Syndicated Loan Agreement
Syndicated Loan Agreement
Syndicated Loan Agreement
【English Translation】
BORROWER:
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC.
AGENT:
CITIBANK, N.A., TAIPEI BRANCH
AMOUNT:
US$200,000,000
ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
II. FACILITY
III. LOANS/ADVANCES
V. PARTI
ES
VIII. COVENANTS
IX DEFAULT
XI SET-OFF
XII EXPENSES
XIV NON-WAIVER
XVII JURISDICTION
SIGNATURES
SCHEDULES
THIS SYNDICATED LOAN AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 29, 2008 by and
among:
(1) ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC., a company organized and incorporated under
the laws of the Republic of China (the “ROC” or “R.O.C.”) (the “Borrower”);
(2) The banks and banking institutions listed in SCHEDULE I attached hereto (collectively, the “Banks” and
severally, a “Bank”);
(3) CITIBANK, N.A., TAIPEI BRANCH and THE BANKS IDENTIFIED IN THE SIGNATURE
PAGES HEREOF, acting as the coordinating arrangers of the Banks hereunder (collectively the
“Arrangers”); and
(4) CITIBANK, N.A., TAIPEI BRANCH, acting as the facility agent for the Banks hereunder (the “Agent”).
WITNESSTH:
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Borrower’s partial funding needs in respect of the Acquisition (defined below), the Borrower
has requested the Arrangers to arrange, and the Banks to extend to the Borrower, a term loan facility in an aggregate principal
amount of US$200,000,000 as described in more detail below (the “Facility”); and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Arrangers have arranged, and the Banks have
agreed to extend to the Borrower, the loan facility so requested by the Borrower accordingly.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
this Agreement, as used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
1.01. “Total Commitment” shall mean the total amount of the Facility which the Banks commit to provide to the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement, as may be cancelled or reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.
1.02. “Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the amount each Bank commits to provide to the Borrower, as
shown in SCHEDULE I hereto, as may be cancelled or reduced in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof.
1.03. “ASE Test” shall mean ASE Test Limited, a Singapore Subsidiary of the Borrower.
1.04. “Acquisition Contract” shall mean the Scheme Implementation Agreement, dated September 4, 2007, by and between the
Borrower and ASE Test together with any amendments and supplements thereto.
1.05. “Acquisition” shall mean acquisition of the ordinary shares of ASE Test by the Borrower pursuant to the Acquisition
Contract by way of a Scheme of Arrangement under Article 210 of Singapore Company Law, as described in more details in
Schedule II hereto (the public announcement made by the Borrower on September 4, 2007).
1.06. “Majority Banks” shall mean the Banks whose then aggregate principal outstanding to the Borrower hereunder exceeds 2/3
of the then aggregate principal outstanding to the Borrower by all the Banks under this Agreement or, if the Borrower has not
drawn any of the Commitment yet, the Banks whose aggregate Commitment exceeds 2/3 of the Total Commitment under this
Agreement.
1.07. “Commitment Ratio” shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the ratio of the Commitment of such Bank hereunder to the
Total Commitment, in each case as shown in Schedule I hereto.
1.08. “Loan Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Banks to advance Loans to the Borrower up to its respective
Commitment.
1.09. “Business Day” shall mean a full-day banking business day in Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, Singapore and Hong Kong;
and (i) if on that day the Reference Rate is to be determined, in London, and (ii) if on that day a drawdown or payment in USD is
to be made under this Agreement, in New York.
1.10. “Loan” or “Advance” shall mean the USD loan drawn by the Borrower under the Commitment pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Agreement.
1.11. “Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to the Loan under this Agreement, the period commencing on the Drawdown
Date and having a duration of one month, and each period of one, three or six months
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thereafter; provided, that (i) for the first Interest Period that commences on the Drawdown Date, the borrower must choose a
period of one month, (ii) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day falls in another calendar month,
in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day, (iii) the last Interest Period to
commence prior to the Expiry Date shall end on the Expiry Date, and (iv) with respect to amounts on which interest is payable at
the Default Rate, the relevant Interest Period shall be determined by the Agent. Except for the first Interest Period, the Interest
Period may be elected by the Borrower to be one, three, or six months, by written notice (in the form of Exhibit I-1 hereto) to the
Agent not later than three Business Days prior to the first day of the relevant Interest Period, and should the Borrower fail to elect
accordingly, such Interest Period shall be three months.
1.12. “Reference Rate” or “LIBOR” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period, the London Interbank Offered Rate as
recognized by the Agent for the corresponding period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 at 11:00 am (London time) two
Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period (the “Determination Date”). If there is no rate for the corresponding
period, the rate shall be for the next longest period, or for six months if the next longest period exceeds six months. If the Agent
cannot obtain this information for the Determination Date, the London Offices of Citibank N.A., Standard Chartered Bank and
Hong Kong Shanghai Bank shall provide this information as reported by major banks, as well as the US dollar deposit rate for the
relevant Interest Period. The Borrower and the Banks agree not to dispute the reported terms obtained by the Agent. Lastly, the
Interest Rate shall be calculated to the fourth decimal place, rounded up.
1.13. “Interest Rate” shall mean, with respect to each Advance, the per annum interest rate which is calculated by the Agent to
be the Reference Rate plus the Margin. The Interest Rate for each Advance, once determined, shall be fixed during the same
Interest Period thereof and, notwithstanding the change of the Reference Rate, shall not change until the first day of the next
succeeding Interest Period.
1.14. “Margin” shall mean 0.9% p.a. However, if at the beginning of any Interest Period, (a) the Borrower according to its
most recent annual or semi-annual audited consolidated financial report records a net income ratio (post tax net profit (not
including minority shareholders profit) divided by operating income) (the “Net Income”) of greater than or equal to 0% and less
than 5%, then the Margin p.a. will be calculated as 0.8% p.a., or (b) if the Borrower according to the most recent annual or
semi-annual audited consolidated financial report records a net income ratio greater or equal to 5%, the Margin p.a. will be
calculated as 0.7% p.a. Business tax and stamp duty on the
1.15. “Interest Payment Date” shall mean each of the dates on which interest on the Loans under this Agreement are payable by
the Borrower, i.e., the last day of each Interest Period.
1.16. “Drawdown Date” shall mean the date that the Borrower draws down the Commitment pursuant to this Agreement, which
shall be a Business Day, and not a half Business Day. “Drawdown” shall mean the Borrower’s drawing of the Commitment
pursuant to this Agreement.
1.17. “Default Rate” shall mean the then applicable Interest Rate plus 2% p.a., whenever referenced under this Agreement.
1.18. “Subsidiary” shall mean a local and/or offshore company with a paid-in capital of not less than NT$1,300,000,000 or
equivalent thereof in any other currency that is 50% owned, directly and/or indirectly, by the Borrower.
1.19. “Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the date falling ten Business Days after the date hereof.
1.20. “Note” and “Note Authorization” shall have meanings set forth in Section 8.1 hereto.
1.21. “NTD Syndication” shall mean the NTD loan syndication under the NTD 24.75 Billion Syndicated Loan Agreement
dated March 3, 2008 entered into by the Borrower and the banks named therein with Citibank N.A., Taipei Branch acting as
agent for the banks.
1.22. “Letter of Undertaking” shall mean the letter of undertaking issued by the Borrower in respect of the NTD Syndication, in
the form of Exhibit VI hereto.
1.23. “Event of Default” shall mean any event as listed in Section 9.1 hereof; and “Prospective Event of Default” shall mean
any event which with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would become an Event of Default.
This Facility is in an aggregate principal amount of US$ 200,000,000 for purposes of financing the Borrower’s partial funding
needs to effect the Acquisition.
2.2.1. The Facility has a three year term, commencing on the date hereof (if the day falling three years after the date hereof is
not a Business Day, the Facility shall expire on the preceding Business Day thereof) (the “Expiry Date”).
2.2.2. The Commitment is not a revolving commitment, and may only be drawn in a single lump sum in full, not later than the
Commitment Termination Date. Any portion of the Commitment that has not been drawn down prior to the Commitment
Termination Date shall be cancelled automatically.
2.2.3. The loan under this Agreement shall be repaid in full in one lump sum payment on the Expiry Date. The Borrower shall
timely repay the principal and all related payments in such amount as provided for hereunder.
2.3. Drawdown.
The Borrower shall effect the Drawdown pro rata to the Commitment Ratio of each Bank; provided, that if it is technically
impossible to have such Drawdown strictly in accordance with the Commitment Ratio, the Agent may determine the actual
allocation amongst the Banks of such Drawdown amount based on its reasonable judgment, and no objection from the Borrower
or any Bank shall be made.
2.4.1. The Commitment under this Agreement shall be repaid or cancelled in accordance with the applicable provisions of this
Agreement.
2.4.2. Each Bank shall meet its effective Commitment, by fulfilling relevant obligations under this Agreement and providing the
promised portion of the Loan; provided, that a Bank shall not be required to maintain or perform the Commitment under this
Agreement if it discovers prior to performing such Commitment that the maintenance or performance of the same will result in its
violation of laws or regulations, or if such Bank is precluded by other applicable laws or regulations from maintaining or
performing such obligations under this Agreement (in which case, the Bank shall immediately notify the Borrower and Agent).
If a Bank discovers after performing its Commitment that its maintenance of the same constitutes or will constitute a violation of
law or regulation on its part, such Bank shall immediately notify the Borrower and the Agent. The Borrower shall then make
repayment with respect to such Commitment or otherwise resolve to relieve such Bank of the relevant obligation(s) within 5
Business Days (or a longer period permitted by laws and regulations for cure) of its receipt of the notice from such Bank, and
such Bank's Commitment shall immediately be cancelled or reduced to the extent permitted by laws and regulations. If the Bank
is responsible for such violation of laws or regulations mentioned above, such Bank shall make other arrangements for the
Borrower for substitute financing under terms comparable to those offered by this Agreement. If the above-mentioned violation
of laws or regulations is not attributable to such Bank, such Bank shall negotiate with the Borrower
and use reasonable efforts to arrange for or assist the Borrower in obtaining other financing to the extent permissible by laws and
regulations; provided, that neither the Agent nor any such Bank shall guarantee that such other financing may be procured.
2.4.3. The Borrower may at any time, with not less than 15 days prior written notice to the Agent, prepay the outstanding Loan
in whole or in part without charge or penalty; provided that:
(a) With respect to each such prepayment, the amount to be prepaid shall be in the minimum amount of
US$20,000,000, and any portion of such prepayment in excess of NT$20,000,000 shall be in multiples of US$5,000,000 (unless
the entire outstanding balance of the Loan is less than US$20,000,000, or the portion of the outstanding Loan in excess of
US$20,000,000 is not a multiple of US$5,000,000, in which case the Borrower must prepay the entire outstanding balance of the
Loan).
(b) Prepayment may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period. All sums (principal, interest or fee, if any),
payable in connection with the Loan to be prepaid shall be paid in full upon such prepayment.
(c) If the Borrower prepays any Loan in violation of the above, the Borrower shall indemnify the Banks for and
against any and all funding costs or losses, if any, arising therefrom (the Banks making such claims shall provide evidence
therefor).
2.4.4. The Commitment, once prepaid, may not be reinstated. Following each prepayment, each Bank’s Commitment shall be
reduced on a pro rata basis, based on the ratio of each Bank’s outstanding principal amount to that of all the Banks. If it is
technically impossible for each Bank’s Commitment to be reduced in accordance with the aforesaid ratio, the Agent may
determine the actual allocation of such reduction of Commitment amongst the Banks based on its reasonable judgment, and no
objection from the Borrower or any of the Banks shall be made.
2.4.5. Unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, no Commitment under this Agreement may be cancelled absent the prior
consent of all the Banks.
3.1.1. Subject to the Borrower having complied with the conditions precedent set out in this Agreement, the Borrower may,
within the availability period and up to the Total Commitment, draw down the Loan in a single lump sum pursuant to this
Agreement. The Drawdown shall be effected pro rata to the Commitment Ratio of each Bank.
3.1.2. The Commitment is not a revolving commitment, and may only be drawn down in a single lump sum payment.
3.1.3. Each Bank agrees to advance the Loan to the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3.2. Drawdown.
3.2.1. Subject to the Borrower having fully complied with or performed the conditions precedent to Drawdown as set out in this
Agreement, the Borrower may, at any time, with at least three Business Day prior written notice to the Agent by 10:00 AM
(Taipei time) in the form of EXHIBIT I hereto (“Drawdown Request”), request a Drawdown of the Loans in accordance with the
terms and conditions set out in this Agreement. Each Bank shall, upon such request and to the extent of its respective
Commitment, make such Loans to the Borrower in accordance with its Commitment Ratio; provided, that its obligation to make
such Loans is subject to the condition that none of the following circumstances shall have occurred prior to such request for
drawdown: (a) such Drawdown will cause the total Loan outstanding hereunder to exceed the total available Commitment; (b)
the Drawdown will cause the Loan outstanding with respect to any Bank hereunder to exceed its then available Commitment or
to exceed its Commitment Ratio; (c) the Drawdown Date will be later than the Commitment Termination Date; or (d) the
Drawdown otherwise does not comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3.2.2. Provided that the conditions described above have been met with respect to the requested Drawdown, the Agent shall
immediately accept the Drawdown Request on behalf of the Banks. Each Drawdown Request, once accepted by the Agent,
shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. Following the acceptance of such Drawdown Request, if the Borrower is
unable to satisfy the conditions precedent to drawdown as specified in Section VI hereof, resulting in the Banks unable to
advance in whole or in part the requested Drawdown, the Borrower shall, at the demand of the Agent, reimburse the Banks for
all reasonable and necessary expenses and direct losses (the Banks making such claims shall provide evidence therefor) in
connection therewith.
3.2.3. Upon its receipt by fax of a Drawdown Request from the Borrower, the Agent shall notify each Bank in writing (in form
of Exhibit II hereto), stating the date on which each Bank is to make available its Loan and the amount to be advanced by each
Bank in accordance with its respective Commitment Ratio. Each Bank shall, pursuant to such notice and this Agreement, make
available such Loans in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 noon (Taipei time) on the Drawdown Date as specified
in the Drawdown Request and to the account designated by the Agent. Unless notified prior to the Drawdown Date, the Agent
may assume that each Bank is capable of advancing payment pursuant to this Agreement and, on the basis of such assumption,
may (but is not obligated to) timely make available
the funds to the Borrower, unless the Agent has received a written notice from any of the Banks prior to the Drawdown Date
stating that such Bank is unable to make such Advance. Notwithstanding the above, the Agent is under no obligation to make
available or advance any sum to the Borrower on behalf of the Banks unless and until the Agent actually receives the funds
made available by the Banks pursuant to this Agreement. If the Agent makes available to the Borrower the funds required under
the Agreement to be advanced by any Bank, and such Bank shall fail to actually make available to the Agent such funds, the
Borrower shall at any time, upon the Agent’s demand, refund such funds to the Agent together with interest thereon, calculated at
the Agent’s actual cost of funding, as of that date, for the period from the Drawdown Date to the date of the Agent’s actual
receipt of the refunds thereof (the Agent shall issue to the Borrower a receipt for any such interest payment).
3.2.4. Failure by any Bank to make available its Advance pursuant to this Agreement shall not relieve other Banks of their
obligations to make Advances pursuant to this Agreement and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligations under this
Agreement. The Banks or the Agent shall not be liable for the failure of any other Bank to make the required Advances. Any
Bank which fails to make such Advances shall reimburse and indemnify the Borrower for and against (a) any and all interest paid
to the Agent as provided for in the above and (b) any loss or additional funding cost incurred by the Borrower arising therefrom
(subject to relevant supporting documents or evidence presented by the Borrower to substantiate its claim).
4.2.1. The Borrower shall pay the Agent interest on the Loan outstanding in US Dollars at the applicable Interest Rate,
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. The applicable Interest Rate for each Interest
Period, once determined, shall be fixed and shall not change until the first day of the next Interest Period (i.e., the Interest Rate
will not change during the same Interest Period). The Borrower shall pay all such interest to the Agent, on each Interest
Payment Date, for distribution by the Agent to the Banks pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
4.2.2. The Agent shall calculate interest at the applicable Interest Rate periodically and notify the Borrower in written notice of
such interest at least three Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date. The Borrower shall make such interest
payments to the Agent in immediately available funds in
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US Dollars on each Interest Payment Date, for distribution by the Agent to the Banks.
4.2.3. The business tax and stamp duty (“GBRT”) arising out of the above interest payments shall be grossed up and borne by
the Borrower.
4.2.4. The business tax under the VAT and non-VAT Tax Regulation is 2%, however, in accordance with related provisions of
the regulation, banks also need to set aside 3% of its revenue to allow for overdue debt and offset bad debt; therefore, under this
Agreement, the business tax to be borne and paid by the Borrower is 5%. In the event the business tax rate changes, the
changed rate will be utilized; however the Borrower will still bear the full costs for the provision for bad debt. If the Banks’
overdue loan ratio decreases and no longer need to provide the 3% provision for bad debt, the Banks shall notify the Agent.
Upon receipt of such notice, at the next payment period, the Agent shall calculate business tax at the rate of 2%. The Agent,
however, is not obligated to verify the Banks’ business tax status and may continue to calculate the business tax at 5%.
4.2.5. If on or before the first day of any Interest Period (a) the Agent can not obtain the LIBOR or (b) the Agent has been
notified by the Majority Banks that LIBOR can no longer reflect such Majority Banks’ funding cost or the relevant Interest
Rate does not yield to such Banks a spread of at least the relevant Margin during the relevant period and provided
evidence of their funding costs to the Agent, the Agent shall promptly give notice of such fact to the Borrower and each Bank.
The Agent shall, after giving such notice, consult with the relevant Banks and negotiate with the Borrower in good faith to
identify a substitute basis of borrowing (“Substitute Basis of Borrowing”) which is acceptable to both parties. If at the expiry
of twenty (20) calendar days from the date of the Agent's notice pursuant to the above, the Borrower has agreed to accept such
Substitute Basis of Borrowing, it shall be retroactive to and take effect from the beginning of the then current Interest Period.
If the Agent and the Borrower can not reach agreement on the rates with all of the relevant Banks (but can reach agreement with
some of the relevant Banks) during the 20 days period, the Borrower shall be entitled to notify the Agent of its decision to prepay
those Banks the entirety (but not part) of the Loans which they have failed to reach agreement and to enter into agreement with
the remaining Banks. The Borrower shall then on the day falling 45 days after the Agent’s giving of notice, (a) prepay the
outstanding to those Banks in accordance with the above or (b) if then have not yet reached agreement with any other Banks,
prepay the entire outstandings to such other Banks, without any charge or penalty, but the Borrower shall indemnify against such
Banks for any and all funding costs arising from such prepayments. With respect to the Loans so prepaid, the interest thereon
for such 45 days shall be paid at the rate which equal to the Banks’ actual
funding cost plus the then applicable Margin. In the event of any such prepayment, the Commitment Ratio of each Bank shall
adjust accordingly.
4.3.1 The Borrower shall pay the Arrangers and the Agent fees for the Arrangers’ formation of the Banks and the Agent’s
management of affairs pertaining to this Agreement. The terms and conditions of such payment will be separately agreed upon in
writing between the Borrower and the Agent.
4.3.2 If the Borrower records changes in its net income ratio according to its most recent consolidated financial statements
required to be delivered to the Agent and the Banks, resulting in decreases in its Margin p.a., the Borrower shall inform the Agent
in writing of such decrease, and the Agent will in turn notify the Banks. If the Banks do not dispute the accuracy of such changes
in Borrower’s net income ratio to the Agent within five days of receipt of notice, the Margin p.a. of the Loans under the
Facility, starting from the next Interest Payment Period, shall be decreased accordingly. However, if subsequently the
Borrower’s net income ratio changes again, resulting in increases in its Margin p.a., the Borrower or the Banks shall inform the
Agent in writing, and the Agent will in turn notify the Banks and the Borrower. If the Borrower and the Banks do not dispute
the accuracy of such changes in Borrower’s net income ratio to the Agent within five days of receipt of notice, the Margin p.a. of
the Loan under the Facility, starting at the next Interest Payment Period shall be increased accordingly. The calculation of the net
income ratio shall be based on the most recent consolidated financial statements submitted by the Borrower in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement.
4.4.1. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent in accordance with applicable provisions of this Agreement to its account with
Citibank N.A. in New York or as otherwise designated by the Agent, all sums (such as principal, interests or fees) which it is
required to pay by this Agreement or related documents, in immediately available funds and in US Dollars before 12:00 noon
time (Taipei time) on the due date.
4.4.2. If the Borrower makes payment in a currency other than the currency required hereunder (“Payment Currency”), the
payment or repayment so made will not relieve the Borrower of its liability unless such other currency has been fully converted
into the Payment Currency and have been remitted to the account or place designated by the Agent. The Borrower shall assume
all the relevant foreign exchange risk in this respect. The Borrower shall also be responsible for securing in a timely fashion all
approvals (including foreign exchange approvals) necessary for
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making all relevant payments in the Payment Currency, and shall make no defense based on its default on payment pursuant to
the Agreement due to its failure to obtain the relevant approvals.
4.4.3. Any sum payable hereunder may be paid on the next Business Day if the due date thereof is not a Business Day, unless
such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case the payment shall be made on the Business Day immediately
preceding the due day.
4.4.4. If any of the payments required under this Agreement is not paid when due, the Borrower shall immediate cure such
nonpayment pursuant to the Agreement, and pay interests thereon to the Banks and/or the Agent at the Default Rate, calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, for the period from the due date to the date of actual receipt
by the Banks and/or the Agent of such payment. If any such nonpayment pertains to interest payments, a penalty equal to 10%
of the overdue nonpayment shall be levied against the Borrower for the first 6 months, and a penalty equal to 20% of the
overdue amount shall be levied against the Borrower if such nonpayment remains outstanding for more than six months.
4.4.5. All payments to the Banks from the Borrower under this Agreement shall be paid to the Agent for its distribution to the
Banks. Payments made directly to the Banks by the Borrower will not relieve Borrower of its obligations under the Agreement.
Save for payments payable solely to the Arrangers or the Agent, the Agent shall, upon its receipt from the Borrower of
payments due to the Banks, distribute and forward such payments to each Bank for repayment. Each Bank, the Arrangers and the
Agent shall issue and deliver a receipt directly to the Borrower for payment received.
4.5. Cost Increase, Taxes and Change of Law.
4.5.1. In the event of a change in laws or regulations or the interpretations by the competent authorities thereof, or a request by
the relevant authority, which result in: (a) the Banks having to pay taxes for transactions hereunder, or a change in the rate or
bases of the taxes payable by the Borrower to the Banks pursuant to this Agreement (except for changes in the mandatory tax rate
imposed on the net income of the Banks by the R.O.C. government or the jurisdiction of the incorporation of the Banks), (b) an
increase or change in application of any reserve, special deposit or similar regulations with respect to the Facility, or (c) an
increase in the costs for the Banks to perform or maintain Commitments hereunder, or a decrease in the amounts otherwise
receivable by the Banks under this Agreement, and to the extent deemed material by the Majority Banks, the Borrower shall,
upon demand of the Banks, pay such additional sums to the Banks as indemnity for the increase in costs or decease in revenue to
the Banks. The impact of the above change of law shall be determined
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based upon the relevant documentary evidence so presented by the affected Bank(s).
4.5.2. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, any and all other present and future taxes and fees payable or
arising from this Agreement or this Facility shall be borne by the Borrower. If any Bank or the Agent pay(s) such taxes on the
Borrower’s behalf, the Borrower shall reimburse such amount immediately upon demand, otherwise, the Borrower shall also pay
interest at the Default Rate (on a floating rate basis) on such sums for the period from the date such Bank or the Agent makes
such payment to the date the Borrower actually makes such reimbursement in full.
4.5.3. The Borrower shall neither make any withholdings or deductions on any payment which is payable under this Agreement,
nor offset any payment payable by it against its indebtedness with any Bank. If the Borrower shall be required by law to make
any such withholding or deduction from any payment under this Agreement, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased
so that after all required withholdings or deductions (including additional withholdings or deductions in response to the increase
in the sum paid hereunder), the Banks, the Agent and/or the Arrangers will receive an amount equal to the sum they would have
received had no such withholdings or deductions been made, and the Borrower shall provide the original (or copy certified by
the Borrower) of the evidence for such payment to the Banks, the Agent and/or the Arrangers within 30 days after such payment.
4.5.4. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, any and all other present and future taxes and fees payable or
arising from the execution or registration of this Agreement or other related documents shall be borne by the Borrower. If any
Bank or the Agent pay(s) such taxes on the Borrower’s behalf, the Borrower shall reimburse such amount upon demand,
otherwise, the Borrower shall also pay interest at the Default Rate (on floating rate basis) on such sums for the period from the
date such Bank or the Agent makes such payment to the date the Borrower actually makes such reimbursement in full.
4.6.1. All sums received by the Agent under this Agreement and all other related documents shall be applied in the following
order of priority: (a) first, to all expenses and fees payable to or incurred by the Agent under this Agreement and all other related
documents, and which are not reimbursed or paid by the Borrower or any Bank (including the agency fee payable to the Agent);
(b) then to all outstanding fees and interests (including penalties or default interests payable at the Default Rate) payable by the
Borrower to the Agent and the Banks under this Agreement; and (c) then to the distributions by the Agent to each Bank pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement (or in the absence of an express agreement, at the discretion of the Agent), in accordance with
the
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ratio of each Bank’s outstanding Loan under the Facility to the sum of all the Banks’ outstanding Loans under the Facility (the
“Risk Sharing Ratio”).
4.6.2. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Agent shall forward to the Banks all sums received from the
Borrower and payable to the Banks, upon its actual receipt of such sums, for the Banks to apply towards the indebtedness due
from the Borrower to the Banks in the order of priority prescribed by this Agreement or laws and regulations. In the event that
the sums actually received by the Agent are insufficient to pay all sums in a specific category to the relevant Banks in the same
order of priority, the Agent shall distribute such sums to each Bank on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the Risk Sharing Ratio.
4.7. Facility Records. The Agent shall maintain records relevant to the Facility and shall document the Drawdowns of the
Commitment by the Borrower and the payments made by the Borrower to each Bank. Details of the outstanding sums due from
the Borrower under this Agreement shall be evidenced by such records, unless the Borrower can present specific evidence of
manifest errors in such records. The Borrower further agrees to issue such new negotiable instruments or certificate of claims
to the Agent according to the Agent's records if any negotiable instrument or certificate of claims provided by the Borrower to the
Agent pursuant to the Agreement is lost, damaged or destroyed, and the Borrower shall at all times unconditionally cooperate
with the Agent in the event the Agent is required by laws or regulations to report loss and/or proceed with other relevant
formalities due to the loss, damage or destruction of any negotiable instrument or other certificate of claims. In respect of the
Agent’s payment to each Bank, so long as the fund is remitted by the Agent to the bank account designated by each Bank in
accordance with this Agreement, the Agent shall have no further obligation with respect to such payment.
4.8. Liability Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision herein, absent willful misconduct or gross negligence, no Bank or any
of its employees or affiliates shall be liable to the Borrower under this Agreement; and under no circumstances would any of
them be liable for any indirect damages, loss of profit or punitive damages.
5.1. Several Obligations of the Banks. The commitments to lend and relevant obligations of the Banks under this Agreement are
separate and independent. Each Bank shall perform its own Commitment to extend the Loans in accordance with this
Agreement. No action or inaction on the part of any Bank will result in any right or obligation on the part of another Bank. The
Banks are not jointly liable with one another for the obligations under this Agreement.
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5.2.1. Notwithstanding the separate and independent obligations of the Banks to perform their respective Commitment
hereunder, all rights and claims of the Banks and the Agent under this Agreement and the related documents against the
Borrower are joint and several claims under Article 283 of the ROC Civil Code. Each of the Banks and the Agent are entitled by
law to claim performance in whole or in part of the above rights and claims against the Borrower; provided, that all the Banks
and the Agent hereby agree to share their rights and interests hereunder, and all their rights and claims under this Agreement
shall be exercised in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. Specifically, except for exercise of the set-off
right as provided for in this Agreement, absent the written concurrence of the Majority Banks, no Bank may take any action with
respect to any matter under this Agreement or take any action or inaction that conflicts or is inconsistent with the decisions of the
Majority Banks.
5.2.2. All of the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent agree that the Agent shall be the payee of the Notes issued by the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, and if the Borrower subsequently grants security interests in relation to this Facility or
purchases insurance for the collaterals under such security interests, the Agent shall be the holder of such security interests or
beneficiary of such insurance, as applicable, and the Agent shall act in its capacity as a joint and several creditor with respect to
these interests pursuant to this Agreement. All such rights and interest shall be held and exercised by the Agent in accordance
with this Agreement for the benefits of all the Banks and the Agent hereunder.
5.2.3. Each of the Banks and the Agent shall, pursuant to this Agreement, share the risks as well as the interests and benefits
under this Facility, in accordance the Risk Sharing Ratio.
6.1. Conditions Precedent. The Borrower’s Drawdown of the Facility under this Agreement is subject to the conditions
precedent that, at least two Business Days (at 10:00 am) prior to the requested date for such Drawdown, the Agent shall have
received all of the following documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (in this regard, photocopies presented
must have been certified by the document provider as true, accurate and complete copies):
(1) evidence, including, without limitation, resolutions and minutes of board of directors’ meetings, that the Borrower has
completed all necessary internal corporate acts and is duly authorized to enter into, deliver and perform the Acquisition Contract,
this Agreement and other related documents, as well as
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evidence that the person(s) signing this Agreement and other related documents on behalf of the Borrower have been duly
authorized by the Borrower;
(2) copies of the corporate documents of the Borrower, including the Articles of Incorporation, business license, company
registration card (including roster of directors and supervisors), and identification documents of the Chairman of the Borrower;
(3) the Note and Note Authorization issued by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement;
(5) evidence that ASE Test has been duly authorized by its shareholders and board of directors to enter into the
Acquisition Contract and to proceed with the Acquisition;
(6) the applications submitted by the Borrower to the competent authority of Singapore law in respect of the Acquisition
in accordance with applicable Singapore;
(7) copies of the various approvals, reportings and/or filings required for the Acquisition, including:
(a) copies of the ROC Investment Commission approval letter in respect of the Borrower’s investment in ASE Test and
the Acquisition (permitting part of the Acquisition payment be made with the proceeds of this Facility);
(b) approval of the Singapore competent authority (court) in respect of the Borrower’s and ASE Test’s effecting the
Acquisition in accordance with the Acquisition Contract and applicable Singapore laws; and
(c) evidence that the Borrower and ASE Test have submitted all such reports and filings to the Securities and Exchange
Commission of the United Stated (the “SEC”) as required under applicable U.S. laws and have obtained the consent of the
SEC;
(d) the Letter of Confirmation issued by the Borrower in form of Exhibit VII hereto;
(8) evidence that the Borrower does have sufficient funds (including the Loans to be extended under this Facility) to
effect the entire payments of the Acquisition;
(9) all third party consents (if any) in respect of the Acquisition have been obtained;
(10) evidence that all conditions for closing of the Acquisition, except for the Borrower’s payments, have been met;
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(11) favorable written legal opinions of the Banks’ counsel on ROC law related matters under this Facility; and
(12) such other documents or evidences as may be reasonably required by the Agent in advance.
6.2. Other Conditions. The obligations of the Banks to perform their Commitments pursuant to this Agreement are also subject
to the following conditions precedent:
(1) the Agent shall have received, on or before at least three Business Days (at 10:00 am) prior to the requested date for
such Drawdown, the Drawdown Request duly executed by the Borrower;
(2) the Letter of Undertaking executed by the Borrower in form of Exhibit VI hereto; and
(3) as of the Drawdown Date, no event which restricts or prevents proceeding of the Acquisition has occurred.
ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:
7.1. The Borrower is a duly incorporated and legally existing company under the laws of the ROC with all lawful power and
authority to own its assets and conduct its business.
7.2. The Borrower has obtained all necessary authorizations in accordance with all its internal procedures to effect the
Acquisition and to execute, deliver and perform the Acquisition Contract, this Agreement, the Note and all other documents
relevant to this Agreement, as well as to borrow the Loans.
7.3. The Acquisition and the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Acquisition Contract, this Agreement,
the Note and all other relevant documents will not violate any law or regulation, its articles of incorporation or other internal
rules and guidelines, will have no material adverse effect on the obligations of the Borrower under any other contract, and will
not result in any breach by the Borrower under any other contract.
7.4. The Acquisition Contract, this Agreement, the Note and all other relevant documents each constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Borrower.
7.5. The Borrower has procured all approvals, permits, licenses required (a) for the Acquisition and (b) for the operation of its
current business pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations, and such approvals, permits, licenses all continue to be in force
and effect and nothing has occurred which may result in a revocation or cancellation of the above approvals, permits, licenses by
the competent authority. Further, with respect to the Acquisition,
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except for those approvals or consents of the competent authorities of the R.O.C., Singapore and the U.S.A. (which, except for
the ROC Investment Commission approval will be obtained soon, have been obtained and remain current and valid), it is not
necessary for the Borrower to obtain any consent from any third party; and except for those approvals obtained or filings made
prior to the date hereof, no further approval or filing in advance is required as the result of entering into this Agreement.
7.6. The Borrower has sufficient capital and operation ability to conduct its business, with assets more than its total liabilities
and is capable of performing all its obligations on a timely basis.
7.7. All statements and information in connection with the Acquisition, the Borrower and major shareholders of the Borrower
which were furnished by the Borrower to the Banks via the Arrangers appropriately reflect the Borrower’s condition. The
Borrower has not omitted any material fact relating to the Acquisition, the Borrower or the Facility; provided, that the
Borrower’s financial projections and explanations, investment plan, current market condition and prospects and all relevant
opinions, are made on the basis of facts as understood by the Borrower and in reasonable judgment of the Borrower.
7.8. Except as disclosed in writing to the Arrangers and the Banks prior to the execution hereof, there is no suit, litigious or
non-litigious proceeding, arbitration, enforcement, administrative dispute proceeding or other dispute (including but not limited
to environmental, pollution, waste disposal or security exchange, etc.) involving the Borrower which (a) is reasonably expected
to have or will have a material adverse effect on the Acquisition, or on the financial business operation or prospect of the
Borrower or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, or (b) may impair the exercise or performance of any rights or
obligations by the Borrower under the Acquisition Contract or this Agreement.
7.9. The Borrower (a) has not violated any laws, (b) nor violated any terms of this Agreement, and the Acquisition, this
Agreement or the Facility will not result in an Event of Default or prospective Event of Default, (c) nor is in default of any other
contract where such default may affect the progress of the Acquisition or this Facility, (d) nor has there been any other event
which may have a material adverse effect on the Acquisition, this Facility or the financial business operations or prospects of the
Borrower.
7.10. There is no petition by or against the Borrower for windup, dissolution and liquidation, bankruptcy, corporate
reorganization, relief or other similar legal proceeding; nor is any of the above-mentioned proceedings underway or pending with
respect to the Borrower.
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7.11. Unless otherwise disclosed by the Borrower in the financial statements furnished to the Agent, or otherwise disclosed by
the Borrower to the Banks and Agent in writing prior to the execution of this Agreement, the claims of each Bank against the
Borrower under this Agreement rank at least pari p assu in priority of payment with all claims of any other person against the
Borrower (except for claims mandatorily preferred by law).
7.12. The CPA reviewed financial statements of the Borrower as at and for the period ended March 31, 2008, are correct in all
material respects and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the ROC and fairly
present the financial condition and operations of the Borrower as of the date thereof and for the period then ended. Except for
those which have been otherwise disclosed to the Banks and the Agent in writing, there are no material liabilities, direct or
indirect, fixed or contingent, of the Borrower as of the date of such financial statements that are not reflected therein or in the
footnotes thereto. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the business
operations, management, business prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as a whole.
7.13. All written information delivered to the Agent, the Arrangers and the Banks pursuant to this Agreement are true,
complete and correct; and at such time the written information was so delivered there were no material mistake or omission
which may negatively impact the Agent, or the Banks.
7.14. The foregoing representations and warranties of the Borrower will be true, accurate and complete throughout the term of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII. COVENANTS. In addition to other undertakings made under this Agreement, the Borrower undertakes and
agrees that, as of the date of this Agreement and until such time that all of its liabilities and obligations under this Agreement and
all other relevant documents have been fully discharged and performed, it shall duly perform the following obligations:
8.1. After execution of this Agreement and prior to the Initial Drawdown, the Borrower shall issue and deliver to the Agent a
Note in an amount of the Total Commitment payable to the Agent (in the form and substance of EXHIBIT III hereto) and a Note
Authorization (in the form and substance of EXHIBIT IV hereto). The Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
authorizes the Agent, subject to occurrence of an Event of Default, to insert the maturity date, interest rate (being the Default
Rate) and the commencement date of the interest period of such Note in accordance with relevant provisions of this Agreement
and to exercise all rights under the Note. With respect to the Note (and any Note issued in
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substitution therefor), the Borrower shall, on or before the date falling two years from the date of issuance thereof, issue and
deliver to the Agent another Note identical in all substantive respects with the existing Note (save that the face amount may be
reduced in accordance with the then Total Commitment) to replace the existing Note. The Agent and the Banks agree that the
Note and the Note Authorization held by the Agent shall be immediately and unconditionally returned to the Borrower upon
discharge of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder in full.
8.2. The Borrower shall at all times: (a) maintain the existence, nature of business and scope of business of its company or
other reasonable extended business within the scope of this Agreement, and maintain all approvals, licenses and permits
necessary or desirable for the conduct of its business and operations or the ownership of its properties (including but not limited
to the environment, pollution, waste disposal, and securities exchange, etc.) and for the timely performance of this Agreement;
(b) conduct its business in a regular manner; (c) comply with all laws, regulations and requirements issued by all government
authorities with jurisdiction over such matters; (d) keep and maintain proper books and records; and (e) pay and discharge all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, its income, profits or properties.
8.3. The Borrower shall ensure at all times that the Agent’s and the Banks’ claims against the Borrower under this Agreement
shall rank at least pari passu in priority of payment with all unsecured claims of any other person against the Borrower (except for
those preferred by operation of law or those required during the ordinary course of business).
8.4. In the event of any of the following, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent in writing thereof and inform the Agent
of countermeasures that it has adopted: (a) any substantive or material change to the Borrower’s business operations; (b) any
material change to the primary shareholders, directors, supervisors, primary managers (general manager level and above),
financial condition, or major assets (but excluding replacement of proxies appointed by corporate shareholders) of the Borrower;
(c) occurrence of any Event of Default or prospective Event of Default; or (d) occurrence of any other event which could affect
this Facility, the Borrower’s creditworthiness or ability to perform.
8.5. During the term of this Facility and until such time that the Borrower has completely discharged all its liabilities under this
Agreement, the Borrower shall not, without prior written consent of the Majority Banks (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld): (a) except for those asset transfers or disposals between the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on an arms
length basis, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of its business or assets in amounts equal to 20% or more of its then total
assets, whether in a single transaction or on an aggregate basis;
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(b) make any material change to the scope or nature of its business; (c) conduct any transaction which is not at arms length
basis; (d) create, incur, increase or suffer or permit to exist any security interest or encumbrances in favor of any third party on
any of its currently exiting and/or future assets or revenue, except for (A) security interests which are existing and have been
disclosed to the Agent and the Banks in writing prior to the date hereof or security interests required to be provided during the
ordinary course of business, (B) security interests over any future machinery acquired pursuant to a government sponsored
program after the date hereof in favor of banks securing the financing of the purchase price or cost thereof; (e) except for those
provided in accordance with its articles of incorporation or its internal rules governing the extension of loans, provide loans to
any other parties; or (f) enter into liquidation or dissolution.
8.6. During the term of this Facility, the Borrower shall not, without prior written consent of the Majority Banks, (a) enter into
any merger or consolidation with others, (b) effecting any spin-off or capital reduction, (c) except for the Acquisition,
commencing from the date hereof, make any investment in any other companies in an accumulative aggregate amount of
more than NT$ 10,000,000,000, or (d) acquire material assets of any other companies; provided, that the consent of the
Majority Banks shall not be required for the following: (i) investment in any Subsidiary existing prior to the date hereof, (ii)
entering into a merger under which the Borrower is the surviving entity, (iii) merger or consolidation with its Subsidiary(ies), or
(iv) effecting a spin-off under which the assignee of the assets is a Subsidiary and would not cause a violation to Section 8.5(a)
hereof; so long as any of the above shall not cause any material adverse impact on the Borrower’s business operation, financial
condition or ability to perform hereunder.
8.7. The Borrower shall from time to time upon request by the Agent provide information, records and documents in respect of
the Acquisition Contract, this Agreement and its ability to perform same, to the extent it does not interfere with the normal
operations of the Borrower, and shall permit the representatives or agents of the Agent to enter the premises of the Borrower to
review (or make copies or extracts of) the various accounts, records or documents that are relevant to the Borrower’s ability to
perform under the Acquisition Contract, this Agreement or other related agreements. To the extent deemed to be necessary by
the Majority Banks, the Agent may retain outside persons to conduct such inspection; provided, that all such persons
participating in the inspection shall be subject to confidentiality obligations.
8.8. (a) Throughout the term hereof, within 30 days after the end of each first and third fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the
Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Banks with copies of its quarterly report for such quarter, prepared and reviewed on
an unconsolidated (and consolidated, if available) basis,
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including therein its balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter, statement of its income and cash flow statement. Each of
such reports shall be prepared by the Borrower, reviewed by a creditable independent public accounting firm in accordance with
applicable generally accepted audit standards, and the information contained therein shall also be presented in accordance with
applicable generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
(b) Throughout the term hereof, within 90 calendar days after the end of each first fiscal half-year of the Borrower, the
Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Banks with copies of its semi-annual report (including footnotes) for such half-year,
prepared on an audited consolidated and unconsolidated basis, including therein its balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal
half-year, balance sheet, statement of its income and cash flow statement. Each of such audited reports shall be prepared and
certified by a creditable independent public accounting firm in accordance with applicable generally accepted audit standards and
the information contained therein shall be presented in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
(c) Throughout the term hereof, within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Banks copies of its annual report (including footnotes) for such year, prepared on an
audited consolidated and unconsolidated basis, including therein its balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, statement of
its income, statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flow statement. Each of such audited reports shall be prepared
and certified by a creditable independent public accounting firm in accordance with applicable generally accepted audit standards
and the information contained therein shall be presented in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied.
(d) Each of the annual and semi-annual financial statements provided by the Borrower in accordance with the above
shall be accompanied by a certificate (in the form of EXHIBIT V hereto), stating and certifying that no breach to relevant
financial ratios under this Agreement has occurred.
(e) At the request of the Agent from time to time, the Borrower shall provide all relevant information relating to the
finances, business, operations, major shareholder structure and assets of the Borrower to the Agent. Upon providing the various
financial statements, the Borrower shall provide sufficient copies to enable the Agent to distribute a copy to each Bank. The
Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to provide each Bank with the various financial statements and information provided by
the Borrower.
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financial statements prepared by the Borrower are in compliance with the laws of the ROC and generally accepted accounting
principles, and that the substantive contents of the documents and information relating to the Borrower are true, correct and
complete in all material respects.
8.9. The Borrower shall, commencing from the date hereof and throughout the term hereof, maintain the following financial
ratios (to be tested semi-annually based on the annual audited and semi-annual audited consolidated financial statements):
(a) Its ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities shall not be less than 100%.
(b) Its ratio of Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth shall not exceed 150%.
(c) Its Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 280%. For purposes hereof,
(d) Its Tangible Net Worth shall not be less than NT$45,000,000,000.
For purposes of the calculation above, “Tangible Net Worth” shall mean shareholders equity plus minority shareholdings minus
intangible assets (such as patents, trade names); “Total Liabilities” shall mean Total Debts including Contingent Liabilities but
excluding minority shareholdings; and “Contingent Liabilities” shall mean the outstanding obligations in respect of endorsements
and/or guarantees provided by the Borrower. In addition, unless otherwise expressly specified herein, all accounting terms used
herein shall be defined in accordance with the ROC generally accepted accounting principles.
8.10. The Borrower shall keep its general properties and business insured with financially sound and reputable insurance
companies in the manner and with such coverage and amount to the extent customary for companies of a size comparable to it
engaging in businesses of a like character.
8.11. Commencing from the completion of the Acquisition, the Borrower shall ensure that, at any time during the term hereof,
the Borrower shall from time to time and at all times maintain, directly and/or indirectly, at least 51% of the total shareholding of
ASE Test and the effective control over the management of ASE Test.
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8.12. All proceeds of the Loans under this Facility shall be used for the purposes as specified in this Agreement and shall not be
used for any other purpose; provided, that neither the Agent nor the Banks shall have any obligation to monitor the Borrower’s
actual application thereof.
8.13. The Borrower does not enjoy any right of sovereign immunity or privilege from any judgment, attachment or other legal
procedures and hereby agrees to waive the same even if it were entitled to any of such right.
8.14. All representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement shall remain correct, true and complete
throughout the term hereof.
9.1. Event of Default. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:
(1) The Borrower fails to make any payment, when due, of principal or interest under this Agreement or make any other
payment due to any Bank, any Arranger or the Agent under this Agreement or any other related agreement (regardless of whether
such payment becomes due by acceleration or otherwise).
(2) The Borrower fails to perform or violate any condition, covenant, undertaking or obligation towards any Bank, any
Arranger or the Agent stipulated under this Agreement, or performance of any such condition, undertaking, covenant or
obligation hereunder shall become invalid or illegal, and such default is not cured within 14 days after the occurrence thereof.
(3) The Borrower or any Subsidiary defaults in making payment of any sums under any other agreement with any Bank,
any Arranger, the Agent or any third party; or the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or guarantor)
encounters any event which accelerates or permits acceleration of the maturity of any debt obligations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary with any such creditors in an accumulated amount of NT$350,000,000 or more, or the equivalent thereof in another
currency.
(4) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower under this Agreement is found to be false or untrue when
made or is reasonably deemed by the Majority Banks as having become false or untrue.
(5) The Borrower shall cease doing business as an ongoing concern; admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they
become due; file a petition in bankruptcy (or has any such petition filed against it); be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; file a
petition (or has any such petition filed against it) seeking any
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reorganization, composition, liquidation, dissolution, delisting of shares of stock, suspension of trading or similar arrangement
under any statute, law or regulation for the relief of debts; file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed
against it in any such proceeding; and cause material adverse changes to its financial conditions.
(6) The Borrower shall fail to maintain any of the financial ratios stipulated in Section 8.9 hereof.
(7) The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to pay any tax in accordance with applicable laws and regulation, causing
material impact on it business operation or financial condition, except if the Borrower or such Subsidiary has filed a petition
therefor in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(8) The Borrower shall fail to provide such financial, business or accounting information as may be requested by the
Agent pursuant to this Agreement, or shall fail to cooperate in respect to the review or inspection of records by the Agent as
requested.
(9) The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall cease its operations permanently or is ordered to cease its operations
permanently, or its checks are dishonored, or has been blacklisted by the bills clearing house, which could adversely affect its
ability to perform hereunder.
(10) Any government consent, licenses or approval required in connection with the operations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary is revoked or becomes expired which could adversely affect its ability to perform hereunder.
(11) Any engagement, covenant, or obligation of the Borrower hereunder may become invalid or unenforceable which
could adversely affect its ability to perform hereunder.
(12) Any government or governmental authority nationalizes, takes custody or control over or otherwise expropriates all
or a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Majority Banks, will cause material adverse impact on the operation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
(13) Any attachment, compulsory execution, disposal restriction or similar legal process is initiated against any assets of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which will cause material impact on its business operation of financial condition and is not
discharged within 14 days upon occurrence thereof.
(14) Any final judgement is rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary and the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall
fail to pay the same accordingly.
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(15) The Borrower or any Subsidiary is subject to any material litigation, arbitration, or other disputes, or is subject to any
ruling or order issued by the court or competent authority against it which could adversely affect its ability to perform hereunder.
(16) There occurs a material adverse change in the business operations, financial condition or ability to perform of the
Borrower or of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as a whole, or any material adverse change in the major shareholding or assets
structure of the Borrower, which in the professional judgment of the Majority Banks, gives reasonable grounds for belief that the
Borrower’s ability to perform the obligations hereunder or under any related agreement would be affected.
9.2. Determination of Default. In the event of any dispute between the Banks and the Borrower or amongst the individual
Banks, as to whether an Event of Default has occurred, any disputing party may request the Agent in writing to seek clarification
from the Banks and obtain the determination of the Majority Banks.
9.3.1. Where an Event of Default has occurred, the Commitments shall immediately be suspended, and may not be further
utilized unless otherwise permitted by the Majority Banks (at which time the Agent shall notify the Borrowers). Should the
Majority Banks decide to take actions and so instruct the Agent in writing, the Agent shall, upon the instruction of the Majority
Banks, (a) by written notice to the Borrower, declare the entire unpaid principal amount of all the outstanding Loans, all unpaid
interest, fees and all other sums payable hereunder to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the Borrower shall
immediately repay such amounts; and/or (b) present the Note for payment; and/or (c) take all such other actions as may be
permitted by law or contract. Demand, protest or notice of any kind, other than the notice specifically required by this Section,
are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by law.
9.3.2. Where an Event of Default occurs, the Borrower shall also make payment of interest to the Banks and/or the Agent in
respect of any amounts due and outstanding, calculated from the date that such amounts becomes due until such time that the
amounts are actually paid; and if any Bank and/or the Agent incurs any other costs or direct losses as a result of such default, the
Borrower shall also indemnify such Bank and/or Agent for and against such costs or losses (such Bank or Agent shall provide
relevant evidence). Unless otherwise provided herein, the Borrower shall not be liable to the Bank or its employees or affiliates
for any indirect damages, loss of profit or punitive damages.
9.3.3. The costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in relation to the exercise of the various rights and actions taken pursuant to
the Agreement shall be shared by the Banks on a pro-rata basis (by
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the Risk Sharing Ratio), except where such costs have been paid by the Borrower. If the Borrower fails to pay such costs or
expenses, the Agent is not obliged to make such payments, and may require the Banks to advance such payments in accordance
with the Risk Sharing Ratio.
10.1. Each Bank hereby appoints the Agent to act as agent hereunder and irrevocably authorizes the Agent to take such action on
its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and any other agreements and instruments referred to herein and therein. In
performing its functions and duties hereunder, the Agent shall act solely on behalf of the Banks and not in the capacity as trustee
of the Banks or the Borrower or in the capacity as agent of the Borrower. The Agent (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities
except those expressly set forth in this Agreement; (b) shall not be responsible to the Banks for any failure by the Borrowers or
any other person to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other document referred to herein; (c) shall not be
required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings hereunder except as expressly specified herein and so
required by the Majority Banks in writing; and (d) shall not be required to take any action that the Agent deems in good faith to
be contrary to any applicable law. The Agent may employ agents, consultants and accountants and shall not be responsible for
the negligence or misconduct of any such person selected by the Agent in good faith save for its gross negligence or willful
misconduct in such selection.
10.2. Each Bank acknowledges and agrees that it shall independently assess, inspect and be responsible for the creditworthiness
or records of the Borrower and other relevant information. Relevant risks applicable to each Bank as a result of making
available the Loans shall be independently borne by such Bank. The Agent and the Arrangers do not make any representations
or warranties regarding, and shall not be responsible for, the creditworthiness, ability to perform of the Borrower or any other
matters relating to this Agreement.
10.3. The Agent may not take any action that is contrary to the written instructions of the Majority Banks, and shall take the
legal actions in accordance with this Agreement, based on the written instructions of the Majority Banks. Except as instructed
in writing by Majority Banks, the Agent may refuse to take any actions. The Agent may, but is not obligated to, seek approval
of the Majority Banks for actions taken by it pursuant to the Agreement. Absent willful misconduct or gross negligence, the
Agent shall not be responsible in any way to the Borrower or any Bank in respect of actions taken in accordance with the written
instructions of the Majority Banks, or actions subsequently approved by the Majority Banks. Unless the Majority Banks have
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issued a written instruction to the Agent to take a specific action, the Agent shall not be held responsible in any way for failing
to take such action. Irrespective of any other provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, the Agent may refuse to take any
action on behalf of the Banks if the legitimacy of the instructions from the Banks are in doubt or until it has received
confirmation that it will be satisfactorily reimbursed for the related costs. In addition, except for exercising the set-off right
hereunder, no Bank may take any action individually without the written consent of the Majority Banks, nor take any action or
make any omission that would conflict or be inconsistent with the decisions of the Majority Banks (decisions made by the
Majority Banks pursuant to relevant provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on all of the Banks).
10.4. The Agent shall handle matters relating to this Agreement (including but not limited to obtaining the Reference Rate) in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and shall handle matters relating to the Commitment and exercise the rights
under this Agreement in accordance with relevant provisions of this Agreement. In handling such matters, the Agent shall act in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and/or the written instructions of the Majority Banks, and may (but is not
obliged to) exercise the same degree of care as if it were handling facilities granted by the Agent alone.
10.5. In respect of documents submitted to the Agent by the Banks and the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, the
Agent shall verify the signatures and chops in accordance with normal procedures, but is not required to further examine the
contents or any other aspect of such documents. In executing matters in relation to this Agreement, the Agent may rely on the
validity, authenticity and correctness of the signatures and contents of relevant documents received and may rely on the advice
received from its legal counsel. The Agent shall not be liable for any actions taken based on such reliance. In addition, in
making remittances to the Banks, the Agent may rely upon the correctness of the addresses and remittance accounts stipulated
in respect of each Bank in SCHEDULE I of this Agreement or as otherwise designated in writing.
10.6. In handling matters relating to the Commitment (such as advance, repayment, etc.), the Agent shall allocate the
Commitment in accordance with the proportions stipulated in this Agreement; provided, that where actual calculations do not
permit allocation to be made in such a manner/ratio, the Agent may use its reasonable judgment in making the allocation, and no
Bank shall raise any objection thereto.
10.7. Unless otherwise stipulated in this Agreement, communications by the Agent in relation to this Agreement may be carried
out by fax, and the Agent may rely upon the authenticity and correctness of the contents of the faxed documents it receives. The
Agent shall not be responsible in any way for the disruption
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or delay of any transmissions or receptions of communication (by telephone, fax or courier) or for any defect, error or
consequences in the transmission or reception process, except where such is caused by the willful misconduct or gross
negligence of the Agent.
10.8. Upon receiving any notices from the Borrower, the Agent shall notify each of the Banks. Except for notices, reports,
financial statements and other documents required to be delivered by the Agent to each of the Banks under this Agreement, the
Agent is not obliged to provide the Banks with any other information in its possession concerning the credit record, general
business and financial status of the Borrower.
10.9. During the term of this Agreement, the Agent, the Arrangers or any of the Banks may enter into other transactions
unrelated to the Facility with the Borrower in capacities other than as the Agent, an Arranger or a Bank. Such transactions shall
not be affected by the Agreement.
10.10. The Agent may notify the Borrower and each of the Banks in writing at any time that it shall resign from the position of
the Agent (as soon as a new Agent takes office). The Majority Banks are also entitled to replace the Agent at any time. Upon the
resignation or replacement of an Agent, the Majority Banks are entitled to elect a new Agent. If within 30 days after the
resignation of the Agent or the replacement of the Agent by the Majority Banks, the Majority Bank fails to elect a new Agent or
the newly elected Agent does not agree to take the office, the original resigning Agent may select a financial institution as its
successor. If the successor is not successfully selected by the Agent during another 30-day period, the Agent may still resign.
During such period (before the successor agent in selected), all the Banks shall jointly perform the duties of the Agent until the
successor agent is selected, but if the Majority Banks resolve to exercise the rights under the Note during such period, the Agent
shall perform relevant acts in accordance with this Agreement. The resigning Agent may continue to collect any sums falling due
but uncollected during the period of its office and this provision shall remain applicable to any acts taken by the resigning Agent
prior to its duties being terminated.
10.11. All the payments received by the Agent from the Borrower for the common interest of the Banks and payments from the
Banks to be distributed to the Borrower, shall after being applied for payment of various fees and expenses in accordance with
this Agreement, be distributed or allocated in accordance with this Agreement (for payments to be distributed amongst the
Banks, the distribution shall be made in accordance with the Risk Sharing Ratio), and shall deliver such payments to each
Bank by the Business Day following actual receipt thereof. The Agent’s obligation to distribute the said payments shall be
limited to the amounts that it actually receives, and the Agent is not obliged to advance any amounts therefor. The Agent may
assume that the relevant persons
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with obligation to pay will make the relevant payments to the Agent in accordance with the Agreement, and may (but is not
obliged to) distribute or pay such amounts to each of the Banks on the basis of such assumption and in the aforementioned
manner. However, where the Agent relies on such assumption in making the payment, but subsequently finds that it has not
actually received the relevant payment, the Bank or the Borrower which receives the said amount from the Agent shall refund the
payment immediately upon receiving the notice from the Agent, and shall pay interest to the Agent from the date that it receives
the payment and until the date that refund is actually made to the Agent, calculated based on the Agent’s actual cost of funding,
as of that date.
10.12. Unless the Agent has received the notice from any Bank or the Borrower concerning the occurrence of an Event of
Default, which notice expressly states that it is a “notice of Event of Default”, the Agent shall not be deemed to have known or
has been informed as to the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon receiving the said notice, the Agent shall notify each of the
Banks as soon as possible.
10.13. The Agent shall be treated as an independent business unit of Citibank, N.A. Any notice to be sent to the Agent shall not
be deemed duly sent if it were sent to other business department of Citibank N.A.
10.14. Any damage, if any, caused to the Borrower as a result of any act or omission to act of a Bank shall be the responsibility
of that relevant Bank, and the Arrangers, the Agent or any other Banks shall not be responsible therefor.
10.15. In the event of any damage or loss to the Agent or a Bank in the course of performance of this Agreement by the
Borrower or its agent or employee, as a result of causes attributable to the Borrower or its agent or employee, the Borrower shall
be liable for full indemnification against such damage or loss.
10.16. Unless otherwise provided hereunder, in respect of their performance hereunder, neither the Agent nor its agents or
employees shall be held liable in whatever respect to the Banks except for those as a result of its willful misconduct or gross
negligence.
10.17. The Agent may outsource the matters to be handled by it under this Agreement to others in accordance with applicable
laws and regulation.
11.1. In the event that the Borrower fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other relevant agreement in
connection with the Facility, each of the Banks and the Agent,
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in addition to exercising the various rights of claim under this Agreement, shall also be entitled to (but are not obliged to) offset
any sums in accounts (irrespective of whether such sum is of the same currency and, in case of different currencies, such Bank or
the Agent may convert same to the same currency as the Borrower’s obligations hereunder) held by the Borrower at the said
Banks or the Agent (including their headquarters and all branches) and all claims of the Borrower against the Bank or the Agent,
against the obligations of the Borrower to the Banks and/or the Agent under this Agreement (the Borrowers further agrees that
such accounts or other claims shall be deemed to mature automatically upon such time that the offset is exercised by the
relevant Bank or the Agent). Where an account held by the Borrower is a time deposit account, the relevant Bank or the Agent
may directly terminate the time deposit account agreement prematurely and offset funds in the said account against the
obligations under this Agreement, notwithstanding that the deposit term has not expired; where such an account is a checking
account, the Borrower agrees that an announcement by the Banks of the acceleration of the obligations under this Facility shall be
a condition for termination of the checking account agreements and upon such announcement, the checking account agreement
shall cease to be effective, and the Banks or the Agent may directly exercise its right of offset and notify the Borrower thereof.
To the greatest extent permitted by law, the exercise of such setoff right shall be deemed to take effect at the time that such
offset is recorded on the books of the relevant Bank. Where the offset amount is insufficient to satisfy the full amount of the
outstanding obligations of the Borrower hereunder, the Borrower shall remain liable for repaying the insufficiency thereof.
11.2. In order to maintain the prorata repayments to each Bank, where any payments received by a Bank in respect of the Facility
(whether as a result of voluntary or involuntary offset or otherwise) exceeds the prorata amount due to that Bank in accordance
with this Agreement, such Bank shall (a) forward such sums to the Agent for distribution to all Banks in accordance with this
Agreement or (b) if necessary and to the extent required by law, purchase from the other Banks a right of claim equivalent to the
amount of the excess, so that such Bank may, in substance, share with the other Banks the proceeds of the additional repayment.
However, if the benefiting Bank is subsequently required to return all or part of such repayment, the aforementioned purchase
of claim shall be unwind immediately, and the consideration paid for such purchase shall also be refunded without interest. The
Borrower further agrees that the Banks may exercise all rights (including the right of offset), in the same manner as for other
rights hereunder, in respect of the claims so purchased.
11.3. If any other creditor of the Borrower effects a compulsory execution against any account of the Borrower with a Bank or
the Agent, and the executing court issues an attachment order, collection order, or transfer order to the Bank or the Agent in
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respect of such account, the said Bank or the Agent shall be entitled to declare that the Borrower’s obligations under this
Agreement in an amount equal to the amount of such deposit to be subject to compulsory execution shall become due and
payable immediately, and to offset same against such deposit in the account; provided, that so long as such attachment shall not
constitute an Event of Default, the availability of the Commitment shall not be affected.
12.1. All reasonable legal costs and other costs and expenses incurred by the Arrangers in arranging for the Banks and preparing
this Agreement, or any other related documents, as well as costs and expenses to be incurred for any subsequent amendments or
modification to this Agreement, shall be borne by the Borrower.
12.2. All reasonable fees and legal costs incurred by a Bank and/or the Agent arising from occurrence of an Event of Default in
exercising the rights under this Agreement and other relevant agreements, shall be borne by the Borrower.
12.3. If the Borrower fails to pay the costs and expenses in accordance with this Agreement, the Agent has no obligation to
advance same and may require each of the Banks to advance same in accordance with the Risk Sharing Ratio (or if the Borrower
has not yet made any Drawdown at such time, in accordance with the Commitment Ratio), and the Agent may take the
relevant action only upon receipt of such payments in full from the Banks. If the Agent has advanced such payment, the Banks
shall reimburse the Agent immediately upon demand, and if any Bank fails to make such reimbursement timely, the Agent may
directly deduct such payment against sums to be paid to the Banks under this Agreement. The Banks reimbursement obligations
hereunder shall not be affected by any assignment of such Bank’s right or obligation hereunder, and to the extent such payment is
not paid, the assignee bank shall assume same accordingly.
12.4. Neither the Banks, the Arrangers nor the Agent is obliged to advance any payment(s) on behalf of the Borrower. However,
if a Bank, an Arranger or the Agent has done so, the Borrower shall reimburse them for same immediately upon demand, failing
which interest at the Default Rate (on a floating rate basis) shall be payable on such payment commencing from the date of
advance by the Bank(s), the Arranger(s) or the Agent until such reimbursement is actually made by the Borrower.
13.1. Notices made under this Agreement shall be made in writing (by letter or fax) in accordance with relevant provisions of
this
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Agreement; in addition: (a) notices made to the Borrower or the Agent shall be delivered to the address or fax number set out
below in this Agreement (or such other address or fax number subsequently notified in writing); (b) notices made to a Bank shall
be delivered to the address or fax number of the relevant Bank as set out in SCHEDULE I of this Agreement (or such other
address or fax number subsequently notified in writing); (c) monies payable by the Borrower/the Agent to the Agent/the Banks
under this Agreement, if made by electronic transfer, shall be remitted to the relevant Banks/the Agent by the inter-bank
remittance system to the account detailed in SCHEDULE I of this Agreement or detailed below (or such other account
subsequently notified in writing). Notices delivered in person shall be deemed duly delivered when so delivered; notices sent
by prepaid registered post shall be deemed duly delivered five (5) days after posting; notices sent by fax shall be confirmed by
delivering written confirmations and such notices shall be deemed delivered when the written confirmations thereto have been
received:
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Address: _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
TEL No: _____________________________
Contact: _____________________________
Address:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Contact: _____________________________
13.2. Any party that changes its address, telephone number, fax number or remittance account shall immediately notify the
Agent and other parties under this Agreement in writing. In the absence of such notice, the change shall not be binding as against
the Agent or the other parties of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIV. NON-WAIVER. The rights and remedies of the Agent, the Arrangers and the Banks under this Agreement
and the related agreements shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies which the Agent, any Arranger
or any Bank has under the law, and no delay by the Agent, any Arranger or any Bank in exercising any power, privilege or right
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power, privilege or right preclude other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, privilege or right.
ARTICLE XV. AMENDMENT AND ASSIGNMENT.
15.1. An amendment or modification to this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be agreed to by the Borrower, the
Arrangers, the Agent and the Banks; provided, that, amendments relating to those matters which are not directly related to the
Borrower shall require only the consent of the Agent and the Majority Banks and shall be made in writing without the consent of
the Borrower (although the Borrower shall be notified of such amendment in writing).
15.2. The Banks, the Arrangers and the Agent agree that for those matters which are otherwise provided for in this Agreement
or those matters which have been expressly stipulated hereunder, the
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relevant provisions or stipulations shall apply. Separate from such provisions or stipulations, all matters relating to: (a)
amendment to the validity period, availability or Commitment Termination Date of this Facility, (b) amendment to the currency,
amount, the interest/fee rate or due date of a payment, (c) increase of the Total Commitment under this Agreement, (d)
amendment to the definition of “Majority Banks”, (e) amendment to Sections 15.1, 15.2 or 15.3 of this Agreement, or (f) the
removal of all or part of the financial ratios (but not including the amendments thereof) which shall be subject to the written
consent of all of the Banks, all other amendments or modifications to the Agreement, waiver of an Event of Default, or
modification to other matters relating to this Agreement may be amended, waived or revised based on the written consent of the
Majority Banks (a decision by the Majority Banks in accordance with such provision shall be binding on all of the Banks and the
Arrangers).
15.3. In respect of a waiver, amendment or modification to be made by the written consent of all of the Banks or the Majority
Banks, each of the Banks, the Arrangers and the Agent hereby agree and unconditionally authorize the Agent to execute the
relevant documents, for and on behalf of all of the Banks, the Arrangers and the Agent, in accordance with the written consent of
all of the Banks or the Majority Banks, as applicable (acts of the Agent in accordance with this provision shall be binding on all
of the Banks and the Arrangers).
15.4. This Agreement shall be binding on the assignees or successors of each party to this Agreement, or any other person who
assumes or succeeds to the rights or obligations of such party according to law; provided, that the Borrower may not assign its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agent and all of the Banks.
15.5. A Bank may at any time with notice to (but without the consent of) the Borrower, the Agent or any other Bank change its
lending office for this Facility, and may, by no less than 5 Business Days prior written notice (in form of EXHIBIT VIII hereto)
to the Agent and the Borrower, assign or transfer its rights and/or obligations hereunder without the consent of the Agent or
any other Banks; provided, that except as agreed by the Borrower or after occurrence of an event under Section 9.1 of this
Agreement, (a) such shall not cause any additional cost to the Borrower and (b) the assignee shall agree in writing to the Agent to
be bound by this Agreement. In respect of each such assignment, the Bank proposing to assign its rights and/or obligations shall
pay (or cause the assignee to pay) the Agent a processing fee of US$2,000 for each assignment; provided, that each party hereto
acknowledges and agrees that, to facilitate the Borrower’s timing requirements, the Loans will be advanced by the Banks
executing this Agreement. To complete the syndication arrangement as contemplated, each Bank may, within the coming one
month period, transfer its rights and obligations hereunder to other financial institutions. In
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this regard:
(a) The Borrower hereby agrees to such transfers and agrees that it shall, if required by the Agent, further execute such
document as necessary to accommodate such transfers.
(b) To accommodate such transfers and allocation, the first Interest Period shall be a 1-month period.
15.6. A Bank may enter into a risk participation agreement with other person(s) in respect of its claim under this Agreement,
without being required to notify the Borrower the Agent or any other Bank; provided, that such other party may not assert any
right of claim against the Borrower or any other party under this Agreement.
15.7. In addition to disclosure of information according to relevant laws and regulations, the Agent and the Bank may from
time to time provide contents of this Agreement, or information held by it concerning the Borrower or the parties related to this
Agreement, to its head office, parent, affiliate or an assignee of the rights under this Facility or a person sharing the risks
(including potential assignee or participant), the Joint Credit Information Center, a credit assessment institution, a trustee for asset
securitization program, a credit rating institution, or other institutions that provides outsourcing services to the Agent or the
Banks without consent of the Borrowers or the relevant parties.
15.8. Compliance with applicable “know your customer” anti-money laundering laws and regulations (collectively, “AML
Compliance”) is the responsibility of each Bank, and the Agent shall not be responsible for any Bank’s AML Compliance. The
Borrower shall promptly upon the request of the Agent or any Bank supply such documentation and other evidence as is
reasonably requested by the Agent or any Bank in order for the Agent, such Bank or any prospective assignee or sub participant
to carry out and be satisfied with the results of all AML Compliance or other checks in relation to any person that it is required
(under any applicable law or regulation) to carry out in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Agent and the
Banks may disclose to any relevant tax authority the information or materials of the Borrower in respect of this Agreement or
make any other necessary disclosure after giving notice to the Borrower.
15.9. The Borrower acknowledges that communications made by the Agent may be made by email, fax or other electronic means
which may not be secure or reliable. The Agent will not be liable to the Borrower for any such security or reliability issues.
Also, the Agent may, if it deems necessary to do so, monitor, record or retain communications between the Agent and the
Borrower.
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15.10. Each Bank shall inform the Agent of any merger or change of its name or organization structure and, if required by the
Agent, shall provide the Agent such legal opinion acceptable to the Agent to prove that its legal capacity remain unchanged.
Otherwise, the Bank shall, upon request by Agent, execute and deliver to the Agent, at its own costs, such assignment document
transferring rights and obligations to the entity surviving the name change, reorganization or merger.
15.11. The Borrower agrees that, each of the Banks may outsource the debt collection with respect to this Facility to a third party
in accordance with “Rules Governing the Internal Operational System and Procedures for Outsourcing Services By the
Financial Institutions” promulgated by the competent authority and other relevant laws and regulations.
ARTICLE XVI. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the ROC. Any matters not fully
stipulated within this Agreement shall be in accordance with relevant laws of the ROC.
ARTICLE XVII. JURISDICTION. All of the parties hereto agree that with respect to litigation in connection with this
Agreement, the Taipei District Court of Taiwan shall have jurisdiction as the court in the first instance; provided, that this article
does not preclude any rights of the Agent or the Banks to undertake any other legal proceedings against the Borrower in any other
courts or any other jurisdiction in pursuit of repayment.
By:
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By:
By:
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By:
By:
BANK: CITIBANK, N.A., TAIPEI BRANCH
By:
By:
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By:
By:
BANK: CALYON, TAIPEI BRANCH
By:
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By:
BANK: BANK OF TAIWAN
By:
By:
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- SCHEDULE I (1) -
US$21,500,000
HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK
US$21,500,000
BANK OF TAIWAN
US$6,500,000
MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
Total Commitment:
US$ 200,000,000
- SCHEDULE I (2) -
SCHEDULE II
Acquisition
- translation omitted - -
- SCHEDULE II - -
EXHIBIT I
-translation omitted-
- EXHIBIT I -
EXHIBIT I-1
-translation omitted-
- EXHIBIT I-1 -
EXHIBIT II
-translation omitted-
- EXHIBIT II -
EXHIBIT III
PROMISSORY NOTE
Amount: US$200,000,000
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of Citibank, N.A., Taipei Branch
on _____________________ at the office of Citibank, N.A., Taipei Branch in Taipei, Taiwan, Two Hundred Million US
Dollars (US$200,000,000) and interest thereon from _______________ to the date of actual payment hereon at the rate of
_______% per annum. Demand, protest and/or other notice of any kind being hereby expressly waived.
MAKER:
By: ______________________
- EXHIBIT III -
EXHIBIT IV
NOTE AUTHORIZATION
Date: ______________
With regard to the US$200,000,000 Syndicated Loan Agreement dated [ ], 2008 (the “Loan Agreement”), entered into
by and among the undersigned as borrower and the banks named therein (the “Banks”), under which you act as the Agent, the
undersigned has delivered or will deliver to the Agent a promissory note issued by the undersigned in favor of the Agent in
accordance with the Loan Agreement (the “Note”) as evidence of the undersigned’s obligations to the Banks under the Loan
Agreement.
The undersigned agrees that, the Agent shall have the right to exercise the various rights under the Note delivered by the
undersigned according to the Loan Agreement and any note hereafter delivered to the Agent in replacement thereof or
substitution therefor (the “Replacement Note”) for the benefit of the Agent and all the Banks in the capacity of a joint and several
creditor in the manner contemplated by the Loan Agreement, including but not limited to presentation for payment.
The undersigned hereby expressly and irrevocably authorizes the Agent and any of the Agent’s agent or employees, with
full rights of substitution, at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default as defined in the Loan Agreement and in the
discretion of the Agent, to fill in the maturity date, the date from which interest thereon is to accrue and interest rate (based on the
Default Rate provided for in the Loan Agreement) on the Note or Replacement Note.
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that any action taken by the Agent pursuant to this Authorization shall be
absolutely binding on the undersigned.
This authorization is irrevocable and may not be limited in any manner whatsoever. This authorization shall remain
effective until the date that all sums owing to or which shall
- EXHIBIT IV (1) -
become owing to the Banks under the Loan Agreement have been fully paid.
By: ______________________
- EXHIBIT IV (2) -
EXHIBIT V
CERTIFICATE
-translation omitted-
- EXHIBIT V -
EXHIBIT VI
LETTER OF UNDERTAKING
To meet the funding necessary for the Acquisition, the undersigned entered into a NT$24,750,000,000 Syndicated Loan
Agreement dated March 3, 2008 (the “NTD Syndicated Loan Agreement”) with certain banks for which Citibank, N.A., Taipei
Branch acts as agent therefor, under which the banks named therein offered a credit line in NT Dollars to the undersigned (the
“NTD Facility”).
As the banks under this Agreement have separately agreed to provide a loan in US Dollars to the undersigned to replace part
of the NTD Facility to finance the Acquisition, the undersigned states, confirms and undertakes that:
1. As of the issuance of this Letter of Undertaking, NT$[ ] have been drawn down from the NTD Facility, with NT$[ ]
remaining undrawn.
2. The undersigned has applied for changes to the conditions (the loan purposes and availability period) of the NTD Facility, but
has not yet received a reply from all the banks. If the undersigned’s application for changes to the conditions of the NTD
Facility is approved such that the undersigned may continue utilizing the NTD Facility, the undersigned shall ensure that an
amount under the NTD Facility equal to at least US$200,000,000 will not be drawn to finance the Acquisition.
3. If the undersigned’s application for changes to the conditions of the NTD Facility is not accepted, the undrawn amount under
the NTD Facility shall automatically terminate and the undersigned shall not further apply for any changes, extension or
drawdown in respect of the NTD Facility.
The undersigned:
By:
Date: ______________
- EXHIBIT VI (1) -
EXHIBIT VII
LETTER OF UNDERTAKING
-translation omitted-
- EXHIBIT VII -
EXHIBIT VIII
TRANSFER NOTICE
(SAMPLE)
Subje Syndicated Loan Agreement dated as of ________, 2008 (the “Loan Agreement”), entered into by and among the
ct: Borrower, the Agent and the Banks for the facility in an aggregate amount of US$200,000,000
Explanation:
1. *【__________ and _____________ are Banks as defined in and under the Loan Agreement】 【________ is a Bank as
defined in and under the Loan Agreement but __________ is not the original Bank as defined in and under the Loan
Agreement】.
2. Pursuant to an assignment agreement, dated ____________, entered into by and between _______________ and
_______________, _______________ has agreed to assign to _______________, and _______________ has agreed to
assume from _______________, a portion of its Commitment in the amount of _______________ as well as the rights
and obligations in connection therewith. Such assignment shall become effective as of ___________.
3. After and as a result of such assignment, the Commitments of _______________ and _______________ shall become as
follows:
4. All notices to be made to __________ in relation to the aforementioned Facility and Loan Agreement shall, in accordance
with Article _____ of the Loan Agreement, be
delivered to the address or fax number of ________ as set out below and all funds payable to __________ shall, by the
inter-bank remittance system, be remitted to the account number of __________ listed below.
5. We hereby notify you pursuant to Section ____ of the Loan Agreement, 【and enclose herewith a check in the amount of
US$2,000 for payment of processing fee for such transfer】.
________________________
Authorized
Signatory: _________________
________________________
Authorized
Signatory: _________________
Date: _________________
* * * * * * * * * *
Confirm receipt of the aforementioned Notice, and confirm that such assignment shall become effective from ___________.
Date: ___________________
(* choose applicable one)
(* adjust the content according to the situation)