRUST
|
12
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3.
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
|
12
|
4.
|
ABL DEED OF CHARGE AND ASSIGNMENT
|
13
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5.
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COVENANT TO PAY
|
13
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6.
|
SECURITY
|
13
|
7.
|
REDEMPTION OF SECURITY
|
17
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8.
|
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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17
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9.
|
COVENANTS RELATING TO ASSETS – PERFECTION, RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS, PROTECTION
|
18
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10.
|
GENERAL COVENANTS
|
23
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11.
|
CRYSTALLISATION OF FLOATING CHARGE
|
23
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12.
|
ENFORCEMENT
|
24
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13.
|
CONTINUING SECURITY, OTHER SECURITY ETC.
|
25
|
14.
|
FURTHER ASSURANCES, POWER OF ATTORNEY, ETC.
|
25
|
15.
|
THE COLLATERAL AGENT'S RIGHTS
|
27
|
16.
|
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
|
28
|
17.
|
RECEIVER
|
29
|
18.
|
APPLICATION OF MONEYS
|
31
|
19.
|
PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
|
31
|
20.
|
PROTECTION OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND RECEIVER
|
32
|
21.
|
COSTS, EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
|
33
|
22.
|
CONSENTS, VARIATIONS, WAIVERS AND RIGHTS
|
33
|
23.
|
PARTIAL INVALIDITY
|
33
|
24.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
33
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25.
|
THIRD PARTIES
|
34
|
26.
|
DETERMINATIONS
|
34
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27.
|
ASSIGNMENT
|
34
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28.
|
NOTICES
|
34
|
29.
|
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
|
34
|
SCHEDULE 1 BANK ACCOUNTS
|
37
|
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PART 1 – GENERAL BANK ACCOUNTS
|
37
|
|
PART 2 – COLLECTION BANK ACCOUNT
|
38
|
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SCHEDULE 2 ASSIGNED AGREEMENTS
|
39
|
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SCHEDULE 3 INSURANCE POLICIES
|
41
|
|
SCHEDULE 4 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OF BANK ACCOUNTS
|
42
|
|
PART 1 – FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE FOR GENERAL BANK ACCOUNTS
|
42
|
|
PART 2 – FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE FOR COLLECTION BANK ACCOUNTS
|
45
|
|
SCHEDULE 5 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OF ASSIGNED AGREEMENTS
|
49
|
|
SCHEDULE 6 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OF INSURANCE POLICIES
|
52
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(1) |
WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED, a limited company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number 00862925, whose registered office
is at Gotham Road, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6JX (the "Company"); and
|
(2) |
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (the "Collateral Agent"), which expression includes its
successors in title and assigns acting for itself and on behalf of the Secured Parties as the holders of the Secured Obligations (as defined below)).
|
(A) |
Under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) the Lenders have granted to the Borrowers a letter of credit line facility (the "Facility").
|
(B) |
Under the Guarantee various Affiliates of the Parent, including the Company, have guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement.
|
(C) |
It is a requirement under the Loan Agreement that obligations of the Company under the Guarantee are secured by this Deed.
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(D) |
The Company has agreed to mortgage, assign and charge by way of security all of its right, title, interest and benefit in, to and under its assets, rights, revenues and
undertaking (except any Excluded Assets) in favour of the Collateral Agent as security for the Secured Obligations, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Deed (each as defined below).
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(E) |
The Company's board of directors has concluded after due consideration of all relevant circumstances that entering into this Deed is in the best interests of and for the benefit
of the Company for the purposes of its business.
|
(F) |
It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand.
|
1. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
|
1.1 |
Capitalised words and phrases used but not defined in this Deed shall have the meanings set out in the Loan Agreement and the following words and expressions have the meanings
set out below:
|
"ABL Deed of Charge |
means a deed of charge and assignment dated on
|
and Assignment" |
or about the date hereof between, amongst others, the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as collateral agent, granted pursuant to an asset based loan credit
agreement dated on or about the date of this Deed between, amongst others, Weatherford International Ltd. and Weatherford International, LLC as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as
collateral agent;
|
"Administrator" |
means any person or persons for the time being acting as administrator of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Insolvency Act;
|
"Assets" |
means property, assets, rights, revenues, income, uncalled capital, licences, business and undertakings and any interest therein, in each case whatsoever and wheresoever
situated, present and future (but shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Assigned Assets" | has the meaning set out in Clause 0 (6.4 | Assignment); |
"Assigned Agreements" |
means each agreement specified in Schedule 2 (Assigned Agreements) together with each other agreement supplementing or amending or
novating or replacing the same designated as an Assigned Agreement;
|
"Bank Accounts" |
means the General Bank Accounts and the Collection Bank Accounts;
|
"Book Debts" |
means all book and other debts (including rents) and other moneys, liabilities and monetary claims of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter due, owing or payable to the Company
(including moneys, liabilities and claims deriving from or in relation to any Investments, any contract or agreement to which the Company is party, or any other Assets or rights of the Company, and including the benefit of any
judgment or order to pay money and any amounts due or owing from any government or governmental agency including in respect of Taxes) and all other rights of the Company to receive money (but excluding all moneys now or hereafter
standing to the credit of any account held by the Company with any bank) and any proceeds thereof; and the benefit of (including the proceeds of all claims under) all rights, Security Interests, securities, guarantees, indemnities,
negotiable instruments, letters of credit and Insurances of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned or held by the Company in relation to any of the foregoing (but "Book Debts" shall
exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Business Day" |
means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London and New York City;
|
"cash" |
means cash within the meaning of Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003;
|
"Centre of Main Interests" |
means, in relation to a person, its centre of main interests within the meaning of the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings 2000;
|
"Charged Assets" |
means all Assets from time to time subject or expressed or intended to be subject to the Charges (whether fixed or floating) under or pursuant to this Deed, and "Charged Assets" includes any part of any of them and any right, title, interest or benefit therein or in respect thereof (but shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Charges" |
means any or all of the Security Interests created or expressed to be created, or which may now or hereafter be created or expressed to be created, by or pursuant to this Deed,
including any further Security Interests created pursuant to Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) or Clause 0 (6.9Excluded Property);
|
"Collection Account Banks" |
means the account banks listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Collection Bank Account) under the column "Account
Bank";
|
"Collection Account Notice" |
means a notice in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4 (Form of Notice of Charge for Collection Bank Accounts );
|
"Collection Bank Accounts" |
means the accounts listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Collection Bank Account) held by the Company with the bank or banks specified in
Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Collection Bank Account) and any other bank account maintained by the Company with any financial institution as the Collateral Agent may from time to time designate in
writing as a Collection Bank Account, including in each case any redesignation or renewal thereof and all balances now or hereafter standing to the credit of any such account including all interest from time to time thereon, the debt
represented thereby and all rights in relation thereto (but "Collection Bank Accounts" shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Credit Claims" |
means credit claims within the meaning of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No 2) Regulations 2003;
|
"Delegate" |
means a delegate or subdelegate appointed pursuant to Clause 0 (15.The Collateral Agent's RIGHTS);
|
"Disputes" |
means any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Deed (including regarding its existence, validity or termination);
|
"Enforcement Event" | has the meaning set out in Clause 0 (12. | ENFORCEMENT); |
"Equipment" |
means plant, machinery, equipment (including office equipment), vehicles, computers and other chattels of any kind (but excluding any from time to time which are part of the
Company's stock in trade or work in progress) now or hereafter owned by the Company or in its possession and all proceeds of sale or other disposal thereof, all moneys paid or payable in respect thereof, rights under any agreement,
Security Interest or guarantee in relation thereto and all other rights in relation thereto, and "Equipment" includes any part of any of them (but "Equipment"
shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Excluded Assets" |
means:
|
(a) |
the "Excluded Assets" as defined in the Loan Agreement;
|
(b) |
£17,956, together with accrued interest thereon, deposited with Ashville (Tewkesbury) Limited pursuant to a Rent Deposit Deed dated 3 January 2007;
|
(c) |
the amount, together with accrued interest thereon, deposited with Tewkesbury Investments Limited pursuant to a Rent Deposit Deed dated 11 January 2011;
|
(d) |
all present and future rights, title, benefit and interest in and to each account and related deposit charged in favour of Barclays Bank Plc pursuant to a Fixed Charge over
Accounts Deed dated 7 August 2019,
|
"financial collateral" |
means financial collateral within the meaning of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003, as amended;
|
"financial instrument" |
means a financial instrument within the meaning of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003;
|
"Fixed Charge Assets" |
means any part or parts of the Charged Assets effectively charged by way of fixed Security Interests or effectively mortgaged or assigned by way of fixed Security Interests
under this Deed;
|
"Fixtures" |
means fixtures, fittings and fixed plant, machinery and equipment (including trade fixtures and fittings);
|
"Floating Charge Assets" |
means any part or parts of the Charged Assets subject to the floating charge contained in Clause 0 (6.5Floating Charge);
|
"General Account Banks" |
means the account banks listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (General Bank Accounts) under the heading "Account
Bank";
|
"General Bank Accounts" |
means the accounts listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (General Bank Accounts) held by the Company with the bank or banks specified in Part 1
of Schedule 1 (General Bank Accounts) and any other bank account maintained by the Company with any financial institution as the Collateral Agent may from time to time designate in writing as a
General Bank Account, including in each case any redesignation or renewal thereof and all balances now or hereafter standing to the credit of any such account including all interest from time to time thereon, the debt represented
thereby and all rights in relation thereto (but "General Bank Accounts" shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Guarantee" |
means an Affiliate Guaranty dated on or about the date of this Deed between, among others, the Parent and the Collateral Agent ;
|
"Holding Company" |
means a holding company within the meaning of section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
|
"Insolvency Act" |
means the Insolvency Act 1986;
|
"Insolvency Event" |
in relation to any person, means:
|
(a) |
such person is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due, suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial
difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness (including any composition, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of such person);
|
(b) |
any resolution is passed or order made for the winding up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation of that person, a moratorium is declared in relation to any indebtedness
of that person or an administrator is appointed to that person (other than a solvent liquidation or reorganisation of such person on terms previously approved in writing by the Collateral Agent);
|
(c) |
the appointment of any liquidator (other than a solvent liquidation or reorganisation of such person on terms previously approved in writing by the Collateral Agent), receiver,
administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of that person or any of its assets; or
|
(d) |
in respect of any person, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.
|
"Insolvency Rules" |
means the Insolvency Rules 2016;
|
"Insurances" |
means contracts or policies of insurance or indemnity of any kind (including life insurance or assurance) now or hereafter taken out by or on behalf of the Company or (to the
extent of its interest) in which the Company has any interest, and all rights in relation thereto, proceeds thereof, claims and returns of premium in respect thereof (but "Insurances" shall
exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Intercreditor Agreement" |
means the intercreditor agreement, dated on or about the date of this Deed, among the Collateral Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Parent, Weatherford
International Ltd., Weatherford International LLC, and the other grantors of the Parent named therein;
|
"Intellectual Property Rights" |
means patents, registered designs, copyrights, inventions, semi‑conductor topography rights, rights in designs, rights in trade marks and service marks, business names and trade
names, get up, logos, domain names, moral rights, rights in confidential information, rights in know‑how, database rights, rights protecting goodwill, or reputation and any interests (including by way of licence or sub‑licence) in any
of the foregoing, and any other intellectual property rights and interests whatsoever now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which it has any interest, in each case whether registered or not and including all applications, rights
to apply for and rights to use the same and all fees, royalties and other rights of every kind relating to or deriving from any of the same (but "Intellectual Property Rights" shall exclude, for
the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
|
"Investments" |
means shares, stocks, bonds, notes, certificates of deposit, debenture stocks, loan stocks and other securities or investments of any kind and all rights relating to any of the
foregoing (including rights relating to any of the same which are deposited with, registered in the name of or credited to an account with any clearing system or house, depositary, custodian, nominee, controller, investment manager or
other similar person or their nominee, in each case whether or not on a fungible basis and including all rights against such person); warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for, purchase, call for delivery of, redeem, convert
other securities or investments into or otherwise to acquire any of the foregoing; and units in a unit trust scheme (as defined in section 237(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000); together in each case with all rights
in respect thereof and all dividends, interest, cash or other distributions, accretions or Investments in respect of or deriving from any of the foregoing, and "Investments" means any of the
foregoing including any part of them (but "Investments" shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Law of Property Act" |
means the Law of Property Act 1925;
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"Legally Mortgaged Property" |
means any Real Property which may in future be legally mortgaged or charged by the Company to the Collateral Agent by or pursuant to this Deed, and "Legally Mortgaged Property" includes any part of any such Real Property;
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"Loan Agreement" |
means the letter of credit facility agreement, between, among others, the Parent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated on or about the date of this Deed;
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"Loss" |
means any liability, damages, claim, cost, loss, penalty, expense, demand (or actions in respect thereof) including, legal, accounting or other charges, fees, costs,
disbursements and expenses in connection therewith;
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"Material Real Property" |
means Real Property located in the United States of America, Canada or the United Kingdom owned by the Company with a net book value in excess of US$10,000,000 and that is not
an Excluded Asset;
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"Mortgaged Investments" |
means Investments from time to time subject or expressed to be subject to the Charges, and "Mortgaged Investments" includes any part of
any of them;
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"Parent" |
means Weatherford International Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, with registered number 540406 whose registered office
address is 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2;
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"Payment in Full" |
means the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan
Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been received by the Company) shall have been paid in full in cash;
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"Proceedings" |
means any proceedings, suits or actions arising out of or in connection with any Disputes or otherwise arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including regarding its
existence, validity or termination);
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"Real Property" |
means freehold property in England and Wales and any other land or buildings anywhere in the world, any estate or interest therein and any reference to "Real Property" includes a reference to all rights from time to time attached or appurtenant thereto and all buildings and Fixtures from time to time therein or thereon;
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"receiver" |
includes a manager, a receiver and manager and an "administrative receiver" as defined by Section 251 of the Insolvency Act;
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"Receiver" |
means a receiver appointed under this Deed or pursuant to any applicable law, and includes more than one such receiver and any substituted receiver but not an administrative
receiver as defined in Section 251 of the Insolvency Act;
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(a) |
all dividends, distributions and other income paid or payable on a Investment, together with all shares or other property derived from any Investment and all other allotments,
accretions, rights, benefits and advantages of all kinds accruing, offered or otherwise derived from or incidental to that Investment (whether by way of conversion, redemption, bonus, preference, option or otherwise);
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(b) |
in relation to any other Charged Assets:
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(i) |
the proceeds of sale, transfer or other disposition of any part of that asset;
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(ii) |
all rights under any licence, agreement for sale or agreement for lease in respect of that asset;
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(iii) |
all rights, process, benefits, claims, causes of action, contracts, warranties, remedies, security, guarantee, indemnities or covenants for title in respect of or derived from
that asset; and/or
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(iv) |
any income, moneys and proceeds paid or payable in respect of that asset;
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"Relevant Charged Assets" |
means such part or parts of the Charged Assets in respect of which a Receiver has been appointed;
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"Requirement of Law" |
means, as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject;
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"Secured Obligations" |
has the meaning given to it in the Loan Agreement but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall also include all legal and other costs, charges and expenses and any other Loss which
the Collateral Agent , any other Secured Party, any Receiver or any Delegate may incur in enforcing or obtaining, or attempting to enforce or obtain, payment of any such moneys and liabilities to the extent such costs, charges,
expenses and other Losses are of the type reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 11.03 (Expenses, Etc.) of the Loan Agreement;
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"Secured Parties" |
has the meaning given to it in the Loan Agreement;
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"Security Interest" |
means any mortgage or sub‑mortgage, standard security, fixed or floating charge or sub‑charge, pledge, lien, assignment or assignation by way of security or subject to a proviso
for redemption, encumbrance, hypothecation, retention of title, or other security interest whatsoever howsoever created or arising and its equivalent or analogue whatever called in any other jurisdiction, and any agreement or
arrangement having substantially the same economic or financial effect as any of the foregoing (including any "hold back" or "flawed asset" arrangement)
and any secured interest, agreement or arrangement analogous to any of the foregoing arising under the laws of any other jurisdiction;
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"Taxes" |
has the meaning given to it in the Loan Agreement and “Tax” and “Taxation” shall be constructed
accordingly;
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1.2 |
In this Deed, unless otherwise specified:
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(a) |
references to the neuter or to any gender include both genders and the neuter, references to a "company" shall be construed so as to
include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established, and references to a "person" include any individual, firm, partnership, body
corporate, unincorporated association, government, state or agency of a state, local or municipal authority or government body, trust, foundation, joint venture or association (in each case whether or not having separate legal
personality);
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(b) |
references to parties, Clauses, sub‑Clauses, paragraphs, sub‑paragraphs and Schedules, Exhibits and Annexures are to Clauses, sub‑Clauses and paragraphs and sub‑paragraphs of,
and the parties and Schedules to, this Deed, and references to this Deed include a reference to each of its Schedules, Exhibits and Annexures;
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(c) |
a reference to this Deed, an agreement or other document is a reference to this Deed, that agreement or document as supplemented, amended, novated or replaced from time to time
in accordance with its terms, and to any agreement, deed or document executed pursuant thereto;
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(d) |
the words "include" and "including" are to be construed without limitation, general words
introduced by the word "other" are not to be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things, and
general words are not to be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are followed by particular examples intended to be embraced by the general words;
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(e) |
a reference to a "day" means a period of 24 hours running for midnight to midnight; a reference to a time of day is to London time;
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(f) |
headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Deed;
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(g) |
a reference to the provision of any statute, statutory provision, order, instrument, rule or regulation is to that provision as amended or re‑enacted from time to time, any
provision of which it is a re‑enactment or consolidation and any order, instrument, rule or regulation at any time made or issued under it;
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(h) |
the word "vary" shall be construed to include amend, modify and supplement, and "variation" and
other cognate terms shall be construed accordingly;
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(i) |
a reference to a person shall include references to his permitted successors, transferees (including by novation) and assigns and any person deriving title under or through him,
whether in security or otherwise; and any person into which such person may be merged or consolidated, or any company resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation or any person succeeding to substantially all of the business
of that person; and
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(j) |
a reference to "dollars" or "US$" is to the lawful currency for the time being of the United
States of America;
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(k) |
a document expressed to be "in the agreed form" means a document in a form which has been agreed by the parties and a copy of which has
been identified as such and initialled by or on behalf of each of the parties; and
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(l) |
a reference to "rights" includes rights, remedies, benefits, authorities, powers, privileges, discretions, claims, remedies, liberties,
easements, quasi-easements and appurtenances (in each case, of any nature whatsoever whether under this Deed, by statute, at law or in equity) or otherwise howsoever.
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1.3 |
The undertakings and other obligations of the Company, Collateral Agent or any other person under this Deed shall at all times be read and construed as subject to the provisions
of the Intercreditor Agreement, Loan Agreement and the Guarantee which shall prevail in case of any conflict. Subject to this and to Clause 0 (1.Definitions and
INTERPRETATION), if there is any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Deed and any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Deed shall prevail.
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1.4 |
The terms of this Deed shall not operate or be construed so as to prohibit or restrict any transaction or matter that is permitted by the Loan Agreement.
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1.5 |
For the purpose of section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, this Deed incorporates all the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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2. |
TRUST
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2.1 |
The Collateral Agent shall hold, and hereby declares that it shall hold, the benefit of the Charges and the benefit of all representations, warranties, covenants and
undertakings under this Deed on trust for the Secured Parties on and subject to the terms of this Deed and the Company hereby acknowledges such trusts.
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2.2 |
In this Deed the Collateral Agent acts under the authority of the Secured Parties contained in Article X (Administrative Agent) of the
Loan Agreement and in accordance with, subject to and with the full benefit of the provisions of such Article X (Administrative Agent).
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3. |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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3.1 |
Reference is made to the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Secured Party, of its acceptance of the benefits of this Deed (a) consents to the subordination of security provided for
in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by, and will take no actions contrary to, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the
Intercreditor Agreement as Collateral Agent on behalf of such Secured Party. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured Parties to extend credit to Borrowers or to acquire any notes or other evidence of any
debt obligation owing from the Borrowers and such Secured Parties are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
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3.2 |
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Deed, the security created hereby and the rights, remedies, duties and obligations provided for herein are subject in
all respects to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent provided therein, the applicable LC Security Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between
the provisions of this Deed and the Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.
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4. |
ABL DEED OF CHARGE AND ASSIGNMENT
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4.1 |
All security created under this Deed does not affect the security created by the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment.
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4.2 |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, provided that the Company is in compliance with the terms of the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment (including without limitation, any
obligation to deliver or deposit any deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation thereunder) then to the extent that the terms of this Deed impose the same or substantially the same
obligation in respect of such deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation, the Company will be deemed to have complied with the relevant obligations under this Deed by virtue of its
compliance under the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment, provided however that, in the event that the terms of the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment no longer continue to be in full force and effect or the ABL Deed of Charge and
Assignment is released or discharged (or as otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement) the Company shall be required to as soon as reasonably practicable comply with the relevant obligations under this Deed. The Collateral
Agent may retain any document delivered to it under this Deed or otherwise only until such time as the Security Interests created under this Deed are irrevocably released.
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5. |
COVENANT TO PAY
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6. |
SECURITY
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6.1 |
Real Property
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6.2 |
Mortgages
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6.3 |
Fixed Charges
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(a) |
all funds from time to time standing to the credit of a Bank Account, together with all entitlements to interest and other Related Rights from time to time accruing to or
arising in connection with sums;
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(b) |
all present and future Book Debts and all its other present and future negotiable instruments (other than any which are Investments);
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(c) |
all present and future Equipment and all corresponding Related Rights;
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(d) |
all present and future Intellectual Property Rights and all corresponding Related Rights;
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(e) |
all its present and future goodwill, present and future uncalled capital (if any) and the benefit of all present and future licences, consents and authorisations (statutory or
otherwise) held or to be held by it in connection with its business or the use of any Charged Assets (but excluding any licence requiring the licensor's consent to the creation of Security Interests under the Deed if such consent has
not been obtained) and the right to receive all compensation payable in respect thereof (but excluding, in all cases, the Excluded Assets); and
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(f) | if not effectively assigned by Clause 0 (6.4 | Assignment), all its rights, title and interest in (and claims under) the Assigned Agreements and all corresponding Related Rights. |
6.4 |
Assignment
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(a) | Subject to Clause 0 (6.9 | Excluded Property) below, as further continuing security for the payment of the Secured Obligations, the Company assigns absolutely with full title guarantee to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties all its rights, title and interest, both present and future, from time to time in and to each of the following assets: |
(i) |
the proceeds of any Insurances and all Related Rights; and
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(ii) |
the Assigned Agreements and all proceeds and claims arising from them,
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(b) | To the extent that any Assigned Asset described in Clause 00 (6.4 | Assignment) is not assignable, the assignment which that clause purports to effect shall operate as an assignment of all present and future rights and claims of the Company to any proceeds of such Insurances. |
6.5 |
Floating Charge
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6.6 |
Collection Bank Accounts
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(a) |
The Company shall maintain the Collection Bank Accounts pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.01(e) (Letters of Credit) of the
Loan Agreement with the Collection Account Banks.
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(b) |
The Collateral Agent shall have sole signing rights in relation to each Collection Bank Account.
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(c) | Subject to Clause 0 (6.6 | Collection Bank Accounts) below, the Collateral Agent and the Company acknowledge and agree that the application of amounts standing to the credit of any Collection Bank Account shall be governed by the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. |
(d) |
The Company shall not be entitled to:
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(i) |
make, or direct the making of, any payments or withdrawals from any Collection Bank Account;
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(ii) |
direct the Collection Account Banks as regards the operation of any Collection Bank Account (whether as to payments from the Collection Bank Accounts or otherwise howsoever);
and/or
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(iii) |
close any of its Collection Bank Accounts or agree to any variation of the rights or terms and conditions attaching to any of its Collection Bank Accounts,
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(e) |
The Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of any change in any identifying details of any of its Collection Bank Accounts (including its account
number and sort code), provide details thereof to the Collateral Agent .
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(f) |
The Company irrevocably and unconditionally authorises the Collateral Agent , without prior notice, from time to time to debit any Collection Bank Account in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Agreement.
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(g) |
The Company shall, promptly after execution of this Deed, execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a Collection Account Notice on the relevant Collection Account Bank and use
reasonable endeavours to procure that such Collection Account Bank signs and delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement substantially in the form set out in the Collection Account Notice (together with any amendments
requested by the Collection Account Bank which are acceptable to the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably)) on the date of such service.
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(h) |
On the date of opening or acquiring a Collection Bank Account, serve a Collection Account Notice on the relevant Collection Account Bank and use reasonable endeavours to procure
that such Collection Account Bank signs and delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement substantially in the form set out in the Collection Account Notice (together with any amendments requested by the Collection Account Bank
which are acceptable to the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably)) on the date of such service.
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6.7 |
General Bank Accounts
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6.8 |
Full Title Guarantee
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6.9 |
Excluded Property
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7. |
REDEMPTION OF SECURITY
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7.1 |
Upon Payment in Full, the Collateral Agent , at the request and cost of the Company but without being responsible or liable for any reasonable and documented costs, expenses,
claims or liabilities occasioned by acting upon such request, shall release or discharge the Charged Assets from the Charges and reconvey, reassign or retransfer to or to the order of the Company or any other person entitled thereto
any Charged Assets assigned to the Collateral Agent .
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7.2 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Company under this Deed shall automatically terminate and the Collateral Agent , at the request and cost of the Company but
without being responsible or liable for any reasonable and documented costs, expenses, claims or liabilities occasioned by acting upon such request, shall release or discharge the Charged Assets from the Charges and reconvey, reassign
or retransfer to or to the order of the Company or any other person entitled thereto any Charged Assets assigned to the Collateral Agent , in each case, to the extent provided in and in accordance with Section 11.01(c) (Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral) and Section 11.23 (Release of Guarantors) of the Loan Agreement.
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8. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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8.1 |
The Company represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent that as of the date of this Deed:
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(a) |
it is a limited company duly incorporated and existing under the Companies Act 1948 and has the power and authority to own its Assets and to carry on its business and operations
as now conducted;
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(b) |
it has the power to enter into, and perform and comply with all the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under, this Deed, and to create the Charges;
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(c) |
all corporate authority and any other actions, conditions and things whatsoever required to be obtained, taken, fulfilled and done (including the obtaining of any necessary
consents) in order to enable the Company lawfully to enter into, and perform and comply with all the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under, this Deed, to ensure that those obligations are valid, legal, binding and
enforceable, to permit the creation of the Charges in accordance with this Deed except, in each case (i) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity which may limit the right to obtain equitable remedies (regardless of whether such enforceability is a
proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) as to the enforceability of provisions for indemnification and the limitations thereon arising as a matter of law or public policy;
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(d) |
the obligations of the Company under this Deed and (subject to all necessary registrations thereof being made) the Charges are valid, legal, binding and enforceable and, in the
case of the Charges, have first priority and ranking except, in each case (i) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity which may limit the right to obtain equitable remedies (regardless of whether such enforceability is a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) as to the enforceability
of provisions for indemnification and the limitations thereon arising as a matter of law or public policy;
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(e) |
its entry into, and performance of and compliance with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under this Deed, and the creation of the Charges under this Deed, do not and
will not (i) breach or violate any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien
prohibited under the Loan Agreement upon any of its property or assets pursuant to the terms of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which it is party or by which any of its property or assets are bound or to which it is
subject, except for breaches, violations and defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) violate any provision of its organisational documents or by-laws;
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(f) |
(save to the extent disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing prior to the date of this Deed) it has good and valid rights in or the power to transfer the Assets expressed to
be mortgaged, assigned or charged by it under this Deed;
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(g) |
no Security Interest (other than the Charges) or claim exists on, over or in respect of any of the Assets, except those claims permitted by the Loan Agreement;
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(h) |
(save to the extent disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing prior to the date of this Deed) it has not disposed of or sold or granted any lease, tenancy, option or
pre‑emption right over or in respect of, any part of its right, title or interest in, to or in respect of any of the Charged Assets, and it has not agreed to do any of the foregoing, except, in each case, as permitted by the Loan
Agreement; and
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(i) |
the Company's Centre of Main Interests is in the UK.
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9. |
COVENANTS RELATING TO ASSETS – PERFECTION, RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS, PROTECTION
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9.1 |
Documents of Title
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9.2 |
Negative Pledge
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(a) |
The Company may only create, incur, assume or permit to exist a Security Interest on any Charged Asset if it is permitted by Section 8.04 (Liens)
of the Loan Agreement.
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(b) |
The Company may only Dispose of any Charged Asset if it is permitted by Section 8.05 (Asset Dispositions) of the Loan Agreement.
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9.3 |
Assets and Charges Generally
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(a) |
make all filings and registrations necessary for the creation, perfection, preservation, protection or maintenance of the Charges except to the extent that the Company is
expressly permitted by the Loan Agreement or this Deed not to do so;
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(b) |
use commercially reasonable endeavours to obtain, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably), as soon as practicable and in any event within
45 days of the date of this Deed or, after the date of this Deed, within 45 days of the date of acquisition of any Asset (or, in any such case, such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion), any
consents necessary to enable all the Assets of the Company to be subject to effective Security Interests pursuant to Clause 0 (6.SECURITY) and the Asset
concerned shall immediately upon obtaining any such consent become subject to the fixed Charge under Clause 0 (6.3Fixed Charges);
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(c) |
maintain or keep or cause to be kept all of the Charged Assets in good and substantial repair and, where applicable, good working order (wear and tear excepted) so that its
business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices, except in each case where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(d) |
in addition and without prejudice to any other provision of this Deed, not do or suffer to be done anything which could materially prejudice the effectiveness of any of the
Charges or their priority under this Deed except as permitted by the Loan Agreement or this Deed.
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9.4 |
Real Property
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(a) |
consents to the registration of a restriction in the Proprietorship Register relating to the title number or numbers under which the whole or any part of the Legally Mortgaged
Property is registered at HM Land Registry in the following terms:
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(b) |
consents (in the case of any Real Property forming part of the Charged Assets title to which is registered or registrable at HM Land Registry but which does not form part of the
Legally Mortgaged Property) to the registration of an agreed notice by the Collateral Agent against the title or titles under which such Real Property is registered; and
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(c) |
authorises the Collateral Agent and/or any solicitors or other agent acting on behalf of the Collateral Agent to complete, execute on the Company's behalf and deliver to H. M.
Land Registry any form (including Land Registry form RX1 and AN1), document or other information requested by H. M. Land Registry with regard to either or both of the above.
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9.5 |
General Bank Accounts
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(a) |
promptly after execution of this Deed (or, if later, within 45 days (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) of the opening of a
new bank account), execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent notices, substantially in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 4 (Form of Notice of Charge for General Bank Accounts ) or such
other form as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require;
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(b) |
use its reasonable endeavours to procure that each relevant bank, with whom a General Bank Account is maintained, delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement in writing
substantially in the form attached to such notice provided that if the Company has not been able to obtain such countersignature and acknowledgement, any obligation to comply with this Clause 00 (9.5General
Bank Accounts) shall cease after 180 days of the service of the relevant notice; and
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(c) |
save with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent or as may be permitted under the Loan Agreement, the Company shall not assign or otherwise dispose of any rights,
title or interest in any General Bank Account (and no right, title or interest in relation to any such account or credit balance maintained with the Collateral Agent shall be capable of assignment or disposal).
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9.6 |
Insurance Policies
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(a) |
The Company will, promptly after execution of this Deed (or, if later, within 45 days (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) of
the Company obtaining new Insurance Policy), execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (or procure delivery of) a notice of assignment substantially in the form set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Notice
of Charge of Insurance Policies), in respect of each Insurance Policy detailed at Schedule 3 (Insurance Policies).
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(b) |
In each case, the Company shall use reasonable endeavours to procure that such insurer signs and delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement substantially in the form
set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Notice of Charge of Insurance Policies) within twenty Business Days of such service provided that, if the relevant
Company has not been able to obtain such acknowledgment from the relevant insurer any obligation to comply with this Clause shall cease twenty Business Days following the date of service of the relevant Notice of Assignment.
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9.7 |
Assigned Agreements
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9.8 |
Charged Book Debts
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9.9 |
Mortgaged Investments
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(a) |
Without prejudice and in addition to the other provisions of this Clause 0 (9.Covenants relating to
Assets – Perfection, Restrictions on Dealings, PROTECTION) and Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of
Attorney, ETC.), the Company shall deposit with the Collateral Agent :
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(i) |
transfers of the Mortgaged Investments (or declarations of trust in respect of any Mortgaged Investments not in the Company's sole name) in each case duly completed and executed
by the Company or its nominee with the name of the transferee, date and consideration left blank or, if the Collateral Agent so reasonably requires, duly executed by the Company or its nominee in favour of the Collateral Agent (or the
Collateral Agent 's nominee) and stamped, and such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to enable the Collateral Agent (or the Collateral Agent 's nominee) or, after the occurrence and continuance of an Event
of Default, any purchaser, to be registered as the owner of, or otherwise obtain legal title to, the Mortgaged Investments; and
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(ii) |
in respect of any Mortgaged Investment not held in the Company's name, within 30 days (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion)
after execution of this Deed or if later promptly after it becomes entitled to the relevant Mortgaged Investment, use commercially reasonable endeavours to request an irrevocable power of attorney, expressed to be by way of security
and executed and delivered as a deed by the relevant nominee, appointing the Collateral Agent each Receiver and any Delegate the attorney of the holder, in such form as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.
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(b) |
Prior to such time as the Collateral Agent has, following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Enforcement Event:
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(i) |
notified the Company in writing that it has elected to exercise voting and other rights relating to the Charged Assets in accordance with the terms of this Deed, all voting and
other rights relating to the Mortgaged Investments may be exercised (or not exercised) by the Company as it directs provided that it shall not exercise any such voting rights in a manner which would diminish the effectiveness or
enforceability of the Charges created under this Deed in any material respect or restrict the transferability of the Charged Assets by the Collateral Agent or any Receiver; and
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(ii) |
notified the Company in writing that it has elected to collect any dividends, distributions and other monies in accordance with the terms of this Deed, the Company shall be
entitled to receive and retain such dividends, distributions and other monies paid on or derived from its Mortgaged Investments.
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(c) |
Following an Enforcement Event:
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(i) |
the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, any Receiver shall, upon written notice to the Company, be entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of or refrain from such
exercise all voting and other rights now or at any time relating to the Mortgaged Investments as it or he reasonably sees fit;
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(ii) |
after receipt by the Company of written notice pursuant to Clause 0, the Company shall comply or procure the compliance with any reasonable direction of the Collateral Agent or,
as the case may be, any Receiver in respect of the exercise of such rights and shall deliver to the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, any Receiver such forms of proxy or other appropriate forms of authorisation the Collateral
Agent or, as the case may be, any Receiver may reasonably require with a view to enabling that person or its nominee to exercise such rights; and
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(iii) |
the Collateral Agent shall, upon written notice to the Company, be entitled to receive and retain all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the
Mortgaged Investments and apply the same as provided by Clause 0 (18.Application of MONEYS).
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(d) | This Clause 0 (9.7 | Assigned Agreements) shall not apply to those Mortgaged Investments which are held by the Company by way of temporary investments and which the Collateral Agent has agreed in writing shall not be subject to this Clause 0 (9.7 Assigned Agreements). |
9.10 |
Intellectual Property Rights
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(a) |
promptly on the reasonable request by the Collateral Agent , execute and do all acts, things and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to record the
Collateral Agent 's interest in any registers relating to any of the Intellectual Property Rights; and
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(b) |
not, save with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent or as may be permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, grant any registered user agreement or
licence or other right in relation to any such Intellectual Property Rights or permit the use of such Intellectual Property Rights by any person.
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10. |
GENERAL COVENANTS
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10.1 |
The Company shall:
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(a) |
at any time after an Enforcement Event, promptly give to the Collateral Agent such information and evidence (and in such form) as the Collateral Agent may from time to time
reasonably request for the purpose of or with a view to discharging the duties and rights vested in it under and in accordance with this Deed or by operation of law; and
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(b) |
not have its Centre of Main Interests situated, or permit its Centre of Main Interests to be situated, outside the UK.
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11. |
CRYSTALLISATION OF FLOATING CHARGE
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11.1 |
In addition and without prejudice to any other event resulting in crystallisation of the floating charge, but subject to any prohibition or restriction imposed by law, if at any
time:
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(a) |
an Event of Default occurs and is continuing; or
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(b) |
the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably) considers that any of the Floating Charged Assets, which is material to the context of the business as a whole, are in danger of being
seized or is otherwise in jeopardy,
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11.2 |
In addition and without prejudice to any law or other event resulting in crystallisation of the floating charge, but subject to any prohibition or restriction imposed by law,
the floating charge created by Clause 0 (6.5Floating Charge) shall without notice automatically be converted
into a fixed charge over:
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(a) |
any Floating Charge Assets which become subject or continue to be subject to any Security Interest in favour of any person other than the Collateral Agent or which is/are the
subject of any sale, transfer or other disposition, in either case contrary to the covenants contained in this Deed or any of the other Loan Documents, immediately prior to such actual or purported Security Interest arising or such
actual or purported sale, transfer or other disposition being made; or
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(b) |
any Floating Charge Assets affected by any attachment, distress, execution or other legal process against such Floating Charge Asset, immediately prior to such distress,
attachment, execution or other legal process.
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12. |
ENFORCEMENT
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12.1 |
The security constituted by this Deed shall, subject to any prohibition or restriction imposed by law, become enforceable upon and at any time after an Event of Default occurs
and is continuing (an "Enforcement Event").
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12.2 |
At any time after an Enforcement Event, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) enforce all or any part of the Charges at such time, on such terms and in such
manner as it thinks fit, and take possession of, hold or dispose of all or any part of the Charged Assets, and may (whether or not it has taken possession or appointed a Receiver or Administrator) exercise any rights conferred by the
Law of Property Act (as varied or extended by this Deed) on mortgagees or by this Deed or otherwise conferred by law on mortgagees.
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12.3 |
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, at any time after an Enforcement Event, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) by notice to the company in
writing appropriate all or any part of the Charged Assets which constitute financial collateral. If the Collateral Agent exercises such power of appropriation:
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(a) |
it shall determine the value of any Charged Asset appropriated which consists of a financial instrument or a Credit Claim as at the time of exercise of that power as the current
value of the cash payment which it determines would be received on a sale or other disposal of such Charged Asset effected for payment as soon as reasonably possible after such time. Any such determination shall be made by the
Collateral Agent in a commercially reasonable manner (including by way of an independent valuation); and
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(b) |
any Charged Asset appropriated which constitutes cash and which is not denominated in dollars shall be valued as if it were converted to dollars at the rate certified by the
Collateral Agent to be the spot rate of exchange for the purchase of dollars with the currency of such cash as soon as practicable after the appropriation thereof.
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12.4 |
The exercise by the Collateral Agent of its right of appropriation under Clause 0 (12.ENFORCEMENT)
of any part of the Charged Assets shall not prejudice or affect any of the Collateral Agent 's rights and remedies in respect of the remainder of the Charged Assets for any Secured Obligations which remain to be paid or discharged.
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13. |
CONTINUING SECURITY, OTHER SECURITY ETC.
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13.1 | Subject to Clauses 0 (7. | Redemption of SECURITY) and 0 (7. | Redemption of SECURITY), the Charges, covenants, undertakings and provisions contained in or granted pursuant to this Deed shall remain in full force and effect as a continuing security to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Obligations and shall not be satisfied, discharged or affected by any intermediate payment or settlement of account of all or part of the Secured Obligations (whether any Secured Obligations remain outstanding thereafter) or any other act, event, matter, or thing whatsoever. |
13.2 |
The Charges are cumulative, in addition to and independent of, and shall neither be merged with nor prejudiced by nor in any way exclude or prejudice, any other Security
Interest, guarantee, indemnity, right of recourse or any other right whatsoever which the Collateral Agent may now or hereafter hold or have (or would apart from this Deed or the Charges hold or have) from the Company or any other
person in respect of any of the Secured Obligations.
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13.3 |
The restriction on consolidation of mortgages contained in section 93 of the Law of Property Act shall not apply in relation to the Charges.
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13.4 |
If the Collateral Agent receives or is deemed to be affected by notice (actual or constructive) of any Security Interest over any Charged Asset or if an Insolvency Event occurs
in relation to the Company:
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(a) |
the Collateral Agent may open a new account or accounts with or on behalf of the Company (whether or not it allows any existing account to continue) and, if it does not, it
shall nevertheless be deemed to have done so at the time it received or was deemed to have received such notice or at the time that the Insolvency Event occurred; and
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(b) |
all payments made by the Company to the Collateral Agent after the Collateral Agent received or is deemed to have received such notice or after such Insolvency Event occurred
shall be credited or deemed to have been credited to the new account or accounts, and in no circumstances whatsoever shall operate to reduce the Secured Obligations as at the time the Collateral Agent received or was deemed to have
received such notice or as at the time that such Insolvency Event occurred.
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13.5 |
This Deed shall remain valid and enforceable notwithstanding any change in the name, composition or constitution of the Collateral Agent or the Company or any amalgamation or
consolidation by the Collateral Agent or the Company with any other corporation.
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14. |
FURTHER ASSURANCES, POWER OF ATTORNEY, ETC.
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14.1 |
The Company shall, at its own cost, promptly take whatever action the Collateral Agent or any Receiver may reasonably require with a view to:
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(a) |
creating, preserving, perfecting or protecting any of the Charges or the first priority of any of the Charges;
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(b) |
facilitating the enforcement of the Security created under this Deed or the exercise of any rights vested in the Collateral Agent or any Receiver in connection with this Deed;
or
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(c) |
providing more effectively to the Collateral Agent the full benefit of the rights conferred on it by this Deed and otherwise giving full effect to the provisions of this Deed,
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14.2 |
The Company irrevocably and by way of security appoints the Collateral Agent and every Receiver jointly and also severally to be its attorney (with full power to appoint
substitutes and to sub‑delegate, including power to authorise the person so appointed to make further appointments) on behalf of the Company and in its name or otherwise, and in such manner as the attorney may think fit, after the
occurrence of an Enforcement Event, to execute, deliver, perfect and do any deed, document, act or thing (a) which the Collateral Agent or such Receiver (or any such substitute or sub‑delegate) may, reasonably consider appropriate in
connection with the exercise of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent or such Receiver, or (b) which the Company is obliged to execute or do under this Deed but has not executed or done in a timely manner (including the execution
and delivery of mortgages, assignments, transfers or charges or notices or directions in relation to any of the Charged Assets). Without prejudice to the generality of its right to appoint substitutes and to sub‑delegate, the
Collateral Agent may appoint the Receiver as its substitute or sub‑delegate, and any person appointed the substitute or sub‑delegate of the Collateral Agent shall, in connection with the exercise of such power of attorney, be the
agent of the Company. The Company acknowledges that such power of attorney is as regards the Collateral Agent and any Receiver granted irrevocably and for value to secure proprietary interests in and the performance of obligations
owed to the respective donees within the meaning of the Powers of Attorney Act 1971.
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14.3 |
The Company hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any such attorney shall do or purport to do in the exercise or purported exercise of all or
any of the rights referred to in this Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) (save where any
such attorney acts with gross negligence or wilful misconduct or otherwise exceeds its rights under this Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.)).
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14.4 | References in Clause 0 (14. | Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) and Clause 0 (14. Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) to the Collateral Agent or the Receiver shall include references to any Delegate. |
15. |
THE COLLATERAL AGENT'S RIGHTS
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15.1 |
The Secured Obligations shall become due for the purposes of section 101 of the Law of Property Act, and the statutory powers of sale and enforcement and of appointing a
Receiver which are conferred on the Collateral Agent under that Act (as varied and extended by this Deed) and all other rights of a mortgagee conferred by the Law of Property Act shall be deemed to arise, immediately after execution
of and in accordance with this Deed.
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15.2 |
Section 103 of the Law of Property Act shall not apply to this Deed and upon the occurrence of an Enforcement Event the Charges shall become immediately enforceable and the
rights conferred by the Law of Property Act and this Deed immediately exercisable by the Collateral Agent without the restrictions contained in the Law of Property Act.
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15.3 |
At any time after an Enforcement Event occurs, the Collateral Agent shall, in addition to the powers of leasing and accepting surrenders of leases conferred by section 99 and
100 of the Law of Property Act, have power to make any lease or agreement to lease at a premium or otherwise, accept surrenders of leases and grant options, in each case on any terms and in any manner the Collateral Agent thinks fit
without needing to comply with any restrictions imposed by such sections or otherwise.
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15.4 |
In making any sale or other disposal of any Charged Assets or making any acquisition in exercise of their respective rights, the Collateral Agent or any Receiver may do so for
such consideration (including cash, shares, debentures, loan capital or other securities whatsoever, consideration fluctuating according to or dependent on profit or turnover, and consideration whose amount is to be determined by a
third party, and whether such consideration is receivable in a lump sum or by instalments) and otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it or he reasonably thinks fit, and may also grant any option to purchase and
effect exchanges.
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15.5 |
The Collateral Agent may at any time delegate to any person either generally or specifically, on such terms and conditions (including power to sub‑delegate) and in such manner
as the Collateral Agent reasonably thinks fit, any rights (including the power of attorney) from time to time exercisable by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with this Deed. No such delegation shall preclude the subsequent
exercise by the Collateral Agent of such right or any subsequent delegation or revocation thereof.
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15.6 |
The Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time and without prejudice to the Collateral Agent 's other rights, set off any Secured Obligations (to the extent
beneficially owned by the Collateral Agent) against any obligation or liability (matured or not and whether actual or contingent) owing by the Collateral Agent to, or any amount and sum held or received or receivable by it on behalf
or to the order of, the Company or to which the Company is beneficially entitled (such rights extending to the set off or transfer of all or any part of any credit balance on any such account, whether or not then due and whatever the
place of payment or booking branch, in or towards satisfaction of any Secured Obligations) to the extent permitted under both the Loan Agreement and any applicable Requirements of Law. For that purpose, if any of the Secured
Obligations is in a different currency from such obligation, liability, amount or sum (including credit balance), the Collateral Agent may effect any necessary conversion at its then prevailing spot rates of exchange (as conclusively
determined by the Collateral Agent) and may pay out any additional sum which the UK or any other governmental or regulatory body of any jurisdiction may require, as a matter of law, the Collateral Agent to pay in respect of such
conversion. The Collateral Agent may in its absolute discretion (in good faith) estimate the amount of any liability of the Company which is unascertained or contingent and set off such estimated amount, and no amount shall be payable
by the Collateral Agent to the Company unless and until Payment in Full. The Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to exercise any of its rights under this Clause, which shall be without prejudice and in addition to any rights of
set‑off, combination of accounts, bankers' lien or other right to which it is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).
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15.7 |
Until Payment in Full, the Collateral Agent or the Receiver (as appropriate) may at any time credit to and retain in an interest bearing suspense account, for such period as it
reasonably thinks fit, any moneys received, recovered or realised pursuant to this Deed, without any obligation to apply all or any part of the same in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations.
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15.8 |
If, after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, the Company for any reason fails to observe or punctually to perform or to procure the observance or punctual performance of
any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it to the Collateral Agent under this Deed, the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but shall not be obliged), on behalf of or in the name of the Company or otherwise, to perform
the obligation and to take any steps which the Collateral Agent may reasonably consider appropriate with a view to remedying, or mitigating the consequences of, the failure, but the exercise of this right, or the failure to exercise
it, shall in no circumstances prejudice the Collateral Agent 's rights under this Deed or otherwise or constitute the Collateral Agent a mortgagee in possession.
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16. |
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
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16.1 |
Paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act applies to the floating charge created hereunder.
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16.2 |
Subject to any relevant provisions of the Insolvency Act, the Collateral Agent may, by any instrument or deed of appointment, appoint one or more persons to be the Administrator
of the Company at any time after:
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(a) |
the occurrence of an Enforcement Event; or
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(b) |
being requested to do so by the Company; or
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(c) |
any application having been made to the court for an administration order under the Insolvency Act; or
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(d) |
any person having ceased to be an Administrator as a result of any event specified in paragraph 90 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act; or
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(e) |
any notice of intention to appoint an Administrator having been given by any person or persons entitled to make such appointment under the Insolvency Act.
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16.3 |
Where any such appointment is made at a time when an Administrator continues in office, the Administrator shall act either jointly or concurrently with the Administrator
previously appointed hereunder, as the appointment specifies.
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16.4 |
Subject to any applicable order of the Court, the Collateral Agent may replace any Administrator, or seek an order replacing the Administrator, in any manner allowed by the
Insolvency Act.
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16.5 |
Where the Administrator was appointed by the Collateral Agent under paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act, the Collateral Agent may, by notice in writing to the
Company, replace the Administrator in accordance with paragraph 92 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act.
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16.6 |
Every such appointment shall take effect at the time and in the manner specified by the Insolvency Act.
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16.7 |
If at any time and by virtue of any such appointment(s) any two or more persons shall hold office as Administrators of the same assets or income, such Administrators may act
jointly or concurrently as the appointment specifies so that, if appointed to act concurrently, each one of such Administrators shall be entitled (unless the contrary shall be stated in any of the deed(s) or other instrument(s)
appointing them) to exercise all the functions conferred on an Administrator by the Insolvency Act.
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16.8 |
Every such instrument, notice or deed of appointment, and every delegation or appointment by the Collateral Agent in the exercise of any right to delegate its powers herein
contained, may be made in writing under the hand of any manager or officer of the Collateral Agent or any other authorised person or of any Delegate.
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16.9 |
Every Administrator shall have all the powers of an administrator under the Insolvency Act.
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16.10 |
In exercising his functions hereunder and under the Insolvency Act, the Administrator acts as agent of the Company and does not act as agent of the Collateral Agent .
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16.11 |
Every Administrator shall be entitled to remuneration for his services in the manner fixed by or pursuant to the Insolvency Act or the Insolvency Rules.
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17. |
RECEIVER
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17.1 |
None of the restrictions imposed by the Law of Property Act in relation to the appointment of receivers or the giving of notice or otherwise shall apply. At any time and from
time to time upon or after request by the Company or the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, the Collateral Agent may, and in addition to all statutory and other powers of appointment or otherwise, by any instrument or deed signed
under the hand of any manager or officer of the Collateral Agent or any other authorised person or of any Delegate, appoint such person or persons (including an officer or officers of the Collateral Agent) as it reasonably thinks fit
to be Receiver or Receivers (to act jointly and/or severally as the Collateral Agent may specify in the appointment) of (a) any Fixed Charge Asset or Assets, and/or (b) any Floating Charge Asset or Assets, so that each one of such
Receivers shall be entitled (unless the contrary shall be stated in any deed(s) or other instrument(s) appointing them) to exercise individually all the powers and discretions conferred on the Receivers. If any Receiver is appointed
of only part of the Charged Assets, references to the rights conferred on a Receiver by any provision of this Deed shall be construed as references to that part of the Charged Assets or any part thereof.
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17.2 |
The Collateral Agent may appoint any Receiver on any terms the Collateral Agent reasonably thinks fit. The Collateral Agent may by any instrument or deed signed under the hand
of any manager or officer of the Collateral Agent or any other authorised person or any Delegate (subject to section 62 of the Insolvency Act) remove a Receiver appointed by it whether or not appointing another in his place, and may
also appoint another Receiver to act with any other Receiver or to replace any Receiver who resigns, retires or otherwise ceases to hold office.
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17.3 |
The exclusion of any part of the Charged Assets from the appointment of any Receiver shall not preclude the Collateral Agent from subsequently extending his appointment (or that
of the Receiver replacing him) to that part or appointing another Receiver over any other part of the Charged Assets.
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17.4 |
Any Receiver shall, so far as the law permits, be the agent of the Company and (subject to any restriction or limitation imposed by applicable law) the Company shall be solely
responsible for his remuneration and his acts, omissions or defaults and solely liable on any contracts or engagements made, entered into or adopted by him and any losses, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses incurred by him; and
in no circumstances whatsoever shall the Collateral Agent be in any way responsible for or incur any liability in connection with any Receiver's acts, omissions, defaults, contracts, engagements, Losses, liabilities, costs, charges,
expenses, misconduct, negligence or default, save, in each case, in circumstances where the liability arises as a direct result of the Receiver’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct. If a liquidator of the Company is appointed, the
Receiver shall act as principal and not as agent for the Collateral Agent .
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17.5 |
Subject to section 36 of the Insolvency Act, the remuneration of any Receiver may be fixed by the Collateral Agent without being limited to the maximum rate specified by
sections 109(6) of the Law of Property Act (and may be or include a commission calculated by reference to the gross amount of all money received or otherwise and may include remuneration in connection with claims, actions or
Proceedings made or brought against the Receiver by the Company or any other person or the performance or discharge of any obligation imposed upon him by statute or otherwise), but such remuneration shall be payable by the Company
alone; and the amount of such remuneration may be debited by the Collateral Agent from any account of the Company but shall, in any event, form part of the Secured Obligations and accordingly be secured on the Charged Assets under the
Charges. Such remuneration shall be paid on such terms and in such manner as the Collateral Agent and Receiver may from time to time reasonably agree or failing such agreement as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines.
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17.6 |
Any Receiver may be invested by the Collateral Agent with such of the powers, authorities and discretions exercisable by the Collateral Agent under this Deed as the Collateral
Agent may reasonably think fit. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any Receiver shall (subject to any restrictions in his appointment) have in relation to the Relevant Charged Assets, in each case in the Company's
name or his own name and on such terms and in such manner as he sees fit, all the rights referred to in Schedule 1 (and where applicable Schedule 2) of the Insolvency Act; all rights of the Collateral Agent under this Deed; all the
rights conferred by the Law of Property Act on mortgagors, mortgagees in possession and receivers appointed under the Law of Property Act; all rights of an absolute beneficial owner including rights to do or omit to do anything the
Company itself could do or omit; and all rights to do all things the Receiver considers necessary, desirable or incidental to any of his rights or exercise thereof including the realisation of any Relevant Charged Assets and getting
in of any Assets which would when got in be Relevant Charged Assets.
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17.7 |
The Collateral Agent shall not (save only to the extent caused by its own negligence, fraud, wilful misconduct, breach of trust or breach of any obligation of the Collateral
Agent hereunder) be liable for any losses or damages arising from any exercise of his authorities, powers or discretions by any Receiver.
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17.8 |
The Collateral Agent may from time to time and at any time require any Receiver to give security for the due performance of his duties as such Receiver and may fix the nature
and amount of the security to be so given but the Collateral Agent shall not be bound in any case to require any such security.
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18. |
APPLICATION OF MONEYS
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19. |
PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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19.1 |
Without prejudice to any other provision of this Deed, the Secured Obligations shall become due for the purposes of section 101 of the Law of Property Act, and the statutory
powers of sale and enforcement and of appointing a Receiver which are conferred upon the Collateral Agent (as varied and extended by this Deed) and all other rights of a mortgagee conferred by the Law of Property Act shall in favour
of any purchaser be deemed to arise and be exercisable, immediately after the execution of and in accordance with this Deed.
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19.2 |
No purchaser from, or other person dealing with, the Collateral Agent , any Receiver or any Delegate shall be concerned to enquire whether any event has happened upon which any
of the rights which they have exercised or purported to exercise under or in connection with this Deed, the Law of Property Act or the Insolvency Act has arisen or become exercisable, whether the Secured Obligations remain
outstanding, whether any event has happened to authorise the Collateral Agent , any Receiver or any Delegate to act, or whether the Receiver is authorised to act, whether any consents, regulations, restrictions or directions relating
to such rights have been obtained or complied with, or otherwise as to the propriety, regularity or validity of the exercise or purported exercise of any such right or as to the application of any moneys borrowed or raised or other
realisation proceeds; and the title and position of a purchaser or such person shall not be impeachable by reference to any of those matters and the protections contained in sections 104 to 107 of the Law of Property Act, section
42(3) Insolvency Act or any other legislation from time to time in force shall apply to any person purchasing from or dealing with a Receiver, the Collateral Agent or any Delegate.
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19.3 |
The receipt of the Collateral Agent or the Receiver or any Delegate shall be an absolute and conclusive discharge to a purchaser or such person and shall relieve him of any
obligation to see to the application of any moneys paid to or by the direction of the Collateral Agent or the Receiver.
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19.4 | In Clauses 0 (19. | Protection of Third PARTIES) to 0 (19. | Protection of Third PARTIES) above, "purchaser" includes any person acquiring a lease of or Security Interest over, or any other interest or right whatsoever in respect of, any Charged Assets. |
20. |
PROTECTION OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND RECEIVER
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20.1 |
In no circumstances (whether by reason of the creation of the Charges or the entry into or taking possession of any Charged Assets or for any other reason whatsoever and whether
as mortgagee in possession or on any basis whatsoever) shall the Collateral Agent or any Receiver:
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(a) |
be liable to the Company or any other person in respect of any cost, charge, expense, liability, Loss or damage arising out of the exercise, or attempted or purported exercise
of, or the failure to exercise, any of their respective rights in accordance with this Deed, or arising out of the realisation of any Charged Assets or the manner thereof or arising out of any act, default, omission or misconduct of
the Collateral Agent or any Receiver in relation to the Charged Assets or otherwise in connection with this Deed, save only to the extent such cost, charge, expense, liability, Loss or damage has been found by a final non‑appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been incurred by reason of its or his own gross negligence, wilful misconduct or unlawful conduct; or
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(b) |
be liable to account to the Company or any other person for anything in connection with this Deed except (after Payment in Full) the Collateral Agent 's or Receiver's own actual
receipts which have not been paid or distributed to the Company or to any other person who at the time of payment the Collateral Agent or Receiver as the case may be was entitled thereto.
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20.2 | Without prejudice to Clause 0 (20. | Protection of Collateral Agent and RECEIVER), so far as permitted by law the entry into possession of any of the Charged Assets (including by an Administrator) shall not render the Collateral Agent or any Receiver liable to account as mortgagee in possession or to be liable for any Loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might otherwise be liable in respect of any of the Charged Assets; and if the Collateral Agent or any Receiver takes possession of the Charged Assets, it or he may at any time relinquish such possession. In particular without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Collateral Agent shall not become liable as mortgagee in possession by reason of viewing the state of repair or repairing any of the Company's Assets. |
20.3 | The preceding provisions of this Clause 0 (20. | Protection of Collateral Agent and RECEIVER) applying to the Collateral Agent or any Receiver shall apply mutatis mutandis to any Delegate and to any officer, employee or agent of the Collateral Agent , any Receiver and any Delegate. |
21. |
COSTS, EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
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21.1 |
The Company shall pay to the Collateral Agent in relation to this Deed such costs and expenses as are of the type which are reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section
11.03 (Expenses, Etc) of the Loan Agreement.
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21.2 |
The Company shall indemnify each Receiver and Delegate and their respective officers, employees and agents to the extent that and in the manner in which the Borrowers indemnify
the Indemnitees under Section 11.04 (Indemnity) of the Loan Agreement. Each Relevant Person may rely on this Clause 0 (21.Costs, Expenses and INDEMNITY) in accordance with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 but subject to Clause 0 (25.Third PARTIES).
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22. |
CONSENTS, VARIATIONS, WAIVERS AND RIGHTS
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(a) |
No consent or waiver in respect of any provision of this Deed shall be effective unless and until it is agreed in writing duly executed by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent .
Any consent or waiver by the Collateral Agent under this Deed may be given subject to any conditions the Collateral Agent reasonably thinks fit and shall be effective only in the instance and for the purpose for which it is given. No
failure by the Collateral Agent or any Receiver to exercise or delay in exercising any right provided by law or under this Deed shall operate to impair the same or be construed as a waiver of it. No single or partial exercise of any
such right shall prevent any further or other exercise of the same or the exercise of any other right. No waiver of any such right shall constitute a waiver of any other right. The rights provided in this Deed are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights, provided by law.
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(b) |
No amendment or variation in respect of any provision of this Deed shall be effective unless and until it is agreed in writing duly executed by or on behalf of the Company and
the Collateral Agent .
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23. |
PARTIAL INVALIDITY
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24. |
COUNTERPARTS
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25. |
THIRD PARTIES
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26. |
DETERMINATIONS
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27. |
ASSIGNMENT
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27.1 |
The Company shall not (whether by way of security or otherwise howsoever) be entitled to assign, grant an equitable interest in or transfer and declare itself a trustee of all
or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder, except as permitted under the Loan Agreement (save with respect to its rights and benefits which shall be assigned or to be assigned to the Collateral Agent under this Deed).
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27.2 |
The Collateral Agent may at any time assign or transfer, in accordance with the Loan Agreement, all or any part of its rights or interests under this Deed or the Charges to any
person who succeeds to its role as security agent or collateral agent under the Loan Agreement.
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27.3 |
Subject to Section 11.06 (Confidentiality) of the Loan Agreement, the Collateral Agent may disclose to an actual or proposed successor,
assignee or transferee any information the Collateral Agent reasonably considers appropriate regarding any provision of this Deed or other Loan Documents and the Company which it considers appropriate for the purposes of the proposed
assignment or transfer.
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28. |
NOTICES
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29. |
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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29.1 |
Governing law
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29.2 |
Jurisdiction
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(a) |
Each party irrevocably agrees that:
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(i) |
the English courts have non‑exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any Proceedings and to settle any Disputes and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
English courts;
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(ii) |
any Proceedings may be taken in the English courts;
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(iii) |
any judgment in Proceedings taken in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction.
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(b) |
Each party also irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection which it might at any time have on the ground of forum
non conveniens or on any other ground to Proceedings being taken in any court referred to in this Clause 0 (29.Governing Law and JURISDICTION).
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(c) | Nothing in this Clause 0 (29. | Governing Law and JURISDICTION) shall limit any party's right to take Proceedings against the other party in any other jurisdiction or in more than one jurisdiction concurrently. |
(d) |
This jurisdiction agreement is not concluded for the benefit of only one party.
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Date of Relevant Contract
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Parties
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Details of Relevant Contract
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31 July 2018
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Total E&P U.K. Limited
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Completion Services
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10 August 2016
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Total E&P U.K. Limited
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Drilling Services
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18 September 2017
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Total E&P U.K. Limited
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Casing and Tubular Running Services
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20 December 2017
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Total E&P U.K. Limited
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Managed Pressure Drilling Services
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1 November 2019
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Total E&P U.K. Limited
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Drilling Related Fishing, Milling & Thru-Tubing Fishing Services
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1 September 2019
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Shell U.K. Limited
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High Pressure High Temperature Drilling Services
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1 March 2017
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Shell U.K. Limited
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Heavy Duty Wireline Fishing
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1 May 2012
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
CNOOC Petroleum U.K. Limited
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Tubular Running Services
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1 May 2012
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
CNOOC Petroleum U.K. Limited
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Drilling Rental Tools
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1 May 2012
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
CNOOC Petroleum U.K. Limited
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Fishing and Re-Entry Services
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1 December 2011
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
CNOOC Petroleum U.K. Limited
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Sand Control, PDMS and Liner Hanger
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1 July 2009
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
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Completion Equipment and Services
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1 June 2010
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
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Tubular Running Services
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1 November 2015
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Apache North Sea Limited
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Casing and Tubular Running Services
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25 September 2016
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Apache North Sea Limited
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Drilling Jar and Accelerator Rental Tools
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1 August 2016
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
Apache North Sea Limited
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Liner Hanger Systems and Associated Services
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1. |
We irrevocably authorise and instruct you:
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(a) |
to hold all monies from time to time standing to the credit of the Accounts to the order of the Collateral Agent and to pay all or any part of those monies to the Collateral
Agent (or as it may direct) promptly following receipt of written instructions from the Collateral Agent to that effect; and
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(b) |
to disclose to the Collateral Agent any information relating to the Company and the Accounts which the Collateral Agent may from time to time request you to provide.
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2. |
We also advise you that:
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(a) |
the Company may make withdrawals from the Accounts and you may continue to deal with the Company until such time as the Collateral Agent shall notify you (with a copy to the
Company) in writing that its permission is withdrawn; and
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(b) |
the provisions of this notice may only be revoked or varied with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent .
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Customer
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Account Number
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Sort Code
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Status
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[●]
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[●]
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[●]
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Not blocked
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To: |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
[•] |
(a) |
the balance standing to the Accounts at today's date is [•], no fees or periodic charges are payable in respect of the Accounts and there are no restrictions on the payment of
the credit balance on the Accounts (except, in the case of a time deposit, the expiry of the relevant period) or on the assignment of the Accounts to the Collateral Agent or any third party;
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(b) |
except for the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice, we have not received notice of any previous assignments of, charges or other security interests over, or trusts in
respect of, any of the rights, title, interests or benefits in, to, under or in respect of the Accounts;
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(c) |
we will not, save with the Collateral Agent 's prior written consent, exercise any right of combination, consolidation or set‑off which we may have in respect of the Accounts;
and
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(d) |
after receipt of the notification referred to in paragraph 2(a) of the notice above, we will act only in accordance with the instructions given by persons authorised by the
Collateral Agent and we shall send all statements and other notices given by us relating to the Accounts to the Collateral Agent .
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To: |
Barclays Bank PLC
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Attention: |
Simon Clark
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ACCOUNT HOLDER
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ACCOUNT NUMBER
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SORT CODE
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1. |
we will block the Account and not permit any further withdrawals by the Chargor unless and until we receive and acknowledge a notice from the Chargee informing us otherwise.
Please note that we will not be able to permit withdrawals from the Account in accordance with the instructions of the Chargee unless and until it has provided a list of authorised signatories confirming which persons have authority
on behalf of the Chargee to operate the Account and the Account will remain blocked and non-operational until that time;
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2. |
to the best of our knowledge and belief the business team responsible for the Account has not, as at the date of this acknowledgement, received any notice that any third party
has any right or interest whatsoever in or has made any claim or demand or taking any action whatsoever against the Account and / or the debts represented thereby, or any part of any of it or them; and
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3. |
we are not, in priority to the Chargee, entitled to combine the Account with any other account or to exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim
against money in the Account in respect of any sum owed to us provided that, notwithstanding any term of the Notice:
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a. |
we shall be entitled at any time to deduct from the Account any amounts to satisfy any of our or the Chargor’s obligations and / or liabilities incurred under
the direct debit scheme or in respect of other unpaid sums in relation to cheques and payment reversals; and
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b. |
our agreement in this Acknowledgement not to exercise any right of combination of accounts, set-off or lien
over any monies standing to the credit of the Account in priority to the Chargee, shall not apply in relation to our standard bank charges and fees and any cash pooling arrangements provided to the Chargor; and
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4. |
we will disclose to the Chargee any information relating the Account which the Chargee may from time to time request us to provide.
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1. |
we shall not be bound to enquire whether the right of any person (including, but not limited to, the Chargee) to withdraw any monies from the Account has arisen or be concerned
with (A) the propriety or regularity of the exercise of that right or (B) be responsible for the application of any monies received by such person (including, but not limited to, the Chargee);
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2. |
we shall have no liability to the Chargee relating to the Account whatsoever, including, without limitation, for having acted on instructions of the Chargee which on their face
appear to be genuine, which comply with the terms of this notice and which otherwise comply with the Chargee’s latest list of signatories held by us or relevant electronic banking system procedures in the case of an electronic
instruction, and
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3. |
we shall not be deemed to be a trustee for the Chargor or the Chargee of the Account.
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1. |
We give notice that, by a deed of charge and assignment dated [●] (the "Deed"), we have assigned to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
(the "Collateral Agent") as Collateral Agent for certain banks and others all our present and future right, title and interest in and to [insert details of
Assigned Agreement] (together with any other agreement supplementing or amending the same, the "Agreement") including all rights and remedies in connection with the Agreement and all
proceeds and claims arising from the Agreement. This charge and assignment is subject, and without prejudice, to the charge and assignment to the Collateral Agent of all our right, title and interest in the Agreement pursuant to the
ABL deed of charge and assignment dated [5] December 2019, notice of which was given to you by a notice dated [●] (the “ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice”).
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2. |
Following receipt by you of a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that an Enforcement Event (as defined in the Deed) has occurred (but not at any other time) the
Company instructs you:
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(a) |
to disclose to the Collateral Agent at our expense (without any reference to or further authority from us and without any enquiry by you as to the justification for such
disclosure), such information relating to the Agreement as the Collateral Agent may from time to time request;
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(b) |
to hold all sums from time to time due and payable by you to us under the Agreement to the order of the Collateral Agent ;
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(c) |
to pay or release all or any part of the sums from time to time due and payable by you to us under the Agreement only in accordance with the written instructions given to you by
the Collateral Agent from time to time;
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(d) |
to comply with any written notice or instructions in any way relating to, or purporting to relate to, the Deed or the Agreement or the debts represented thereby which you
receive at any time from the Collateral Agent without any reference to or further authority from us and without any enquiry by you as to the justification for or validity of such notice or instruction; and
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(e) |
to send copies of all notices and other information given or received under the Agreement to the Collateral Agent .
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3. |
You may continue to deal with us in relation to the Agreement until you review a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that an Enforcement Event (as defined in the
Deed) has occurred. Following the receipt by you of such a written notice, we are not permitted to receive from you, otherwise than through the Collateral Agent , any amount in respect of or on account of the sums payable to us from
time to time under the Agreement or to agree any amendment or supplement to, or waive any obligation under, the Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent .
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4. |
This notice may only be revoked or amended with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent .
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5. |
Please confirm by completing the enclosed copy of this notice and returning it to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to us) that you agree to the above and that:
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(a) |
you accept the instructions and authorisations contained in this notice and you undertake to comply with this notice; and
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(b) |
except for the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice, you have not, at the date this notice is returned to the Collateral Agent , received notice of the assignment or charge,
the grant of any security or the existence of any other interest of any third party in or to the Agreement or any proceeds of it and you will notify the Collateral Agent promptly if you should do so in future.
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6. |
This notice, and any acknowledgement in connection with it, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with any of them, shall be governed by English
law.
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1. |
Prior to receipt by you of a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that an Enforcement Event (as defined in the Deed) has occurred, the Company will continue to
have the sole right to deal with you in relation to the Policies (including any amendment, waiver or termination thereof or any claims thereunder).
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2. |
Following receipt by you of a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that a Enforcement Event has occurred (but not at any other time) the Company irrevocably
authorises you:
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(a) |
to pay all monies to which the Company is entitled under the Policies direct to the Collateral Agent (or as it may direct) promptly following receipt of written instructions
from the Collateral Agent to that effect; and
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(b) |
to disclose to the Collateral Agent any information relating to the Policies which the Collateral Agent may from time to time request in writing.
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3. |
The provisions of this notice may only be revoked or varied with the written consent of the Collateral Agent and the Company.
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4. |
Please sign and return the enclosed copy of this notice to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Company) by way of confirmation that:
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(a) |
you agree to act in accordance with the provisions of this notice;
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(b) |
except for the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice, you have not previously received notice (other than notices which were subsequently irrevocably withdrawn) that the
Company has assigned its rights under the Policies to a third party or created any other interest (whether by way of security or otherwise) in the Policies in favour of a third party; and
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(c) |
you have not claimed or exercised nor do you have any outstanding right to claim or exercise against the Company, any right of set off, counter claim or other right relating to
the Policies.
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Clause
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Page
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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2.
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TRUST
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5
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3.
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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6
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4.
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ABL EQUITABLE SHARE MORTGAGE
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6
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5.
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COVENANT TO PAY
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6
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6.
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CREATION OF SECURITY
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7
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7.
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COVENANT TO DEPOSIT
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7
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8.
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FURTHER ASSURANCE
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8
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9.
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VOTING RIGHTS AND DIVIDENDS
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8
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10.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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9
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11.
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RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS
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9
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12.
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COVENANTS
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9
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13.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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9
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14.
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ENFORCEMENT
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10
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15.
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APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
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12
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16.
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RIGHTS OF RECEIVERS
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13
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17.
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RIGHTS OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND SECURED PARTIES
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14
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18.
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APPLICATION OF MONEYS
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15
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19.
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LIABILITY OF COLLATERAL AGENT, RECEIVER AND DELEGATES
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15
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20.
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INDEMNITY
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16
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21.
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PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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16
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22.
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SECURITY CONTINUING, CUMULATIVE AND NOT TO BE AFFECTED
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16
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23.
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CERTIFICATE CONCLUSIVE, ETC
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17
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24.
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NO SET-OFF BY MORTGAGOR
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17
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25.
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
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17
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26.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY
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17
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27.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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18
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28.
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ASSIGNMENT, ETC
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19
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29.
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NOTICES
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19
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30.
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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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19
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SCHEDULE 1 ORIGINAL SHARES
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24
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SCHEDULE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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25
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SCHEDULE 3 COVENANTS
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26
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(1) |
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED, a limited company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number 02440463, whose registered
office is at Weatherford Gotham Road, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6JX, (the "Mortgagor"); and
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(2) |
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, (the "Collateral Agent"), which expression includes its
successors in title and assigns acting for itself and on behalf of the Secured Parties as the holders of the Secured Obligations (as defined below).
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(A) |
Under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) the Lenders have granted to the Borrowers a letter of credit line facility (the "Facility").
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(B) |
Under the Guarantee various Affiliates of the Parent, including the Mortgagor, have guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement.
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(C) |
The Mortgagor is the direct owner of the entire issued share capital of the Company.
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(D) |
Under the terms of the Loan Agreement the Mortgagor is required to execute and deliver this equitable share mortgage of the entire issued share capital of the Company in favour
of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations (each as defined below).
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(E) |
It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand.
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1. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1 |
Definitions
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(a) |
the Original Shares;
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(b) |
any Further Shares; and
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(c) |
any Shares, rights or other property previously accruing, offered, issued or paid as mentioned in this definition,
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1.2 |
Interpretation
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(a) |
Person: a reference to a "person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, body corporate, unincorporated association, government,
state or agency of a state, local or municipal authority or government body, trust, foundation, joint venture or association (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality).
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(b) |
References to this Deed and other agreements and documents: a reference to this Deed or to another deed, agreement, document or
instrument (including, without limitation, any share certificate and any Loan Document) is a reference to this Deed or to the relevant other deed, agreement, document or instrument as supplemented, varied, amended, modified, novated
or replaced from time to time and to any agreement, deed or document executed pursuant thereto.
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(c) |
Successors, transferees and assigns: a reference to a person (including, without limitation, any party to this Deed, any Secured Party
and any party to any Loan Document) shall include reference to its successors, transferees (including by novation) and assigns and any person deriving title under or through it, whether in security or otherwise, any person into which
such person may be merged or consolidated, any company resulting from any merger or consolidation of such person and any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of that person.
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(d) |
Statutory provisions: a reference to any statute, statutory provision, order, instrument, rule or regulation is to that statute,
provision, order, instrument, rule or regulation as amended or re-enacted from time to time, any provision of which it is a re-enactment or consolidation and any order, instrument or regulation made or issued under it.
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(e) |
Headings: headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Deed.
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(f) |
Clauses, Schedules and Paragraphs: a reference to a Clause is to a clause in this Deed; a reference to a Schedule is to a schedule to
this Deed; a reference to a Paragraph is to a paragraph of a Schedule; and a reference to this Deed includes a reference to each of its Schedules.
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(g) |
Disposal: a reference to "disposal" includes any of the following, whether by a single transaction or series of transactions whether
related or not, and whether voluntary or involuntary: a sale, transfer, assignment, loan, parting with any interest in or permitting the use by another person of, the grant of any option to purchase or pre-emption right or other
present or future right to acquire or create any interest in, or any other disposal or dealing, and "dispose" shall be construed accordingly.
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(h) |
Loan Agreement and Intercreditor Agreement: The undertakings and other obligations of the Mortgagor, Collateral Agent or any other person
under this Deed shall at all times be read and construed as subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Guarantee which shall prevail in case of any conflict. The terms of this Deed shall not
operate or be construed so as to prohibit or restrict any transaction or matter that is permitted by the Loan Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement.
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2. |
TRUST
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2.1 |
The Collateral Agent shall hold, and hereby declares that it shall hold, the benefit of the Security and the benefit of all representations, warranties, covenants and
undertakings under this Deed on trust for the Secured Parties on and subject to the terms of this Deed and the Mortgagor hereby acknowledges such trusts.
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2.2 |
In this Deed the Collateral Agent acts under the authority of the Secured Parties contained in Article X (Administrative Agent) of the
Loan Agreement and in accordance with, subject to and with the full benefit of the provisions of such Article X (Administrative Agent).
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3. |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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3.1 |
The priority of claims in relation to this Deed and the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Secured Party, of its acceptance of
the benefits of this Deed (a) consents to the subordination of security provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by, and will take no actions contrary to, the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as Collateral Agent on behalf of such Secured Party. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured
Parties to extend credit to Borrowers or to acquire any notes or other evidence of any debt obligation owing from the Borrowers and such Secured Parties are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of
the Intercreditor Agreement.
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3.2 |
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Deed, the security created hereby and the rights, remedies, duties and obligations provided for herein are subject in
all respects to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent provided therein, the applicable LC Security Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between
the provisions of this Deed and the Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.
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4. |
ABL EQUITABLE SHARE MORTGAGE
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4.1 |
All security created under this Deed does not affect the security created by the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage.
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4.2 |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, provided that the Mortgagor is in compliance with the terms of the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage (including without limitation, any
obligation to deliver or deposit any deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation thereunder) then to the extent that the terms of this Deed impose the same or substantially the same
obligation in respect of such deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation, the Mortgagor will be deemed to have complied with the relevant obligations under this Deed by virtue of its
compliance under the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage, provided however that, in the event that the terms of the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage no longer continue to be in full force and effect or the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage is
released or discharged (or as otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement) the Mortgagor shall be required to as soon as reasonably practicable comply with the relevant obligations under this Deed. The Collateral Agent may
retain any document delivered to it under this Deed or otherwise only until such time as the Security Interests created under this Deed are irrevocably released.
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5. |
COVENANT TO PAY
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6. |
CREATION OF SECURITY
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7. |
COVENANT TO DEPOSIT
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7.1 |
Original Shares and Further Shares
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(a) |
all share certificates, documents of title and other documentary evidence of ownership in relation to such Shares; and
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(b) |
transfers of such Shares duly executed by the Mortgagor or its nominee with the name of the transferee left blank, or if the Collateral Agent so requires, duly executed by the
Mortgagor or its nominee in favour of the Collateral Agent (or its nominee).
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7.2 |
Derived Assets
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(a) |
all share certificates, renounceable certificates, letters of allotment, documents of title and other documentary evidence of ownership in relation to the Derived Assets;
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(b) | such documents as are referred to Clauses 0 (7.1 | Original Shares and Further Shares) in relation to any Shares comprised in such Derived Assets; and |
(c) |
such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to enable the Collateral Agent (or its nominee) or, after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, any
Receiver or any purchaser to be registered as the owner of, or otherwise to obtain legal title to, the Derived Assets in accordance with this Deed.
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8. |
FURTHER ASSURANCE
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(a) |
creating, preserving, perfecting or protecting any of the Security or the first priority of any of the Security (subject to any Liens permitted by Section 8.04 (Liens) of the Loan Agreement);
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(b) |
facilitating the enforcement of the Security or the exercise of any Rights vested in the Collateral Agent or any Receiver in connection with this Deed; or
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(c) |
providing more effectively to the Collateral Agent the full benefit of the Rights conferred on it by this Deed and otherwise giving full effect to the provisions of this Deed,
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9. |
VOTING RIGHTS AND DIVIDENDS
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9.1 |
Prior to a Enforcement Event
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(a) |
Prior to such time as the Collateral Agent has, following the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, notified the Mortgagor in writing that it has elected to collect any Dividends
in accordance with the terms of this Deed, the Mortgagor shall be entitled to receive and retain free from the Security any Dividends paid to it.
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(b) |
Prior to such time as the Collateral Agent has, following the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, notified the Mortgagor in writing that it has elected to exercise voting and
other Rights relating to the Secured Assets in accordance with the terms of this Deed, the Mortgagor shall be entitled to exercise and control the exercise of all voting and other Rights relating to the Secured Assets provided that it
shall not exercise any such voting rights or powers in a manner which would diminish the effectiveness or enforceability of the Security Interests created under this Deed in any material respect or restrict the transferability of the
Secured Assets by the Collateral Agent or any Relevant Person.
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9.2 |
Following an Enforcement Event
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(a) |
at the request of the Collateral Agent, all Dividends shall be paid to and retained by the Collateral Agent or, if appointed, any Receiver and any such monies which may be
received by the Mortgagor shall, pending such payment, be segregated from any other property of the Mortgagor and held in trust for the Collateral Agent; and
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(b) |
the Collateral Agent or, if appointed, any Receiver may, for the purpose of preserving the value of the Security or realising it, direct the exercise of all voting and other
Rights relating to the Secured Assets and the Mortgagor shall procure that all voting and other Rights relating to the Secured Assets are exercised in accordance with such instructions as may, from time to time, be given to the
Mortgagor by the Collateral Agent, or, if appointed, any Receiver and the Mortgagor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent or, if appointed, any Receiver such forms of proxy or other appropriate forms of authorisation as may be
required to enable the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, Receiver to exercise such voting and other Rights.
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10. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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11. |
RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS
|
11.1 |
Security
|
11.2 |
Disposals
|
12. |
COVENANTS
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13. |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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13.1 |
The Mortgagor irrevocably and by way of security appoints the Collateral Agent and each Receiver severally to be its attorney (each with full powers of substitution and
delegation), on its behalf, in its name or otherwise, and, after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, at such times and in such manner as the attorney may reasonably think fit:
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(a) |
to do anything which the Mortgagor is obliged to do under this Deed but has not done in a timely manner; and
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(b) |
to do anything which it reasonably considers appropriate in relation to the exercise of any of its Rights under this Deed, the LPA, the Insolvency Act or otherwise,
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13.2 |
The Mortgagor hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever the attorney shall do or purport to do in the exercise or purported exercise of its Rights
as attorney.
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14. |
ENFORCEMENT
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14.1 |
Enforceability
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14.2 |
Enforcement
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(a) |
At any time after the Security has become enforceable in accordance with Clause 0 (14.1Enforceability),
the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) do any one or more of the following:
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(i) |
take possession of, get in and collect all or any of the Secured Assets, and in particular take any steps necessary to vest all or any of the Secured Assets in the name of the
Collateral Agent or its nominee including completing any transfers of any shares comprised in the Secured Assets and receive and retain any dividends;
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(ii) |
exercise all rights conferred on a mortgagee by law including, without limitation, under the LPA (as such rights are varied or extended, where applicable, by this Deed);
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(iii) | exercise its rights under Clause 0 (14.3 | Appropriation of Financial Collateral); |
(iv) |
sell, exchange, convert into money or otherwise dispose of or realise the Secured Assets (whether by public offer or private contract) to any person and for such consideration
(whether comprising cash, debentures or other obligations, shares or other valuable consideration of any kind) and on such terms (whether payable or deliverable in a lump sum or by instalments) as it may reasonably think fit, and for
this purpose complete any transfers of any of the Secured Assets;
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(v) |
following written notice to the Mortgagor, exercise or direct the exercise of all voting and other Rights relating to the Secured Assets in such manner as it may reasonably
think fit;
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(vi) |
settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise and arrange any claims, accounts, Disputes, questions and demands relating in any way to the Secured Assets;
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(vii) |
bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon actions, suits and Proceedings in relation to the Secured Assets;
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(viii) | exercise its rights under Clause 0 (15. | Appointment Of Receivers); and |
(ix) |
do all such other acts and things it may consider necessary or expedient for the realisation of the Secured Assets, or incidental to the exercise of any of the Rights conferred
on it, under or in connection with this Deed or the LPA and to concur in the doing of anything which it has the Right to do and to do any such thing jointly with any other person.
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(b) |
For the purposes only of section 101 of the LPA, the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to have become due, and the powers conferred by that section (as varied and extended by
this Deed) shall be deemed to have arisen immediately upon execution of this Deed.
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(c) |
Sections 93 and 103 of the LPA shall not apply to this Deed.
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14.3 |
Appropriation of Financial Collateral
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(a) |
At any time after the Security has become enforceable in accordance with Clause 0 (14.1Enforceability),
the Collateral Agent may, by the giving of written notice to the Mortgagor, appropriate all or any part of the Original Shares, Further Shares, any Shares comprised in any Derived Asset and any other Secured Asset which constitutes
Financial Collateral.
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(b) |
If the Collateral Agent exercises that power of appropriation:
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(i) |
any Original Shares, Further Shares or Shares comprised in any Derived Asset shall be valued by the Collateral Agent as at the time of exercise of the power; their value shall
be the amount of any cash payment which the Collateral Agent reasonably determines would be received on a sale or other disposal of such Shares effected for payment as soon as reasonably possible after that time; and the Collateral
Agent will make that determination in a commercially reasonable manner (including by way of an independent valuation); and
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(ii) |
any Secured Asset appropriated which constitutes Cash and which is not denominated in the currency in which any Secured Obligations which then remain unpaid are required to be
paid (the "Required Currency") shall be valued as if it had been converted into the Required Currency on the date of appropriation (or as soon as practicable thereafter) at the rate of exchange
at which the Collateral Agent is able, on the relevant day, to purchase the Required Currency with the other.
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15. |
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
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15.1 |
Appointment and removal
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15.2 |
More than one Receiver
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15.3 |
Appointment over part of the Secured Assets
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(a) |
references in this Deed to the Rights of a Receiver in relation to Secured Assets shall be construed as references to the relevant part of the Secured Assets; and
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(b) |
the Collateral Agent may subsequently extend his appointment (or that of any Receiver replacing him) to any other part of the Secured Assets, or appoint another Receiver over
that or any other part of the Secured Assets.
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15.4 |
Statutory restrictions
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(a) |
Section 109(1) of the LPA shall not apply to this Deed.
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(b) |
The Collateral Agent's rights to appoint a Receiver or Receivers hereunder are subject to the restrictions set out in Part III of Schedule A1 to the Insolvency Act.
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15.5 |
Agent of the Mortgagor
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(a) |
Each Receiver shall, so far as the law permits, be the agent of the Mortgagor and the Mortgagor alone shall be responsible for each Receiver's remuneration and for his acts,
omissions or defaults, and shall be liable on any contracts or engagements made, entered into or adopted by him and for any Losses incurred by him save, in each case, in circumstances where the liabilities or Losses arises as a direct
result of the Receiver’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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(b) |
The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or incur any liability (whether to the Mortgagor or any other person) in connection with any Receiver's acts, omissions,
defaults, contracts, engagements or Losses save, in each case, in circumstances where the liabilities or Losses arises as a direct result of the Receiver’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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(c) | Notwithstanding Clause 00 (15.5 | Agent of the Mortgagor) if a liquidator of the Mortgagor is appointed, the Receiver shall thereafter act as principal and not as agent for the Collateral Agent, unless otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent. |
16. |
RIGHTS OF RECEIVERS
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16.1 |
General
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(a) | Rights under Clause 0 (14.2 | Enforcement): to exercise any or all of the Rights conferred upon the Collateral Agent under Clause 0 to 0 and under Clause 0, as if reference to "Collateral Agent" in Clause 0 were a reference to "Receiver"; |
(b) |
Insolvency Act: to exercise all rights set out in Schedule 1 of the Insolvency Act as in force at the date of this Deed (whether or not
in force at the date of exercise) and all other powers conferred by law, at the time of exercise, on Receivers;
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(c) |
Raise or borrow money: to raise or borrow money, either unsecured or on the security of any Secured Asset (either in priority to the
Security or otherwise) for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, for the purpose of exercising any of the Rights conferred upon the Receiver by or pursuant to this Deed or of defraying any costs, charges, Losses,
liabilities or expenses (including his remuneration) incurred by or due to the Receiver in the exercise thereof, in each case and at all times, in accordance with its express power to raise or borrow money pursuant to Schedule 1 of
the Insolvency Act;
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(d) |
Redemption of Security Interests: to redeem any Security Interest (whether or not having priority to the Security) over any Secured Asset
and to settle the accounts of holders of such interests and any accounts so settled shall be conclusive and binding on the Mortgagor;
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(e) |
Receipts: to give a valid receipt for any moneys and execute any assurance or thing which may be proper or desirable for realising any
Secured Asset;
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(f) |
Delegation: to delegate to any person any Rights exercisable by the Receiver under or in connection with this Deed, either generally or
specifically and on such terms as the Receiver reasonably thinks fit; and
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(g) |
General: to do all such other acts and things the Receiver considers necessary or desirable in connection with the exercise of any of the
Rights conferred upon the Receiver hereunder or by law and all things the Receiver considers incidental or conducive to the exercise and performance of such Rights and obligations and to do anything which the Receiver has the right to
do jointly with any other person.
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16.2 |
Remuneration
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17. |
RIGHTS OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND SECURED PARTIES
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17.1 |
Receipts
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17.2 |
Delegation
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17.3 |
Redemption of prior Security Interests
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17.4 |
Suspense account
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17.5 |
New account
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17.6 |
Other security and rights
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18. |
APPLICATION OF MONEYS
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18.1 |
Application
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18.2 |
Statutory Provisions
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19. |
LIABILITY OF COLLATERAL AGENT, RECEIVER AND DELEGATES
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19.1 |
No Relevant Person shall, in any circumstances, (whether as mortgagee in possession or otherwise) be liable to the Mortgagor or to any other person for any Loss arising under or
in connection with this Deed or the Security, including, without limitation, any Loss relating to: (a) the enforcement of the Security in accordance with this Deed; or (b) any exercise, purported exercise or non-exercise of any Right
under or in relation to this Deed or the Security.
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19.2 | Clause 0 (19. | Liability of Collateral Agent, RECEIVER ) shall not apply in respect of any Loss to the extent that it has been found by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been incurred by reason of the Relevant Person’s gross negligence, wilful misconduct or unlawful conduct. |
19.3 |
The Mortgagor may not take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Collateral Agent or of any Receiver or of any Delegate in respect of any claim against
the Collateral Agent, Receiver or Delegate or in respect of any act or omission of such officer, employee or agent (save where such act has been found by a final non‑appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
been a direct result of his or its gross negligence, wilful misconduct or unlawful conduct), in each case in connection with this Deed.
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19.4 |
Each officer, employee and agent of the Collateral Agent or of any Receiver or Delegate may rely on this Clause 0 (19.Liability of Collateral Agent, RECEIVER ) in accordance with the Third Parties Act (but subject to Clause 0 (27.5Third party rights)).
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20. |
INDEMNITY
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21. |
PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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22. |
SECURITY CONTINUING, CUMULATIVE AND NOT TO BE AFFECTED
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22.1 |
Continuing security
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22.2 |
Security Interests cumulative
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22.3 |
Security not to be affected
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23. |
CERTIFICATE CONCLUSIVE, ETC
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24. |
NO SET-OFF BY MORTGAGOR
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25. |
COSTS AND EXPENSES
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26. |
RELEASE OF SECURITY
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26.1 | Subject to Clauses 0 and 0 (26. | Release of SECURITY), upon Payment in Full, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Mortgagor, execute such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to release the Secured Assets from the Security. |
26.2 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed (including, without limitation, Clauses 0 and 0 (26.Release of SECURITY) hereof), the obligations of the Mortgagor under this Deed shall automatically terminate and the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the
Mortgagor, execute such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to release the Secured Assets from the Security to the extent provided in and in accordance with Section 11.01(c) (Waiver;
Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral) and Section 11.23 (Release of Guarantors) of the Loan Agreement.
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26.3 |
If any amount paid by the Mortgagor in respect of the Secured Obligations is capable of being avoided or set aside on the liquidation or administration of the Mortgagor or
otherwise, then for the purposes of this Deed that amount shall not be considered to have been paid. No interest shall accrue on any such amount, unless and until such amount is so avoided or
set aside.
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27. |
MISCELLANEOUS
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27.1 |
Remedies and waivers
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27.2 |
Variations and consents
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27.3 |
Invalidity and severability
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27.4 |
Counterparts
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27.5 |
Third party rights
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27.6 |
Entire agreement
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27.7 |
Conflicts
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28. |
ASSIGNMENT, ETC
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28.1 |
The Collateral Agent may, at any time, in accordance with the Loan Agreement, assign, mortgage, charge, grant a trust over or otherwise dispose of all or any of its rights and
benefits under this Deed.
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28.2 |
The Mortgagor shall not assign, charge, grant a trust over or otherwise dispose of all or any of its rights and benefits under this Deed, except as permitted under the Loan
Agreement.
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29. |
NOTICES
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30. |
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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30.1 |
Governing law
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30.2 |
Jurisdiction
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(a) |
Each party irrevocably agrees that:
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(i) |
the English courts have non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any Proceedings and to settle any Disputes and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
English courts;
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(ii) |
any Proceedings may be taken in the English courts;
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(iii) |
any judgment in Proceedings taken in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction.
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(b) |
Each party also irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection which it might at any time have on the ground of forum non conveniens or on any other
ground to Proceedings being taken in any court referred to in this Clause 0 (30.Governing Law and JURISDICTION).
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(c) |
Nothing in this Clause 0 shall limit any party's right to take Proceedings against the other party in any other jurisdiction or in more than one jurisdiction concurrently.
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(d) |
This jurisdiction agreement is not concluded for the benefit of only one party.
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Name of Company
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Class of Shares
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Nominal Value of each Share
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Number of Shares
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Certificate number(s)
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Registered holder as at the date hereof
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Weatherford U.K. Limited
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Ordinary
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£1.00
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1,825
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3
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Weatherford Eurasia Limited
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1. |
Status of Shares
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(a) |
have been duly authorised and validly issued;
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(b) |
are free from any restrictions or conditions on transfer or rights of pre-emption, except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Agreement;
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(c) |
are fully paid, and no moneys or liabilities are outstanding in respect of any of them; and
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(d) |
represent the whole of the issued share capital of the Company.
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2. |
Further Shares
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(a) |
have been duly authorised and validly issued;
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(b) |
are free from any restrictions or conditions on transfer or rights of pre‑emption, except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Agreement;
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(c) |
are fully paid, and no monies or liabilities are outstanding in respect of any of them; and
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3. |
PSC Register
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(a) |
The Mortgagor represents and warrants that it has not issued and does not intend to issue any warning notice or restrictions notice under Schedule 1B of the Companies Act 2006
in respect of any Shares which constitute Secured Asset; and
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(b) |
the Mortgagor has not received any warning notice or restrictions notice under Schedule 1B of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of any Shares which constitute Secured Asset.
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1. |
Restrictions on Transfer and Rights of Pre-emption
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2. |
Articles of Association
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Clause
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Page No.
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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2.
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TRUST
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12
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3.
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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12
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4.
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ABL DEED OF CHARGE AND ASSIGNMENT
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13
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5.
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COVENANT TO PAY
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13
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6.
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SECURITY
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13
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7.
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REDEMPTION OF SECURITY
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16
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8.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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17
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9.
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COVENANTS RELATING TO ASSETS – PERFECTION, RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS, PROTECTION
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18
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10.
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GENERAL COVENANTS
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23
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11.
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CRYSTALLISATION OF FLOATING CHARGE
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23
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12.
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ENFORCEMENT
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24
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13.
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CONTINUING SECURITY, OTHER SECURITY ETC.
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25
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14.
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FURTHER ASSURANCES, POWER OF ATTORNEY, ETC.
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25
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15.
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THE COLLATERAL AGENT'S RIGHTS
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26
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16.
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APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
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28
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17.
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RECEIVER
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29
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18.
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APPLICATION OF MONEYS
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31
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19.
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PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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31
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20.
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PROTECTION OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND RECEIVER
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32
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21.
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COSTS, EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
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32
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22.
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CONSENTS, VARIATIONS, WAIVERS AND RIGHTS
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33
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23.
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PARTIAL INVALIDITY
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33
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24.
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COUNTERPARTS
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33
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25.
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THIRD PARTIES
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33
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26.
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DETERMINATIONS
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34
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27.
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ASSIGNMENT
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34
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28.
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NOTICES
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34
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29.
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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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34
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SCHEDULE 1 BANK ACCOUNTS
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37
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PART 1 – GENERAL BANK ACCOUNTS
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37
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PART 2 – COLLECTION BANK ACCOUNT
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38
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SCHEDULE 2 ASSIGNED AGREEMENTS
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39
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SCHEDULE 3 INSURANCE POLICIES
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40
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SCHEDULE 4 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OF BANK ACCOUNTS
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41
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PART 1 – FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE FOR GENERAL BANK ACCOUNTS
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41
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PART 2 – FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE FOR COLLECTION BANK ACCOUNTS
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45
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SCHEDULE 5 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OF ASSIGNED AGREEMENTS
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49
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SCHEDULE 6 FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OF INSURANCE POLICIES
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52
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(1) |
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED, a limited company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number 02440463, whose registered
office is at Weatherford Gotham Road, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6JX (the "Company"); and
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(2) |
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (the "Collateral Agent"), which expression includes its
successors in title and assigns acting for itself and on behalf of the Secured Parties as the holders of the Secured Obligations (as defined below)).
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(A) |
Under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) the Lenders have granted to the Borrowers a letter of credit line facility (the "Facility").
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(B) |
Under the Guarantee various Affiliates of the Parent, including the Company, have guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement.
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(C) |
It is a requirement under the Loan Agreement that obligations of the Company under the Guarantee are secured by this Deed.
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(D) |
The Company has agreed to mortgage, assign and charge by way of security all of its right, title, interest and benefit in, to and under its assets, rights, revenues and
undertaking (except any Excluded Assets) in favour of the Collateral Agent as security for the Secured Obligations, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Deed (each as defined below).
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(E) |
The Company's board of directors has concluded after due consideration of all relevant circumstances that entering into this Deed is in the best interests of and for the benefit
of the Company for the purposes of its business.
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(F) |
It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand.
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1. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1 |
Capitalised words and phrases used but not defined in this Deed shall have the meanings set out in the Loan Agreement and the following words and expressions have the meanings
set out below:
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"ABL Deed of Charge |
means a deed of charge and assignment dated on
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and Assignment" |
or about the date hereof between, amongst others, the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as collateral agent, granted pursuant to an asset based loan credit
agreement dated on or around the date of this Deed between, amongst others, Weatherford International Ltd. and Weatherford International, LLC as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as
collateral agent;
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"Administrator" |
means any person or persons for the time being acting as administrator of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Insolvency Act;
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"Assets" |
means property, assets, rights, revenues, income, uncalled capital, licences, business and undertakings and any interest therein, in each case whatsoever and wheresoever
situated, present and future (but shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Assigned Assets" | has the meaning set out in Clause 0 (6.4 | Assignment); |
"Assigned Agreements" |
means each agreement specified in Schedule 2 (Assigned Agreements) together with each other agreement supplementing or amending or
novating or replacing the same designated as an Assigned Agreement;
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"Bank Accounts" |
means the General Bank Accounts and the Collection Bank Accounts;
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"Book Debts" |
means all book and other debts (including rents) and other moneys, liabilities and monetary claims of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter due, owing or payable to the Company
(including moneys, liabilities and claims deriving from or in relation to any Investments, any contract or agreement to which the Company is party, or any other Assets or rights of the Company, and including the benefit of any
judgment or order to pay money and any amounts due or owing from any government or governmental agency including in respect of Taxes) and all other rights of the Company to receive money (but excluding all moneys now or hereafter
standing to the credit of any account held by the Company with any bank) and any proceeds thereof; and the benefit of (including the proceeds of all claims under) all rights, Security Interests, securities, guarantees, indemnities,
negotiable instruments, letters of credit and Insurances of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned or held by the Company in relation to any of the foregoing (but "Book Debts" shall
exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Business Day" |
means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London and New York City;
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"cash" |
means cash within the meaning of Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003;
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"Centre of Main Interests" |
means, in relation to a person, its centre of main interests within the meaning of the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings 2000;
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"Charged Assets" |
means all Assets from time to time subject or expressed or intended to be subject to the Charges (whether fixed or floating) under or pursuant to this Deed, and "Charged Assets" includes any part of any of them and any right, title, interest or benefit therein or in respect thereof (but shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Charges" |
means any or all of the Security Interests created or expressed to be created, or which may now or hereafter be created or expressed to be created, by or pursuant to this Deed,
including any further Security Interests created pursuant to Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) or Clause 0 (6.9Excluded Property);
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"Collection Account Banks" |
means the account banks listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Collection Bank Account) under the column "Account
Bank";
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"Collection Account Notice" |
means a notice in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4 (Form of Notice of Charge for Collection Bank Accounts );
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"Collection Bank Accounts" |
means the accounts listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Collection Bank Account) held by the Company with the bank or banks specified in
Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Collection Bank Account) and any other bank account maintained by the Company with any financial institution as the Collateral Agent may from time to time designate in
writing as a Collection Bank Account, including in each case any redesignation or renewal thereof and all balances now or hereafter standing to the credit of any such account including all interest from time to time thereon, the debt
represented thereby and all rights in relation thereto (but "Collection Bank Accounts" shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Credit Claims" |
means credit claims within the meaning of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No 2) Regulations 2003;
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"Delegate" |
means a delegate or subdelegate appointed pursuant to Clause 0 (15.The Collateral Agent's RIGHTS);
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"Disputes" |
means any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Deed (including regarding its existence, validity or termination);
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"Enforcement Event" | has the meaning set out in Clause 0 (12. | ENFORCEMENT); |
"Equipment" |
means plant, machinery, equipment (including office equipment), vehicles, computers and other chattels of any kind (but excluding any from time to time which are part of the
Company's stock in trade or work in progress) now or hereafter owned by the Company or in its possession and all proceeds of sale or other disposal thereof, all moneys paid or payable in respect thereof, rights under any agreement,
Security Interest or guarantee in relation thereto and all other rights in relation thereto, and "Equipment" includes any part of any of them (but "Equipment"
shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Excluded Assets" |
means:
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(a) |
shares and other Assets charged in favour of the Collateral Agent pursuant to an Equitable Share Mortgage of even date herewith between the Company and the Collateral Agent; and
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(b) |
the "Excluded Assets" as defined in the Loan Agreement;
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"financial collateral" |
means financial collateral within the meaning of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003, as amended;
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"financial instrument" |
means a financial instrument within the meaning of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003;
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"Fixed Charge Assets" |
means any part or parts of the Charged Assets effectively charged by way of fixed Security Interests or effectively mortgaged or assigned by way of fixed Security Interests
under this Deed;
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"Fixtures" |
means fixtures, fittings and fixed plant, machinery and equipment (including trade fixtures and fittings);
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"Floating Charge Assets" |
means any part or parts of the Charged Assets subject to the floating charge contained in Clause 0 (6.5Floating Charge);
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"General Account Banks" |
means the account banks listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (General Bank Accounts) under the heading "Account
Bank";
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"General Bank Accounts" |
means the accounts listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (General Bank Accounts) held by the Company with the bank or banks specified in Part 1
of Schedule 1 (General Bank Accounts) and any other bank account maintained by the Company with any financial institution as the Collateral Agent may from time to time designate in writing as a
General Bank Account, including in each case any redesignation or renewal thereof and all balances now or hereafter standing to the credit of any such account including all interest from time to time thereon, the debt represented
thereby and all rights in relation thereto (but "General Bank Accounts" shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Guarantee" |
means an Affiliate Guaranty dated on or around the date of this Deed between, among others, the Parent and the Collateral Agent;
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"Holding Company" |
means a holding company within the meaning of section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
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"Insolvency Act" |
means the Insolvency Act 1986;
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"Insolvency Event" |
in relation to any person, means:
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(a) |
such person is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due, suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial
difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness (including any composition, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of such person);
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(b) |
any resolution is passed or order made for the winding up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation of that person, a moratorium is declared in relation to any indebtedness
of that person or an administrator is appointed to that person (other than a solvent liquidation or reorganisation of such person on terms previously approved in writing by the Collateral Agent);
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(c) |
the appointment of any liquidator (other than a solvent liquidation or reorganisation of such person on terms previously approved in writing by the Collateral Agent), receiver,
administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of that person or any of its assets; or
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(d) |
in respect of any person, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.
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"Insolvency Rules" |
means the Insolvency Rules 2016;
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"Insurances" |
means contracts or policies of insurance or indemnity of any kind (including life insurance or assurance) now or hereafter taken out by or on behalf of the Company or (to the
extent of its interest) in which the Company has any interest, and all rights in relation thereto, proceeds thereof, claims and returns of premium in respect thereof (but "Insurances" shall
exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Intercreditor Agreement" |
means the intercreditor agreement, dated on or around the date of this Deed, among the Collateral Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Parent, Weatherford
International Ltd., Weatherford International LLC, and the other grantors of the Parent named therein;
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"Intellectual Property Rights" |
means patents, registered designs, copyrights, inventions, semi‑conductor topography rights, rights in designs, rights in trade marks and service marks, business names and trade
names, get up, logos, domain names, moral rights, rights in confidential information, rights in know‑how, database rights, rights protecting goodwill, or reputation and any interests (including by way of licence or sub‑licence) in any
of the foregoing, and any other intellectual property rights and interests whatsoever now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which it has any interest, in each case whether registered or not and including all applications, rights
to apply for and rights to use the same and all fees, royalties and other rights of every kind relating to or deriving from any of the same (but "Intellectual Property Rights" shall exclude, for
the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Investments" |
means shares, stocks, bonds, notes, certificates of deposit, debenture stocks, loan stocks and other securities or investments of any kind and all rights relating to any of the
foregoing (including rights relating to any of the same which are deposited with, registered in the name of or credited to an account with any clearing system or house, depositary, custodian, nominee, controller, investment manager or
other similar person or their nominee, in each case whether or not on a fungible basis and including all rights against such person); warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for, purchase, call for delivery of, redeem, convert
other securities or investments into or otherwise to acquire any of the foregoing; and units in a unit trust scheme (as defined in section 237(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000); together in each case with all rights
in respect thereof and all dividends, interest, cash or other distributions, accretions or Investments in respect of or deriving from any of the foregoing, and "Investments" means any of the
foregoing including any part of them (but "Investments" shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets);
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"Law of Property Act" |
means the Law of Property Act 1925;
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"Legally Mortgaged Property" |
means any Real Property which may in future be legally mortgaged or charged by the Company to the Collateral Agent by or pursuant to this Deed, and "Legally Mortgaged Property" includes any part of any such Real Property;
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"Loan Agreement" |
means the letter of credit facility agreement, between, among others, the Parent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated on or around the date of this Deed;
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"Loss" |
means any liability, damages, claim, cost, loss, penalty, expense, demand (or actions in respect thereof) including, legal, accounting or other charges, fees, costs,
disbursements and expenses in connection therewith;
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"Material Real Property" |
means Real Property located in the United States of America, Canada or the United Kingdom owned by the Company with a net book value in excess of US$10,000,000 and that is not
an Excluded Asset;
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"Mortgaged Investments" |
means Investments from time to time subject or expressed to be subject to the Charges, and "Mortgaged Investments" includes any part of
any of them;
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"Parent" |
means Weatherford International Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, with registered number 540406 whose registered office
address is 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2;
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"Payment in Full" |
means the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan
Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been received by the Company) shall have been paid in full in cash;
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"Proceedings" |
means any proceedings, suits or actions arising out of or in connection with any Disputes or otherwise arising out of or in connection with this Deed (including regarding its
existence, validity or termination);
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"Real Property" |
means freehold property in England and Wales and any other land or buildings anywhere in the world, any estate or interest therein and any reference to "Real Property" includes a reference to all rights from time to time attached or appurtenant thereto and all buildings and Fixtures from time to time therein or thereon;
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"receiver" |
includes a manager, a receiver and manager and an "administrative receiver" as defined by Section 251 of the Insolvency Act;
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"Receiver" |
means a receiver appointed under this Deed or pursuant to any applicable law, and includes more than one such receiver and any substituted receiver but not an administrative
receiver as defined in Section 251 of the Insolvency Act;
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(c) |
all dividends, distributions and other income paid or payable on a Investment, together with all shares or other property derived from any Investment and all other allotments,
accretions, rights, benefits and advantages of all kinds accruing, offered or otherwise derived from or incidental to that Investment (whether by way of conversion, redemption, bonus, preference, option or otherwise);
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(d) |
in relation to any other Charged Assets:
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(i) |
the proceeds of sale, transfer or other disposition of any part of that asset;
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(ii) |
all rights under any licence, agreement for sale or agreement for lease in respect of that asset;
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(iii) |
all rights, process, benefits, claims, causes of action, contracts, warranties, remedies, security, guarantee, indemnities or covenants for title in respect of or derived from
that asset; and/or
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(iv) |
any income, moneys and proceeds paid or payable in respect of that asset;
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"Relevant Charged Assets" |
means such part or parts of the Charged Assets in respect of which a Receiver has been appointed;
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"Requirement of Law" |
means, as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject;
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"Secured Obligations" |
has the meaning given to it in the Loan Agreement but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall also include all legal and other costs, charges and expenses and any other Loss which
the Collateral Agent, any other Secured Party, any Receiver or any Delegate may incur in enforcing or obtaining, or attempting to enforce or obtain, payment of any such moneys and liabilities to the extent such costs, charges,
expenses and other Losses are of the type reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 11.03 (Expenses, Etc.) of the Loan Agreement;
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"Secured Parties" |
has the meaning given to it in the Loan Agreement;
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"Security Interest" |
means any mortgage or sub‑mortgage, standard security, fixed or floating charge or sub‑charge, pledge, lien, assignment or assignation by way of security or subject to a proviso
for redemption, encumbrance, hypothecation, retention of title, or other security interest whatsoever howsoever created or arising and its equivalent or analogue whatever called in any other jurisdiction, and any agreement or
arrangement having substantially the same economic or financial effect as any of the foregoing (including any "hold back" or "flawed asset" arrangement)
and any secured interest, agreement or arrangement analogous to any of the foregoing arising under the laws of any other jurisdiction;
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"Taxes" |
has the meaning given to it in the Loan Agreement and "Tax" and "Taxation" shall be construed
accordingly;
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1.2 |
In this Deed, unless otherwise specified:
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(a) |
references to the neuter or to any gender include both genders and the neuter, references to a "company" shall be construed so as to
include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established, and references to a "person" include any individual, firm, partnership, body
corporate, unincorporated association, government, state or agency of a state, local or municipal authority or government body, trust, foundation, joint venture or association (in each case whether or not having separate legal
personality);
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(b) |
references to parties, Clauses, sub‑Clauses, paragraphs, sub‑paragraphs and Schedules, Exhibits and Annexures are to Clauses, sub‑Clauses and paragraphs and sub‑paragraphs of,
and the parties and Schedules to, this Deed, and references to this Deed include a reference to each of its Schedules, Exhibits and Annexures;
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(c) |
a reference to this Deed, an agreement or other document is a reference to this Deed, that agreement or document as supplemented, amended, novated or replaced from time to time
in accordance with its terms, and to any agreement, deed or document executed pursuant thereto;
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(d) |
the words "include" and "including" are to be construed without limitation, general words
introduced by the word "other" are not to be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things, and
general words are not to be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are followed by particular examples intended to be embraced by the general words;
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(e) |
a reference to a "day" means a period of 24 hours running for midnight to midnight; a reference to a time of day is to London time;
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(f) |
headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Deed;
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(g) |
a reference to the provision of any statute, statutory provision, order, instrument, rule or regulation is to that provision as amended or re‑enacted from time to time, any
provision of which it is a re‑enactment or consolidation and any order, instrument, rule or regulation at any time made or issued under it;
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(h) |
the word "vary" shall be construed to include amend, modify and supplement, and "variation" and
other cognate terms shall be construed accordingly;
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(i) |
a reference to a person shall include references to his permitted successors, transferees (including by novation) and assigns and any person deriving title under or through him,
whether in security or otherwise; and any person into which such person may be merged or consolidated, or any company resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation or any person succeeding to substantially all of the business
of that person; and
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(j) |
a reference to "dollars" or "US$" is to the lawful currency for the time being of the United
States of America;
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(k) |
a document expressed to be "in the agreed form" means a document in a form which has been agreed by the parties and a copy of which has
been identified as such and initialled by or on behalf of each of the parties; and
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(l) |
a reference to "rights" includes rights, remedies, benefits, authorities, powers, privileges, discretions, claims, remedies, liberties,
easements, quasi-easements and appurtenances (in each case, of any nature whatsoever whether under this Deed, by statute, at law or in equity) or otherwise howsoever.
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1.3 |
The undertakings and other obligations of the Company, Collateral Agent or any other person under this Deed shall at all times be read and construed as subject to the provisions
of the Intercreditor Agreement, Loan Agreement and the Guarantee which shall prevail in case of any conflict. Subject to this and to Clause 0 (1.Definitions and
INTERPRETATION), if there is any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Deed and any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Deed shall prevail.
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1.4 |
The terms of this Deed shall not operate or be construed so as to prohibit or restrict any transaction or matter that is permitted by the Loan Agreement.
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1.5 |
For the purpose of section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, this Deed incorporates all the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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2. |
TRUST
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2.1 |
The Collateral Agent shall hold, and hereby declares that it shall hold, the benefit of the Charges and the benefit of all representations, warranties, covenants and
undertakings under this Deed on trust for the Secured Parties on and subject to the terms of this Deed and the Company hereby acknowledges such trusts.
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2.2 |
In this Deed the Collateral Agent acts under the authority of the Secured Parties contained in Article X (Administrative Agent) of the
Loan Agreement and in accordance with, subject to and with the full benefit of the provisions of such Article X (Administrative Agent).
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3. |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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3.1 |
Reference is made to the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Secured Party, of its acceptance of the benefits of this Deed (a) consents to the subordination of security provided for
in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by, and will take no actions contrary to, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the
Intercreditor Agreement as Collateral Agent on behalf of such Secured Party. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured Parties to extend credit to Borrowers or to acquire any notes or other evidence of any
debt obligation owing from the Borrowers and such Secured Parties are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
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3.2 |
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Deed, the security created hereby and the rights, remedies, duties and obligations provided for herein are subject in
all respects to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent provided therein, the applicable LC Security Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between
the provisions of this Deed and the Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.
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4. |
ABL DEED OF CHARGE AND ASSIGNMENT
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4.1 |
All security created under this Deed does not affect the security created by the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment.
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4.2 |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, provided that the Company is in compliance with the terms of the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment (including without limitation, any
obligation to deliver or deposit any deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation thereunder) then to the extent that the terms of this Deed impose the same or substantially the same
obligation in respect of such deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation, the Company will be deemed to have complied with the relevant obligations under this Deed by virtue of its
compliance under the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment, provided however that, in the event that the terms of the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment no longer continue to be in full force and effect or the ABL Deed of Charge and
Assignment is released or discharged (or as otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement) the Company shall be required to as soon as reasonably practicable comply with the relevant obligations under this Deed. The Collateral
Agent may retain any document delivered to it under this Deed or otherwise only until such time as the Security Interests created under this Deed are irrevocably released.
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5. |
COVENANT TO PAY
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6. |
SECURITY
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6.1 |
Real Property
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6.2 |
Mortgages
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6.3 |
Fixed Charges
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(a) |
all funds from time to time standing to the credit of a Bank Account, together with all entitlements to interest and other Related Rights from time to time accruing to or
arising in connection with sums;
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(b) |
all present and future Book Debts and all its other present and future negotiable instruments (other than any which are Investments);
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(c) |
all present and future Equipment and all corresponding Related Rights;
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(d) |
all present and future Intellectual Property Rights and all corresponding Related Rights;
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(e) |
all its present and future goodwill, present and future uncalled capital (if any) and the benefit of all present and future licences, consents and authorisations (statutory or
otherwise) held or to be held by it in connection with its business or the use of any Charged Assets (but excluding any licence requiring the licensor's consent to the creation of Security Interests under the Deed if such consent has
not been obtained) and the right to receive all compensation payable in respect thereof (but excluding, in all cases, the Excluded Assets); and
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(f) | if not effectively assigned by Clause 0 (6.4 | Assignment), all its rights, title and interest in (and claims under) the Assigned Agreements and all corresponding Related Rights. |
6.4 |
Assignment
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(a) | Subject to Clause 0 (6.9 | Excluded Property) below, as further continuing security for the payment of the Secured Obligations, the Company assigns absolutely with full title guarantee to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties all its rights, title and interest, both present and future, from time to time in and to each of the following assets: |
(i) |
the proceeds of any Insurances and all Related Rights; and
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(ii) |
the Assigned Agreements and all proceeds and claims arising from them,
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(b) | To the extent that any Assigned Asset described in Clause 00 (6.4 | Assignment) is not assignable, the assignment which that clause purports to effect shall operate as an assignment of all present and future rights and claims of the Company to any proceeds of such Insurances. |
6.5 |
Floating Charge
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6.6 |
Collection Bank Accounts
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(a) |
The Company shall maintain the Collection Bank Accounts pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.01(e) (Letters of Credit) of the
Loan Agreement with the Collection Account Banks.
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(b) |
The Collateral Agent shall have sole signing rights in relation to each Collection Bank Account.
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(c) | Subject to Clause 0 (6.6 | Collection Bank Accounts) below, the Collateral Agent and the Company acknowledge and agree that the application of amounts standing to the credit of any Collection Bank Account shall be governed by the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. |
(d) |
The Company shall not be entitled to:
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(i) |
make, or direct the making of, any payments or withdrawals from any Collection Bank Account;
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(ii) |
direct the Collection Account Banks as regards the operation of any Collection Bank Account (whether as to payments from the Collection Bank Accounts or otherwise howsoever);
and/or
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(iii) |
close any of its Collection Bank Accounts or agree to any variation of the rights or terms and conditions attaching to any of its Collection Bank Accounts,
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(e) |
The Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of any change in any identifying details of any of its Collection Bank Accounts (including its account
number and sort code), provide details thereof to the Collateral Agent.
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(f) |
The Company irrevocably and unconditionally authorises the Collateral Agent, without prior notice, from time to time to debit any Collection Bank Account in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Agreement.
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(g) |
The Company shall, promptly after execution of this Deed, execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a Collection Account Notice on the relevant Collection Account Bank and use
reasonable endeavours to procure that such Collection Account Bank signs and delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement substantially in the form set out in the Collection Account Notice (together with any amendments
requested by the Collection Account Bank which are acceptable to the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably)) on the date of such service.
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(h) |
On the date of opening or acquiring a Collection Bank Account, serve a Collection Account Notice on the relevant Collection Account Bank and use reasonable endeavours to procure
that such Collection Account Bank signs and delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement substantially in the form set out in the Collection Account Notice (together with any amendments requested by the Collection Account Bank
which are acceptable to the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably)) on the date of such service.
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6.7 |
General Bank Accounts
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6.8 |
Full Title Guarantee
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6.9 |
Excluded Property
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7. |
REDEMPTION OF SECURITY
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7.1 |
Upon Payment in Full, the Collateral Agent, at the request and cost of the Company but without being responsible or liable for any reasonable and documented costs, expenses,
claims or liabilities occasioned by acting upon such request, shall release or discharge the Charged Assets from the Charges and reconvey, reassign or retransfer to or to the order of the Company or any other person entitled thereto
any Charged Assets assigned to the Collateral Agent.
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7.2 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Company under this Deed shall automatically terminate and the Collateral Agent, at the request and cost of the Company but
without being responsible or liable for any reasonable and documented costs, expenses, claims or liabilities occasioned by acting upon such request, shall release or discharge the Charged Assets from the Charges and reconvey, reassign
or retransfer to or to the order of the Company or any other person entitled thereto any Charged Assets assigned to the Collateral Agent, in each case, to the extent provided in and in accordance with Section 11.01(c) (Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral) and Section 11.23 (Release of Guarantors) of the Loan Agreement.
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8. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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8.1 |
The Company represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent that as of the date of this Deed:
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(a) |
it is a limited company duly incorporated and existing under the Companies Act 1948 and has the power and authority to own its Assets and to carry on its business and operations
as now conducted;
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(b) |
it has the power to enter into, and perform and comply with all the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under, this Deed, and to create the Charges;
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(c) |
all corporate authority and any other actions, conditions and things whatsoever required to be obtained, taken, fulfilled and done (including the obtaining of any necessary
consents) in order to enable the Company lawfully to enter into, and perform and comply with all the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under, this Deed, to ensure that those obligations are valid, legal, binding and
enforceable, to permit the creation of the Charges in accordance with this Deed except, in each case (i) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity which may limit the right to obtain equitable remedies (regardless of whether such enforceability is a
proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) as to the enforceability of provisions for indemnification and the limitations thereon arising as a matter of law or public policy;
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(d) |
the obligations of the Company under this Deed and (subject to all necessary registrations thereof being made) the Charges are valid, legal, binding and enforceable and, in the
case of the Charges, have first priority and ranking except, in each case (i) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity which may limit the right to obtain equitable remedies (regardless of whether such enforceability is a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) as to the enforceability
of provisions for indemnification and the limitations thereon arising as a matter of law or public policy;
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(e) |
its entry into, and performance of and compliance with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under this Deed, and the creation of the Charges under this Deed, do not and
will not (i) breach or violate any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien
prohibited under the Loan Agreement upon any of its property or assets pursuant to the terms of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which it is party or by which any of its property or assets are bound or to which it is
subject, except for breaches, violations and defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) violate any provision of its organisational documents or by-laws;
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(f) |
(save to the extent disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing prior to the date of this Deed) it has good and valid rights in or the power to transfer the Assets expressed to
be mortgaged, assigned or charged by it under this Deed;
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(g) |
no Security Interest (other than the Charges) or claim exists on, over or in respect of any of the Assets, except those claims permitted by the Loan Agreement;
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(h) |
(save to the extent disclosed to the Collateral Agent in writing prior to the date of this Deed) it has not disposed of or sold or granted any lease, tenancy, option or
pre‑emption right over or in respect of, any part of its right, title or interest in, to or in respect of any of the Charged Assets, and it has not agreed to do any of the foregoing, except, in each case, as permitted by the Loan
Agreement; and
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(i) |
the Company's Centre of Main Interests is in the UK.
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9. |
COVENANTS RELATING TO ASSETS – PERFECTION, RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS, PROTECTION
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9.1 |
Documents of Title
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9.2 |
Negative Pledge
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(a) |
The Company may only create, incur, assume or permit to exist a Security Interest on any Charged Asset if it is permitted by Section 8.04 (Liens)
of the Loan Agreement.
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(b) |
The Company may only Dispose of any Charged Asset if it is permitted by Section 8.05 (Asset Dispositions) of the Loan Agreement.
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9.3 |
Assets and Charges Generally
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(a) |
make all filings and registrations necessary for the creation, perfection, preservation, protection or maintenance of the Charges except to the extent that the Company is
expressly permitted by the Loan Agreement or this Deed not to do so;
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(b) |
use commercially reasonable endeavours to obtain, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably), as soon as practicable and in any event within
45 days of the date of this Deed or, after the date of this Deed, within 45 days of the date of acquisition of any Asset (or, in any such case, such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion), any
consents necessary to enable all the Assets of the Company to be subject to effective Security Interests pursuant to Clause 0 (6.SECURITY) and the Asset
concerned shall immediately upon obtaining any such consent become subject to the fixed Charge under Clause 0 (6.3Fixed Charges);
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(c) |
maintain or keep or cause to be kept all of the Charged Assets in good and substantial repair and, where applicable, good working order (wear and tear excepted) so that its
business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices, except in each case where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(d) |
in addition and without prejudice to any other provision of this Deed, not do or suffer to be done anything which could materially prejudice the effectiveness of any of the
Charges or their priority under this Deed except as permitted by the Loan Agreement or this Deed.
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9.4 |
Real Property
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(a) |
consents to the registration of a restriction in the Proprietorship Register relating to the title number or numbers under which the whole or any part of the Legally Mortgaged
Property is registered at HM Land Registry in the following terms:
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(b) |
consents (in the case of any Real Property forming part of the Charged Assets title to which is registered or registrable at HM Land Registry but which does not form part of the
Legally Mortgaged Property) to the registration of an agreed notice by the Collateral Agent against the title or titles under which such Real Property is registered; and
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(c) |
authorises the Collateral Agent and/or any solicitors or other agent acting on behalf of the Collateral Agent to complete, execute on the Company's behalf and deliver to H. M.
Land Registry any form (including Land Registry form RX1 and AN1), document or other information requested by H. M. Land Registry with regard to either or both of the above.
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9.5 |
General Bank Accounts
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(a) |
promptly after execution of this Deed (or, if later, within 45 days (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) of the opening of a
new bank account), execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent notices, substantially in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 4 (Form of Notice of Charge for General Bank Accounts ) or such
other form as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require;
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(b) |
use its reasonable endeavours to procure that each relevant bank, with whom a General Bank Account is maintained, delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement in writing
substantially in the form attached to such notice provided that if the Company has not been able to obtain such countersignature and acknowledgement, any obligation to comply with this Clause 00 (9.5General
Bank Accounts) shall cease after 180 days of the service of the relevant notice; and
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(c) |
save with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent or as may be permitted under the Loan Agreement, the Company shall not assign or otherwise dispose of any rights,
title or interest in any General Bank Account (and no right, title or interest in relation to any such account or credit balance maintained with the Collateral Agent shall be capable of assignment or disposal).
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9.6 |
Insurance Policies
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(a) |
The Company will, promptly after execution of this Deed (or, if later, within 45 days (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) of
the Company obtaining new Insurance Policy), execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (or procure delivery of) a notice of assignment substantially in the form set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Notice
of Charge of Insurance Policies), in respect of each Insurance Policy detailed at Schedule 3 (Insurance Policies).
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(b) |
In each case, the Company shall use reasonable endeavours to procure that such insurer signs and delivers to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgement substantially in the form
set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Notice of Charge of Insurance Policies) within twenty Business Days of such service provided that, if the relevant
Company has not been able to obtain such acknowledgment from the relevant insurer any obligation to comply with this Clause shall cease twenty Business Days following the date of service of the relevant Notice of Assignment.
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9.7 |
Assigned Agreements
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9.8 |
Charged Book Debts
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9.9 |
Mortgaged Investments
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(a) |
Without prejudice and in addition to the other provisions of this Clause 0 (9.Covenants relating to
Assets – Perfection, Restrictions on Dealings, PROTECTION) and Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of
Attorney, ETC.), the Company shall deposit with the Collateral Agent:
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(i) |
transfers of the Mortgaged Investments (or declarations of trust in respect of any Mortgaged Investments not in the Company's sole name) in each case duly completed and executed
by the Company or its nominee with the name of the transferee, date and consideration left blank or, if the Collateral Agent so reasonably requires, duly executed by the Company or its nominee in favour of the Collateral Agent (or the
Collateral Agent's nominee) and stamped, and such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to enable the Collateral Agent (or the Collateral Agent's nominee) or, after the occurrence and continuance of an Event
of Default, any purchaser, to be registered as the owner of, or otherwise obtain legal title to, the Mortgaged Investments; and
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(ii) |
in respect of any Mortgaged Investment not held in the Company's name, within 30 days (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion)
after execution of this Deed or if later promptly after it becomes entitled to the relevant Mortgaged Investment, use commercially reasonable endeavours to request an irrevocable power of attorney, expressed to be by way of security
and executed and delivered as a deed by the relevant nominee, appointing the Collateral Agent each Receiver and any Delegate the attorney of the holder, in such form as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.
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(b) |
Prior to such time as the Collateral Agent has, following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Enforcement Event:
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(i) |
notified the Company in writing that it has elected to exercise voting and other rights relating to the Charged Assets in accordance with the terms of this Deed, all voting and
other rights relating to the Mortgaged Investments may be exercised (or not exercised) by the Company as it directs provided that it shall not exercise any such voting rights in a manner which would diminish the effectiveness or
enforceability of the Charges created under this Deed in any material respect or restrict the transferability of the Charged Assets by the Collateral Agent or any Receiver; and
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(ii) |
notified the Company in writing that it has elected to collect any dividends, distributions and other monies in accordance with the terms of this Deed, the Company shall be
entitled to receive and retain such dividends, distributions and other monies paid on or derived from its Mortgaged Investments.
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(c) |
Following an Enforcement Event:
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(i) |
the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, any Receiver shall, upon written notice to the Company, be entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of or refrain from such
exercise all voting and other rights now or at any time relating to the Mortgaged Investments as it or he reasonably sees fit;
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(ii) |
after receipt by the Company of written notice pursuant to Clause 0, the Company shall comply or procure the compliance with any reasonable direction of the Collateral Agent or,
as the case may be, any Receiver in respect of the exercise of such rights and shall deliver to the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, any Receiver such forms of proxy or other appropriate forms of authorisation the Collateral
Agent or, as the case may be, any Receiver may reasonably require with a view to enabling that person or its nominee to exercise such rights; and
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(iii) |
the Collateral Agent shall, upon written notice to the Company, be entitled to receive and retain all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the
Mortgaged Investments and apply the same as provided by Clause 0 (18.Application of MONEYS).
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(d) | This Clause 0 (9.7 | Assigned Agreements) shall not apply to those Mortgaged Investments which are held by the Company by way of temporary investments and which the Collateral Agent has agreed in writing shall not be subject to this Clause 0 (9.7 Assigned Agreements). |
9.10 |
Intellectual Property Rights
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(a) |
promptly on the reasonable request by the Collateral Agent, execute and do all acts, things and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to record the Collateral
Agent's interest in any registers relating to any of the Intellectual Property Rights; and
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(b) |
not, save with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent or as may be permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, grant any registered user agreement or
licence or other right in relation to any such Intellectual Property Rights or permit the use of such Intellectual Property Rights by any person.
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10. |
GENERAL COVENANTS
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10.1 |
The Company shall:
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(a) |
at any time after an Enforcement Event, promptly give to the Collateral Agent such information and evidence (and in such form) as the Collateral Agent may from time to time
reasonably request for the purpose of or with a view to discharging the duties and rights vested in it under and in accordance with this Deed or by operation of law; and
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(b) |
not have its Centre of Main Interests situated, or permit its Centre of Main Interests to be situated, outside the UK.
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11. |
CRYSTALLISATION OF FLOATING CHARGE
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11.1 |
In addition and without prejudice to any other event resulting in crystallisation of the floating charge, but subject to any prohibition or restriction imposed by law, if at any
time:
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(a) |
an Event of Default occurs and is continuing; or
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(b) |
the Collateral Agent (acting reasonably) considers that any of the Floating Charged Assets, which is material to the context of the business as a whole, are in danger of being
seized or is otherwise in jeopardy,
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11.2 |
In addition and without prejudice to any law or other event resulting in crystallisation of the floating charge, but subject to any prohibition or restriction imposed by law,
the floating charge created by Clause 0 (6.5Floating Charge) shall without notice automatically be converted
into a fixed charge over:
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(a) |
any Floating Charge Assets which become subject or continue to be subject to any Security Interest in favour of any person other than the Collateral Agent or which is/are the
subject of any sale, transfer or other disposition, in either case contrary to the covenants contained in this Deed or any of the other Loan Documents, immediately prior to such actual or purported Security Interest arising or such
actual or purported sale, transfer or other disposition being made; or
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(b) |
any Floating Charge Assets affected by any attachment, distress, execution or other legal process against such Floating Charge Asset, immediately prior to such distress,
attachment, execution or other legal process.
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12. |
ENFORCEMENT
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12.1 |
The security constituted by this Deed shall, subject to any prohibition or restriction imposed by law, become enforceable upon and at any time after an Event of Default occurs
and is continuing (an "Enforcement Event").
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12.2 |
At any time after an Enforcement Event, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) enforce all or any part of the Charges at such time, on such terms and in such
manner as it thinks fit, and take possession of, hold or dispose of all or any part of the Charged Assets, and may (whether or not it has taken possession or appointed a Receiver or Administrator) exercise any rights conferred by the
Law of Property Act (as varied or extended by this Deed) on mortgagees or by this Deed or otherwise conferred by law on mortgagees.
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12.3 |
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, at any time after an Enforcement Event, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) by notice to the company in
writing appropriate all or any part of the Charged Assets which constitute financial collateral. If the Collateral Agent exercises such power of appropriation:
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(a) |
it shall determine the value of any Charged Asset appropriated which consists of a financial instrument or a Credit Claim as at the time of exercise of that power as the current
value of the cash payment which it determines would be received on a sale or other disposal of such Charged Asset effected for payment as soon as reasonably possible after such time. Any such determination shall be made by the
Collateral Agent in a commercially reasonable manner (including by way of an independent valuation); and
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(b) |
any Charged Asset appropriated which constitutes cash and which is not denominated in dollars shall be valued as if it were converted to dollars at the rate certified by the
Collateral Agent to be the spot rate of exchange for the purchase of dollars with the currency of such cash as soon as practicable after the appropriation thereof.
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12.4 |
The exercise by the Collateral Agent of its right of appropriation under Clause 0 (12.ENFORCEMENT)
of any part of the Charged Assets shall not prejudice or affect any of the Collateral Agent's rights and remedies in respect of the remainder of the Charged Assets for any Secured Obligations which remain to be paid or discharged.
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13. |
CONTINUING SECURITY, OTHER SECURITY ETC.
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13.1 | Subject to Clauses 0 (7. | Redemption of SECURITY) and 0 (7. | Redemption of SECURITY), the Charges, covenants, undertakings and provisions contained in or granted pursuant to this Deed shall remain in full force and effect as a continuing security to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Obligations and shall not be satisfied, discharged or affected by any intermediate payment or settlement of account of all or part of the Secured Obligations (whether any Secured Obligations remain outstanding thereafter) or any other act, event, matter, or thing whatsoever. |
13.2 |
The Charges are cumulative, in addition to and independent of, and shall neither be merged with nor prejudiced by nor in any way exclude or prejudice, any other Security
Interest, guarantee, indemnity, right of recourse or any other right whatsoever which the Collateral Agent may now or hereafter hold or have (or would apart from this Deed or the Charges hold or have) from the Company or any other
person in respect of any of the Secured Obligations.
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13.3 |
The restriction on consolidation of mortgages contained in section 93 of the Law of Property Act shall not apply in relation to the Charges.
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13.4 |
If the Collateral Agent receives or is deemed to be affected by notice (actual or constructive) of any Security Interest over any Charged Asset or if an Insolvency Event occurs
in relation to the Company:
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(a) |
the Collateral Agent may open a new account or accounts with or on behalf of the Company (whether or not it allows any existing account to continue) and, if it does not, it
shall nevertheless be deemed to have done so at the time it received or was deemed to have received such notice or at the time that the Insolvency Event occurred; and
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(b) |
all payments made by the Company to the Collateral Agent after the Collateral Agent received or is deemed to have received such notice or after such Insolvency Event occurred
shall be credited or deemed to have been credited to the new account or accounts, and in no circumstances whatsoever shall operate to reduce the Secured Obligations as at the time the Collateral Agent received or was deemed to have
received such notice or as at the time that such Insolvency Event occurred.
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13.5 |
This Deed shall remain valid and enforceable notwithstanding any change in the name, composition or constitution of the Collateral Agent or the Company or any amalgamation or
consolidation by the Collateral Agent or the Company with any other corporation.
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14. |
FURTHER ASSURANCES, POWER OF ATTORNEY, ETC.
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14.1 |
The Company shall, at its own cost, promptly take whatever action the Collateral Agent or any Receiver may reasonably require with a view to:
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(a) |
creating, preserving, perfecting or protecting any of the Charges or the first priority of any of the Charges;
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(b) |
facilitating the enforcement of the Security created under this Deed or the exercise of any rights vested in the Collateral Agent or any Receiver in connection with this Deed;
or
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(c) |
providing more effectively to the Collateral Agent the full benefit of the rights conferred on it by this Deed and otherwise giving full effect to the provisions of this Deed,
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14.2 |
The Company irrevocably and by way of security appoints the Collateral Agent and every Receiver jointly and also severally to be its attorney (with full power to appoint
substitutes and to sub‑delegate, including power to authorise the person so appointed to make further appointments) on behalf of the Company and in its name or otherwise, and in such manner as the attorney may think fit, after the
occurrence of an Enforcement Event, to execute, deliver, perfect and do any deed, document, act or thing (a) which the Collateral Agent or such Receiver (or any such substitute or sub‑delegate) may, reasonably consider appropriate in
connection with the exercise of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent or such Receiver, or (b) which the Company is obliged to execute or do under this Deed but has not executed or done in a timely manner (including the execution
and delivery of mortgages, assignments, transfers or charges or notices or directions in relation to any of the Charged Assets). Without prejudice to the generality of its right to appoint substitutes and to sub‑delegate, the
Collateral Agent may appoint the Receiver as its substitute or sub‑delegate, and any person appointed the substitute or sub‑delegate of the Collateral Agent shall, in connection with the exercise of such power of attorney, be the
agent of the Company. The Company acknowledges that such power of attorney is as regards the Collateral Agent and any Receiver granted irrevocably and for value to secure proprietary interests in and the performance of obligations
owed to the respective donees within the meaning of the Powers of Attorney Act 1971.
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14.3 |
The Company hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any such attorney shall do or purport to do in the exercise or purported exercise of all or
any of the rights referred to in this Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) (save where any
such attorney acts with gross negligence or wilful misconduct or otherwise exceeds its rights under this Clause 0 (14.Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.)).
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14.4 | References in Clause 0 (14. | Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) and Clause 0 (14. Further Assurances, Power of Attorney, ETC.) to the Collateral Agent or the Receiver shall include references to any Delegate. |
15. |
THE COLLATERAL AGENT'S RIGHTS
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15.1 |
The Secured Obligations shall become due for the purposes of section 101 of the Law of Property Act, and the statutory powers of sale and enforcement and of appointing a
Receiver which are conferred on the Collateral Agent under that Act (as varied and extended by this Deed) and all other rights of a mortgagee conferred by the Law of Property Act shall be deemed to arise, immediately after execution
of and in accordance with this Deed.
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15.2 |
Section 103 of the Law of Property Act shall not apply to this Deed and upon the occurrence of an Enforcement Event the Charges shall become immediately enforceable and the
rights conferred by the Law of Property Act and this Deed immediately exercisable by the Collateral Agent without the restrictions contained in the Law of Property Act.
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15.3 |
At any time after an Enforcement Event occurs, the Collateral Agent shall, in addition to the powers of leasing and accepting surrenders of leases conferred by section 99 and
100 of the Law of Property Act, have power to make any lease or agreement to lease at a premium or otherwise, accept surrenders of leases and grant options, in each case on any terms and in any manner the Collateral Agent thinks fit
without needing to comply with any restrictions imposed by such sections or otherwise.
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15.4 |
In making any sale or other disposal of any Charged Assets or making any acquisition in exercise of their respective rights, the Collateral Agent or any Receiver may do so for
such consideration (including cash, shares, debentures, loan capital or other securities whatsoever, consideration fluctuating according to or dependent on profit or turnover, and consideration whose amount is to be determined by a
third party, and whether such consideration is receivable in a lump sum or by instalments) and otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it or he reasonably thinks fit, and may also grant any option to purchase and
effect exchanges.
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15.5 |
The Collateral Agent may at any time delegate to any person either generally or specifically, on such terms and conditions (including power to sub‑delegate) and in such manner
as the Collateral Agent reasonably thinks fit, any rights (including the power of attorney) from time to time exercisable by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with this Deed. No such delegation shall preclude the subsequent
exercise by the Collateral Agent of such right or any subsequent delegation or revocation thereof.
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15.6 |
The Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time and without prejudice to the Collateral Agent's other rights, set off any Secured Obligations (to the extent
beneficially owned by the Collateral Agent) against any obligation or liability (matured or not and whether actual or contingent) owing by the Collateral Agent to, or any amount and sum held or received or receivable by it on behalf
or to the order of, the Company or to which the Company is beneficially entitled (such rights extending to the set off or transfer of all or any part of any credit balance on any such account, whether or not then due and whatever the
place of payment or booking branch, in or towards satisfaction of any Secured Obligations) to the extent permitted under both the Loan Agreement and any applicable Requirements of Law. For that purpose, if any of the Secured
Obligations is in a different currency from such obligation, liability, amount or sum (including credit balance), the Collateral Agent may effect any necessary conversion at its then prevailing spot rates of exchange (as conclusively
determined by the Collateral Agent) and may pay out any additional sum which the UK or any other governmental or regulatory body of any jurisdiction may require, as a matter of law, the Collateral Agent to pay in respect of such
conversion. The Collateral Agent may in its absolute discretion (in good faith) estimate the amount of any liability of the Company which is unascertained or contingent and set off such estimated amount, and no amount shall be payable
by the Collateral Agent to the Company unless and until Payment in Full. The Collateral Agent shall not be obliged to exercise any of its rights under this Clause, which shall be without prejudice and in addition to any rights of
set‑off, combination of accounts, bankers' lien or other right to which it is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).
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15.7 |
Until Payment in Full, the Collateral Agent or the Receiver (as appropriate) may at any time credit to and retain in an interest bearing suspense account, for such period as it
reasonably thinks fit, any moneys received, recovered or realised pursuant to this Deed, without any obligation to apply all or any part of the same in or towards the discharge of the Secured Obligations.
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15.8 |
If, after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, the Company for any reason fails to observe or punctually to perform or to procure the observance or punctual performance of
any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it to the Collateral Agent under this Deed, the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but shall not be obliged), on behalf of or in the name of the Company or otherwise, to perform
the obligation and to take any steps which the Collateral Agent may reasonably consider appropriate with a view to remedying, or mitigating the consequences of, the failure, but the exercise of this right, or the failure to exercise
it, shall in no circumstances prejudice the Collateral Agent's rights under this Deed or otherwise or constitute the Collateral Agent a mortgagee in possession.
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16. |
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
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16.1 |
Paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act applies to the floating charge created hereunder.
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16.2 |
Subject to any relevant provisions of the Insolvency Act, the Collateral Agent may, by any instrument or deed of appointment, appoint one or more persons to be the Administrator
of the Company at any time after:
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(a) |
the occurrence of an Enforcement Event; or
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(b) |
being requested to do so by the Company; or
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(c) |
any application having been made to the court for an administration order under the Insolvency Act; or
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(d) |
any person having ceased to be an Administrator as a result of any event specified in paragraph 90 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act; or
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(e) |
any notice of intention to appoint an Administrator having been given by any person or persons entitled to make such appointment under the Insolvency Act.
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16.3 |
Where any such appointment is made at a time when an Administrator continues in office, the Administrator shall act either jointly or concurrently with the Administrator
previously appointed hereunder, as the appointment specifies.
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16.4 |
Subject to any applicable order of the Court, the Collateral Agent may replace any Administrator, or seek an order replacing the Administrator, in any manner allowed by the
Insolvency Act.
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16.5 |
Where the Administrator was appointed by the Collateral Agent under paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act, the Collateral Agent may, by notice in writing to the
Company, replace the Administrator in accordance with paragraph 92 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act.
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16.6 |
Every such appointment shall take effect at the time and in the manner specified by the Insolvency Act.
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16.7 |
If at any time and by virtue of any such appointment(s) any two or more persons shall hold office as Administrators of the same assets or income, such Administrators may act
jointly or concurrently as the appointment specifies so that, if appointed to act concurrently, each one of such Administrators shall be entitled (unless the contrary shall be stated in any of the deed(s) or other instrument(s)
appointing them) to exercise all the functions conferred on an Administrator by the Insolvency Act.
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16.8 |
Every such instrument, notice or deed of appointment, and every delegation or appointment by the Collateral Agent in the exercise of any right to delegate its powers herein
contained, may be made in writing under the hand of any manager or officer of the Collateral Agent or any other authorised person or of any Delegate.
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16.9 |
Every Administrator shall have all the powers of an administrator under the Insolvency Act.
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16.10 |
In exercising his functions hereunder and under the Insolvency Act, the Administrator acts as agent of the Company and does not act as agent of the Collateral Agent.
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16.11 |
Every Administrator shall be entitled to remuneration for his services in the manner fixed by or pursuant to the Insolvency Act or the Insolvency Rules.
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17. |
RECEIVER
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17.1 |
None of the restrictions imposed by the Law of Property Act in relation to the appointment of receivers or the giving of notice or otherwise shall apply. At any time and from
time to time upon or after request by the Company or the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, the Collateral Agent may, and in addition to all statutory and other powers of appointment or otherwise, by any instrument or deed signed
under the hand of any manager or officer of the Collateral Agent or any other authorised person or of any Delegate, appoint such person or persons (including an officer or officers of the Collateral Agent) as it reasonably thinks fit
to be Receiver or Receivers (to act jointly and/or severally as the Collateral Agent may specify in the appointment) of (a) any Fixed Charge Asset or Assets, and/or (b) any Floating Charge Asset or Assets, so that each one of such
Receivers shall be entitled (unless the contrary shall be stated in any deed(s) or other instrument(s) appointing them) to exercise individually all the powers and discretions conferred on the Receivers. If any Receiver is appointed
of only part of the Charged Assets, references to the rights conferred on a Receiver by any provision of this Deed shall be construed as references to that part of the Charged Assets or any part thereof.
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17.2 |
The Collateral Agent may appoint any Receiver on any terms the Collateral Agent reasonably thinks fit. The Collateral Agent may by any instrument or deed signed under the hand
of any manager or officer of the Collateral Agent or any other authorised person or any Delegate (subject to section 62 of the Insolvency Act) remove a Receiver appointed by it whether or not appointing another in his place, and may
also appoint another Receiver to act with any other Receiver or to replace any Receiver who resigns, retires or otherwise ceases to hold office.
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17.3 |
The exclusion of any part of the Charged Assets from the appointment of any Receiver shall not preclude the Collateral Agent from subsequently extending his appointment (or that
of the Receiver replacing him) to that part or appointing another Receiver over any other part of the Charged Assets.
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17.4 |
Any Receiver shall, so far as the law permits, be the agent of the Company and (subject to any restriction or limitation imposed by applicable law) the Company shall be solely
responsible for his remuneration and his acts, omissions or defaults and solely liable on any contracts or engagements made, entered into or adopted by him and any losses, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses incurred by him; and
in no circumstances whatsoever shall the Collateral Agent be in any way responsible for or incur any liability in connection with any Receiver's acts, omissions, defaults, contracts, engagements, Losses, liabilities, costs, charges,
expenses, misconduct, negligence or default, save, in each case, in circumstances where the liability arises as a direct result of the Receiver’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct. If a liquidator of the Company is appointed, the
Receiver shall act as principal and not as agent for the Collateral Agent.
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17.5 |
Subject to section 36 of the Insolvency Act, the remuneration of any Receiver may be fixed by the Collateral Agent without being limited to the maximum rate specified by
sections 109(6) of the Law of Property Act (and may be or include a commission calculated by reference to the gross amount of all money received or otherwise and may include remuneration in connection with claims, actions or
Proceedings made or brought against the Receiver by the Company or any other person or the performance or discharge of any obligation imposed upon him by statute or otherwise), but such remuneration shall be payable by the Company
alone; and the amount of such remuneration may be debited by the Collateral Agent from any account of the Company but shall, in any event, form part of the Secured Obligations and accordingly be secured on the Charged Assets under the
Charges. Such remuneration shall be paid on such terms and in such manner as the Collateral Agent and Receiver may from time to time reasonably agree or failing such agreement as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines.
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17.6 |
Any Receiver may be invested by the Collateral Agent with such of the powers, authorities and discretions exercisable by the Collateral Agent under this Deed as the Collateral
Agent may reasonably think fit. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any Receiver shall (subject to any restrictions in his appointment) have in relation to the Relevant Charged Assets, in each case in the Company's
name or his own name and on such terms and in such manner as he sees fit, all the rights referred to in Schedule 1 (and where applicable Schedule 2) of the Insolvency Act; all rights of the Collateral Agent under this Deed; all the
rights conferred by the Law of Property Act on mortgagors, mortgagees in possession and receivers appointed under the Law of Property Act; all rights of an absolute beneficial owner including rights to do or omit to do anything the
Company itself could do or omit; and all rights to do all things the Receiver considers necessary, desirable or incidental to any of his rights or exercise thereof including the realisation of any Relevant Charged Assets and getting
in of any Assets which would when got in be Relevant Charged Assets.
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17.7 |
The Collateral Agent shall not (save only to the extent caused by its own negligence, fraud, wilful misconduct, breach of trust or breach of any obligation of the Collateral
Agent hereunder) be liable for any losses or damages arising from any exercise of his authorities, powers or discretions by any Receiver.
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17.8 |
The Collateral Agent may from time to time and at any time require any Receiver to give security for the due performance of his duties as such Receiver and may fix the nature
and amount of the security to be so given but the Collateral Agent shall not be bound in any case to require any such security.
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18. |
APPLICATION OF MONEYS
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19. |
PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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19.1 |
Without prejudice to any other provision of this Deed, the Secured Obligations shall become due for the purposes of section 101 of the Law of Property Act, and the statutory
powers of sale and enforcement and of appointing a Receiver which are conferred upon the Collateral Agent (as varied and extended by this Deed) and all other rights of a mortgagee conferred by the Law of Property Act shall in favour
of any purchaser be deemed to arise and be exercisable, immediately after the execution of and in accordance with this Deed.
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19.2 |
No purchaser from, or other person dealing with, the Collateral Agent, any Receiver or any Delegate shall be concerned to enquire whether any event has happened upon which any
of the rights which they have exercised or purported to exercise under or in connection with this Deed, the Law of Property Act or the Insolvency Act has arisen or become exercisable, whether the Secured Obligations remain
outstanding, whether any event has happened to authorise the Collateral Agent, any Receiver or any Delegate to act, or whether the Receiver is authorised to act, whether any consents, regulations, restrictions or directions relating
to such rights have been obtained or complied with, or otherwise as to the propriety, regularity or validity of the exercise or purported exercise of any such right or as to the application of any moneys borrowed or raised or other
realisation proceeds; and the title and position of a purchaser or such person shall not be impeachable by reference to any of those matters and the protections contained in sections 104 to 107 of the Law of Property Act, section
42(3) Insolvency Act or any other legislation from time to time in force shall apply to any person purchasing from or dealing with a Receiver, the Collateral Agent or any Delegate.
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19.3 |
The receipt of the Collateral Agent or the Receiver or any Delegate shall be an absolute and conclusive discharge to a purchaser or such person and shall relieve him of any
obligation to see to the application of any moneys paid to or by the direction of the Collateral Agent or the Receiver.
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19.4 | In Clauses 0 (19. | Protection of Third PARTIES) to 0 (19. | Protection of Third PARTIES) above, "purchaser" includes any person acquiring a lease of or Security Interest over, or any other interest or right whatsoever in respect of, any Charged Assets. |
20. |
PROTECTION OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND RECEIVER
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20.1 |
In no circumstances (whether by reason of the creation of the Charges or the entry into or taking possession of any Charged Assets or for any other reason whatsoever and whether
as mortgagee in possession or on any basis whatsoever) shall the Collateral Agent or any Receiver:
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(a) |
be liable to the Company or any other person in respect of any cost, charge, expense, liability, Loss or damage arising out of the exercise, or attempted or purported exercise
of, or the failure to exercise, any of their respective rights in accordance with this Deed, or arising out of the realisation of any Charged Assets or the manner thereof or arising out of any act, default, omission or misconduct of
the Collateral Agent or any Receiver in relation to the Charged Assets or otherwise in connection with this Deed, save only to the extent such cost, charge, expense, liability, Loss or damage has been found by a final non‑appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been incurred by reason of its or his own gross negligence, wilful misconduct or unlawful conduct; or
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(b) |
be liable to account to the Company or any other person for anything in connection with this Deed except (after Payment in Full) the Collateral Agent's or Receiver's own actual
receipts which have not been paid or distributed to the Company or to any other person who at the time of payment the Collateral Agent or Receiver as the case may be was entitled thereto.
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20.2 | Without prejudice to Clause 0 (20. | Protection of Collateral Agent and RECEIVER), so far as permitted by law the entry into possession of any of the Charged Assets (including by an Administrator) shall not render the Collateral Agent or any Receiver liable to account as mortgagee in possession or to be liable for any Loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might otherwise be liable in respect of any of the Charged Assets; and if the Collateral Agent or any Receiver takes possession of the Charged Assets, it or he may at any time relinquish such possession. In particular without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Collateral Agent shall not become liable as mortgagee in possession by reason of viewing the state of repair or repairing any of the Company's Assets. |
20.3 | The preceding provisions of this Clause 0 (20. | Protection of Collateral Agent and RECEIVER) applying to the Collateral Agent or any Receiver shall apply mutatis mutandis to any Delegate and to any officer, employee or agent of the Collateral Agent, any Receiver and any Delegate. |
21. |
COSTS, EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
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21.1 |
The Company shall pay to the Collateral Agent in relation to this Deed such costs and expenses as are of the type which are reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section
11.03 (Expenses, Etc.) of the Loan Agreement.
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21.2 |
The Company shall indemnify each Receiver and Delegate and their respective officers, employees and agents to the extent that and in the manner in which the Borrowers indemnify
the Indemnitees under Section 11.04 (Indemnity) of the Loan Agreement. Each Relevant Person may rely on this Clause 0 (21.Costs, Expenses and INDEMNITY) in accordance with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 but subject to Clause 0 (25.Third PARTIES).
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22. |
CONSENTS, VARIATIONS, WAIVERS AND RIGHTS
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(a) |
No consent or waiver in respect of any provision of this Deed shall be effective unless and until it is agreed in writing duly executed by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent.
Any consent or waiver by the Collateral Agent under this Deed may be given subject to any conditions the Collateral Agent reasonably thinks fit and shall be effective only in the instance and for the purpose for which it is given. No
failure by the Collateral Agent or any Receiver to exercise or delay in exercising any right provided by law or under this Deed shall operate to impair the same or be construed as a waiver of it. No single or partial exercise of any
such right shall prevent any further or other exercise of the same or the exercise of any other right. No waiver of any such right shall constitute a waiver of any other right. The rights provided in this Deed are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights, provided by law.
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(b) |
No amendment or variation in respect of any provision of this Deed shall be effective unless and until it is agreed in writing duly executed by or on behalf of the Company and
the Collateral Agent.
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23. |
PARTIAL INVALIDITY
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24. |
COUNTERPARTS
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25. |
THIRD PARTIES
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26. |
DETERMINATIONS
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27. |
ASSIGNMENT
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27.1 |
The Company shall not (whether by way of security or otherwise howsoever) be entitled to assign, grant an equitable interest in or transfer and declare itself a trustee of all
or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder, except as permitted under the Loan Agreement (save with respect to its rights and benefits which shall be assigned or to be assigned to the Collateral Agent under this Deed).
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27.2 |
The Collateral Agent may at any time assign or transfer, in accordance with the Loan Agreement, all or any part of its rights or interests under this Deed or the Charges to any
person who succeeds to its role as security agent or collateral agent under the Loan Agreement.
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27.3 |
Subject to Section 11.06 (Confidentiality) of the Loan Agreement, the Collateral Agent may disclose to an actual or proposed successor,
assignee or transferee any information the Collateral Agent reasonably considers appropriate regarding any provision of this Deed or other Loan Documents and the Company which it considers appropriate for the purposes of the proposed
assignment or transfer.
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28. |
NOTICES
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29. |
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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29.1 |
Governing law
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29.2 |
Jurisdiction
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(a) |
Each party irrevocably agrees that:
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(i) |
the English courts have non‑exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any Proceedings and to settle any Disputes and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
English courts;
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(ii) |
any Proceedings may be taken in the English courts;
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(iii) |
any judgment in Proceedings taken in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction.
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(b) |
Each party also irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection which it might at any time have on the ground of forum
non conveniens or on any other ground to Proceedings being taken in any court referred to in this Clause 0 (29.Governing Law and JURISDICTION).
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(c) | Nothing in this Clause 0 (29. | Governing Law and JURISDICTION) shall limit any party's right to take Proceedings against the other party in any other jurisdiction or in more than one jurisdiction concurrently. |
(d) |
This jurisdiction agreement is not concluded for the benefit of only one party.
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3. |
We irrevocably authorise and instruct you:
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(a) |
to hold all monies from time to time standing to the credit of the Accounts to the order of the Collateral Agent and to pay all or any part of those monies to the Collateral
Agent (or as it may direct) promptly following receipt of written instructions from the Collateral Agent to that effect; and
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(b) |
to disclose to the Collateral Agent any information relating to the Company and the Accounts which the Collateral Agent may from time to time request you to provide.
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4. |
We also advise you that:
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(a) |
the Company may make withdrawals from the Accounts and you may continue to deal with the Company until such time as the Collateral Agent shall notify you (with a copy to the
Company) in writing that its permission is withdrawn; and
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(b) |
the provisions of this notice may only be revoked or varied with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent.
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To: |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
[•] |
(a) |
the balance standing to the Accounts at today's date is [•], no fees or periodic charges are payable in respect of the Accounts and there are no restrictions on the payment of
the credit balance on the Accounts (except, in the case of a time deposit, the expiry of the relevant period) or on the assignment of the Accounts to the Collateral Agent or any third party;
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(b) |
except for the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice, we have not received notice of any previous assignments of, charges or other security interests over, or trusts in
respect of, any of the rights, title, interests or benefits in, to, under or in respect of the Accounts;
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(c) |
we will not, save with the Collateral Agent's prior written consent, exercise any right of combination, consolidation or set‑off which we may have in respect of the Accounts;
and
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(d) |
after receipt of the notification referred to in paragraph 2(a) of the notice above, we will act only in accordance with the instructions given by persons authorised by the
Collateral Agent and we shall send all statements and other notices given by us relating to the Accounts to the Collateral Agent.
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To: |
Barclays Bank PLC
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Attention: |
Simon Clark
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ACCOUNT HOLDER
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ACCOUNT NUMBER
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SORT CODE
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5. |
we will block the Account and not permit any further withdrawals by the Chargor unless and until we receive and acknowledge a notice from the Chargee informing us otherwise.
Please note that we will not be able to permit withdrawals from the Account in accordance with the instructions of the Chargee unless and until it has provided a list of authorised signatories confirming which persons have authority
on behalf of the Chargee to operate the Account and the Account will remain blocked and non-operational until that time;
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6. |
to the best of our knowledge and belief the business team responsible for the Account has not, as at the date of this acknowledgement, received any notice that any third party
has any right or interest whatsoever in or has made any claim or demand or taking any action whatsoever against the Account and / or the debts represented thereby, or any part of any of it or them; and
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7. |
we are not, in priority to the Chargee, entitled to combine the Account with any other account or to exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim
against money in the Account in respect of any sum owed to us provided that, notwithstanding any term of the Notice:
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a. |
we shall be entitled at any time to deduct from the Account any amounts to satisfy any of our or the Chargor’s obligations and / or liabilities incurred under
the direct debit scheme or in respect of other unpaid sums in relation to cheques and payment reversals; and
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b. |
our agreement in this Acknowledgement not to exercise any right of combination of accounts, set-off or lien
over any monies standing to the credit of the Account in priority to the Chargee, shall not apply in relation to our standard bank charges and fees and any cash pooling arrangements provided to the Chargor; and
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8. |
we will disclose to the Chargee any information relating the Account which the Chargee may from time to time request us to provide.
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4. |
we shall not be bound to enquire whether the right of any person (including, but not limited to, the Chargee) to withdraw any monies from the Account has arisen or be concerned
with (A) the propriety or regularity of the exercise of that right or (B) be responsible for the application of any monies received by such person (including, but not limited to, the Chargee);
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5. |
we shall have no liability to the Chargee relating to the Account whatsoever, including, without limitation, for having acted on instructions of the Chargee which on their face
appear to be genuine, which comply with the terms of this notice and which otherwise comply with the Chargee’s latest list of signatories held by us or relevant electronic banking system procedures in the case of an electronic
instruction, and
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6. |
we shall not be deemed to be a trustee for the Chargor or the Chargee of the Account.
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7. |
We give notice that, by a deed of charge and assignment dated [●] (the "Deed"), we have assigned to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
(the "Collateral Agent") as Collateral Agent for certain banks and others all our present and future right, title and interest in and to [insert details of
Assigned Agreement] (together with any other agreement supplementing or amending the same, the "Agreement") including all rights and remedies in connection with the Agreement and all
proceeds and claims arising from the Agreement. This charge and assignment is subject, and without prejudice, to the charge and assignment to the Collateral Agent of all our right, title and interest in the Agreement pursuant to the
ABL deed of charge and assignment dated [5] December 2019, notice of which was given to you by a notice dated [●] (the “ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice”).
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8. |
Following receipt by you of a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that an Enforcement Event (as defined in the Deed) has occurred (but not at any other time) the
Company instructs you:
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(a) |
to disclose to the Collateral Agent at our expense (without any reference to or further authority from us and without any enquiry by you as to the justification for such
disclosure), such information relating to the Agreement as the Collateral Agent may from time to time request;
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(b) |
to hold all sums from time to time due and payable by you to us under the Agreement to the order of the Collateral Agent;
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(c) |
to pay or release all or any part of the sums from time to time due and payable by you to us under the Agreement only in accordance with the written instructions given to you by
the Collateral Agent from time to time;
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(d) |
to comply with any written notice or instructions in any way relating to, or purporting to relate to, the Deed or the Agreement or the debts represented thereby which you
receive at any time from the Collateral Agent without any reference to or further authority from us and without any enquiry by you as to the justification for or validity of such notice or instruction; and
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(e) |
to send copies of all notices and other information given or received under the Agreement to the Collateral Agent.
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9. |
You may continue to deal with us in relation to the Agreement until you review a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that an Enforcement Event (as defined in the
Deed) has occurred. Following the receipt by you of such a written notice, we are not permitted to receive from you, otherwise than through the Collateral Agent, any amount in respect of or on account of the sums payable to us from
time to time under the Agreement or to agree any amendment or supplement to, or waive any obligation under, the Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent.
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10. |
This notice may only be revoked or amended with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent.
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11. |
Please confirm by completing the enclosed copy of this notice and returning it to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to us) that you agree to the above and that:
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(a) |
you accept the instructions and authorisations contained in this notice and you undertake to comply with this notice; and
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(b) |
except for the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice, you have not, at the date this notice is returned to the Collateral Agent, received notice of the assignment or charge,
the grant of any security or the existence of any other interest of any third party in or to the Agreement or any proceeds of it and you will notify the Collateral Agent promptly if you should do so in future.
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12. |
This notice, and any acknowledgement in connection with it, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with any of them, shall be governed by English
law.
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1. |
Prior to receipt by you of a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that an Enforcement Event (as defined in the Deed) has occurred, the Company will continue to
have the sole right to deal with you in relation to the Policies (including any amendment, waiver or termination thereof or any claims thereunder).
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2. |
Following receipt by you of a written notice from the Collateral Agent specifying that a Enforcement Event has occurred (but not at any other time) the Company irrevocably
authorises you:
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(a) |
to pay all monies to which the Company is entitled under the Policies direct to the Collateral Agent (or as it may direct) promptly following receipt of written instructions
from the Collateral Agent to that effect; and
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(b) |
to disclose to the Collateral Agent any information relating to the Policies which the Collateral Agent may from time to time request in writing.
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3. |
The provisions of this notice may only be revoked or varied with the written consent of the Collateral Agent and the Company.
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4. |
Please sign and return the enclosed copy of this notice to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Company) by way of confirmation that:
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(a) |
you agree to act in accordance with the provisions of this notice;
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(b) |
except for the ABL Deed of Charge and Assignment Notice, you have not previously received notice (other than notices which were subsequently irrevocably withdrawn) that the
Company has assigned its rights under the Policies to a third party or created any other interest (whether by way of security or otherwise) in the Policies in favour of a third party; and
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(c) |
you have not claimed or exercised nor do you have any outstanding right to claim or exercise against the Company, any right of set off, counter claim or other right relating to
the Policies.
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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2.
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TRUST
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5
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3.
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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6
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4.
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ABL EQUITABLE SHARE MORTGAGE
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6
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5.
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COVENANT TO PAY
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7
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6.
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CREATION OF SECURITY
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7
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7.
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COVENANT TO DEPOSIT
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7
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8.
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FURTHER ASSURANCE
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8
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9.
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VOTING RIGHTS AND DIVIDENDS
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8
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10.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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9
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11.
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RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS
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9
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12.
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COVENANTS
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9
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13.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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9
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14.
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ENFORCEMENT
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10
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15.
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APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
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12
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16.
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RIGHTS OF RECEIVERS
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13
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17.
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RIGHTS OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND SECURED PARTIES
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14
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18.
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APPLICATION OF MONEYS
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15
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19.
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LIABILITY OF COLLATERAL AGENT, RECEIVER AND DELEGATES
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15
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20.
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INDEMNITY
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16
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21.
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PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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16
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22.
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SECURITY CONTINUING, CUMULATIVE AND NOT TO BE AFFECTED
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16
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23.
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CERTIFICATE CONCLUSIVE, ETC
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17
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24.
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NO SET-OFF BY MORTGAGOR
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17
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25.
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
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17
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26.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY
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18
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27.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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18
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28.
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ASSIGNMENT, ETC
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19
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29.
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NOTICES
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19
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30.
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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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20
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SCHEDULE 1 ORIGINAL SHARES
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SCHEDULE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SCHEDULE 3 COVENANTS
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(1) |
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED, a limited company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number 02440463, whose registered
office is at Weatherford Gotham Road, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6JX, (the "Mortgagor"); and
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(2) |
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, (the "Collateral Agent", which expression includes its
successors in title and assigns acting for itself and on behalf of the Secured Parties as the holders of the Secured Obligations (as defined below)).
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(A) |
Under the Loan Agreement (as defined below) the Lenders have granted to the Borrowers a letter of credit line facility (the "Facility").
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(B) |
Under the Guarantee various Affiliates of the Parent, including the Mortgagor, have guaranteed the obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement.
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(C) |
The Mortgagor is the direct owner of the entire issued share capital of the Company.
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(D) |
Under the terms of the Loan Agreement the Mortgagor is required to execute and deliver this equitable share mortgage of the entire issued share capital of the Company in favour
of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations (each as defined below).
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(E) |
It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand.
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1. |
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1 |
Definitions
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(a) |
the Original Shares;
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(b) |
any Further Shares; and
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(c) |
any Shares, rights or other property previously accruing, offered, issued or paid as mentioned in this definition,
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1.2 |
Interpretation
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(a) |
Person: a reference to a "person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, body corporate, unincorporated association, government,
state or agency of a state, local or municipal authority or government body, trust, foundation, joint venture or association (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality).
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(b) |
References to this Deed and other agreements and documents: a reference to this Deed or to another deed, agreement, document or
instrument (including, without limitation, any share certificate and any Loan Document) is a reference to this Deed or to the relevant other deed, agreement, document or instrument as supplemented, varied, amended, modified, novated
or replaced from time to time and to any agreement, deed or document executed pursuant thereto.
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(c) |
Successors, transferees and assigns: a reference to a person (including, without limitation, any party to this Deed, any Secured Party
and any party to any Loan Document) shall include reference to its successors, transferees (including by novation) and assigns and any person deriving title under or through it, whether in security or otherwise, any person into which
such person may be merged or consolidated, any company resulting from any merger or consolidation of such person and any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of that person.
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(d) |
Statutory provisions: a reference to any statute, statutory provision, order, instrument, rule or regulation is to that statute,
provision, order, instrument, rule or regulation as amended or re-enacted from time to time, any provision of which it is a re-enactment or consolidation and any order, instrument or regulation made or issued under it.
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(e) |
Headings: headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Deed.
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(f) |
Clauses, Schedules and Paragraphs: a reference to a Clause is to a clause in this Deed; a reference to a Schedule is to a schedule to
this Deed; a reference to a Paragraph is to a paragraph of a Schedule; and a reference to this Deed includes a reference to each of its Schedules.
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(g) |
Disposal: a reference to "disposal" includes any of the following, whether by a single transaction or series of transactions whether
related or not, and whether voluntary or involuntary: a sale, transfer, assignment, loan, parting with any interest in or permitting the use by another person of, the grant of any option to purchase or pre-emption right or other
present or future right to acquire or create any interest in, or any other disposal or dealing, and "dispose" shall be construed accordingly.
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(h) |
Loan Agreement and Intercreditor Agreement: The undertakings and other obligations of the Mortgagor, Collateral Agent or any other person
under this Deed shall at all times be read and construed as subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Guarantee which shall prevail in case of any conflict. The terms of this Deed shall not
operate or be construed so as to prohibit or restrict any transaction or matter that is permitted by the Loan Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement.
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2. |
TRUST
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2.1 |
The Collateral Agent shall hold, and hereby declares that it shall hold, the benefit of the Security and the benefit of all representations, warranties, covenants and
undertakings under this Deed on trust for the Secured Parties on and subject to the terms of this Deed and the Mortgagor hereby acknowledges such trusts.
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2.2 |
In this Deed the Collateral Agent acts under the authority of the Secured Parties contained in Article X (Administrative Agent) of the
Loan Agreement and in accordance with, subject to and with the full benefit of the provisions of such Article X (Administrative Agent).
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3. |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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3.1 |
The priority of claims in relation to this Deed and the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Secured Party, of its acceptance of
the benefits of this Deed (a) consents to the subordination of security provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by, and will take no actions contrary to, the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as Collateral Agent on behalf of such Secured Party. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured
Parties to extend credit to Borrowers or to acquire any notes or other evidence of any debt obligation owing from the Borrowers and such Secured Parties are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of
the Intercreditor Agreement.
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3.2 |
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Deed, the security created hereby and the rights, remedies, duties and obligations provided for herein are subject in
all respects to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent provided therein, the applicable LC Security Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between
the provisions of this Deed and the Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.
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4. |
ABL EQUITABLE SHARE MORTGAGE
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4.1 |
All security created under this Deed does not affect the security created by the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage.
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4.2 |
Notwithstanding any provision of this Deed, provided that the Mortgagor is in compliance with the terms of the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage (including without limitation, any
obligation to deliver or deposit any deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation thereunder) then to the extent that the terms of this Deed impose the same or substantially the same
obligation in respect of such deeds, documents of title, certificates, evidence of ownership or other original documentation, the Mortgagor will be deemed to have complied with the relevant obligations under this Deed by virtue of its
compliance under the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage, provided however that, in the event that the terms of the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage no longer continue to be in full force and effect or the ABL Equitable Share Mortgage is
released or discharged (or as otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement) the Mortgagor shall be required to as soon as reasonably practicable comply with the relevant obligations under this Deed. The Collateral Agent may
retain any document delivered to it under this Deed or otherwise only until such time as the Security Interests created under this Deed are irrevocably released.
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5. |
COVENANT TO PAY
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6. |
CREATION OF SECURITY
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7. |
COVENANT TO DEPOSIT
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7.1 |
Original Shares and Further Shares
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(a) |
all share certificates, documents of title and other documentary evidence of ownership in relation to such Shares; and
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(b) |
transfers of such Shares duly executed by the Mortgagor or its nominee with the name of the transferee left blank, or if the Collateral Agent so requires, duly executed by the
Mortgagor or its nominee in favour of the Collateral Agent (or its nominee).
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7.2 |
Derived Assets
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(a) |
all share certificates, renounceable certificates, letters of allotment, documents of title and other documentary evidence of ownership in relation to the Derived Assets;
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(b) | such documents as are referred to Clauses 0 (7.1 | Original Shares and Further Shares) in relation to any Shares comprised in such Derived Assets; and |
(c) |
such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to enable the Collateral Agent (or its nominee) or, after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, any
Receiver or any purchaser to be registered as the owner of, or otherwise to obtain legal title to, the Derived Assets in accordance with this Deed.
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8. |
FURTHER ASSURANCE
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(a) |
creating, preserving, perfecting or protecting any of the Security or the first priority of any of the Security (subject to any Liens permitted by Section 8.04 (Liens) of the Loan Agreement);
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(b) |
facilitating the enforcement of the Security or the exercise of any Rights vested in the Collateral Agent or any Receiver in connection with this Deed; or
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(c) |
providing more effectively to the Collateral Agent the full benefit of the Rights conferred on it by this Deed and otherwise giving full effect to the provisions of this Deed,
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9. |
VOTING RIGHTS AND DIVIDENDS
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9.1 |
Prior to a Enforcement Event
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(a) |
Prior to such time as the Collateral Agent has, following the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, notified the Mortgagor in writing that it has elected to collect any Dividends
in accordance with the terms of this Deed, the Mortgagor shall be entitled to receive and retain free from the Security any Dividends paid to it.
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(b) |
Prior to such time as the Collateral Agent has, following the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, notified the Mortgagor in writing that it has elected to exercise voting and
other Rights relating to the Secured Assets in accordance with the terms of this Deed, the Mortgagor shall be entitled to exercise and control the exercise of all voting and other Rights relating to the Secured Assets provided that it
shall not exercise any such voting rights or powers in a manner which would diminish the effectiveness or enforceability of the Security Interests created under this Deed in any material respect or restrict the transferability of the
Secured Assets by the Collateral Agent or any Relevant Person.
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9.2 |
Following an Enforcement Event
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(a) |
at the request of the Collateral Agent, all Dividends shall be paid to and retained by the Collateral Agent or, if appointed, any Receiver and any such monies which may be
received by the Mortgagor shall, pending such payment, be segregated from any other property of the Mortgagor and held in trust for the Collateral Agent; and
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(b) |
the Collateral Agent or, if appointed, any Receiver may, for the purpose of preserving the value of the Security or realising it, direct the exercise of all voting and other
Rights relating to the Secured Assets and the Mortgagor shall procure that all voting and other Rights relating to the Secured Assets are exercised in accordance with such instructions as may, from time to time, be given to the
Mortgagor by the Collateral Agent, or, if appointed, any Receiver and the Mortgagor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent or, if appointed, any Receiver such forms of proxy or other appropriate forms of authorisation as may be
required to enable the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, Receiver to exercise such voting and other Rights.
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10. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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11. |
RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS
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11.1 |
Security
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11.2 |
Disposals
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12. |
COVENANTS
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13. |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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13.1 |
The Mortgagor irrevocably and by way of security appoints the Collateral Agent and each Receiver severally to be its attorney (each with full powers of substitution and
delegation), on its behalf, in its name or otherwise, and, after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, at such times and in such manner as the attorney may reasonably think fit:
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(a) |
to do anything which the Mortgagor is obliged to do under this Deed but has not done in a timely manner; and
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(b) |
to do anything which it reasonably considers appropriate in relation to the exercise of any of its Rights under this Deed, the LPA, the Insolvency Act or otherwise,
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13.2 |
The Mortgagor hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever the attorney shall do or purport to do in the exercise or purported exercise of its Rights
as attorney.
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14. |
ENFORCEMENT
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14.1 |
Enforceability
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14.2 |
Enforcement
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(a) |
At any time after the Security has become enforceable in accordance with Clause 0 (14.1Enforceability),
the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) do any one or more of the following:
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(i) |
take possession of, get in and collect all or any of the Secured Assets, and in particular take any steps necessary to vest all or any of the Secured Assets in the name of the
Collateral Agent or its nominee including completing any transfers of any shares comprised in the Secured Assets and receive and retain any dividends;
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(ii) |
exercise all rights conferred on a mortgagee by law including, without limitation, under the LPA (as such rights are varied or extended, where applicable, by this Deed);
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(iii) | exercise its rights under Clause 0 (14.3 | Appropriation of Financial Collateral); |
(iv) |
sell, exchange, convert into money or otherwise dispose of or realise the Secured Assets (whether by public offer or private contract) to any person and for such consideration
(whether comprising cash, debentures or other obligations, shares or other valuable consideration of any kind) and on such terms (whether payable or deliverable in a lump sum or by instalments) as it may reasonably think fit, and for
this purpose complete any transfers of any of the Secured Assets;
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(v) |
following written notice to the Mortgagor, exercise or direct the exercise of all voting and other Rights relating to the Secured Assets in such manner as it may reasonably
think fit;
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(vi) |
settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise and arrange any claims, accounts, Disputes, questions and demands relating in any way to the Secured Assets;
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(vii) |
bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon actions, suits and Proceedings in relation to the Secured Assets;
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(viii) | exercise its rights under Clause 0 (15. | Appointment Of Receivers); and |
(ix) |
do all such other acts and things it may consider necessary or expedient for the realisation of the Secured Assets, or incidental to the exercise of any of the Rights conferred
on it, under or in connection with this Deed or the LPA and to concur in the doing of anything which it has the Right to do and to do any such thing jointly with any other person.
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(b) |
For the purposes only of section 101 of the LPA, the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to have become due, and the powers conferred by that section (as varied and extended by
this Deed) shall be deemed to have arisen immediately upon execution of this Deed.
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(c) |
Sections 93 and 103 of the LPA shall not apply to this Deed.
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14.3 |
Appropriation of Financial Collateral
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(a) |
At any time after the Security has become enforceable in accordance with Clause 0 (14.1Enforceability),
the Collateral Agent may, by the giving of written notice to the Mortgagor, appropriate all or any part of the Original Shares, Further Shares, any Shares comprised in any Derived Asset and any other Secured Asset which constitutes
Financial Collateral.
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(b) |
If the Collateral Agent exercises that power of appropriation:
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(i) |
any Original Shares, Further Shares or Shares comprised in any Derived Asset shall be valued by the Collateral Agent as at the time of exercise of the power; their value shall
be the amount of any cash payment which the Collateral Agent reasonably determines would be received on a sale or other disposal of such Shares effected for payment as soon as reasonably possible after that time; and the Collateral
Agent will make that determination in a commercially reasonable manner (including by way of an independent valuation); and
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(ii) |
any Secured Asset appropriated which constitutes Cash and which is not denominated in the currency in which any Secured Obligations which then remain unpaid are required to be
paid (the "Required Currency") shall be valued as if it had been converted into the Required Currency on the date of appropriation (or as soon as practicable thereafter) at the rate of exchange
at which the Collateral Agent is able, on the relevant day, to purchase the Required Currency with the other.
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15. |
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
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15.1 |
Appointment and removal
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15.2 |
More than one Receiver
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15.3 |
Appointment over part of the Secured Assets
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(a) |
references in this Deed to the Rights of a Receiver in relation to Secured Assets shall be construed as references to the relevant part of the Secured Assets; and
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(b) |
the Collateral Agent may subsequently extend his appointment (or that of any Receiver replacing him) to any other part of the Secured Assets, or appoint another Receiver over
that or any other part of the Secured Assets.
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15.4 |
Statutory restrictions
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(a) |
Section 109(1) of the LPA shall not apply to this Deed.
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(b) |
The Collateral Agent's rights to appoint a Receiver or Receivers hereunder are subject to the restrictions set out in Part III of Schedule A1 to the Insolvency Act.
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15.5 |
Agent of the Mortgagor
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(a) |
Each Receiver shall, so far as the law permits, be the agent of the Mortgagor and the Mortgagor alone shall be responsible for each Receiver's remuneration and for his acts,
omissions or defaults, and shall be liable on any contracts or engagements made, entered into or adopted by him and for any Losses incurred by him save, in each case, in circumstances where the liabilities or Losses arises as a direct
result of the Receiver’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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(b) |
The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or incur any liability (whether to the Mortgagor or any other person) in connection with any Receiver's acts, omissions,
defaults, contracts, engagements or Losses save, in each case, in circumstances where the liabilities or Losses arises as a direct result of the Receiver’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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(c) | Notwithstanding Clause 00 (15.5 | Agent of the Mortgagor) if a liquidator of the Mortgagor is appointed, the Receiver shall thereafter act as principal and not as agent for the Collateral Agent, unless otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent. |
16. |
RIGHTS OF RECEIVERS
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16.1 |
General
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(a) | Rights under Clause 0 (14.2 | Enforcement): to exercise any or all of the Rights conferred upon the Collateral Agent under Clause 0 to 0 and under Clause 0, as if reference to "Collateral Agent" in Clause 0 were a reference to "Receiver"; |
(b) |
Insolvency Act: to exercise all rights set out in Schedule 1 of the Insolvency Act as in force at the date of this Deed (whether or not
in force at the date of exercise) and all other powers conferred by law, at the time of exercise, on Receivers;
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(c) |
Raise or borrow money: to raise or borrow money, either unsecured or on the security of any Secured Asset (either in priority to the
Security or otherwise) for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, for the purpose of exercising any of the Rights conferred upon the Receiver by or pursuant to this Deed or of defraying any costs, charges, Losses,
liabilities or expenses (including his remuneration) incurred by or due to the Receiver in the exercise thereof, in each case and at all times, in accordance with its express power to raise or borrow money pursuant to Schedule 1 of
the Insolvency Act;
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(d) |
Redemption of Security Interests: to redeem any Security Interest (whether or not having priority to the Security) over any Secured Asset
and to settle the accounts of holders of such interests and any accounts so settled shall be conclusive and binding on the Mortgagor;
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(e) |
Receipts: to give a valid receipt for any moneys and execute any assurance or thing which may be proper or desirable for realising any
Secured Asset;
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(f) |
Delegation: to delegate to any person any Rights exercisable by the Receiver under or in connection with this Deed, either generally or
specifically and on such terms as the Receiver reasonably thinks fit; and
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(g) |
General: to do all such other acts and things the Receiver considers necessary or desirable in connection with the exercise of any of the
Rights conferred upon the Receiver hereunder or by law and all things the Receiver considers incidental or conducive to the exercise and performance of such Rights and obligations and to do anything which the Receiver has the right to
do jointly with any other person.
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16.2 |
Remuneration
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17. |
RIGHTS OF COLLATERAL AGENT AND SECURED PARTIES
|
17.1 |
Receipts
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17.2 |
Delegation
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17.3 |
Redemption of prior Security Interests
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17.4 |
Suspense account
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17.5 |
New account
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17.6 |
Other security and rights
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18. |
APPLICATION OF MONEYS
|
18.1 |
Application
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18.2 |
Statutory Provisions
|
19. |
LIABILITY OF COLLATERAL AGENT, RECEIVER AND DELEGATES
|
19.1 |
No Relevant Person shall, in any circumstances, (whether as mortgagee in possession or otherwise) be liable to the Mortgagor or to any other person for any Loss arising under or
in connection with this Deed or the Security, including, without limitation, any Loss relating to: (a) the enforcement of the Security in accordance with this Deed; or (b) any exercise, purported exercise or non-exercise of any Right
under or in relation to this Deed or the Security.
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19.2 | Clause 0 (19. | Liability of Collateral Agent, RECEIVER ) shall not apply in respect of any Loss to the extent that it has been found by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been incurred by reason of the Relevant Person’s gross negligence, wilful misconduct or unlawful conduct. |
19.3 |
The Mortgagor may not take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Collateral Agent or of any Receiver or of any Delegate in respect of any claim against
the Collateral Agent, Receiver or Delegate or in respect of any act or omission of such officer, employee or agent (save where such act has been found by a final non‑appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
been a direct result of his or its gross negligence, wilful misconduct or unlawful conduct), in each case in connection with this Deed.
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19.4 |
Each officer, employee and agent of the Collateral Agent or of any Receiver or Delegate may rely on this Clause 0 (19.Liability of Collateral Agent, RECEIVER ) in accordance with the Third Parties Act (but subject to Clause 0 (27.5Third party rights)).
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20. |
INDEMNITY
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21. |
PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
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22. |
SECURITY CONTINUING, CUMULATIVE AND NOT TO BE AFFECTED
|
22.1 |
Continuing security
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22.2 |
Security Interests cumulative
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22.3 |
Security not to be affected
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23. |
CERTIFICATE CONCLUSIVE, ETC
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24. |
NO SET-OFF BY MORTGAGOR
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25. |
COSTS AND EXPENSES
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26. |
RELEASE OF SECURITY
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26.1 | Subject to Clauses 0 and 0 (26. | Release of SECURITY), upon Payment in Full, the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the Mortgagor, execute such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to release the Secured Assets from the Security. |
26.2 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed (including, without limitation, Clauses 0 and 0 (26.Release of SECURITY) hereof), the obligations of the Mortgagor under this Deed shall automatically terminate and the Collateral Agent shall, at the request and cost of the
Mortgagor, execute such documents and do all such things as may be necessary to release the Secured Assets from the Security to the extent provided in and in accordance with Section 11.01(c) (Waiver;
Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral) and Section 11.23 (Release of Guarantors) of the Loan Agreement.
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26.3 |
If any amount paid by the Mortgagor in respect of the Secured Obligations is capable of being avoided or set aside on the liquidation or administration of the Mortgagor or
otherwise, then for the purposes of this Deed that amount shall not be considered to have been paid. No interest shall accrue on any such amount, unless and until such amount is so avoided or
set aside.
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27. |
MISCELLANEOUS
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27.1 |
Remedies and waivers
|
27.2 |
Variations and consents
|
27.3 |
Invalidity and severability
|
27.4 |
Counterparts
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27.5 |
Third party rights
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27.6 |
Entire agreement
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27.7 |
Conflicts
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28. |
ASSIGNMENT, ETC
|
28.1 |
The Collateral Agent may, at any time, in accordance with the Loan Agreement, assign, mortgage, charge, grant a trust over or otherwise dispose of all or any of its rights and
benefits under this Deed.
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28.2 |
The Mortgagor shall not assign, charge, grant a trust over or otherwise dispose of all or any of its rights and benefits under this Deed, except as permitted under the Loan
Agreement.
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29. |
NOTICES
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30. |
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
|
30.1 |
Governing law
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30.2 |
Jurisdiction
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(a) |
Each party irrevocably agrees that:
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(i) |
the English courts have non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any Proceedings and to settle any Disputes and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
English courts;
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(ii) |
any Proceedings may be taken in the English courts;
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(iii) |
any judgment in Proceedings taken in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction.
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(b) |
Each party also irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) any objection which it might at any time have on the ground of forum non conveniens or on any other
ground to Proceedings being taken in any court referred to in this Clause 0 (30.Governing Law and JURISDICTION).
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(c) |
Nothing in this Clause 0 shall limit any party's right to take Proceedings against the other party in any other jurisdiction or in more than one jurisdiction concurrently.
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(d) |
This jurisdiction agreement is not concluded for the benefit of only one party.
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Name of Company
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Class of Shares
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Nominal Value of each Share
|
Number of Shares
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Certificate number(s)
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Registered holder as at the date hereof
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Reeves Wireline
Technologies Limited
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Ordinary
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£10.00
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983,414
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10
|
Weatherford Eurasia Limited
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4. |
Status of Shares
|
(a) |
have been duly authorised and validly issued;
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(b) |
are free from any restrictions or conditions on transfer or rights of pre-emption, except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Agreement;
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(c) |
are fully paid, and no moneys or liabilities are outstanding in respect of any of them; and
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(d) |
represent the whole of the issued share capital of the Company.
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5. |
Further Shares
|
(a) |
have been duly authorised and validly issued;
|
(b) |
are free from any restrictions or conditions on transfer or rights of pre‑emption, except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Agreement;
|
(c) |
are fully paid, and no monies or liabilities are outstanding in respect of any of them; and
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6. |
PSC Register
|
(a) |
The Mortgagor represents and warrants that it has not issued and does not intend to issue any warning notice or restrictions notice under Schedule 1B of the Companies Act 2006
in respect of any Shares which constitute Secured Asset; and
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(b) |
the Mortgagor has not received any warning notice or restrictions notice under Schedule 1B of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of any Shares which constitute Secured Asset.
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ð |
Participant is a Swiss Qualifying Lender and has not entered into a participation (including a sub-participation) arrangement with respect to the Credit Agreement with any
Person that is a Swiss Non-Qualifying Lender.
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ð |
Participant is a Swiss Non-Qualifying Lender, and counts as one single creditor for purposes of the Swiss Non-Bank Rules and has not entered into a participation (including any
sub-participation) arrangement with respect to the Agreement with any Person that is a Swiss Non-Qualifying Lender.
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Activity for Week Of:
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Issuing Bank Name
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LC Number
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Beneficiary Name
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Issue
Date (mm/dd/yy) |
New Issue (Y/N)
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Expiry
Date (mm/dd/yy) or “1/1/2999” |
Cancellation (Y/N)
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Extension
Date (mm/dd/yy) |
Existing Notional
Amount |
New Notional Amount
|
Notional Increase / (Decrease)
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Currency
|
FX Rate
|
New Total
USD Equiv. |
ARTICLE I Definitions
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2
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SECTION 1.01
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Construction; Certain Defined Terms
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2
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SECTION 1.02
|
Luxembourg Terms
|
13
|
ARTICLE II Priorities and Agreements with Respect to Collateral
|
14
|
|
SECTION 2.01
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Priority of Claims
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14
|
SECTION 2.02
|
Actions With Respect to Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens
|
16
|
SECTION 2.03
|
No Duties of Senior Representative; Provision of Notice
|
18
|
SECTION 2.04
|
No Interference; Payment Over; Reinstatement
|
19
|
SECTION 2.05
|
Automatic Release of Junior Liens
|
20
|
SECTION 2.06
|
Certain Agreements With Respect to Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
|
22
|
SECTION 2.07
|
Reinstatement
|
28
|
SECTION 2.08
|
[Reserved]
|
28
|
SECTION 2.09
|
Insurance
|
28
|
SECTION 2.10
|
Refinancings
|
29
|
SECTION 2.11
|
Amendments to Security Documents
|
29
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SECTION 2.12
|
Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection
|
30
|
SECTION 2.13
|
Control Agreements
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31
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SECTION 2.14
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Rights under Permits and Licenses
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32
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ARTICLE III Existence and Amounts of Liens and Obligations
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32
|
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ARTICLE IV Consent of Grantors
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32
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ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties
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33
|
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SECTION 5.01
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Representations and Warranties of Each Party
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33
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SECTION 5.02
|
Representations and Warranties of Each Representative
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33
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ARTICLE VI Collateral Agency for Foreign Collateral
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33
|
|
SECTION 6.01
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Appointment of Foreign Collateral Agent
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33
|
SECTION 6.02
|
Rights as a Secured Party
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34
|
SECTION 6.03
|
Exculpatory Provisions
|
34
|
SECTION 6.04
|
Reliance by the Foreign Collateral Agent
|
35
|
SECTION 6.05
|
Delegation of Duties
|
36
|
SECTION 6.06
|
Resignation of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
36
|
SECTION 6.07
|
Non-Reliance on Foreign Collateral Agent and Other Secured Parties
|
37
|
SECTION 6.08
|
Collateral Matters
|
37
|
SECTION 6.09
|
Discretionary Rights
|
38
|
SECTION 6.10
|
Indemnification of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
39
|
SECTION 6.11
|
Treatment of Proceeds of Foreign Collateral
|
40
|
SECTION 6.12
|
Currency Conversion
|
41
|
SECTION 6.13
|
Swiss Collateral
|
41
|
SECTION 6.14
|
Scottish Collateral
|
41
|
SECTION 6.15
|
Benefits of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
42
|
ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous
|
42
|
|
SECTION 7.01
|
Legends
|
42
|
SECTION 7.02
|
Notices
|
43
|
SECTION 7.03
|
Waivers; Amendment
|
45
|
SECTION 7.04
|
Parties in Interest
|
45
|
SECTION 7.05
|
Survival of Agreement
|
45
|
SECTION 7.06
|
Counterparts
|
45
|
SECTION 7.07
|
Severability
|
45
|
SECTION 7.08
|
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
46
|
SECTION 7.09
|
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
|
46
|
SECTION 7.10
|
Headings
|
47
|
SECTION 7.11
|
Conflicts
|
47
|
SECTION 7.12
|
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
|
47
|
SECTION 7.13
|
Agent Capacities
|
47
|
SECTION 7.14
|
Supplements
|
48
|
SECTION 7.15
|
Collateral Agent Rights, Protections and Immunities
|
48
|
SECTION 7.16
|
Other Junior Intercreditor Agreements
|
48
|
SECTION 7.17
|
Additional Grantors
|
49
|
SECTION 7.18
|
Joinder of LC Australian Collateral Agent
|
49
|
SECTION 7.19
|
Purchase Right.
|
49
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By: |
__________________
Name: Title: |
By: |
__________________
Name: Title: |
By: |
__________________
Name: Title: |
Executed by WEATHERFORD AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 947 395 in
accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth):
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Signature of director
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Signature of company secretary
|
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Bruno Teixeira Bezarra
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Robert Antonio De Gasperis
|
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Full name of director
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Full name of company secretary
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL HOLDING (BERMUDA) LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD PANGAEA HOLDINGS LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
SABRE DRILLING LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
KEY INTERNATIONAL DRILLING COMPANY LIMITED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD BERMUDA HOLDINGS LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD SERVICES, LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WOFS ASSURANCE LIMITED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL (BVI) LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD COLOMBIA LIMITED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD CANADA LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD (NOVA SCOTIA) ULC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES ULC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES COLOMBIA LTD.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
SIGNED for and on behalf of
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
SIGNED for and on behalf of
WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
SIGNED for and on behalf of
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL GMBH
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
société à responsabilité limitée
8-10, avenue de la Gare
L-1610 Luxembourg
R.C.S. Luxembourg B146.622
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD EUROPEAN HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG) S.À R.L.
société à responsabilité limitée
8-10, avenue de la Gare
L-1610 Luxembourg
R.C.S. Luxembourg B150.992
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD NETHERLANDS B.V.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD NORGE AS
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD SERVICES S. DE R.L.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WOFS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE GMBH
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS GMBH
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD SWITZERLAND TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT GMBH
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY SWITZERLAND SÀRL
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD PRODUCTS GMBH
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (SWITZERLAND) GMBH
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEUS HOLDING, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PD HOLDINGS (USA), L.P.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD U.S., L.P.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD INVESTMENT INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION OILFIELD SERVICES, LLP
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
VISUAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
COLUMBIA OILFIELD SUPPLY, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EPRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
ADVANTAGE R&D, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
DISCOVERY LOGGING, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CASE SERVICES, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WARRIOR WELL SERVICES, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
DATALOG ACQUISITION, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EDINBURGH PETROLEUM SERVICES AMERICAS INCORPORATED
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD GLOBAL SERVICES LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
INTERNATIONAL LOGGING S.A., LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
IN-DEPTH SYSTEMS, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
BENMORE IN-DEPTH CORP.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
STEALTH OIL & GAS, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD (PTWI), L.L.C.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD LATIN AMERICA LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WIHBV LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WUS HOLDING, L.L.C.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD DISC INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
HIGH PRESSURE INTEGRITY, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
TOOKE ROCKIES, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
COLOMBIA PETROLEUM SERVICES CORP.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
INTERNATIONAL LOGGING LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION DRILLING GP, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
VISEAN INFORMATION SERVICES INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD URS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
Agreement
|
Jurisdiction of Guarantor
|
Jurisdiction of Collateral
|
|
1
|
Amendment Agreement by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH, Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Weatherford U.K. Limited, Weatherford Norge
AS, Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, Weatherford Holding GmbH
|
Germany,
US, England, Norway, Switzerland
|
Germany
|
2
|
Assignment Agreement in relation to receivables (trade receivables, intra group receivables) to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
3
|
German law governed inventory transfer agreement to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
4
|
Assignment Agreement in relation to IP Rights to be entered into by Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC, Weatherford / Lamb Inc., Weatherford UK Limited,
Weatherford Norge AS
|
US, England, Norway
|
Germany
|
5
|
Account Pledge Agreement to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
6
|
Share Pledge Agreement in relation to shares in Weatherford Central Europe GmbH to be entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Germany
|
7
|
Share Pledge Agreement in relation to shares in Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH to be entered into by Weatherford Holding GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
9
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Irish Holdings Limited, as amended on the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
10
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
11
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Products GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
12
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
13
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
14
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford South America GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
15
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Products GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by
a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
16
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as
amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
17
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as
of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
18
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in WOFS International Finance GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
19
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the
date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
20
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by WOFS
International Finance GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
21
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH,
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
22
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
23
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl, as amended as of
the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
24
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Products GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
265
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, as amended
as of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
26
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
27
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by WOFS International Finance GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof
by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
28
|
Pledge agreements regarding Rental Tools, to be entered into by Weatherford Products GmbH,
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
US |
29
|
IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
US
|
Switzerland
|
30
|
IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Visual Systems, Inc., as amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and
amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
US
|
Switzerland
|
31
|
IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford U.S., L.P., as amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and
amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
US
|
Switzerland
|
ARTICLE I Definitions
|
2
|
|
SECTION 1.01
|
Construction; Certain Defined Terms
|
2
|
SECTION 1.02
|
Luxembourg Terms
|
13
|
ARTICLE II Priorities and Agreements with Respect to Collateral
|
14
|
|
SECTION 2.01
|
Priority of Claims
|
14
|
SECTION 2.02
|
Actions With Respect to Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens
|
16
|
SECTION 2.03
|
No Duties of Senior Representative; Provision of Notice
|
17
|
SECTION 2.04
|
No Interference; Payment Over; Reinstatement
|
19
|
SECTION 2.05
|
Automatic Release of Junior Liens
|
20
|
SECTION 2.06
|
Certain Agreements With Respect to Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
|
21
|
SECTION 2.07
|
Reinstatement
|
28
|
SECTION 2.08
|
[Reserved]
|
28
|
SECTION 2.09
|
Insurance
|
28
|
SECTION 2.10
|
Refinancings
|
28
|
SECTION 2.11
|
Amendments to Security Documents
|
29
|
SECTION 2.12
|
Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection
|
30
|
SECTION 2.13
|
Control Agreements
|
31
|
SECTION 2.14
|
Rights under Permits and Licenses
|
31
|
ARTICLE III Existence and Amounts of Liens and Obligations
|
32
|
|
ARTICLE IV Consent of Grantors
|
32
|
|
ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties
|
32
|
|
SECTION 5.01
|
Representations and Warranties of Each Party
|
32
|
SECTION 5.02
|
Representations and Warranties of Each Representative
|
33
|
ARTICLE VI Collateral Agency for Foreign Collateral
|
33
|
|
SECTION 6.01
|
Appointment of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
33
|
SECTION 6.02
|
Rights as a Secured Party
|
34
|
SECTION 6.03
|
Exculpatory Provisions
|
34
|
SECTION 6.04
|
Reliance by the Foreign Collateral Agent
|
35
|
SECTION 6.05
|
Delegation of Duties
|
35
|
SECTION 6.06
|
Resignation of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
36
|
SECTION 6.07
|
Non-Reliance on Foreign Collateral Agent and Other Secured Parties
|
36
|
SECTION 6.08
|
Collateral Matters
|
37
|
SECTION 6.09
|
Discretionary Rights
|
37
|
SECTION 6.10
|
Indemnification of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
38
|
SECTION 6.11
|
Treatment of Proceeds of Foreign Collateral
|
39
|
SECTION 6.12
|
Currency Conversion
|
40
|
SECTION 6.13
|
Swiss Collateral
|
40
|
SECTION 6.14
|
Scottish Collateral
|
41
|
SECTION 6.15
|
Benefits of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
41
|
ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous
|
42
|
|
SECTION 7.01
|
Legends
|
42
|
SECTION 7.02
|
Notices
|
43
|
SECTION 7.03
|
Waivers; Amendment
|
44
|
SECTION 7.04
|
Parties in Interest
|
44
|
SECTION 7.05
|
Survival of Agreement
|
45
|
SECTION 7.06
|
Counterparts
|
45
|
SECTION 7.07
|
Severability
|
45
|
SECTION 7.08
|
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
45
|
SECTION 7.09
|
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
|
46
|
SECTION 7.10
|
Headings
|
46
|
SECTION 7.11
|
Conflicts
|
46
|
SECTION 7.12
|
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
|
46
|
SECTION 7.13
|
Agent Capacities
|
46
|
SECTION 7.14
|
Supplements
|
47
|
SECTION 7.15
|
Collateral Agent Rights, Protections and Immunities
|
47
|
SECTION 7.16
|
Other Junior Intercreditor Agreements
|
47
|
SECTION 7.17
|
Additional Grantors
|
48
|
SECTION 7.18
|
Joinder of LC Australian Collateral Agent
|
48
|
SECTION 7.19
|
Purchase Right
|
48
|
By: |
____________________________
Name: Title: |
By: | ____________________________ Name: Title: |
By: |
____________________________
Name: Title: |
Executed by WEATHERFORD AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 947 395 in
accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth):
|
|||
Signature of director
|
Signature of company secretary
|
||
Bruno Teixeira Bezarra
|
Robert Antonio De Gasperis
|
||
Full name of director
|
Full name of company secretary
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL HOLDING (BERMUDA) LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD PANGAEA HOLDINGS LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
SABRE DRILLING LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
KEY INTERNATIONAL DRILLING COMPANY LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD BERMUDA HOLDINGS LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD SERVICES, LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WOFS ASSURANCE LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL (BVI) LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD COLOMBIA LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD CANADA LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD (NOVA SCOTIA) ULC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES ULC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES COLOMBIA LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
SIGNED for and on behalf of
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
SIGNED for and on behalf of
WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
SIGNED for and on behalf of
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL GMBH
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
société à responsabilité limitée
8-10, avenue de la Gare
L-1610 Luxembourg
R.C.S. Luxembourg B146.622
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD EUROPEAN HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG) S.À R.L.
société à responsabilité limitée
8-10, avenue de la Gare
L-1610 Luxembourg
R.C.S. Luxembourg B150.992
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD NETHERLANDS B.V.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD NORGE AS
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD SERVICES S. DE R.L.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WOFS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE GMBH
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS GMBH
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD SWITZERLAND TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT GMBH
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY SWITZERLAND SÀRL
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD PRODUCTS GMBH
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (SWITZERLAND) GMBH
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEUS HOLDING, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PD HOLDINGS (USA), L.P.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD U.S., L.P.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD INVESTMENT INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION OILFIELD SERVICES, LLP
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
VISUAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
COLUMBIA OILFIELD SUPPLY, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
EPRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
ADVANTAGE R&D, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
DISCOVERY LOGGING, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
CASE SERVICES, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WARRIOR WELL SERVICES, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
DATALOG ACQUISITION, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
EDINBURGH PETROLEUM SERVICES AMERICAS INCORPORATED
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD GLOBAL SERVICES LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
INTERNATIONAL LOGGING S.A., LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
IN-DEPTH SYSTEMS, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
BENMORE IN-DEPTH CORP.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
STEALTH OIL & GAS, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD (PTWI), L.L.C.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD LATIN AMERICA LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WIHBV LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WUS HOLDING, L.L.C.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD DISC INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
HIGH PRESSURE INTEGRITY, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
TOOKE ROCKIES, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
COLOMBIA PETROLEUM SERVICES CORP.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
INTERNATIONAL LOGGING LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PRECISION DRILLING GP, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
VISEAN INFORMATION SERVICES INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
WEATHERFORD URS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
Agreement
|
Jurisdiction of Guarantor
|
Jurisdiction of Collateral
|
|
1
|
Amendment Agreement by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH, Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Weatherford U.K. Limited, Weatherford
Norge AS, Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, Weatherford Holding GmbH
|
Germany,
US, England, Norway, Switzerland
|
Germany
|
2
|
Assignment Agreement in relation to receivables (trade receivables, intra group receivables) to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
3
|
German law governed inventory transfer agreement to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
4
|
Assignment Agreement in relation to IP Rights to be entered into by Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC, Weatherford / Lamb Inc., Weatherford UK Limited,
Weatherford Norge AS
|
US, England, Norway
|
Germany
|
5
|
Account Pledge Agreement to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
6
|
Share Pledge Agreement in relation to shares in Weatherford Central Europe GmbH to be entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Germany
|
7
|
Share Pledge Agreement in relation to shares in Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH to be entered into by Weatherford Holding GmbH
|
Germany
|
Germany
|
9
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Irish Holdings Limited, as amended on the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Ireland
|
Switzerland
|
10
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
11
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Products GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
12
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
13
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
14
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford South America GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
15
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Products GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
16
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as
amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
17
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as
amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
18
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in WOFS International Finance GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, as amended as of the
date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
19
|
Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of
the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
20
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
WOFS International Finance GmbH
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
21
|
Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by
Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH,
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
22
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, as amended as of the
date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
23
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl, as amended as
of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
24
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Products GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by
a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
265
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, as
amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
26
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland
|
27
|
IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by WOFS International Finance GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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28
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Pledge agreements regarding Rental Tools, to be entered into by Weatherford Products GmbH,
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
US |
29
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IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, as amended as of the date hereof by
a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
US
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Switzerland
|
30
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IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Visual Systems, Inc., as amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation
and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
US
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Switzerland
|
31
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IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford U.S., L.P., as amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation
and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
|
US
|
Switzerland
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(i) |
preserve its existence and corporate structure as in effect on the Effective Date;
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(ii) |
not change its name or jurisdiction of organization or incorporation;
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(iii) |
not maintain its place of business (if it has only one) or its chief executive office (if it has more than one place of business) at a location other than a location
specified in Exhibit “A”; and
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(iv) |
not change its taxpayer identification number (if any) or its mailing address,
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(i) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of the ULC Shares, those rights and remedies provided in this Security Agreement, the LC Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document, provided that this clause (i) shall not be understood to limit any rights or remedies available to the Agent and the Secured Parties prior to an Event of Default.
|
(ii) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of the ULC Shares, those rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC
applies to the affected Collateral) or under any other applicable law when a debtor is in default under a security agreement.
|
(iii) |
Give notice of sole control or any other instruction under any Control Agreement or other control agreement with any securities intermediary and take any action therein
with respect to such Collateral.
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(iv) |
Without notice (except as specifically provided in Section 8.1 hereof or elsewhere herein), demand or advertisement of any kind to any Grantor or any other
Person enter the premises of any Grantor where any Collateral is located (through self-help and without judicial process) to collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, sell, lease, assign, grant an option or options to
purchase or otherwise dispose of,
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(v) |
Subject to Section 4.6.4 hereof in the case of the ULC Shares, concurrently with written notice to the applicable Grantor, transfer and register in its name or
in the name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger
denominations, to exercise the voting and all other rights as a holder with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends, interest, principal and other distributions made thereon and to otherwise act with respect
to the Pledged Collateral as though the Agent was the outright owner thereof.
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(i) |
procure that such payments can be made without deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, or with deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax at a reduced rate, by discharging the
liability to such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including double tax treaties) rather than payment of the tax;
|
(ii) |
if the notification procedure pursuant to Section 7.5.2(i) hereof does not apply, deduct Swiss Withholding Tax at the rate of 35% (or such other rate as in force
from time to time), or if the notification procedure pursuant to Section 7.5.2(i) hereof applies for a part of the Swiss Withholding Tax only, deduct Swiss Withholding Tax at the reduced rate resulting after the
discharge of part of such tax by notification under applicable law, from any payment made by it in respect of Restricted Obligations and promptly pay any such taxes to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration;
|
(iii) |
notify the Agent that such notification, or as the case may be, deduction has been made and provide the Agent with evidence that such a notification of the Swiss Federal
Tax Administration has been made or, as the case may be, such taxes deducted have been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and
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(iv) |
in the case of a deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, use its best efforts to ensure that any person other than the Agent, which is entitled to a full or partial refund
of the Swiss Withholding Tax deducted from such payment in respect of Restricted Obligations, will, as soon as possible after such deduction:
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(i) |
the preparation of an up-to-date audited balance sheet of the Swiss Grantor;
|
(ii) |
the confirmation of the auditors of the Swiss Grantor that the relevant amount represents the maximum of freely distributable profits;
|
(iii) |
the prompt convening of a meeting of the shareholders of the Swiss Grantor which will approve the (resulting) profit distribution;
|
(iv) |
if the enforcement of any Restricted Obligations would be limited as a result of any matter referred to in this Section 7.5, the Swiss Grantor shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, (a) write up or realise any of its assets shown in its balance sheet with a book value that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets, in case of realisation, however, only
if such assets are not necessary for the Swiss Grantor’s business (nicht betriebsnotwendig) and/or (b) reduce its share capital to the extent permitted by applicable law; and
|
(v) |
all such other measures reasonably necessary and/or to promptly procure the fulfilment of all prerequisites reasonably necessary to allow the Swiss Grantor and relevant
parent company to promptly make the payments and perform the obligations agreed hereunder from time to time with a minimum
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ARTICLE I Definitions
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2
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SECTION 1.01
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Construction; Certain Defined Terms
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2
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SECTION 1.02
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Luxembourg Terms
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13
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ARTICLE II Priorities and Agreements with Respect to Collateral
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14
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SECTION 2.01
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Priority of Claims
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14
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SECTION 2.02
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Actions With Respect to Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens
|
16
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SECTION 2.03
|
No Duties of Senior Representative; Provision of Notice
|
17
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SECTION 2.04
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No Interference; Payment Over; Reinstatement
|
19
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SECTION 2.05
|
Automatic Release of Junior Liens
|
20
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SECTION 2.06
|
Certain Agreements With Respect to Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings
|
21
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SECTION 2.07
|
Reinstatement
|
28
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SECTION 2.08
|
[Reserved]
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28
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SECTION 2.09
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Insurance
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28
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SECTION 2.10
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Refinancings
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28
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SECTION 2.11
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Amendments to Security Documents
|
29
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SECTION 2.12
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Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection
|
30
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SECTION 2.13
|
Control Agreements
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31
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SECTION 2.14
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Rights under Permits and Licenses
|
31
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ARTICLE III Existence and Amounts of Liens and Obligations
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32
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ARTICLE IV Consent of Grantors
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32
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ARTICLE V Representations and Warranties
|
32
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SECTION 5.01
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Representations and Warranties of Each Party
|
32
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SECTION 5.02
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Representations and Warranties of Each Representative
|
33
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ARTICLE VI Collateral Agency for Foreign Collateral
|
33
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SECTION 6.01
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Appointment of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
33
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SECTION 6.02
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Rights as a Secured Party
|
34
|
SECTION 6.03
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Exculpatory Provisions
|
34
|
SECTION 6.04
|
Reliance by the Foreign Collateral Agent
|
35
|
SECTION 6.05
|
Delegation of Duties
|
35
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SECTION 6.06
|
Resignation of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
36
|
SECTION 6.07
|
Non-Reliance on Foreign Collateral Agent and Other Secured Parties
|
36
|
SECTION 6.08
|
Collateral Matters
|
37
|
SECTION 6.09
|
Discretionary Rights
|
37
|
SECTION 6.10
|
Indemnification of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
38
|
SECTION 6.11
|
Treatment of Proceeds of Foreign Collateral
|
39
|
SECTION 6.12
|
Currency Conversion
|
40
|
SECTION 6.13
|
Swiss Collateral
|
40
|
SECTION 6.14
|
Scottish Collateral
|
41
|
SECTION 6.15
|
Benefits of Foreign Collateral Agent
|
41
|
ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous
|
42
|
|
SECTION 7.01
|
Legends
|
42
|
SECTION 7.02
|
Notices
|
43
|
SECTION 7.03
|
Waivers; Amendment
|
44
|
SECTION 7.04
|
Parties in Interest
|
44
|
SECTION 7.05
|
Survival of Agreement
|
45
|
SECTION 7.06
|
Counterparts
|
45
|
SECTION 7.07
|
Severability
|
45
|
SECTION 7.08
|
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
45
|
SECTION 7.09
|
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
|
46
|
SECTION 7.10
|
Headings
|
46
|
SECTION 7.11
|
Conflicts
|
46
|
SECTION 7.12
|
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
|
46
|
SECTION 7.13
|
Agent Capacities
|
46
|
SECTION 7.14
|
Supplements
|
47
|
SECTION 7.15
|
Collateral Agent Rights, Protections and Immunities
|
47
|
SECTION 7.16
|
Other Junior Intercreditor Agreements
|
47
|
SECTION 7.17
|
Additional Grantors
|
48
|
SECTION 7.18
|
Joinder of LC Australian Collateral Agent
|
48
|
SECTION 7.19
|
Purchase Right.
|
48
|
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
|
|||
as Notes Collateral Agent
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Jane Y. Schweiger
|
||
Name: Jane Y. Schweiger
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as LC Collateral Agent
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Robert Peschler
|
||
Name: Robert Peschler
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Bridgette Casasnovas
|
||
Name: Bridgette Casasnovas
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
Executed by WEATHERFORD AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ACN 008 947 395 in
accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth):
|
|||
/s/ Bruno Teixeira Bezarra
|
/s/ Robert Antonio De Gasperis
|
||
Signature of director
|
Signature of company secretary
|
||
Bruno Teixeira Bezarra
|
Robert Antonio De Gasperis
|
||
Full name of director
|
Full name of company secretary
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL HOLDING (BERMUDA) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD PANGAEA HOLDINGS LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
SABRE DRILLING LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
KEY INTERNATIONAL DRILLING COMPANY LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: President
|
WEATHERFORD BERMUDA HOLDINGS LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD SERVICES, LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WOFS ASSURANCE LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD DRILLING | |||
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title:
|
|||
WEATHERFORD DRILLING INTERNATIONAL (BVI) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD COLOMBIA LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (BVI) LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Senior Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
||
Name: Mohammed Dadhiwala
|
|||
Title: Senior Vice President
|
WEATHERFORD CANADA LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD (NOVA SCOTIA) ULC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES ULC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES COLOMBIA LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Pamela M. Webb
|
||
Name: Pamela M. Webb
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
SIGNED for and on behalf of
|
|||
WEATHERFORD EURASIA LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Richard Strachan
|
||
Name: Richard Strachan
|
|||
Title: Director
|
|||
SIGNED for and on behalf of
|
|||
WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Richard Strachan
|
||
Name: Richard Strachan
|
|||
Title: Director
|
SIGNED for and on behalf of
|
|||
WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Kerstin Hartmann-Miß
|
||
Name: Kerstin Hartmann-Miß
|
|||
Title: Managing Director
|
By:
|
/s/ Stuart Fraser
|
||
Name: Stuart Fraser
|
|||
Title: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
|
|||
société à responsabilité limitée
|
|||
8-10, avenue de la Gare
|
|||
L-1610 Luxembourg
|
|||
R.C.S. Luxembourg B146.622
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander
|
||
Name: Mathias Neuenschwander
|
|||
Title: Manager A
|
|||
WEATHERFORD EUROPEAN HOLDINGS (LUXEMBOURG) S.À R.L.
|
|||
société à responsabilité limitée
|
|||
8-10, avenue de la Gare
|
|||
L-1610 Luxembourg
|
|||
R.C.S. Luxembourg B150.992
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander
|
||
Name: Mathias Neuenschwander
|
|||
Title: Manager A
|
NETHERLANDS INITIAL GUARANTOR
|
|||
WEATHERFORD NETHERLANDS B.V.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ August Willem Versteeg
|
||
Name: August Willem Versteeg
|
|||
Title: Managing Director
|
WEATHERFORD NORGE AS
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Geir Egil Moller Olsen
|
||
Name: Geir Egil Moller Olsen
|
|||
Title: Chairman of the Board
|
|||
WEATHERFORD SERVICES S. DE R.L.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Administrator
|
|||
WOFS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD SWITZERLAND TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mathias Neuenschwander
|
||
Name: Mathias Neuenschwander
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY SWITZERLAND SÀRL
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
|||
WEATHERFORD PRODUCTS GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Andrzej Puchala
|
||
Name: Andrzej Puchala
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
WEATHERFORD HOLDINGS (SWITZERLAND) GMBH
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Valentin Mueller
|
||
Name: Valentin Mueller
|
|||
Title: Managing Officer
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEUS HOLDING, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PD HOLDINGS (USA), L.P.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
WEATHERFORD U.S., L.P.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD INVESTMENT INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
PRECISION OILFIELD SERVICES, LLP
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
VISUAL SYSTEMS, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
COLUMBIA OILFIELD SUPPLY, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
EPRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
ADVANTAGE R&D, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
DISCOVERY LOGGING, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
CASE SERVICES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WARRIOR WELL SERVICES, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
DATALOG ACQUISITION, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
EDINBURGH PETROLEUM SERVICES AMERICAS INCORPORATED
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD GLOBAL SERVICES LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
INTERNATIONAL LOGGING S.A., LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
IN-DEPTH SYSTEMS, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
BENMORE IN-DEPTH CORP.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
STEALTH OIL & GAS, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD MANAGEMENT, LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD (PTWI), L.L.C.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WEATHERFORD LATIN AMERICA LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WIHBV LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Christine M. Morrison
|
||
Name: Christine M. Morrison
|
|||
Title: Vice President
|
|||
WUS HOLDING, L.L.C.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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WEATHERFORD DISC INC.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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HIGH PRESSURE INTEGRITY, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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TOOKE ROCKIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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COLOMBIA PETROLEUM SERVICES CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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INTERNATIONAL LOGGING LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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PRECISION DRILLING GP, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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VISEAN INFORMATION SERVICES INC.
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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WEATHERFORD URS HOLDINGS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christine M. Morrison
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Name: Christine M. Morrison
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Title: Vice President
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BTA INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES AUSTRALIA LIMITED (ABN 48 002 916 396) in its capacity as trustee of the LC Australian Security Trust, as LC Australian Collateral Agent
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By attorney:
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Name:
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Title:
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under power of attorney dated 1 September 2007 in the presence of:
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Witness:
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Name:
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Agreement
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Jurisdiction of Guarantor
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Jurisdiction of Collateral
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1
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Amendment Agreement by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH, Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Weatherford U.K. Limited, Weatherford Norge AS,
Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, Weatherford Holding GmbH
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Germany,
US, England, Norway, Switzerland
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Germany
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2
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Assignment Agreement in relation to receivables (trade receivables, intra group receivables) to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
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Germany
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Germany
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3
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German law governed inventory transfer agreement to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
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Germany
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Germany
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4
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Assignment Agreement in relation to IP Rights to be entered into by Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC, Weatherford / Lamb Inc., Weatherford UK Limited, Weatherford
Norge AS
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US, England, Norway
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Germany
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5
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Account Pledge Agreement to be entered into by Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH
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Germany
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Germany
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6
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Share Pledge Agreement in relation to shares in Weatherford Central Europe GmbH to be entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH
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Switzerland
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Germany
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7
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Share Pledge Agreement in relation to shares in Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH to be entered into by Weatherford Holding GmbH
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Germany
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Germany
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9
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Irish Holdings Limited, as amended on the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Ireland
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Switzerland
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10
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Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by Weatherford
Management Company Switzerland Sàrl
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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11
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Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by Weatherford
Products GmbH
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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12
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Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by Weatherford
Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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13
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Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by Weatherford
Worldwide Holdings GmbH
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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Agreement |
Jurisdiction of Guarantor | Jurisdiction of Collateral | |
14
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford South America GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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15
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Products GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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16
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of
the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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17
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the
date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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18
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in WOFS International Finance GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof
by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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19
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Quota pledge agreement regarding quotas in Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to quota pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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20
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Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by WOFS
International Finance GmbH
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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21
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Security assignment agreement regarding trade receivables, intra-group receivables, insurance receivables and bank account claims, to be entered into by Weatherford
Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH,
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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22
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IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof
by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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Agreement | Jurisdiction of Guarantor | Jurisdiction of Collateral | |
23
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IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Management Company Switzerland Sàrl, as amended as of the date
hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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24
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IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Products GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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265
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IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Switzerland Trading and Development GmbH, as amended as of the
date hereof by a confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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26
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IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Worldwide Holdings GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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27
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IP pledge agreement regarding existing and future IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by WOFS International Finance GmbH, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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28
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Pledge agreements regarding Rental Tools, to be entered into by Weatherford Products GmbH,
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
US |
29
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IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, as amended as of the date hereof by a
confirmation and amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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US
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Switzerland
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30
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IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Visual Systems, Inc., as amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and amendment
agreement to pledge agreements
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US
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Switzerland
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31
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IP pledge agreement regarding certain IP rights in Switzerland, entered into by Weatherford U.S., L.P., as amended as of the date hereof by a confirmation and
amendment agreement to pledge agreements
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US
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Switzerland
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News Release
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Issued $500 million of 8.75% senior secured first lien notes maturing on September 1, 2024
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Terminated the ABL Credit Agreement by repaying all borrowings and cash collateralizing or moving letters of credit under the LC Credit Facility
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• |
Amended the LC Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the aggregate commitments under the facility to $215 million and reduce the minimum liquidity covenant
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