AGREEMENT ON PLEDGE OF MONIES AT THE BANK ACCOUNTS between CASPIAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED and JOINT STOCK COMPANY "BANK CENTERCREDIT" and EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Dated 12 December 2008 ______________________________________________________________________

 

Section 4.02 Limitation of Rights

 

This Agreement shall not be construed as limiting or in any way precluding the exercise by the Pledgeholder of any or all of their rights for the full and timely payment of all amounts owing under the Loan Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or any other rights as set forth in any Applicable Law.

 

 

 

The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Pledgeholder as follows:

 

Section 5.01 First Ranking Pledge

 

The execution of this Agreement and its registration with each Registration Authority will establish in favor of the Pledgeholder a first ranking pledge over the Pledged Assets. For the avoidance of doubt, the priority ranking contemplated by this Section 5.01 shall also apply to any Amendment Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.08 (Replacement of the Bank Account) or Section 12.02 (Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver).

 

 

Section 5.02 Due Registration; Power and Authority

 

It is a limited liability company duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, with a branch duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Kazakhstan. It has the full corporate power, authority and right to execute and deliver, to perform its obligations under, and to grant the Pledge on the Pledged Assets pursuant to this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of, and grant of the Pledge. This Agreement has been duly executed by the duly authorised representatives of the Pledgor, and subject to the reservations and qualifications set out in the legal opinions of the legal counsels to the Pledgeholder as provided under Article IV (Conditions Precedent) of the Loan Ag reement, constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of it enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 5.03 Rights in the Pledged Assets; No Other Liens

 

The Pledgor is the sole owner of the Pledged Assets and is the sole owner of the right to receive and withdraw all funds in the Bank Accounts.  Except for the Pledge granted to the Pledgeholder hereby, the Pledgor owns the Pledged Assets free and clear of any and all encumbrances, including without limitation, Liens, rights of purchase, rights of first refusal and claims and is not subject to any dispute or litigation with or claim by any third party actual, or to the knowledge of the Pledgor threatened or contingent with respect to the Pledged Assets. Except for the Pledge granted to the Pledgeholder hereby, no other agreement or other public notice, filing or registration of rights of any third parties, Liens with respect to all or any part of the Pledged Assets is on file or on record in any public office legally required to maintain such agreements, notices, filings or registrations in any territory in which all or any of the Pledged Assets are maintained.

 

 

Section 5.04 Consents

 

Other than the acts described in Section 6.07 (Consents; Registrations) of this Agreement, no consent or authorisation or filing with or other act by or in respect of any Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.05 No Violations

 

The terms and conditions of any other agreement between the Accounts Bank and the Pledgor do not restrict, prohibit and/or adversely impact upon the pledge of the Pledged Assets and/or any rights of the Pledgeholder hereunder.  Each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank represents and warrants with respect to itself that the execution and performance of this Agreement by it: (i) will not violate any provision of any Applicable Law or regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or Authority, domestic or foreign, or of its Charter, or of any securities issued by it, or of any indenture, lease, agreement, instrument or undertaking to which it is a party or which purports to be binding upon it or any of its property, assets or rights, and (ii) will not result in the creation or imposition of any right or Lien on any of its property or assets except as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.06 No Litigation

 

No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank, threatened by or against any of the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank or against any of its properties or revenues with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby which would have a material adverse effect upon any of the Pledged Assets or the granting of the Pledge.

 

Section 5.07 No material adverse effect

 

There is no other event which, in relation to the Pledged Assets, or the Pledge would or is likely to (i) have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Pledgor to perform its obligations hereunder or (ii) materially and adversely affect the status and ranking of the Pledgeholder as secured creditor hereunder, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Pledgeholder.

 

 

Section 5.08 Repeated Representations and Warranties

 

The representations and warranties provided in this Article V, such representations and warranties shall be deemed to be automatically repeated by the Pledgor on the date of submission of the Borrower's applications for Disbursement, on every other date on which each Disbursement is made under the Loan Agreement, on each Interest Payment Date, and on every date when an amendment agreement is entered into, by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing.

 

 

 

The Pledgor hereby covenants to the Pledgeholder and agrees that during the Security Period, it shall do all of the following:

 

Section 6.01 Compliance with Law

 

The Pledgor shall comply with all Applicable Law relating to the Pledged Assets or any part thereof or to the operation of the Pledgor's business.

 

Section 6.02 Maintenance of Funds in the Bank Account

 

The Pledgor shall maintain at all times sufficient sums standing to the credit of or comprising each of the Pledged Assets so as to equal the aggregate amount of all the moneys required to be held in the Bank Account in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the Account Agreement and the other Financing Agreements.

 

 

Section 6.03 Information; Right of Inspection

 

The Pledgor shall furnish promptly to the Pledgeholder such information pertaining to the Pledged Assets and the Bank Account as referred to in the Account Agreement and such additional information as the Pledgeholder may from time to time reasonably request, consistent with the information and access rights granted to the Pledgeholder by the Pledgor in Section 5.14 (Furnishing of Information) of the Loan Agreement.  Upon reasonable notice from the Pledgeholder, the Pledgor shall permit representatives of the Pledgeholder (including, without limitation, any consultants engaged by the Pledgeholder) to have access to all the books, correspondence and records of the Pledgor pertaining to the Pledged Assets and the Bank Account, and the representatives of the Pledgeholder may examine the same and make photocopies thereof.

 

Section 6.04 Information; Statements

 

Until the Secured Obligations have been repaid in full and all other obligations of the Pledgor have been discharged by the Pledgor in full, to the satisfaction of the Pledgeholder, the Pledgor undertakes, from and after (and during the continuance of) any request in writing from the Pledgeholder therefor, to send to the Pledgeholder promptly upon receipt from the Accounts Bank copies of all statements, orders and notices or any other documents given by the Accounts Bank to the Pledgor in connection with the Pledged Assets and the Bank Account and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Account Agreement.

 

Section 6.05 Payment Obligations

 

The Pledgor shall pay promptly when due all taxes, duties, assessments, governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Pledged Assets and the Bank Account or in respect of its income or profits therefrom, as well as all claims of any kind against or with, respect to the Pledged Assets or the Bank Account, except that a failure to pay such amounts shall not constitute a breach hereof if (i) the validity thereof is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (ii) such proceedings do not involve any risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of all or any part of the Pledged Assets or any interest or right therein or thereto; (iii) such proceedings do not, pending their resolution, have a material adverse effect and could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect; and (iv) in the Pledgeholder's reasonable opinion, the Pledgor has set aside adequate reserves or has otherwise

 

 

 

Section 6.06 Limitations

 

The Pledgor shall not sell, transfer, assign, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of the Pledged Assets, or attempt, offer or agree to do so except as expressly permitted by any of the Financing Agreements.  Except for the Pledge granted hereunder, the Pledgor shall not create, incur or permit to exist, and shall take all commercially reasonable actions to defend the Pledged Assets against, and will take such other commercially reasonable action as is necessary to remove, any Lien with respect to the Pledged Assets except to the extent any such Lien is permitted to continue in accordance with any of the Financing Agreements. The Pledgor shall not initiate liquidation or reorganisation proceedings without the prior written consent of the Pledgeholder.  The Pledgor further covenants and agrees that it will take, upon notice to and receipt of consent from the Pledgeholder, all commercially reasonable actions to defend the Pledgeholder's rights, title and interest to the Pledged Assets against the claims and demands of all third parties including any Authority.

 

Section 6.07 Consents; Registrations

 

(a)      The Pledgor shall procure that all of its rights in respect of the Pledged Assets arising during the Security Period including any rights to substitutions of the Bank Account specified herein are pledged in favour of the Pledgeholder in accordance with this Agreement.  The Pledgor shall, without prejudice to Section 6.08 (Replacement of the Bank Account), do and authorise and permit to be done each and every act or thing and deliver each and every document or instrument which may be deemed necessary by the Pledgeholder

 

 

 

(b)      The Pledgor shall at its own cost and account within ten (10) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, register the Pledge with each Registration Authority and/or elsewhere if required by Applicable Law and such registration shall in any event occur before first Disbursement.  The Pledgor shall ensure that such registration of the Pledge is a first in time priority in any and all registers or records of each Registration Authority, to secure the first ranking of the Pledge as contemplated in Section 5.01 (First Ranking Pledge).  The Pledgor shall within ten (10) days after the registration of the Pledge with each Registration Authority and/or with any other Authority deliver to the Pledgeholder and permit the Pl edgeholder during the Security Period to retain, at the expense and risk of the Pledgor, at any office of the Pledgeholder or with any correspondents or other agents of the Pledgeholder, whether in the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, the British Virgin Islands, or elsewhere, the originals of all related certificates, documents and filings, including this Agreement bearing the registration mark and the certificate of registration of a movable property pledge, confirming such registration.

 

(c)      For each New Bank Account opened pursuant to Section 6.08 (Replacement of the Bank Account) below, within ten (10) Business Days of the Pledgeholder's dispatch of the executed five (5) originals of the Amendment Agreement, or where this Agreement has otherwise been amended in accordance with Section 12.02 (Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver), the Pledgor shall register any such Amendment Agreement with each Registration Authority and/or elsewhere if required by Applicable Law .  The Pledgor shall within ten (10) days after the registration of the Amendment Agreement with the Registration Authority and/or with any other Authority deliver to the Pledgeholder and permit the

 

 

 

(d)      The Pledgor shall do, authorise and permit to be done each and every other act or thing and agrees to execute any additional documents or instruments which may be deemed necessary by the Pledgeholder to (i) register the Pledge or any modification, amendment or supplement thereto or any other agreement or document that may be requested by the Pledgeholder in order to implement this Agreement and the transactions as set out herein, to protect or preserve the rights, title and interests of the Pledgeholder with respect to the Pledged Assets and for the purpose of enforcing the Pledgeholder 's rights under or in connection with this Agreement; and (ii) obtain all the consents and authorisations which, in the opinion of the Pledgeholder, are necessary or desirable to comply with Applicable Law with re spect to the Pledge.

 

(e)      The Pledgor undertakes to maintain the Pledge in perfected form at all times during the Security Period.

 

Section 6.08 Replacement of the Bank Account

 

(a)      In the event that the Bank Account needs to be replaced or substituted in accordance with Applicable Law (or where there has been a change in the identity of the Accounts Bank), the Pledgor shall promptly and no later than ten (10) Business Days from the date when any such New Bank Accounts are opened, deliver, or cause to be delivered as the case may be, to the Pledgeholder (in form and substance satisfactory to the Pledgeholder) signed and sealed by each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank four (4) originals of the

 

 

 

(b)      In the event that any New Bank Account is opened with a replacement Accounts Bank, the Pledgor shall procure that the new Accounts Bank enters into and duly signs and seals five (5) originals of an Amendment Agreement agreeing to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.09 Governmental Expropriation

 

In the event that the Pledged Assets or the Bank Account are claimed, arrested (frozen) or seized by or pursuant to any Authority or through the exercise of a purported right of an Authority to requisite, expropriate, take or nationalise the Pledged Assets, or if any Authority withdraws or suspends withdrawal of the Pledged Assets from the Bank Account or the Pledged Assets are taken through any governmental action or inaction which affects the use of the Bank Account or the use or value of the Pledged Assets, the Pledgor and the Pledgeholder shall join and co-operate at the Pledgor's cost, in prosecuting their respective claims, including claims for damages.  All Proceeds awarded as compensation for government requisition, expropriation, taking or nationalisation shall be paid to the Pledgeholder and retained by the Pledgeh older as part of the Pledged Assets .  If such Proceeds for any reason whatsoever are in fact received by the Pledgor, the Pledgor shall immediately pay them to the Pledgeholder or immediately provide to the Pledgeholder other security, acceptable to the Pledgeholder.

 

Section 6.10 General Notices

 

The Pledgor shall advise the Accounts Bank (if applicable) and the Pledgeholder promptly and in reasonable detail of any event which affects, or could reasonably be expected to affect the value of any of the Pledged Assets, the Pledge granted hereby or any part of the Pledgeholder's rights under this Agreement, including (i) any Lien asserted against any of the Pledged Assets, (ii) any event or circumstance which in any material way affects or alters any of the terms on which the Accounts Bank operate or service the

 

 

 

 

Section 6.11 Further Assurances

 

The Pledgor shall execute all such other documents and instruments and do all such other acts and things as the Pledgeholder may determine are necessary or desirable for the purposes of ensuring the validity, legality and first ranking of the Pledge given in this Agreement or to enable the Pledgeholder to exercise any of the rights and powers granted to it under this Agreement.  In addition, the Pledgor agrees at any time and from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Pledgeholder and at the sole expense of the Pledgor, to promptly and duly sign a replacement pledge agreement which the Pledgeholder may prepare containing a description of the Pledged Assets in such detail as may be required by the Pledgeholder.

 

 

 

Section 6.12 Powers of Attorney

 

For the purposes of securing the rights of the Pledgeholder to the Pledged Assets and the performance of all of the obligations and duties of the Pledgor to the Pledgeholder under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and any other Financing Agreements, the Pledgor shall within 3 (three) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement and thereafter upon the first demand of the Pledgeholder appoint by a power of attorney, substantially in the form as set out in Schedule 2 (Form of Power of Attorney) hereto  the Pledgeholder or any other person designated by the Pledgeholder as the representative or representatives of the Pledgor.  The Pledgeholder or such representative shall possess the full right to appoint deputies and the right to delegate further any power s with respect to all or part of the Pledged Assets or Bank Account of the Pledgor.  The Pledgor  shall be obliged to renew such power of attorney or powers of attorney when necessary in order to ensure the continuing validity of the powers of attorney within the Security Period.  The Pledgeholder or the representative shall be further entitled on behalf and in the name of the Pledgor or otherwise to sign legally binding documents or to perform actions having legally binding consequences, which it (or its deputies or other empowered persons) considers, in its opinion, to be appropriate in connection with the exercise of any rights of the Pledgeholder pursuant to any of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or which the Pledgor is obliged to create for the benefit of the Pledgeholder in accordance with this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Financing Agreement.  The Pledgeholder may only use such power of attorney to the extent tha t the Pledgor has not taken any action requested by the Pledgeholder pursuant to Section 6.07 (Consents; Registrations), unless a Default has occurred, in which case such power of attorney may be exercised in the sole discretion of the Pledgeholder.  All powers of attorney described in this Section 6.12 shall be issued in the Russian and English language, in the manner required by the Charter of the Pledgor and Applicable Law, shall be substantially in the form as set out in Schedule 2 (Form of Power of Attorney) and as agreed by the Pledgeholder, shall bear the corporate seal of the Pledgor and shall be notarized  and apostilled.

 

 

Section 6.13 Defence of Pledge

 

Save to the extent allowed under Section 6.06 (Limitations), the Pledgor shall, at its sole cost and expense, defend the Pledged Assets and the Pledge created hereunder in favour of the Pledgeholder against all claims, demands, attachments or any legal or administrative proceedings made, commenced or threatened by any person at any time claiming the same or any interest therein, and promptly notify the Pledgeholder of any such claims or demands.

 

Section 6.14 Negative Covenants by the Pledgor

 

Until the Secured Obligations have been repaid or discharged in full to the satisfaction of the Pledgeholder, the Pledgor shall not, without the Pledgeholder's prior written consent:

 

(a)      subject to Section 6.08 (Replacement of the Bank Account), terminate, amend, supplement or otherwise modify the terms of any agreement with the Accounts Bank relating to the Pledged Assets (including the Account Agreement);

 

(b)      close any of the Bank Accounts;

 

(c)      transfer any or all funds at any time deposited in the Bank Account in any way that is not expressly permitted under this Agreement, the Account Agreement, the Loan Agreement and any other Financing Agreement;

 

(d)      release, grant time or indulgence or compound with any third party or suffer to arise any set-off (except set-off by the Accounts Bank for charges and fees associated with the maintenance of the Bank Account, provided that following the exercise of any such set-off right by the Accounts Bank, the Pledgor shall promptly deposit in the Bank Account an amount equal to the amount in respect of which such right of set-off was exercised) or other adverse rights against the whole or any part of any of the Pledged Assets nor do or omit to do anything which may delay or prejudice the right of the Pledgeholder to receive payment of any sums from time to time standing to the credit of the Bank Account or comprising any of the Pledged Assets; or

 

 

(e)      except for the Pledge created hereunder, create, incur or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of the Pledged Assets, and, in furtherance thereof, the Pledgor shall take all necessary action under Applicable Law to defend the Pledged Assets against, and shall take all such other action as is necessary to remove, any such Lien with respect to the Pledged Assets.  The Pledgor shall not be deemed to be in breach of this covenant in the event that a Permitted Lien, as described in Section 6.05(2) of the Loan Agreement, is established, provided that the Pledgor will take all such action as is necessary to remove any such Permitted Lien in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement;

 

(f)      take or permit the taking of any action (corporate or otherwise) that: (i) has or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Pledgor to perform its obligations hereunder; or (ii) result in a breach of the covenant in paragraph (c) of Section 6.06 (Limitations); or (iii) materially and adversely affect the status and ranking of the Pledgeholder as secured creditor hereunder, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Pledgeholder;

 

(g)      initiate liquidation or insolvency proceedings or any reorganisation of the Pledgor;

 

(h)      without prejudice to the Pledgeholder's rights under Section 6.09 (Governmental Expropriation), settle:

 

 

(ii)           suits or claims with regard to any insurance agreements in respect of all or any part of the Pledged Assets (if such insurance is retained), or any other compensation or insurance payments pertaining thereto other than as permitted pursuant to the Loan Agreement or the other Financing Agreements.

 

(i) do any act, or omit to do any act, if that act or omission would adversely affect the rights of the Pledgeholder under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Financing Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01 Rights upon Default

 

If a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Pledge hereby constituted shall become immediately enforceable and the Pledgeholder may foreclose on the Pledged Assets under a non-judicial procedure and upon written notice to the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank informing the Pledgor of the amount due, and upon performance of all other requirements of Applicable Law, take one or more of the following actions with respect to all or part of the Pledged Assets, in its discretion:

 

(a)      collect, receive or withdraw funds deposited in or income related to the Bank Account, whether accrued before or after the date of such notice;

 

(b)      if elected by the Pledgeholder in its discretion, levy execution upon the Pledged Assets through judicial proceedings in accordance with the laws of Kazakhstan and/or the laws of the British Virgin Islands;

 

(c)      if elected by the Pledgeholder in its discretion, levy execution upon the funds available in the Bank Account through non-judicial proceedings to the extent permitted by the laws of Kazakhstan;

 

(d)      to the extent permitted by the laws of Kazakhstan, retain and operate the Bank Account; and/or

 

 

 

 

Section 7.02 Rights Absolute

 

To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Pledgeholder may enforce or request enforcement of any provision of this Agreement and the rights granted hereunder without having first to exhaust any other remedy or to enforce any other Lien that the Pledgeholder may otherwise have against the Pledgor or any other property or assets of the Pledgor.  For the purposes hereof, and to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Pledgor hereby expressly waives any requirement of presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind.

 

Section 7.03 Further Rights upon Default

 

The Pledgor agrees, and the Accounts Bank confirms that it is aware, that in addition to the rights of the Pledgeholder hereunder, the Pledgeholder shall on the occurrence of a Default have all the rights granted to it pursuant to the Account Agreement.

 

Section 7.04 Expenses

 

The costs and expenses incurred by the Pledgeholder in connection with the exercise of any of its rights under this Article VII shall be immediately payable to the Pledgeholder by the Pledgor upon demand by the Pledgeholder and any such costs and expenses shall be included and form part of the Secured Obligations hereunder.

 

Section 7.05 No Responsibility for Loss

 

The Pledgeholder shall not bear any responsibility for any loss, damage or harm which may result from the exercise, or the failure to exercise, or the impossibility to exercise, or the delay in exercising any of the Pledgeholder's rights and powers pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

 

Section 8.01 Priority of Monies Application

 

To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, all proceeds from any foreclosure on the Pledged Assets, together with all monies received by the Pledgeholder hereunder, shall be applied to make payments in the following order:

 

(a)                 first, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Pledgeholder in connection with such sale or disposition or any other enforcement action taken pursuant to Article VII (Default; Remedies) above, and/or the collection of any such monies (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) and/or the exercise by the Pledgeholder of any other of its rights and/or powers under this Agreement or in respect of the dissolution or liquidation of the Pledgor; and

 

(b)      second, the balance of such money shall be applied to the payment of the Secured Obligations as described in Section 2.01 (Secured Obligations).

 

Section 8.02 Surplus

 

Any surplus of cash proceeds remaining after the termination of the Loan Agreement and the payment in full of the amounts described in Section 8.01 (Priority of Monies Application) shall be paid over to the Pledgor or to such person or entity as is lawfully entitled thereto.

 

Section 8.03 Deficiency

 

In the event that the proceeds collected or received by the Pledgeholder hereunder are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Pledgeholder is legally entitled in the currency provided for in the Loan Agreement (whether before or after payments are made pursuant to Section 8.01(a) above) the Pledgor shall remain liable for any deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the applicable rate set forth in Section 3.06 (Default Interest) of the Loan Agreement.

 

 

 

Section 9.01 Termination Provisions

 

At the end of the Security Period, this Agreement and all rights and interests hereunder shall terminate; provided, however, that the obligations of the Pledgor under Article X (Indemnity) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.02 Termination and Release

 

Upon termination of this Agreement, the Pledgeholder, at the written request and sole expense of the Pledgor, shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor all agreements, documents or instruments that are reasonably necessary to acknowledge the satisfaction, termination and release of this Agreement and the Pledge created hereby. Any such satisfaction, termination and release shall be without recourse upon or warranty by the Pledgeholder.

 

 

 

Section 10.01 Indemnification of Pledgeholder and Others

 

(a)      The Pledgor assumes full liability for, and agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Pledgeholder and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (individually referred to as an "Indemnitee" and collectively as "Indemnitees") against and from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (compensatory, punitive or otherwise), penalties, claims, actions, Taxes, suits, costs and expenses (including, reasonable legal counsel's fees and expenses and costs of investigation) of whatsoever kind and nature, including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, those arising in contract or tort (including,  negligence) or by strict liab ility or otherwise, which are imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Pledgeholder or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or servants (whether or not also indemnified by any other person under any other document) and which in any way relate to or arise out of, whether directly or indirectly:

 

 

(i)      any of the transactions contemplated by any Financing Agreement or Project Agreement or the execution, delivery or performance thereof;

 

 

(ii)      the operation or maintenance of the Pledgor's facilities or the ownership, control or possession thereof by the Pledgor; or

 

 

(iii)      the exercise by the Pledgeholder of any of its rights and remedies under any of the Financing Agreements;

 

provided that the Pledgeholder shall not have any right to be indemnified hereunder for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(b)      The Pledgor shall pay or procure the payment for the duration of the Security Period of all present and future registration fees, stamp duties and other imposts or transaction taxes in relation to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the maintenance of the Pledge provided for hereby and shall keep the Pledgeholder indemnified against any failure or delay in paying them.

 

Section 10.02 Unenforceability; Maximum Permitted Satisfaction.

 

If and to the extent that the obligations of the Pledgor under this Article X are unenforceable for any reason, the Pledgor hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.

 

Section 10.03 Reimbursements Unpaid Deemed Secured Obligations.

 

Any amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement shall constitute, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, obligations secured by the Pledged Assets.  The indemnity obligations of the Pledgor contained in this Article X shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the full payment of all loans made under the Loan Agreement and other amounts secured under this Agreement.  For avoidance of doubt, the Parties hereby agree that the Pledgor shall not be entitled to repudiate this obligation.

 

 

 

All costs, taxes, including moveable property taxes, charges and duties relating to the Bank Account and the Pledged Assets and to the execution, registration, filings, authorizations, consents, notarizations and enforcement of this Agreement and any of the rights of the Pledgeholder provided for in it (including, but not limited to, duties, expenses and fees (including legal fees)) shall be borne by the Pledgor; provided that if notwithstanding this provision, the Pledgeholder has paid any such costs, taxes, charges or duties, the Pledgor shall immediately upon request of the Pledgeholder, reimburse the Pledgeholder for all such amounts paid in the currency incurred.

 

 

 

Section 12.01 Term of Agreement

 

This Agreement shall continue in full force until full and irrevocable discharge of the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreements (but without prejudice to Article IX (Termination; Release)).

 

Section 12.02 Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver

 

(a)      This Agreement and each of the other Financing Agreements and any other documents referred to herein or therein constitute the entire obligations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any prior expressions of intent or understandings with respect to this transaction.  Any amendment to, or waiver by the Pledgeholder of any of the terms or conditions of, or consent given by the Pledgeholder under, this Agreement (including, without limitation, under this Section 12.02) shall be in writing, signed by the Pledgeholder and, in the case of an amendment, by the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank.

 

 

(b)      In any event, this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged, or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties in substantially the same form of the Amendment Agreement set out in Schedule 1 (Form of Amendment Agreement) hereto.  To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no failure or delay on the part of the Pledgeholder in exercising any of the rights or remedies granted to it hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

 

Section 12.03 Pledgor's Obligations; Account Bank's Obligations

 

The Pledgor and the Accounts Bank each agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, to make no payments or distributions contrary to the terms and provisions hereof and to do every other act and thing necessary or appropriate to carry out such terms and provisions.

 

Section 12.04 Notices

 

Any notice, application or other communication to be given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such notice, application or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when it is delivered by hand, airmail or facsimile transmission to the party to which it is required or permitted to be given or made at such party's address specified below or at such other address as such party designates by notice to the party giving or making such notice, application or other communication:

 

 

Caspian Real Estate Limited

3rd Floor

174B Furmanov Street

Almaty

Republic of Kazakhstan

 

 

Fax:                       ###-###-####

Attention:           Mr Paul Anthony Roberts

 

 

Joint Stock Company "Bank CenterCredit"

92/87, Abylai Khan/Kabanbai batyr Street

050010, Almaty

Republic of Kazakhstan

 

Fax:                       ###-###-####

Attention:            Private Banking Office Branch Manager

 

For the Pledgeholder:

 

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

One Exchange Square

London  EC2A 2JN

United Kingdom

Fax:                      + 44 20 7338 6100

Attention:            Operation Administration Unit

 

Section 12.05 English Language

 

All documents to be furnished or communications to be given or made by the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank under this Agreement shall be in the English language or, if in another language, shall be accompanied by a translation into English certified by the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank, as the case may be, which translation shall be the governing version among the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank and the Pledgeholder.

 

 

 

Section 12.06 Indemnity and Expenses

 

(a) The Pledgor shall be liable to indemnify the Pledgeholder on demand against any loss or expense sustained or incurred by the Pledgeholder as a result of:

 

(i)	a failure by the Pledgor to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; or

 

(ii)	any representation or warranty made in this Agreement by the Pledgor having been untrue, incorrect or misleading when made.

 

(b) The indemnities contained in this Agreement, including this Section 12.06 and Article X (Indemnity), shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.07 Rights, Remedies and Waivers

 

(a) For the avoidance of doubt, any misrepresentation or breach of any right or remedy hereunder by the Pledgor shall be deemed a Default;

 

(b) The rights and remedies of the Pledgeholder in relation to any misrepresentation or breach of warranty on the part of the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank shall not be prejudiced by any investigation by or on behalf of the Pledgeholder into the affairs of the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank, by the execution or the performance of this Agreement or by any other act or thing which may be done by or on behalf of the Pledgeholder in connection with this Agreement and which might, apart from this Section, prejudice such rights or remedies.

 

(c) No course of dealing and no delay in exercising, or omission to exercise, any right, power or remedy accruing to the Pledgeholder upon any default under this Agreement or any other agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof or an acquiescence therein.  No single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  No action of the Pledgeholder in respect of any such default, or acquiescence by them therein, shall affect or impair any right, power or remedy of the Pledgeholder in respect of any other default.

 

 

 

(d) The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies, whether provided by Applicable Law or otherwise.

 

(e) In addition to the Pledgeholder's right to foreclose on the Pledged Assets under a non-judicial procedure, the Pledgeholder may proceed to protect and enforce their rights hereunder in any court or other tribunal by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceedings, whether for damages, the specific performance of any term hereof or otherwise, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or by law.  The Pledgor and the Accounts Bank  hereby agree to pay to the Pledgeholder on demand such amount in the Loan Currency as shall be sufficient to reimburse the Pledgeholder for its costs and expenses related to, or arising out of, any such action or remedies, including, reasonable fees and ex penses of legal counsel.

 

Section 12.08 Governing Law

 

This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kazakhstan (including any international treaties to which Kazakhstan is a party and which are in force in the territory of Kazakhstan).

 

Section 12.09 Arbitration and Jurisdiction

 

(a)      Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as at present in force.  There shall be one (1) arbitrator and the appointing authority shall be LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration).  The seat and place of arbitration shall be London, England and the English language shall be used throughout the arbitral proceedings.  The parties hereby waive any rights under the Arbitration Act 1996 or otherwise to appeal any arbitration award to, or to seek determination of a preliminary point of law by, the courts of England.  The arbitral tribunal shall not be authorised to take or provide, and eac h of the Pledgor and Accounts Bank agree that it shall not seek from any judicial authority, any interim measures of protection or pre-award relief against the Pledgeholder, any provisions of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules notwithstanding.  The arbitral tribunal shall have authority to consider and include in

 

 

 

(b)      Notwithstanding Section 12.09(a), this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, and any rights of the Pledgeholder arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, may, at the option of the Pledgeholder, be enforced by the Pledgeholder in the courts of Kazakhstan, the courts of the British Virgin Islands or in any other courts having jurisdiction.  For the benefit of the Pledgeholder, each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England with respect to any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof or thereof.  Each Pledgor and the Accounts Bank hereby irre vocably consents to the service of process or any other legal summons out of such courts by mailing copies thereof by registered airmail postage prepaid to its address specified herein.  Each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank covenants and agrees that, so long as it has any obligations under this Agreement, it shall maintain a duly appointed agent to receive service of process and any other legal summons in England for purposes of any legal action or proceeding brought by the Pledgeholder in respect of any Financing Agreement and shall keep the Pledgeholder advised of the identity and location of such agent.  Nothing herein

 

 

 

 

Section 12.10 Privileges and Immunities of the Pledgeholder

 

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver, renunciation or other modification of any immunities, privileges or exemptions of the Pledgeholder accorded under the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, international convention or any Applicable Law.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Pledgeholder has made an express submission to arbitration under Section 12.09 (a) and accordingly, and without prejudice to its other privileges and immunities (including, without limitation, the inviolability of its archives), it acknowledges that it does not have immunity from suit and legal process under Article 5(2) of Statutory Instrument 1991, No. 757 (The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1991), or any similar provision under English law, in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award duly made against it as a result of its express submission to arbitration pursuant to Section 12.09 (a).

 

Section 12.11 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

 

Each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank represents and warrants to the Pledgeholder that this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and any other Financing Agreements and the undertakings by the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank under any such Financing Agreements to which it is a party are commercial rather than public or governmental acts and that neither the Pledgor nor the Accounts Bank is entitled to claim immunity from legal proceedings with respect to itself or any of its assets on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise under any Applicable Law or in any jurisdiction where an action may be brought for the enforcement of any of the obligations arising under or relating to this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements.  To the extent that any of the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank or any of their assets has or hereafter may acq uire any right to immunity from set-off, legal proceedings, attachment prior to judgment, other attachment or execution of judgment on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise, each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank hereby irrevocably waives such rights to immunity in respect of its obligations arising under or relating to this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Financing Agreements.

 

 

Section 12.12  Reliance

 

Each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank acknowledges that the Pledgeholder is entering into this Agreement, and has acted, solely in its capacity as a lender under the Loan Agreement, and not as an advisor to the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank.  Each of the Pledgor and the Accounts Bank represents and warrants that, in entering into this Agreement, it has engaged and relied upon advice given to it by its own legal, financial and other professional advisors and it has not relied on and will not hereafter rely on any advice given to it by the Pledgeholder.

 

Section 12.13 Successors and Assigns

 

(a) This Agreement binds and inures to the benefit of the respective successors, assignees and permitted transferees of the parties hereto.

 

(b) Neither the Pledgor nor the Accounts Bank may assign or otherwise transfer all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Pledgeholder.

 

(c) The benefit of this Agreement may be freely and unconditionally assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, in whole or in part, by the Pledgeholder to any other person.

 

Section 12.14 Rights of Third Parties

 

A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no rights under any Applicable Law to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement (except as provided for in Section 12.13 (Successors and Assigns).

 

Section 12.15 No Partnership or Agency

 

Nothing in this Agreement (or any of the arrangements contemplated hereby) shall be deemed to constitute a partnership between the parties hereto nor save as expressly provided herein constitute any party the agent of any other for any purpose.

 

 

 

Section 12.16 Agreement as property of the Pledgeholder

 

This Agreement is and will remain the property of the Pledgeholder after any release, settlement, discharge or arrangement relating to the liability of the Pledgor or the Accounts Bank under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.17 Conflict

 

In the event of any conflict between:

 

(a)      the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Account Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of the Loan Agreement shall prevail; and

 

(b)      the terms of the Account Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of the Account Agreement shall prevail.

 

Section 12.18 Severability

 

Each of the provisions of this Agreement shall be severable and distinct from one another and if at any time any one or more of those provisions (or any part thereof) is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.  In this event, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, the parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to replace the void, illegal or unenforceable provision with a valid, legal and enforceable provision which corresponds as far as possible to the spirit and purpose of the void, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

Section 12.19 Disclosure

 

(a)               the Pledgeholder may disclose such documents, information and records regarding the Pledgor or any other party to a Financing Agreement and this transaction (including, without limitation, copies of this Agreement and any Financing Agreement) as the Pledgeholder deems appropriate in connection with any dispute involving the

 

 

 (b)               Except as required by Applicable Law, neither the Pledgor nor the Accounts Bank shall disclose any documents, information and records regarding itself, the Pledgeholder or any other party to a Financing Agreement and this transaction (including without limitation, copies of this Agreement and any Financing Agreements).

 

Section 12.20  Language and Counterparts

 

(a)           This Agreement shall be drawn up and executed in the English language.

 

(b)           This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

Section 12.21 Survival

 

Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement, (i) the representations and warranties given by the Pledgor in Article V (Representations and Warranties); (ii) the covenants of the Pledgor in Article VI (Covenants) and Section 6.14 (Negative Covenants of the Pledgor); and (iii) the provisions set forth in Section 6.05 (Payment Obligations) and XII (Miscellaneous) and of this Section 12.21, shall survive and remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been fully and irrevocably discharged strictly in accordance with the provision s of the Financing Agreements, as evidenced by a written instrument signed by the Pledgeholder.

 

The parties hereto agree that this Agreement shall take effect as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor, the Accounts Bank and the Pledgeholder have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorised representatives as of the date first above written.

 

Executed by                                       )

CASPIAN REAL ESTATE             )

LIMITED     acting by                      )

authorised signatory                       )                      /s/ Paul Roberts                                

 

Name:                      Paul Roberts                           Authorised Signatory

Title:                        Head of Branch, Caspian Real Estate Limited,

                                 Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

 

[Seal]

 

Executed by                                                      )

JOINT STOCK COMPANY                         )

"BANK CENTERCREDIT"                          )

acting by authorised signatory(ies)             )

 

 /s/ Vakmidova Rizvangul

 

Name:

Title:

 Deputy Director of Almaty City Branch

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Executed by                                                     )

EUROPEAN BANK                                       )

FOR RECONSTRUCTION                          )

AND DEVELOPMENT                                  )

acting by authorised signatory                    )

 

 

Name:           Tomas Bravenec

Title: Senior Banker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between

 

 

and

 

 

and

 

[NEW ACCOUNTS BANK]

 

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. [ ] dated [  ] (this "Agreement") is made between:

 

(1)           CASPIAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED, a limited liability company organised and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, having its registered address at Akara Building, 24 De Castro Street, Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, with its branch office at 29/6 Satpaev Street, Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and represented by [          ], the head of its branch office in the Republic of Kazakhstan (the "Pledgor");

(2)           EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, an international organisation established by treaty ("EBRD")[; and]

(3)           JOINT STOCK COMPANY "BANK CENTERCREDIT" (the "Accounts Bank")[; and]

[(4)           NEW ACCOUNTS BANK (the "New Accounts Bank").]

 

(A)

By an agreement on pledge of bank accounts dated [  ] 2008 (the "Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts"), between the Pledgor, the Accounts Bank and EBRD, the Pledgor has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to pledge in favour of EBRD (the "Pledgeholder") all of its rights, title and interest in and to the funds in the Bank Account;

 

(B)	[The Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts was amended on [  ]; and pursuant to the Amendment Agreement No.1 to the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts between the Pledgor, the Accounts Bank and EBRD (the "Amendment Agreement No.1"); and

 

 

 

 

(C)]	The Pledgor, the Accounts Bank[, the New Accounts Bank] and EBRD have agreed to amend the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts [further], subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

 

Wherever used in this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require, the terms defined in the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement.

 

 

(a)           Section [ ] of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts [as amended by Amendment Agreement No. [  ]] shall be amended by replacing the phrase "[]" with "[]";

 

(b)           Section [  ] of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank. Accounts [as amended by Amendment Agreement No. []] shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

"[  ]";

 

(c) [pursuant to [Section 10] of the Account Agreement [  ] has been replaced by [ ] as Accounts Bank, and [  ] as the new Accounts Bank hereby agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as if it were the original Accounts Bank named therein.]

 

[●]

 

 

 

 

Each of the Pledgor[, the New Accounts Bank] and the Accounts Bank represents and warrants to the Pledgeholder as follows:

 

(a)      it has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement and the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as amended by this Agreement;

 

(b)      it has taken all necessary action to authorise the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as amended by this Agreement;

 

(c)      this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it, and subject to the reservations and qualifications set out in the legal opinions of the legal counsels to the Pledgeholder as provided under Article IV (Conditions Precedent) of the Loan Agreement, this Agreement and the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as amended by this Agreement constitute its valid and legally binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms;

 

(d)      all consents, authorisations and actions of any kind necessary for its valid execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as amended by this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect;

 

(e)                 the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as amended by this Agreement do not require the consent or approval of any of its creditors and will not conflict with or constitute a breach or default under or violate any provision of its charter or any agreement, law, rule regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award applicable to it.

 

(f)      the amendment of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts pursuant to this Agreement shall not in any way diminish or impair the rights, ranking or priorities of the Pledgeholder under the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts; and

 

 

 

 

(g)                 the representations and warranties in Article V (Representations and Warranties) ("Representations and Warranties") of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts are true and correct on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof.

 

 

(a)                 All references to the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts in the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts and other Financing Agreements and all other instruments and agreements executed or contemplated hereby or thereby shall for all purposes refer to the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts as amended by this Agreement.

 

(b)      This Agreement is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts or any other document or agreement.

 

(c)      Except to the extent expressly amended by the terms of this Agreement, all terms and conditions of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts and other Financing Agreements and all other instruments and agreements executed or contemplated hereby or thereby remain in full force and effect.

 

(d)      This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the Pledgor, the Accounts Bank and the Pledgeholder.

 

(e)      This Agreement may be executed in five (5) counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Kazakhstan. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be resolved as provided in Section 12.09 (Arbitration and Jurisdiction) of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts, which shall be incorporated into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver, renunciation or other modification of any immunities, privileges or exemptions of EBRD accorded under the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, international convention or any Applicable Law.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, EBRD has made an express submission to arbitration under Section 12.09 (a) of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts and accordingly, and without prejudice to its other privileges and immunities (including, without limitation, the inviolability of its archives), it acknowledges that it does not have immunity from suit and legal process under Article 5(2) of Statutory Instrument 1991, No. 757 (The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1991), or any similar provisio n under English law, in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award duly made against it as a result of its express submission to arbitration pursuant to Section 12.09 (a) of the Agreement on Pledge of Bank Accounts.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorised representatives on the day and year first above written.

 

Executed by                                                 )

CASPIAN REAL ESTATE                       )

LIMITED               acting by                      )

authorised signatory                                  )                                            _____________________________

Name:                      [        ]                                                                          Authorised Signatory

Title:                      Head of Branch, Caspian Real Estate Limited,

                               Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

 

[seal]

 

 

Executed by                                                      )

JOINT STOCK COMPANY                         )

"BANK CENTERCREDIT "                         )

acting by authorised signatory(ies)             )                                       _____________________________

Name:                                                                                                        Authorised Signatory

                    _____________________________

Name:                                                                                                        Authorised Signatory

Title:

 

Executed by                                                      )

[NEW ACCOUNTS BANK] acting              )

authorised signatory(ies)                               )                                     _____________________________

Name:                                                                                                      Authorised Signatory

Title:                                                      [seal]

 

 

 

 

 

                 _____________________________

Name:                                                                                                     Authorised Signatory

Title:

 

 

Executed by                                                      )

EUROPEAN BANK                                        )

FOR RECONSTRUCTION                           )

AND DEVELOPMENT                                   )

acting by (authorised signatory)                   )

                                 ________________________

Name:                                                                                                     Authorised Signatory

Title:

 

 

 

[Letterhead of Pledgor]

BY THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, made on this [__] day of [______], in [________] by Caspian Real Estate Limited, a limited liability company organised and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, having its registered address at Akara Building, 24 De Castro Street, Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, ("Principal"), hereby authorises the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD"), to be the Principal's true and lawful attorney with the power and authority to do, for and on behalf and at the expense of the Principal, the following acts:

 

(i)	to exercise all rights of the Principal with respect to:

 

a)

the bank account number _____________________ held with Joint Stock Company "Bank CenterCredit", with registered address at 100, Shevchenko Str., 050022, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, which the Principal has opened as of the date hereof or will be opened from time to time after the date hereof with any and all banks and other financial organizations in the Republic of Kazakhstan (the "CREL Account");

 

 

1 To be executed in Russian and English languages.

 

 

 

b)	all funds deposited from time to time in the CREL Account;

 

c)	all other sums from time to time standing to the credit of the CREL Account in any currency; and

 

d)	all interest credited and accrued on the amounts on deposit in the CREL Account (collectively referred to as the "Property").

 

(ii)	to collect, receive or withdraw any funds or any part thereof deposited in or income related to the CREL Account;

 

(iii)

to retain and operate the CREL Account;

 

(iv)	to sign legally binding documents or to perform actions with respect to the Property or any part thereof, having legally binding consequences which EBRD considers, in its opinion, necessary and proper;

 

(v)	to establish and to register any encumbrances or any amendments thereto with respect to the Property or any part thereof with the relevant governmental agency or authority in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in the British Virgin Islands;

 

(vi)	to obtain all consents and authorisations with respect to any encumbrances over the Property or any part thereof;

 

(vii)

to enter into actual possession of the Property or any part thereof;

 

(viii)

to have unlimited access to the Property or any part thereof and to take possession thereof;

 

(ix)	to dispose of the Property or any part thereof or any of the rights of the Principal thereto on such conditions (including deferred payments or payment by installments) as EBRD considers necessary and proper;

 

 

 

(x)	to insure and to take measures with regard to the protection and preservation of the Property or any part thereof;

 

(xi)	to bring or defend claims in court, submit to arbitration, conduct negotiations and settle by agreement of the parties and terminate, withdraw and settle any suits, claims, disputes and examinations relative to all or to any part of the Property;

 

(xii)

to terminate, release from, or come to an agreement with respect to any other security interest of the Principal in the Property or any part thereof which might have priority or identical force in relation to EBRD;

 

(xiii)

to conclude insurance and/or reinsurance agreements or obtain insurance and/or reinsurance policies with respect to the Property or any part thereof;

 

(xiv)

to delegate any or all of the rights and powers conferred by this Power of Attorney to EBRD to any other person;

 

(xv)	to defend the rights of the Principal to the Property or any part thereof, and EBRD's rights hereunder, against all claims, demands, attachments or any legal or administrative proceedings made, commenced or threatened by any person at any time;

 

(xvi)

to enforce any rights of the Principal to the Property or any part thereof;

 

(xvii)

to have any other rights that the Principal has as the holder or owner of the Property; and

 

(xviii)

to sign, execute, deliver and receive all documents, contracts, deeds, agreements and other instruments and to take all such other actions as are necessary or desirable for the purpose of exercising the authority referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Power of Attorney.

 

 

 

 

This Power of Attorney shall be governed by the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

 

This Power of Attorney and all power and authority conferred on the attorney under this Power of Attorney shall be valid for three year period starting from the date written above and shall terminate on [     ]2.

 

This Power of Attorney is executed as a deed by:

 

CASPIAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
____________________	[Seal]
Title:
Name:
[notarization]
[apostille]

 

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