Corestate Capital Holding S.A.
Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Bekanntmachung des Beschlusses
der Anleihegläubigerversammlung vom 21. Juni 2023
betreffend die
EUR 200.000.000 1,375 % Wandelschuldverschreibungen
(ISIN DE000A19SPK4 / WKN: A19SPK)
der Corestate Capital Holding S.A.
Die Corestate Capital Holding S.A., mit Sitz in 4 rue Jean Monnet, 2180 Luxembourg, eingetragen im Registre de Commerce et des Sociètés (RCS) in Luxemburg unter der Handelsregisternr. B199780 („Corestate„, „Gesellschaft“ oder „Emittentin„), gibt hiermit bekannt, dass die mit einer Präsenz von 71,80 % der ausstehenden Stücke beschlussfähige Gläubigerversammlung der EUR 200.000.000 1,375 % Wandelschuldverschreibungen (ISIN DE000A19SPK4/WKN: A19SPK) („Wandelschuldverschreibungen„) am 21. Juni 2023 den nachfolgenden Beschluss mit einer Mehrheit von 100 % der auf der Gläubigerversammlung vertretenen Stimmrechte gefasst hat:
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BESCHLUSSFASSUNG DER ANLEIHEGLÄUBIGER GEMÄSS TAGESORDNUNGSPUNKT B. III. DER TAGESORDNUNG VOM 2. JUNI 2023 IN DER DURCH DEN GEGENANTRAG VOM 16. JUNI 2023 MODIFIZIERTEN FASSUNG Die Anleihegläubiger beschließen wie folgt: „ |
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Die Dentons GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Markgrafenstraße 33, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland (der „Gemeinsame Vertreter„) wird zum gemeinsamen Vertreter für alle Inhaber (die „Anleihegläubiger “ und jeweils, ein „Anleihegläubiger„) der von der Corestate Capital Holding S.A. (die „Gesellschaft„) ausgegebenen EUR 200.000.000 1,375 % Wandelschuldverschreibung 2017 / 2022 eingeteilt in untereinander gleichrangige, auf den Inhaber lautende Schuldverschreibungen im Nennbetrag von je EUR 100.000 (jeweils eine „Wandelschuldverschreibung“ zusammen, die „Wandelschuldverschreibungen„) bestellt. Der Gemeinsame Vertreter hat die Aufgaben und Befugnisse, welche ihm durch Gesetz oder von den Anleihegläubigern durch Mehrheitsbeschluss eingeräumt werden. Er hat die ihm durch Mehrheitsbeschluss erteilten Weisungen der Anleihegläubiger zu befolgen. Soweit er zur Geltendmachung von Rechten der Anleihegläubiger ermächtigt ist, sind die einzelnen Gläubiger zur selbständigen Geltendmachung dieser Rechte nicht befugt, es sei denn, der Ermächtigungsbeschluss sieht dies ausdrücklich vor. Über seine Tätigkeit hat der Gemeinsame Vertreter den Anleihegläubigern zu berichten. Der Gemeinsame Vertreter ist von den Beschränkungen des § 181 des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuchs befreit. Der Gemeinsame Vertreter erhält von der Gesellschaft eine angemessene Vergütung sowie seine Kosten und Aufwendungen erstattet. Dies beinhaltet insbesondere auch eine angemessene Versicherung sowie etwaig anfallende Kosten für Rechtsberatung, z.B. für die Erstellung von Sicherheitenverträgen. Der Gemeinsame Vertreter haftet den Anleihegläubigern als Gesamtgläubiger für die ordnungsgemäße Erfüllung seiner Aufgaben; bei seiner Tätigkeit hat er die Sorgfalt eines ordentlichen und gewissenhaften Geschäftsleiters (gemäß § 7 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes über Schuldverschreibungen aus Gesamtemissionen („Schuldverschreibungsgesetz“ oder „SchVG„)) anzuwenden. Die Haftung des Gemeinsamen Vertreters ist auf Vorsatz und grobe Fahrlässigkeit beschränkt; die Haftung für grobe Fahrlässigkeit ist summenmäßig auf EUR 10.000.000 beschränkt. |
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Der Gemeinsame Vertreter wird mit Wirkung für und gegen sämtliche Anleihegläubiger wie folgt angewiesen, ermächtigt und bevollmächtigt:
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Die englische Sprachfassung der Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen ist verbindlich und die deutsche Sprachfassung der Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen wird ersatzlos gestrichen. Darüber hinaus werden die Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen durch Anhang 1 dieses Beschlusses (Geänderte Anleihebedingungen) geändert. Damit sind ab Vollzug dieses gesamten Beschlusses die Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen allein in der in Anhang 1 dieses Beschlusses (Geänderte Anleihebedingungen) ausgewiesenen Fassung maßgeblich. Das finale, von allen Parteien unterzeichnete Intercreditor Agreement wird den Geänderten Anleihebedingungen als Anhang 2 beigefügt. |
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Aufgelaufene Zinsen in Höhe von EUR 2.047.832,70 werden mit Wirksamkeit der Änderung der Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen kapitalisiert. Auf die übrigen bis zur Wirksamkeit der Änderung unter den bestehenden Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen aufgelaufenen bzw. auflaufenden Zinsen wird mit Wirksamkeit der Änderung der bestehenden Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen verzichtet. |
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Der ausstehende Gesamtnennbetrag der Wandelschuldverschreibungen von EUR 188.300.000 wird mit Wirksamkeit der Änderung der bestehenden Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen auf insgesamt EUR 40.683.288,31 einschließlich der Kapitalisierung aufgelaufener Zinsen in Höhe von EUR 2.047.832,70 gemäß Ziffer 4 dieses Beschlusses reduziert. Zur Klarstellung: der ursprüngliche Gesamtnennbetrag der Wandelschuldverschreibungen ist EUR 200.000.000. Die Gesellschaft hält jedoch Wandelschuldverschreibungen in einem Gesamtnennbetrag von EUR 11.600.000 selbst. Weiter wurde eine Wandelschuldverschreibung im Nennbetrag von EUR 100.000 in Aktien der Gesellschaft gewandelt. Einziehung und Entwertung der von der Gesellschaft selbst gehaltenen Schuldverschreibungen (insbesondere von Wandelschuldverschreibungen in einem Gesamtnennbetrag von EUR 11,6 Mio.) ist gemäß Ziffer 8. e) dieses Beschlusses eine Voraussetzung für den Vollzug dieses Beschlusses. Insgesamt stehen daher vor Vollzug dieses Beschlusses Wandelschuldverschreibungen in einem Gesamtnennbetrag von insgesamt EUR 188.300.000 aus. |
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Die Anleihegläubiger verzichten auf ein etwaiges Kündigungsrecht, das:
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Die Wirkung einer aufgrund der vorstehend dargestellten Kündigungsrechte erklärten Kündigung entfällt. |
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Sofern alle vorstehenden Ziffern dieses Beschlusses und die Änderung der bestehenden Emissionsbedingungen der Wandelschuldverschreibungen gemäß diesem Beschluss insgesamt nicht bis zum 31. Dezember 2023 wirksam geworden sind, wird dieser Beschluss insgesamt wirkungslos (auflösende Bedingung) und darf nicht mehr vollzogen werden. Der Beschluss wird hinsichtlich der Ziffern 1, 2, 6 und 7 dieses Beschlusses sofort wirksam. Im Übrigen soll dieser Beschluss erst gemäß § 21 SchVG vollzogen werden, wenn die nachfolgenden aufschiebenden Bedingungen im Sinne des § 158 des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches („BGB„) eingetreten sind:
„Garantievereinbarung“ meint eine oder mehrere Garantievereinbarungen, welche die Maßgaben der Geänderten Anleihebedingungen umsetzt. „Hauptzahlstelle“ meint die BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt am Main. „Neue Sicherheitenverträge“ meint die gemäß der Geänderten Anleihebedingungen zur Besicherung der Wandelschuldverschreibungen mit den Transaktionssicherheiten erforderlichen Verträge. „Transaktionsdokumente“ meint das Intercreditor Agreement, die Neuen Sicherheitenverträge und die Garantievereinbarung. |
Anhang 1
Geänderte Anleihebedingungen
AMENDED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES
Notes and any interest therein may only be offered, resold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of in bona fide “offshore transactions” (as defined in, and in reliance on, Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) to persons outside the United States not known by the transferor to be U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) by pre-arrangement or otherwise, provided that any Noteholder holding Notes on the Amendment Effective Date (an “Initial Noteholder”) may transfer the Notes (or any interest therein) to any other Initial Noteholder or to any of their respective Affiliates or Related Funds that is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of, and Rules 2a51-1, 2a51-2 and 2a51-3 under, the United States Investment Act of 1940). |
§ 1 | Definitions |
In these Terms and Conditions, the following terms will have the following meaning: |
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“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with any other Person or that is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and, in each case, not Incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a subsidiary or such merger, consolidation or acquisition. |
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An “Acquisition of Control” will be deemed to have occurred if, after the Amendment Effective Date, (irrespective of whether the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat) of the Issuer has given its consent thereto), |
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“Additional Amounts” has the meaning set out in § 8(a) (Taxes). |
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“Additional Guarantors” has the meaning set out in § 3(d). |
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“Additional PIK Amount” has the meaning set out in § 4(b)(iv). |
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“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. |
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“Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning set out in § 9(f)(i). |
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“Agency Agreement” means the agency agreement in relation to the Notes between, among others, the Principal Paying Agent, the Issuer and any other parties named therein, as amended, restated or otherwise modified or varied from time to time. |
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“Amendment” has the meaning set out in § 9(d)(ii)(C). |
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“Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which the resolution of the noteholders’ meeting held on 21 June 2023 regarding, inter alios, the amendment of the Terms and Conditions is implemented in accordance with Section 21 SchVG (vollzogen im Sinne des § 21 SchVG). |
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“Asset Disposition” means any direct or indirect sale, lease (other than a lease of property entered into in the ordinary course of business), conveyance, transfer, assignment or any other disposition, or series of related sales, conveyances, transfers, assignments, leases (other than a lease of property entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other dispositions that form part of a common plan by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”), of any shares of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) or any other assets of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, other than: |
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“Average Life” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by (ii) the sum of all such payments. |
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“Board of Directors” means, with respect to the Issuer or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, the management board (or other body or individual (including a managing director) performing functions similar to any of those performed by a management board or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board (or other body)). |
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“Bridge Financing Notes” means collectively the EUR 10,000,000 senior secured notes issued by the Issuer in 2022 (ISIN: DE000A3LBTZ4) and the EUR 25,000,000 senior secured notes issued by the Issuer in 2023 (ISIN: DE000A3LE0W7) which will be repaid in full with the proceeds of the Super Senior Notes or exchanged into Super Senior Notes on or about the Amendment Effective Date. |
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“Business Day” means any day which is a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which (i) banks are open for general business in Frankfurt, Luxembourg and London, and (ii) Clearstream Banking AG or any successor clearing system as well as all relevant parts of the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem (T2) or any successor settlement system are operational to forward payments in euro. |
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“CallRedemption Date” means the date fixed for redemption in the Issuer’s notice in accordance with § 5(b), which must be a Business Day. |
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“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means any lease of property for which amounts relating thereto representing the obligation to pay future rental payments that would be recognized as a liability on the Issuer’s consolidated balance sheet on the basis of IFRS. The amount of Indebtedness will be, at the time any determination thereof is to be made as determined on the basis of IFRS 16 (Leases), and the stated maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty. |
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“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person (but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity). |
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“Cash Equivalents” means: |
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“Cashflow Forecast” has the meaning set out in § 9(g)(iii). |
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“Clearing System” means Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt am Main (“Clearstream Frankfurt”) and any successor in such capacity. |
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“Co-Investment Entities” means (i) entities holding, directly or indirectly, any real estate assets in which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries makes or holds an Investment (or subscribes any equity capital) in order to mitigate the applicability of German real estate transfer tax (or equivalent tax in any other jurisdiction) and (ii) funds established, organized or advised by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, in each case, that the direct Investment by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries in any such entity or fund does not exceed 10.1 per cent. of the relevant entity’s or fund’s Capital Stock or ownership interest. |
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“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in § 3(b). |
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“Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, any lease in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, dividend or other obligation that, in each case, does not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”), including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent: |
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“Control” means direct or indirect, legal and/or beneficial, ownership of Shares by a person acting alone or as part of a concert (within the meaning of the Luxembourg Takeover Law), carrying an aggregate 331 /3 per cent. or more of the voting rights for the Issuer (or instead a higher percentage that will, in future after a change in law, trigger an obligation to make a mandatory takeover offer). |
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“Custodian” means any bank or other financial institution with which the Noteholder maintains a securities account in respect of any Notes and having an account maintained with the Clearing System and includes Clearstream Frankfurt. |
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“Day Count Fraction” means, in respect of the calculation of an amount of interest or Additional PIK Amounts on any Note for any period of time (from and including the first day of such period to but excluding the last day of such period) (the “Interest Calculation Period”): |
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“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. |
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“Determination Date” means each 30 June and 31 December. |
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“Determination Period” means each period from and including a Determination Date in any year to but excluding the next Determination Date. |
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“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event: |
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in each case on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of the date (i) of the stated maturity of the Notes or (ii) on which there are no Notes outstanding, provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Issuer to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset disposition (each defined in a substantially identical manner to the corresponding definitions in the Terms and Conditions) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is ratable or exchangeable) provide that the Issuer may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is ratable or exchangeable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Issuer with the provisions as set forth under § 5(d) (Mandatory Redemption in Case of an Acquisition of Control) and § 9(e) (Limitation on Sales of Assets) and such repurchase or redemption complies with § 9(b) (Limitation on Restricted Payments). |
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“Escrowed Proceeds” means the proceeds from the offering of any debt securities or other Indebtedness paid into escrow accounts with an independent escrow agent on the date of the applicable offering or Incurrence pursuant to escrow arrangements that permit the release of amounts on deposit in such escrow accounts upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events. The term “Escrowed Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow. |
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“Euro Equivalent” means, with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than euro, at any time of determination thereof, the amount of euro obtained by converting such currency other than euro involved in such computation into euro at the spot rate for the purchase of euro with the applicable currency other than euro as published in the Financial Times in the “Currency and Financial Data” section (or if the Financial Times is no longer published, or if such information is no longer available in the Financial Times, such source as may be selected in good faith by the Issuer) on the date of such determination. Except as expressly provided otherwise, whenever it is necessary to determine whether the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries has complied with any covenant or other provision in the Terms and Conditions or if there has occurred an Event of Default and an amount is expressed in a currency other than the euro, such amount will be treated as the Euro Equivalent determined as of the date such amount is initially determined in such non-euro currency. |
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“Event of Default” has the meaning set out in § 10(a). |
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“Excess Cash” means the aggregate amount by which the Free Liquidity of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries (but excluding any proceeds (cash and Cash Equivalents) from Asset Dispositions held by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) exceeds EUR 25 million on a Relevant Date. |
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“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the use of proceeds of the Super Senior Notes (including the full repayment or exchange of the Bridge Financing Notes on or about the Amendment Effective Date). |
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“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in an arm’s length transaction of either party, determined in good faith by the principal financial officer and the principal executive officer of the Issuer or the Board of Directors of the Issuer. |
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“FATCA Withholding” has the meaning set out in § 8(a) (Taxes). |
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“Free Liquidity” means the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalent investments held by any member of the Group plus the commitments at the Relevant Date available to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries under any working capital financing arrangements less any Trapped Cash (without double counting). |
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“Full Cash Interest Amount” has the meaning set out in § 4(b)(i). |
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“Gießen Property” means the shopping center “Galerie Neustädter Tor”, the related car park and related properties. |
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“Global Note” has the meaning set out in § 2(b). |
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“Group” means the Issuer and all of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries from time to time. |
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“Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person, including any such obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: |
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provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. |
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“Guarantors” means the Original Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors. |
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“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under: |
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“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Standards Board and as adopted by the European Union and in effect on the Amendment Effective Date, or with respect to § 9(g) (Reports), as in effect from time to time. |
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“Incur” means issue, create, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for (contingently or otherwise); provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary; and further provided that for purposes of paragraph (i) of § 9(a) (Limitation on Indebtedness) the obligation to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property is considered Incurred on the date of signing the related purchase agreement if the delivery and taking title of such property under such purchase agreement is not subject to any conditions within the control of the purchaser and such delivery and taking title of such property will be completed less than six months after the signing of the related purchase agreement. The terms “Incurred”, “Incurrence” and “Incurring” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. |
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“Indebtedness” |
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if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of the specified Person prepared in accordance with IFRS. |
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“Independent Financial Advisor” means an investment banking or accounting firm of international standing or any third-party appraiser of international standing; provided, however, that such firm or appraiser is not an Affiliate of the Issuer. |
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“Initial Agreement” has the meaning set out in § 9(d)(ii)(C). |
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“Initial Default” has the meaning set out in § 10. |
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“Initial Lien” has the meaning set out in § 9(c). |
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“Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement as set forth in Annex 2 (Intercreditor Agreement) entered into on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date between the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Noteholders’ Representative, the Security Trustee and the other parties named therein, as further amended, restated, replaced or otherwise modified or varied from time to time. |
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“Interest Payment Date” means 30 June and 31 December in each year. |
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“Investment” in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person and all other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with IFRS. |
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If the Issuer or any Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Voting Stock of any direct or indirect Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary, the Issuer will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of. |
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The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount or value received in respect of such Investment. |
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“Issue Date” means 29 March 2018. |
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“Issuer” means Corestate Capital Holding S.A. |
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“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, easement, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien or charge of any other kind of security right in rem (dingliche Sicherheiten) (including with respect to any Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sales, or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law. |
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“Majority PIK Interest Amount” has the meaning set out in § 4(b)(iii). |
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“Majority PIK Interest Payment” has the meaning set out in § 4(b)(iii). |
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“Management Advances” means loans or advances made to, or Guarantees with respect to loans or advances made to, directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Issuer or any Subsidiary: |
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“Material Subsidiary” means any of the Guarantors and any other Subsidiary of the Issuer (a) that has total assets as shown in the latest audited non-consolidated annual accounts (or, if such Subsidiary itself prepares consolidated annual accounts, whose consolidated total assets as shown in the latest audited consolidated annual accounts) of such Subsidiary and used for the purpose of preparing the latest audited consolidated annual accounts of the Issuer, of at least 5 per cent. of the total assets as shown in the latest audited consolidated annual accounts of the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries or (b) that contributes 5 per cent. or more of the annual revenue of the Group on a consolidated basis (measured on the basis of the aforementioned annual accounts).
“Maturity Date” means 31 December 2026.
“Minimum Redemption Amount” means, with respect to any calendar year, an amount equal to (i) 10 per cent. of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding as of the Amendment Effective Date, being EUR 40,683,288.31, less (ii) any amounts applied to any mandatory redemption of the Notes from Relevant Proceeds in accordance with the Relevant Proceeds Waterfall and any optional redemption of Notes made by the Issuer in such calendar year (or to be made on the respective Minimum Redemption Date).
“Minimum Redemption Date” means 31 December of each year, beginning with 31 December 2024.
“Minority PIK Interest Amount” has the meaning set out in § 4(b)(ii).
“Minority PIK Interest Payment” has the meaning set out in § 4(b)(ii).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and charges actually Incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements).
“Noteholder” means the holder of a proportional co-ownership interest or similar right in the Global Note.
“Noteholders’ Representative” has the meaning set out in § 15(e)(i).
“Notes” and “Note” has the meaning set out in § 2(a).
“Note Guarantees” has the meaning set out in § 3(d).
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any managing director, director or member of the management board or senior executive (x) of such Person or (y) if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity, of such entity, or (ii) any other individual designated as an “Officer” for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions by the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Officer’s Request Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by an Officer of such Person.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the intended recipient under the Terms and Conditions. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer.
“OriginalGuarantors” means:
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“Paying Agents” has the meaning set out in § 11(a). |
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“Payment Default” has the meaning set out in § 10(a)(v)(A). |
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“Permitted Acquisition” means: |
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provided that, in each case of sub-paragraph (a) and (b), the aggregate gross consideration for all Permitted Acquisitions made pursuant to the relevant sub-paragraph in reliance on sub-paragraphs (b) and (m) of the definition of “Permitted Investment” does not exceed EUR 10 million. |
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“Permitted Debt” has the meaning set out in § 9(a)(ii). |
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“Permitted Investment” means any Investment by the Issuer or any Subsidiary: |
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“Permitted Payments” has the meaning set out in § 9(b)(ii). |
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“Permitted Reorganization” means any amalgamation, demerger, merger, voluntary liquidation, consolidation, reorganization, winding up, corporate reconstruction or sale or transfer of assets involving the Issuer or any Subsidiary (a “Reorganization”) that is made on a solvent basis; provided always that (i) any payments or assets distributed in connection with such Reorganization remain within the Issuer and the Subsidiaries; (ii) if any Collateral is released in connection with such Reorganization in accordance with the security release provisions of the Terms and Conditions, Liens must be granted prior to (or to the extent not possible, promptly following) completion of such Reorganization such that the assets pledged as Collateral following the Reorganization are equivalent to the pre-existing Collateral; and (iii) if any Note Guarantees are released in connection with such Reorganization in accordance with the Guarantee release provisions of the Terms and Conditions, Note Guarantees must be provided prior to (or to the extent not possible, promptly following) completion of such Reorganization such that the Note Guarantees in place following the Reorganization are equivalent to the pre-existing Note Guarantees, and provided further that none of (ii) or (iii) shall result in any restart of any hardening period. |
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“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity. |
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“Principal Paying Agent” has the meaning set out in § 11(a). |
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“Qualified Majority” has the meaning set out in § 15(b). |
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“Refinance” means refinance, refund, exchange, replace, renew, repay, modify, restate, defer, substitute, amend, extend, supplement, reissue, resell, extend or increase (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) and the terms “refinances”, “refinanced” and “refinancing” as used for any purpose in the Terms and Conditions shall have a correlative meaning. |
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“Refinancing Agreement” has the meaning set out in § 9(d)(ii)(C). |
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“Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that refinances any Indebtedness Incurred or existing as permitted under and in compliance with the Terms and Conditions; provided, however, that: |
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provided that in each case the net proceeds from the Incurrence of any Refinancing Indebtedness (or, in case of an exchange of Indebtedness, the principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced by the Refinancing Indebtedness) shall not be lower than 95 per cent. of the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness. |
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“Reinstated 2023 Notes” means the notes issued by the Issuer in an original aggregate principal amount of EUR 300,000,000 (ISIN: DE000A19YDA9) which has been written down to EUR 64,816,710.00 in aggregate principal amount as of the Amendment Effective Date, and any interest or other amounts paid from time to time thereon in accordance with the terms and conditions governing such notes by increasing their principal amount. |
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“Reinstated Senior Notes” means the Notes and the Reinstated 2023 Notes. |
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“Related Business” means any of the businesses engaged in by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries on the Amendment Effective Date, and any services, activities or businesses incidental or directly related or similar thereto, or any line of business or business activity that is a reasonable extension, development, application or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto (including by way of geography or product or service line). |
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“Related Fund” means (i) in relation to an investment manager, adviser or sub-adviser of any fund, the funds managed, advised or sub-advised by it, and (ii) in relation to any fund (the “First Fund”), (x) a fund which is managed or advised by the same investment manager or investment adviser as the First Fund or (y) if a fund is managed by a different investment manager or investment adviser as the First Fund, a fund whose investment manager or investment adviser is an Affiliate of the investment manager or investment adviser of the First Fund. |
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“Related Person” means, in respect of any Person: |
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“Relevant Date” means, with respect to an Interest Payment Date, the 30th day preceding such Interest Payment Date. |
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“Relevant Period” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the period beginning on (and excluding) the Relevant Date in respect of the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date (or, in case of the first Interest Payment Date, 31 July 2023) and ending on (and including) the Relevant Date in respect of such Interest Payment Date. |
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“Relevant Proceeds” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the sum of (without double counting): |
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“Relevant Proceeds Waterfall” has the meaning set out in § 6(a). |
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“Reporting Date” has the meaning set out in § 15(e)(vii). |
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“Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment. |
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“Restricted Payment” means: |
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The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be paid, transferred or issued by the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The determination of the Fair Market Value shall be determined conclusively by the Board of Directors of the Issuer acting in good faith. |
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“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc. |
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“SchVG” has the meaning set out in § 15(a). |
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“Secured Notes” means the Notes, the Reinstated 2023 Notes and the Super Senior Notes. |
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“Security Documents” means any agreement or document that provides for a Lien over any Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholders in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time. |
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“Security Trustee” means Global Loan Agency Services GmbH, as security trustee pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement or any successor or replacement security trustee acting in such capacity. |
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“Shares” means the dematerialised ordinary share of the Issuer. |
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“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. |
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“Subordinated Indebtedness” means, with respect to any person, any Indebtedness (whether outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date or thereafter Incurred) which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement. |
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“Subordinated Shareholder Debt” means any Indebtedness provided to the Issuer held by any shareholder in exchange for or pursuant to any security, instrument or agreement other than Capital Stock, together with any such security, instrument or agreement and any other security or instrument other than Capital Stock issued in payment of any obligation under any Subordinated Shareholder Debt; provided that such Subordinated Shareholder Debt: |
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provided, however, that any event or circumstance that results in such Indebtedness ceasing to qualify as a Subordinated Shareholder Debt, such Indebtedness shall constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Issuer which Incurrence will only be permitted to the extent permitted under the provision set forth under § 9(a) (Limitation on Indebtedness), and any and all Restricted Payments made through the use of the net proceeds from the Incurrence of such Indebtedness since the date of the original issuance of such Subordinated Shareholder Debt shall constitute new Restricted Payments that are deemed to have been made after the date of the original issuance of such Subordinated Shareholder Debt. |
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“” means, with respect to the Issuer: |
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“Successor Company” has the meaning set out in § 9(h)(i)(A). |
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“Super Senior Notes” means EUR 37,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes issued by the Issuer on or about the Amendment Effective Date, and any interest or other amounts paid from time to time thereon in accordance with the terms and conditions governing such notes by increasing their outstanding principal amount. |
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“Swiss Federal Tax Administration” means the tax authorities referred to in article 34 of the Swiss Withholding Tax Act. |
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“Swiss Withholding Tax” means taxes imposed under the Swiss Withholding Tax Act. |
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“Swiss Withholding Tax Act” means the Swiss Federal Act on the Withholding Tax of 13 October 1965 (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer), together with the related ordinances, regulations and guidelines, all as amended and applicable from time to time. |
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“Taxes” has the meaning set out in § 8(a) (Taxes). |
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“Terms and Conditions” means these terms and conditions of the Notes. |
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“Trapped Cash” means the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries if and to the extent the treatment of such amounts as Free Liquidity or as Asset Disposition proceeds pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “Relevant Proceeds” and the corresponding application of such amounts as per the Relevant Proceeds Waterfall (including any upstreaming of cash or cash equivalents by any Subsidiary of the Issuer to the Issuer for application as per the Relevant Proceeds Waterfall), would (if not deducted as Trapped Cash as per the definition of Free Liquidity or pursuant to sub-paragraph (f) of the definition of “Relevant Proceeds”) (i) violate any applicable financial assistance or corporate benefit laws, other mandatory laws of general application, any applicable regulatory requirements or any contractual obligations to which any Subsidiary of the Issuer is subject to and which have not been entered into in violation of § 9(d), (ii) result in personal liability of the directors or officers of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) result in tax or other cost to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of 10 per cent. of the relevant amounts treated as Free Liquidity or as Asset Disposition proceeds with respect to the Issuer or, as applicable, such Subsidiary, provided always that the Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall use its best efforts to overcome any restrictions and/or minimize any costs of such prepayment or transfer. |
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“Trapped Cash Validation” has the meaning set out in § 9(p). |
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“Unapplied Relevant Proceeds” has the meaning set out in § 6(b). |
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“United States” means the United States of America (including the states thereof and the District of Columbia) and its possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and Northern Mariana Islands). |
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“Voting Stock” of a corporation or company means all classes of Capital Stock of such corporation or company then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors. |
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“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary, all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by any applicable law or regulation to be held by a Person other than the Issuer or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary) is owned by the Issuer or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary. |
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In addition, in these Terms and Conditions, where it relates to the Issuer or any member of the Group whose centre of main interests within the meaning of Regulation EU 2015/848 of the Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast) (the “Insolvency Regulation”) is in Luxembourg and/or whose place of the central administration (siège de l’administration centrale) within the meaning of the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended, is in Luxembourg, and unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to: |
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§ 2 | Form and Denomination |
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EUR 200,000,000
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§ 3 | Status of the Notes; Collateral; Note Guarantees |
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§ 4 | Interest |
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§ 5 | Maturity, Redemption and Purchase |
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§ 6 | Payments from Relevant Proceeds |
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§ 7 | Payments |
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§ 8 | Taxes |
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§ 9 | Covenants |
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§ 10 | Termination Rights of the Noteholders in Case of an Event of Default |
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Each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default”:
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No Event of Default shall have occurred, and the Noteholders shall not be entitled to declare the Notes due:
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If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to the foregoing sub-paragraphs (vi), (vii) or (xii) of § 10(a)) occurs and is continuing, the Noteholders’ Representative upon instruction of Noteholders of at least 25 per cent. in principal amount of all outstanding Notes by notice to the Issuer shall terminate the Notes and declare the principal amount of and all accrued interest under all outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately. § 10(g) shall apply. |
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In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default pursuant to sub-paragraph (v) of § 10(a) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the relevant default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to sub-paragraph (v) of § 10(a) is remedied or cured by the Issuer or a Subsidiary or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness, or the relevant Indebtedness that gave rise to such Event of Default has been discharged in full, within 20 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if (i) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (ii) all existing Events of Default, except non-payment of principal, premium, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. |
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If an Event of Default with respect to the Issuer pursuant to the foregoing sub-paragraphs (vi) and (vii) of § 10(a) occurs and is continuing, the Notes will automatically be terminated and all payments under the Notes will become due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Noteholders’ Representative or any Noteholders and, for the avoidance of doubt, irrespective of whether a declaration of acceleration of the Notes has been given to the Issuer pursuant to § 10(c) above. § 10(g) shall apply. |
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If an Event of Default with respect to the Issuer pursuant to the foregoing sub-paragraph (xii) of § 10(a) occurs and is continuing, each Noteholder shall be entitled to terminate the Notes held by it and all payments under such Notes will become due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Noteholders’ Representative or any Noteholders and, for the avoidance of doubt, irrespective of whether a declaration of acceleration of the Notes has been given to the Issuer pursuant to § 10(c) above. § 10(g) shall apply. |
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The obligation of the Issuer to make payments under the Notes pursuant to § 10(c) and § 10(e) shall be suspended for the duration of any Consultation Period (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). |
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Subject to the Terms and Conditions and applicable law, the Noteholders may rescind any acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences within three months of the acceleration by simple majority vote of the Noteholders if such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that the aggregate of such cast votes exceeds the number of votes having required the acceleration. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if a Default occurs for a failure to deliver a required certificate in connection with another default (an “Initial Default”), then at the time such Initial Default is cured, such Default for failure to report or deliver a required certificate in connection with the Initial Default will also be cured without any further action and (ii) any Default or Event of Default for the failure to comply with the time periods prescribed in § 9(g) (Reports), or otherwise to deliver any notice or certificate pursuant to any other provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed to be cured upon delivery of any such report required by such covenant or notice or certificate, as applicable, even though such delivery is not within the prescribed period specified in the Terms and Conditions. |
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Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest when due, no Noteholder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Terms and Conditions or the Notes unless:
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Subject to the Terms and Conditions and applicable law, the Noteholders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Noteholders’ Representative or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Noteholders’ Representative. |
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The Issuer shall deliver to the Noteholders’ Representative for delivery to the Noteholders in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 12 (Notices), within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (and within 20 Business Days upon request at any time after the 120 days), an Officer’s Request Certificate stating whether the signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. The Issuer is also required to deliver to the Noteholders’ Representative for delivery to the Noteholders in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 12 (Notices), after becoming aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any events of which it is aware which would constitute Defaults, their status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof. |
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If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Noteholders’ Representative may, or subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any Note Guarantee and, the Collateral, the Security Trustee, may
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§ 11 | Paying Agents |
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BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt am Main will be the principal paying agent (the “Principal Paying Agent”, and together with any additional paying agent appointed by the Issuer in accordance with § 11(b), the “Paying Agents”). The address of the specified offices of the Principal Paying Agent is: BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A. Each Paying Agent shall be exempt from the restrictions set forth in Section 181 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and similar restrictions of other applicable laws. In no event will the specified office of any Paying Agent be within the United States. |
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The Issuer will procure that there will at all times be a principal paying agent. The Issuer is entitled to appoint other banks of international standing as Paying Agents. Furthermore, the Issuer is entitled to terminate the appointment of any Paying Agent. In the event of such termination or such Paying Agent being unable or unwilling to continue to act as Paying Agent in the relevant capacity, the Issuer will appoint another bank of international standing as paying agent. Such appointment or termination will be published without undue delay in accordance with § 12 (Notices), or, should this not be possible, be published in another appropriate manner. |
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All determinations, calculations and adjustments made by any Paying Agent will be made in conjunction with the Issuer and will, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive in all respects and binding upon the Issuer and all Noteholders. |
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Each Paying Agent may engage the advice or services of any lawyers or other experts whose advice or services it deems necessary, and may rely upon any advice so obtained. No Paying Agent will incur any liability as against the Issuer or the Noteholders in respect of any action taken or not taken, or suffered to be taken or not taken, in accordance with such advice in good faith. |
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Each Paying Agent acting in such capacity acts only as agent of, and upon request from, the Issuer. There is no agency or fiduciary relationship between any Paying Agent and the Noteholders, and no Paying Agent shall incur any liability as against the Noteholders or any other Paying Agent. |
§ 12 | Notices |
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The Issuer will, subject to § 15(f), publish all notices concerning the Notes on its homepage (www.corestate-capital.com). Any such notice will be deemed to have been given when so published by the Issuer. |
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If the Notes are listed on any stock exchange and the rules of that stock exchange so require, all notices concerning the Notes will be made, subject to § 15(f), in accordance with the rules of the stock exchange on which the Notes are listed. |
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In addition, the Issuer will deliver all notices concerning the Notes to the Clearing System for communication by the Clearing System to the Noteholders. Any such notice will be deemed to have been given on the third calendar day after the day on which the said notice was delivered to the Clearing System. |
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A notice effected in accordance with § 12(a) to (c) above will be deemed to be effected on the day on which the first such communication is, or is deemed to be, effective. |
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Subject to § 15(f), all notices regarding the Notes to be given by the Issuer to the Noteholders’ Representative shall be made by way of email and shall be delivered to the following email address: andreas.ziegenhagen@dentons.com. Any such notice will be deemed to have been given when sent to such email address. |
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Subject to § 15(f), all notices to be given by the Noteholders’ Representative to the Noteholders shall be made by (i) email to the email address communicated by any relevant Noteholder to the Noteholders’ Representative or (ii) through the Clearing System. Any such notice will be deemed to be given, in case of sub-clause (i), when sent to such email address or, in case of sub-clause (ii), on the third calendar day after the day on which the said notice was delivered to the Clearing System. |
§ 13 | Issue of Additional Notes |
The Issuer reserves the right from time to time, without the consent of the Noteholders, to issue additional Notes with identical terms (if applicable, save for, inter alia, the issue date, the interest commencement date and the first interest payment date), so that the same will be consolidated, form a single issue with and increase the aggregate principal amount of these Notes. The term “Notes” will, in the event of such increase, also comprise such additionally issued Notes.
§ 14 | Presentation Period, Prescription |
The period for presentation of the Notes pursuant to Section 801(1) sentence 1 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) is reduced to 10 years. The period of limitation for claims under the Notes presented during the period for presentation will be two years calculated from the expiration of the relevant presentation period.
§ 15 | Amendments to the Terms and Conditions by resolution of the Noteholders; Noteholders’ Representative |
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§ 16 | Final Clauses |
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Annex 1
Collateral
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Annex 2
Intercreditor Agreement
(final form to be inserted)
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Luxemburg, den 21. Juni 2023
Corestate Capital Holding S.A.
Der Vorstand
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