Exhibit 10.10
Bank Loan Agreement No. _______
Almaty August 27, 2001
Open Joint Stock Company "Bank 'Caspian'" (hereinafter referred to as the
"Bank") in the person of ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, its Board Chairman, acting on the
basis of the Charter, on the one hand,
and, on the other hand,
Subsidiary Open Joint Stock Company "Caspi Neft TME", (hereinafter referred to
as the "Borrower"), in the person of ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, its General Director,
acting on the basis of the Charter, hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Parties", have entered into this Bank Loan Agreement (the "Agreement") as
follows:
1. SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT
1.1 Under this Agreement, the Bank undertakes to provide a Tenge loan (the
"Loan" or the "Principal Amount") to the Borrower in the amount
equivalent to United States Dollars One Million Two Hundred Thousand
(US$1,200,000.00) at the exchange rate of the National Bank of
Kazakhstan (the "USD Exchange Rate"), as of the date of the Loan
extension, for the period ending on August 31, 2003, which Loan shall
be term, commercial, repayable and secured.
1.2 The Borrower shall pay certain Interest to the Bank under the Loan
(the "Interest") at fifteen percent (15%) per annum for the
utilization of the Loan [funds], subject to the requirements of
Section 4.2.3 hereof.
1.3. In order to record the Loan to be granted to the Borrower, the Bank
will open KZT Loan Account No._____ and USD Loan Account No. _________
for the Borrower (the "Loan Account").
1.4. The Interest shall start to be accrued with respect to the Loan amount
actually received by the Borrower on the day when the Bank will
transfer money from one and/or all Loan Accounts specified in Section
1.3 hereof into the Borrower's bank account according to Section 2.1
hereof. For this purpose, the year shall be deemed to consist of three
hundred sixty (360) days.
1.5. The purpose of the Loan shall be to fund operations in connection with
the development of the South Alibek field, located in Mugalzhar
region, Aktyubinsk Oblast, including:
- The equivalent of United States Dollars Five Hundred Thousand
(US$500,000.00), to be spent on the procurement of the petroleum
depot, its repair and any other costs in connection with such
petroleum depot;
- The equivalent of United States Dollars Seven Hundred Thousand
(US$700,000.00), to be spent on the procurement of certain
special equipment and vehicles.
The Plan of utilization of the Loan is attached hereto as Attachment 1
being an integral part of this Agreement.
1.6 Financing currency shall be KZT, the Loan shall be fixed to the USD at
the rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the USD
Exchange Rate) as of the date of provision of each Loan installment.
The Loan shall be provided in the currency indicated by the Borrower
in its written request, subject to compliance with the requirements of
the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. TERMS OF THE LOAN
2.1. The Bank shall provide Loan funds to the Borrower by transfer of the
funds to the Borrower's account opened with the Bank from the Loan
Account specified in Section 1.3 by installments, within three days
of submission by the Borrower of an application for the respective
Loan installment and all documents required to execute the Loan and
Loan security, provided that the requested amount is consistent with
the plan of funds utilization agreed by the Parties in accordance with
Section 1.5 hereof and after the documents have been submitted to the
Bank confirming that the requested Loan amount will be used in
accordance with its designated purpose, including:
- a sale-purchase agreement for the oil station;
- special equipment and vehicles sale-purchase agreements;
- agreements for repairs and for other works;
- invoices;
- any other documents specified in the above agreements.
2.2. The Borrower's obligations hereunder shall be secured by certain
property to be purchased using the Loan funds (petroleum depot,
special equipment and vehicles), pursuant to Agreement No. _______ On
the Pledge Of Certain Property That Will Be Received Into Ownership In
the Future dated August 23, 2001 entered into by and between the Bank
and the Borrower (the "Collateral").
2.3. Repayment of the Loan and the Interest shall be effected by the
Borrower in accordance with the time schedule set forth in Sections
1.1, 6.1 and 6.2 of this Agreement.
3. RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES
3.1. The Bank shall be entitled:
3.1.1. To refuse from extending a Loan under the Agreement to the Borrower in
full or in part if circumstances arise expressly testifying to the
fact that the Borrower will not be able to repay the Loan funds in a
timely fashion.
3.1.2. To control the targeted use of the Loan funds by the Borrower, as well
as the Loan security.
3.1.3. To demand early repayment of the whole debt amount upon occurrence of
any one of the events stated in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.
3.1.4. To request any documentation from the Borrower which the Bank may
consider necessary to check the Borrower's solvency at any time within
the term of this Agreement.
3.1.5. To amend this Agreement, including balance accounts, the interest rate
and penalty amounts, by written notice to the Borrower, for the
purpose of decreasing the Loan risks in the event of changes in the
financial sources of foreign currency operations of the Bank, or a
change in the conditions of Loan resource formation resulting from any
resolutions that may be issued by legislative bodies, the Government
of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the National Bank of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
The Borrower shall have the right to either accept the new conditions
or to repay, within 21 banking days, upon receipt of notice from the
Bank, the Loan ahead of schedule, including the Interest for the
actual period of the utilization of Loan funds.
3.1.6. To terminate the extension of Loan funds, settlement and cash services
provided to the Borrower or/and to demand acceleration of the Loan and
the Interest (in full) in the event of the Borrower's presenting
inaccurate reports and information on [its] activities or income, or
inaccurate information on Loan security availability (condition), or
in the event of non-targeted utilization of Loan funds.
3.1.7. In the event of any outstanding debt of the Borrower under this
Agreement, to sell the collateral ahead of schedule in accordance with
the legislation currently in force, without an appeal to a court, and
satisfy its claims, including the Principal Amount, the Interest
(remuneration), any forfeit (fine, penalty), compensation of any
losses caused by delays in the performance, relevant costs of
safekeeping and maintenance of the collateral, costs of debt recovery,
costs of realization of the collateral and other related expenses.
3.1.8. To collect (withdraw), in the unilateral procedure, any delinquent
amount under this Agreement from any Borrower's account opened with
the Bank or any other bank. The Borrower hereby agrees to such
collection of funds without an additional consent of the Borrower.
3.1.9. Execute double acceptance of all payments of the Borrower effected
from all bank accounts of the Borrower opened with the Bank. The
double acceptance shall mean:
- the Borrower's obligation to provide the Bank's Credit Department
(the "CD") with information on all wire transfers, cash
withdrawals from the bank accounts opened by the Borrower with
the Bank, and to present, upon the Bank's request, documents
showing the purposes of fund withdrawals from the Borrower's bank
accounts; and
- the right of the Bank to refuse to effect a payment in the event
any circumstances arise indicated in Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2,
3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.1 and 5.1 of this Agreement.
3.1.10 In the event no Loan indebtedness has been incurred, make the
Borrower's payments from the bank accounts opened with the Bank,
without double acceptance, in any amount not exceeding United States
Dollars Thirty Thousand (US$30,000.00) per month.
3.2. The Borrower shall be entitled:
3.2.1. In the event of any unilateral amendments to the Interest rates by the
Bank pursuant to Section 3.1.5 of this Agreement, to repay the Loan
funds ahead of schedule, together with the Interest paid for the
actual number of days during which the Loan funds have been utilized,
but in any event, not less than for three days.
3.2.2. To repay the Loan debt at any time (in full) by one banking day notice
to the Bank, together with the Interest paid for the actual number of
days during which the Loan funds have been utilized.
3.2.3. Throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain Bank Account No.
026467155 with CJSC Almaty Merchant Bank (the "CJSC AMB"). The
Borrower may use this bank account only with the Bank's written
consent to any cash payment or cash transfer.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
4.1. The Bank shall:
4.1.1. Extend the Loan to the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Sections
1.1 and 2.1 hereof and subject to the requirements of Section 3.1.1 of
this Agreement.
4.1.2. Extend the Loan in the amount, for the period and on terms and
conditions stipulated by this Agreement within 3 banking days from the
date of this Agreement entering into force, subject to the provisions
of Sections 2.1 and 4.1.1 of this Agreement.
4.1.3. Keep the financial transactions of the Borrower and status of its
accounts confidential according to Article 8 hereof.
4.2. The Borrower shall:
4.2.1. Accept the amount stated in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.
4.2.2. Use Loan funds only according to their targeted spending purposes.
4.2.3. Close [its] bank accounts opened with other banks and notify the Bank
in writing thereabout within 5 banking days from the date of signing
of this Agreement (providing certain confirming documents), except for
the bank account indicated in Section 3.2.3 hereof, with respect to
which, the Borrower shall, on a monthly basis, inform CJSC AMB of all
cash turnover. In the event there is any cash turnover in the CJSC AMB
bank account without the Bank's written consent, the Interest payable
hereunder shall be paid in the amount of twenty five percent (25%) per
annum throughout the whole period of Loan funds utilization.
4.2.4. Refrain from opening any accounts with other banks.
4.2.5. Throughout the term of this Agreement, effect all cash and transfer
operations only through the bank accounts opened with the OJSC "Bank
'Caspian'", subject to the requirements of Section 3.2.3 hereof.
4.2.6. Pay, pursuant to Section 1.2 of this Agreement, the Interest
(remunaration) to the Bank for the use of the Loan within the period
of Loan use, to be accrued by the Bank based on the actual number of
days of Loan use by the Borrower, until the full repayment of the
Loan.
4.2.7. Without prior written consent of the Bank, restrain from:
o pledging any of his property as security under the Loans provided
by any other lenders;
o extending Loans, acting as a guarantor or surety, or undertaking
any financial commitments that might prevent the Borrower from
his performance hereunder.
4.2.8. Insure, upon the Bank's request, the risk of non-repayment of the Loan
within the period stipulated in Section 1.1 of this Agreement with the
insurance company designated by the Bank.
4.2.9. In the event a claim has been submitted to the Borrower demanding that
he should perform any obligation in the amount of 50 or more percent
of the Borrower's outstanding debt under this Agreement, timely inform
the Bank of any circumstances that might interfere with the timely
repayment of the Loan and the Interest.
4.2.10. During the period of utilization of Loan funds, submit, within 3
working days upon receipt of the Bank's written request, any
accounting and other documents enabling [the Bank] to receive
information regarding the financial position of the Borrower,
utilization of Loan funds, as well as to ensure conditions for
checking all above-mentioned documents.
4.2.11. Notify the Bank within one banking day in the event of changes in its
requisites (changes in data contained in constituent documents,
mailing address or substitution of executive officers, etc.). In the
event the Borrower fails to meet this requirement, it shall pay
penalty to the Bank in the amount of KZT ten thousand (10,000.00).
4.2.12. Notify the Bank in the event of liquidation or restructuring of the
Borrower 15 calendar days prior to the adoption of such decision. The
notification shall contain the full legal address and requisites of
the successor organization. During such liquidation, the Bank's
representative shall be included in the liquidation commission of the
creditors committee. In the event of restructuring or re-registration
of the Borrower, the latter shall submit its new foundation documents
to the Bank.
4.2.13. Fulfill the Bank's requirement regarding either the provision of
additional guarantees or early termination or acceleration of
obligations and compensation of the losses in the event these were
claimed by the Bank within two months' period from the date of receipt
of notice by the Bank or the date of publication of an announcement on
liquidation or restructuring of the Borrower.
4.2.14. In the event the Borrower sells its company during the term of this
Agreement, notify the Bank in writing of the sale not later than 3.5
months prior to transferring the company to the buyer. In the event
the Bank does not give its written consent to assign the debt, the
Borrower shall, within 3 months of the notice, comply with the Bank's
requirement either to terminate its obligations or accelerate them and
compensate for the losses caused by the Borrower, or to declare the
sale agreement invalid either in full or in its respective part.
In the event the Borrower transfers the company to the buyer without
the Bank's consent, the Borrower and the buyer shall bear
joint-and-several liability before the Bank with respect to the debts
under this Agreement included in the balance sheets of the transferred
company.
4.2.15. In the event the Borrower transfers the company into lease during the
term of this Agreement, the Borrower shall notify the Bank in writing
of the assignment of debt to the lessee at least 3.5 months prior to
the signing of the lease agreement. If the Bank does not give its
written consent to the Borrower to transfer the debt within 3 months
upon receipt of notification, the Borrower shall comply with the
Bank's requirement to either terminate its obligations or accelerate
them and compensate for the respective losses.
The Borrower may transfer the company to the lessee only upon
completion of all settlements with the Bank under this Agreement.
In the event the Borrower transfers the company into lease without the
Bank's consent, the Borrower and the lessee shall bear
joint-and-several liability before the Bank with respect to the debt
under this Agreement included in [the balance sheets of] the
transferred company.
4.2.16. In the event of any seizure of the collateral (or its part) by state
authorities, the Borrower shall substitute the collateral (provide
additional security) up to the seized amount, and the Bank shall have
the right to demand acceleration of the obligation (Sections 5.1.4 and
5.1.5).
5. ACCELERATION OF THE REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN FUNDS, INTEREST AND OTHER
DEBTS HEREUNDER
5.1. The Bank may demand acceleration of the repayment of the whole amount
of the Principal (Loan funds) by the Borrower, together with the
accrued Interest and other amounts due and payable by the Borrower
under this Agreement in the cases when the Borrower within five (5)
calendar days upon the receipt of the Bank's notification regarding
occurrence of either of the below events fails to cure such event:
5.1.1. the Borrower does not have [sufficient] funds to repay an installment
amount 3 days prior to the date established for the regular Loan
repayment;
5.1.2. the Borrower is involved in court proceedings involving a claim
amounting to a significant sum in relation to the value of the fixed
assets and working capital of the Borrower or/and the Borrower's
property and accounts are under arrest or foreclosure (or there exists
an actual threat of the foregoing);
5.1.3. there is a change, or a possibility of a change, in the legal status
of the Borrower, and, therefore, a real threat of the Borrower's
failure to fully and timely comply with its obligations under this
Agreement;
5.1.4. the Borrower avoids providing the Loan security stipulated by this
Agreement, or there occurs a loss of the security or worsening of its
condition due to any circumstances beyond the Bank's control;
5.1.5. the Borrower has provided false information when executing the Loan;
5.1.6. the Borrower has failed to inform the Bank of the third-party rights
to the object of pledge;
5.1.7. the Borrower has failed to perform its obligations stipulated in
Section 4.2 of this Agreement.
5.2. The Bank shall have the right to take all measures provided by the
existing legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international
treaties, necessary and sufficient to protect its rights and interests
or to have the Borrower repay the debt to the Bank. All expenses
incurred by the Bank in this connection shall be born by the Borrower.
6. PAYMENT PROCEDURE
6.1. The Borrower shall repay the Principal amount (the Loan funds) on a
monthly basis starting from February 2002, not later than the last
business day of the month, by equal installments. The last installment
in repayment of the Principal amount (Loan funds) shall be made on or
before August 31, 2003.
The Borrower shall repay the Principal amount in Tenge with respect to
the amount of Loan received in Tenge, taking into account the changes
in the US Dollar exchange rate from the date of the Loan extension to
the date of repayment, but not be less than the amount of the Loan
extended in the USD with respect to the Loan funds received in US
Dollars.
6.2. The Borrower shall be granted a 90-day grace period for payment of the
Interest on the Loan, commencing on the date of signing this Agreement
by the Parties. Upon the expiration of the grace period, the Interest
shall be paid on a monthly basis, for the current month, not later
than on the last business day of each month. The Borrower shall repay
the Interest accrued for the grace period by equal installments during
the three months following expiration of the grace period. The last
payment of Interest shall be made not later than on August 31, 2003. -
With respect to KZT Loan funds, Interest shall accrue on the amount
equivalent to the Loan amount in US Dollars calculated at the exchange
rate as of the day of Loan extension and shall be paid in Tenge at the
US Dollar exchange rate as of the Interest payment day. - Interest
with respect to the Loan funds extended in US Dollars shall be accrued
and paid in US Dollars.
6.3. The date of Loan repayment and Interest payment by the Borrower shall
be considered the date when the money is received in the Bank account.
In the event the Bank receives non-cash transfer after 4:00p.m. of the
current day and cash transfer after 3:00p.m. of the current day, such
money shall be considered to be received on the following banking day.
6.4. In the event there is an outstanding Loan repayment debt, or accrued
Interest debt, or a forfeit for any breach of this Agreement, the
amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
shall be allocated by the Bank to cover the debts in the following
priority:
o expenses incurred by the Bank in the course of recovery of the
Borrower's liabilities on Loan repayment and Interest;
o forfeit (fines, penalties);
o Interest accrued for the Loan use;
o Principal amount (Loan).
6.5. The Interest and forfeit under this Agreement shall accrue on calendar
days (including the day of extension and the day of actual repayment
of the Loan), and the number of the days in a year shall be deemed
360.
7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES
7.1. For every day of delay in Loan repayment the Borrower shall pay to the
Bank a penalty of 0.5% of the amount of currency equivalent of
unrepaid Loan.
7.2. For every day of delay in payment of Interest for the use of the Loan,
the Borrower shall pay to the Bank a penalty of 0.5% of the default
amount.
7.3. Disputes and differences, which may arise in the process of
performance of this Agreement, shall be first considered by the
Parties in order to attain mutually accepted decisions.
7.4. The procedure for lodging and consideration of claims submitted by the
Parties to each other shall be established by the legislation of the
Republic of Kazakhstan currently in force. However, the Parties shall
determine a ten days' period for consideration of claims.
7.5. The unsettled disputes shall be submitted to court in the procedure
established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan currently
in force.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1 Each of the Parties to the Agreement shall undertake to keep the
financial, commercial and other information received from the other
Party and relating to the principal conditions of the Loan strictly
confidential.
8.2 Transfer, publication and disclosure of such information to third
parties shall be possible only upon the written consent of the other
party, as well as in the event of request from a state body or
officials directly authorized to obtain such information by the
legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This provision shall not
apply to cases when the Bank discloses confidential information to the
third parties in the event the Borrower fails to perform or performs
improperly its obligations hereunder.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1. The Bank, upon the written consent of the Borrower, shall be entitled
to transfer its rights and obligations. In the event of failure of the
Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Bank
shall be entitled to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to
any third party without the consent of the Borrower.
9.2. The Borrower shall not have the right to transfer its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to any third party without written
consent of the Bank.
9.3. In the event of restructuring or liquidation of the Borrower all its
rights and obligations shall be transferred to its successor.
9.4. Amendments, annulment or extension of the term of this Agreement shall
be executed in the form of additional agreement of the Parties signed
by their duly authorized representatives, unless otherwise expressly
specified herein.
9.5. In addition to the provisions hereof, in the performance of the
Agreement the Parties shall be governed by the legislation of the
Republic of Kazakhstan currently in force.
9.6. This Agreement shall become effective on the date of its signing by
the Bank and the Borrower and shall be valid until full repayment of
the Loan and payment of Interest and fulfillment by the Parties of all
other obligations hereunder.
9.7. All notices and other communications hereunder to either Party shall
be in writing and either: (i) delivered in person; (ii) transmitted by
telefax (in which case the sender shall contemporaneously mail a copy
to the addressee on the address provided herein); or (iii) sent by
registered mail, postage prepaid, to the applicable address set forth
below, or at such other address as may have been specified by like
notice.
9.8. This Agreement is executed and delivered to each of the Parties.
Legal Addresses of the parties:
The Bank:
OJSC "Bank Caspian"
Republic of Kazakhstan, 480012, Almaty, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇., ▇▇
Fax: _____________________
Correspondent account 700161122 in UPS of the National Bank of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, code 125, BIK ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, TIN 600700043016
The Borrower:
SOJSC "Caspi Neft TME"
Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Dostyk Ave., 44-95,
Fax: _____________________
Bank account No. 026467155 in CJSC "AMB", BIK 190501
Bank account No. _______________ in OJSC "Bank Caspian", BIL 190501722
The Bank: The Borrower:
:
/s/ D. Milovidov /s/ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman of the Board General Director
/s/ S. Asanova
S.Asanova
Chief Accountant
AGREEMENT No. 3086/10-03
On the Pledge Of Certain Property That Will Be Received Into Ownership In the
Future
Almaty August 27, 2001
Open Joint-Stock Company Bank Kaspisky, hereinafter referred to as "Pledgee",
represented by ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, its Chairman of the Board, acting on the basis of
the Charter, on the one hand,
And, on the other hand,
Subsidiary Open Joint-Stock Company Caspi Neft TME, hereinafter referred to as
"Pledgor", represented by ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, its General Director, acting on the
basis of the Charter, have agreed as follows:
1. SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT
1.1 This Agreement shall be an integral part of Bank Loan Agreement No.
3086/10 entered into by the Parties on August 23, 2001 (the "Loan
Agreement").
1.2 The Pledgee, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, shall provide a money
loan equivalent to United States Dollars Two Million Eight Hundred
Thousand (US$2,800,000.00) to the Pledgor for a period ending on
August 31 2003 (inclusive), charging respective interest
(remuneration) in accordance with the Loan Agreement.
1.3 The Pledgor shall be responsible for complying with its obligation
under the Loan Agreement by pledging certain property to the Pledgee
indicated in Section 2.1 hereof, for the purchase of which the loan
funds will be spent.
2. COLLATERAL
2.1 The property below will serve as a collateral:
o Special equipment, vehicles, tanks, drillers' camp, working equipment
acquired by the Pledgor (hereinafter, the "Collateral"), to which the
Pledgor's ownership right will originate in the future.
2.2 The pledge value of the Collateral, given the reviewed sales market
prices of similar properties and the Pledgee's potential risk that his
claim might not be satisfied fully after the sale of the Collateral
due to a decrease in its price, shall, by the Parties agreement, be
equal to the Tenge equivalent of United States Dollars
________________ (US$_______) at the rate established by the Republic
of Kazakhstan National Bank as of the date of this Agreement.
3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
3.1 The Pledgee is entitled to:
3.1.1 Demand that the Pledgor should take certain steps in order to speed up
the deadlines for registering all necessary legal documents confirming
the Pledgor's ownership of the Collateral;
3.1.2 At his own option, at any time, reappraise the Collateral and subject
to providing Pledgor with a copy of any such appraisal, in the event
of any decrease in the appraisal value of the Collateral, demand
additional security from the Pledgor to secure fully the latter's
obligations under the Loan Agreement;
3.1.3 Reregister this Agreement as pledge agreements ("Pledge Agreements")
after the Pledgor has provided his legal documents confirming the
rights to the individual items of the Collateral and, at the Pledgor's
expense, register such Pledge Agreements with the authorized state
body in the established procedure;
3.1.4 If the Pledgor fails to comply with the requirements set forth in the
Loan Agreement, including any delay in payment of remuneration
(interest) to the Pledgee, the Pledgee may demand acceleration of the
loan, with payment of any accrued remuneration (interest) to the
Pledgee, including any losses incurred due to the Pledgor's failure to
duly perform, as well as payment of a penalty (a fine), reimbursement
of any collection expenses and other expenses.
3.2 The Pledgor shall:
3.2.1 Within three business days of acquisition by the Pledgee of any item
of the Collateral into his ownership, provide the Pledgee with the
originals of the legal documents confirming his rights to the
Collateral and sign respective Pledge Agreements with the Pledgee;
3.2.2 Register the Pledge Agreement, at his own expense, with the authorized
state body within ten business days of the signing date of the Pledge
Agreement;
3.2.3 Make all endeavors in order to duly register any documents confirming
[his] ownership of the Collateral without any delay;
3.2.4 Bear all costs in connection with registering the documents confirming
the Pledgor's rights to the Collateral, as well as in connection with
the registration of the Pledge Agreement, in the procedure established
by the existing legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3.2.5 Bear all liability for safe keeping of the Collateral. In the event of
its loss, destruction or damage thereto, restore the amount of the
pledge, substituting some other property of equal value for it. If the
Pledgor fails to comply with the requirement of this paragraph, the
Pledgee may demand acceleration of the loan and foreclose upon any
property owned by the Pledgor and not included in the Collateral.
3.2.6 Bear the risk of the Collateral's occasional destruction.
4. LIABILITY
4.1 If the Pledgor fails to perform or duly perform hereunder, the Pledgor
shall reimburse the Pledgee for all expenses resulting from any such
failure, including any lost profit, in compliance with the existing
legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4.2 If the Pledgor fails to fulfill any of his obligations hereunder, the
Pledgee may foreclose upon any other of his assets, including his
money placed in the bank accounts opened with any banks, in a
unilateral procedure and satisfy ll his demands in full in the
procedure established by the existing legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY
5.1 Each of the Parties hereunder shall maintain strict confidentiality
with respect to this transaction.
5.2 Any transfer of such information to a third party, its publication or
disclosure may only be made with the other party's written consent or
when requested by the bodies and officials authorized thereto by the
legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This provision does not
extend to the cases when the Pledgee may disclose confidential
information to a third party in the event when the Pledgor has failed
to perform or duly perform under the Pledge Agreement or under this
Agreement.
6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 The Pledgee may assign his rights and obligations hereunder to another
party without the Pledgor's consent.
6.2 The Pledgor shall not assign his rights hereunder to another party
without the Pledgee's consent.
6.3 In the event of the Pledgor's reorganization, all of the Pledgor's
rights and obligations shall be assigned to his legal successor.
6.4 No unilateral refusal to perform hereunder or unilateral amendment
and/or additions to this Agreement shall be permitted, except as
stipulated in this Agreement.
6.5 Any amendment to, or termination or extension of, this Agreement shall
be executed by the Parties as an additional written agreement and
signed by their authorized representatives, except where the Agreement
may be terminated unilaterally in compliance with this Agreement.
6.6 The Parties shall be governed by the existing legislation of the
Republic of Kazakhstan in the part which has not been regulated by
this Agreement.
6.7 Any dispute or discrepancy arising in the process of implementing this
Agreement shall first be reviewed by the Parties, in order to make
mutually acceptable decisions.
6.8 Any dispute arising from this Agreement that the Parties will not
settle [amicably] shall be settled in a judicial procedure according
to this Agreement and the existing legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan. The Parties agree to set a 10-day review period for their
claims.
6.9 This Agreement shall become effective on the date of its signing by
the Parties and be terminated by their signing of the Pledge
Agreement.
6.10 All notices and other communications hereunder to either Party shall
be in writing
and either: (i) delivered in person; (ii) transmitted by telefax (in
which case the sender shall contemporaneously mail a copy to the
addressee on the address provided herein); or (iii) sent by registered
mail, postage prepaid, to the applicable address set forth below in
Section 7, or at such other address as may have been specified by like
notice.
6.11 This Agreement has been executed, signed and delivered to each Party.
7. LEGAL ADDRESSES AND REQUISITES OF THE PARTIES
PLEDGEE:
OJSC Bank Kaspisky
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Fax: _______________
Corr./Account No. 700161122 at UPS of the Republic of Kazakhstan National Bank,
Code 125, BIC 190501722, RNN 600700043016.
PLEDGOR:
SOJSC Caspi Neft TME
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Fax: _________________
Account No. 026467155 at CJSC ATFB, BIC 190501____
Account No. _________ at OJSC Bank Kaspisky, BIC 190501722
RNN 600900159346.
ON BEHALF OF THE PLEDGEE: ON BEHALF OF THE PLEDGOR:
/s/ ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman of the Board General Director
Agreement No. 3086/10-02
On Assignment Of The Right Of Claim
Almaty August 27, 2001
OJSC "Bank Caspian" (hereinafter referred to as the "New Creditor") represented
by ▇.▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, its Chairman of the Board, acting on the basis of the Charter,
on the one part, and SOJSC "Caspi Neft TME" (hereinafter referred to as the
"Original Creditor") represented by ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, its General Director, acting
on the basis of the Charter, on the other part, and Company "So Cal Energy Inc."
(hereinafter referred to as the "Debtor") represented by ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, its
President, acting on the basis of the Charter, on the third part, hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Parties", based on Articles 339 through 347 of
the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (General Part) entered into this
Agreement as follows:
1. The Original Creditor shall transfer to the New Creditor the right of claim
against the Debtor arising out of the Debtor's obligations under the
Contract No. 007-01 of August 23, 2001 (hereinafter the "Contract") entered
into by the Original Creditor and the Debtor, in the part of payment
provided by the Contract, as well as the fine for violation of the terms
and conditions of the Contract stipulated thereby (hereinafter the "Right
of Claim".)
2. The Original Creditor's obligations under the Contract shall not be the
subject of this Agreement and shall remain vested in full with the Original
Creditor. In addition to that, the Original Creditor shall undertake on its
own to settle with the Debtor (without involving the New Creditor) all
disputes and differences arising pursuant to its obligations under the
Contract.
3. The Original Creditor shall transfer to the New Creditor copies of the
complete package of documents (including copies of shipping list or
way-▇▇▇▇, copy of invoice, originals of the Contract and the act of
verification of mutual accounts between the Original Creditor and the
Debtor supporting the Right of Claim within ten (10) days after the
month in which deliveries pertaining to such documents have been made, and
communicate any other data relevant for exercise of the claim to the New
Creditor.
4. The Original Creditor assigning the Right of Claim shall be responsible
before the New Creditor for the invalidity of claim transferred to him.
5. During the term of this Agreement, the Debtor shall effect the transfer of
funds under the Contract to the Original Creditor only in accordance with
the banking details of the Original Creditor to the OJSC "Bank Caspian":
banking account No. _____________, OJSC "Bank Caspian", code 722, TIN
600900159346, or to the New Creditor in accordance with the banking details
indicated by the New Creditor in its written claim to the Debtor. For
avoidance of doubt, the New Creditor shall only be entitled to the funds
received by New Creditor to the extent these are owing to New Creditor
pursuant to the Loan Agreement entered into between New Creditor and
Original Creditor as set forth in Section 9 hereof and immediately will pay
over all other amounts to Original Creditor.
6. The New Creditor shall undertake to allocate the money incoming in
accordance with Article 5 of this Agreement for the repayment of any
Original Creditor's debt before the New Creditor (principal, interest,
fines, penalties, forfeit, etc.) arising under the Loan Agreement specified
in Section 9 entered into between the Original Creditor and the New
Creditor.
7. All amendments or additions to this Agreement shall not be valid unless
executed in writing and signed by authorized representatives of the
Parties.
8. This Agreement shall enter into force form the date of its signing by the
Parties and shall be effective until the mutual settlements between the
Parties are completed, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement.
9. This Agreement shall be concluded with view to ensure the performance of
the Original Creditor's obligations under the Loan Agreement No. 3068/10 of
August 23, 2001.
10. During the term of this Agreement, the Original Creditor and the New
Creditor may introduce any changes into the Contract subject to obtaining
the written consent to such changes from the New Creditor. The Original
Creditor may not change its mailing and banking details without the New
Creditor's written consent.
11. The Debtor shall grant the New Creditor the right to write-off without
acceptance the funds from any Debtor's accounts with any banks in the event
the Debtor fails to perform or improperly performs its obligations under
the Contract covered by the Claim provided that the New Creditor finds it
impossible to enforce the repayment under the Stand-By Letter of Credit, if
any, presented by the Debtor. This right shall arise with the New Creditor
upon expiration of 5 working days from the date when the written claim for
payment is submitted to the bank issuing the stand-by letter of credit by
the New Creditor.
12. The Parties shall be liable for the failure to perform and/or improper
performance of obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan currently in force.
13. Disputes between the Parties related to the performance of this Agreement
shall be submitted for consideration to the courts of the Republic of
Kazakhstan pursuant to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
currently in force.
14. This Agreement is executed, signed and delivered to each of the Parties.
15. All notices and other communications hereunder to either Party shall be in
writing and either: (i) delivered in person; (ii) transmitted by telefax
(in which case the sender shall contemporaneously mail a copy to the
addressee on the address provided herein); or (iii) sent by registered
mail, postage prepaid, to the applicable address set forth below in Section
16, or at such other address as may have been specified by like notice.
16. Legal addresses and banking details of the Parties:
New Creditor: Original Creditor: Debtor:
OJSC "Bank Caspian" SOJSC "Caspi Neft TME" "So Cal Energy Inc." Company
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Fax: _______________ Republic of Kazakhstan City, Nevada, USA
Correspondent account No. Fax: ▇ (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Fax: 7 (3272) 50-9976
700161122 with UPS HSBK, TIN Non-cash account
600700043016 No.__________with CJSC
"Almaty Merchant Bank", BAC
190501____,
Non-cash account
No.__________with OJSC
"Bank Caspian", BAC
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TIN 600900159346
On behalf of the New On behalf of the Original On behalf of the
Creditor: Creditor: Debtor:
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Milovidov ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ N.S. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
