RMB Loan Agreement among Beijing United Family Health Center, Shanghai United Family Hospital, Inc., and International Finance Corporation (IFC)
This agreement, dated October 10, 2005, is between Beijing United Family Health Center and Shanghai United Family Hospital, Inc. (the Borrowers) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as the Lender. The contract sets out the terms under which IFC will provide a loan in Renminbi (RMB) to the Borrowers for a specified project in China. It details the loan amount, disbursement process, interest, repayment terms, and conditions. The agreement also includes representations, warranties, covenants, and default provisions, as well as reporting and insurance requirements for the Borrowers.
Article/Section | Item | Page No. | ||||
ARTICLE I | 1 | |||||
Definitions and Interpretation | 1 | |||||
Section 1.01. Definitions | 1 | |||||
Section 1.02. Financial Definitions | 11 | |||||
Section 1.03. Financial Calculations | 20 | |||||
Section 1.04. Interpretation | 20 | |||||
ARTICLE II | 21 | |||||
The Project | 21 | |||||
Section 2.01. The Project | 21 | |||||
Section 2.02. Project Cost and Financial Plan | 21 | |||||
ARTICLE III | 21 | |||||
The Loan | 21 | |||||
Section 3.01. Amount | 21 | |||||
Section 3.02. Disbursement | 22 | |||||
Section 3.03. Interest | 22 | |||||
Section 3.04. Default Penalty | 23 | |||||
Section 3.05. Repayment | 24 | |||||
Section 3.06. Prepayment | 24 | |||||
Section 3.07. Fees | 24 | |||||
Section 3.08. Currency and Place of Payment | 25 | |||||
Section 3.09. Taxes | 25 | |||||
Section 3.10. Business Day Adjustment | 25 | |||||
Section 3.11. Allocation of Partial Payments | 26 | |||||
Section 3.12. Unwinding Costs | 26 | |||||
Section 3.13. Other Fees and Expenses | 26 | |||||
Section 3.14. Joint and Several Obligations | 27 | |||||
ARTICLE IV | 27 | |||||
Representations and Warranties | 27 | |||||
Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties | 27 | |||||
Section 4.02. IFC Reliance | 29 |
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Article/Section | Item | Page No. | ||||
ARTICLE V | 30 | |||||
Conditions of Disbursement | 30 | |||||
Section 5.01. Conditions of Disbursement | 30 | |||||
Section 5.02. Conditions for IFC Benefit | 32 | |||||
ARTICLE VI | 32 | |||||
Particular Covenants | 32 | |||||
Section 6.01. Affirmative Covenants | 32 | |||||
Section 6.02. Negative Covenants | 36 | |||||
Section 6.03. Reporting Requirements | 41 | |||||
Section 6.04. Insurance | 43 | |||||
ARTICLE VII | 46 | |||||
Events of Default | 46 | |||||
Section 7.01. Acceleration after Events of Default | 46 | |||||
Section 7.02. Events of Default | 46 | |||||
Section 7.03. Automatic Acceleration upon Dissolution or Bankruptcy | 50 | |||||
ARTICLE VIII | 50 | |||||
Miscellaneous | 50 | |||||
Section 8.01. Saving of Rights | 50 | |||||
Section 8.02. Notices | 50 | |||||
Section 8.03. English Language | 53 | |||||
Section 8.04. Term of Agreement | 53 | |||||
Section 8.06. Disclosure of Information | 56 | |||||
Section 8.07. Successors and Assignees | 57 | |||||
Section 8.08. Amendments, Waivers and Consents | 57 | |||||
Section 8.09. Counterparts | 57 |
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Article/Section | Item | Page No. | |||||
ANNEX A | 59 | ||||||
LIST OF AUTHORIZATIONS | 59 | ||||||
ANNEX B | 63 | ||||||
MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS | 63 | ||||||
ANNEX C | 64 | ||||||
EXCLUDED ACTIVITIES | 64 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 1 | 65 | ||||||
FORM OF LOAN DISBURSEMENT REQUEST | 65 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 2 | 68 | ||||||
FORM OF LOAN DISBURSEMENT RECEIPT | 68 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 3 | 69 | ||||||
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF INCUMBENCY AND AUTHORITY | 69 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 4 | 71 | ||||||
FORM OF LETTER TO BORROWERS AUDITORS | 71 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 5 | 73 | ||||||
FORM OF BORROWERS CERTIFICATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS | 73 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 6 | 75 | ||||||
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONS | 75 | ||||||
SCHEDULE 7 | 78 | ||||||
FORM OF SERVICE OF PROCESS LETTER | 78 |
Affiliate | any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, the Borrower (for the purposes of this definition, control means the power to direct the management or policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of shares or other securities, by contract or otherwise, provided that the direct or indirect ownership of fifty per cent (50%) or more of the voting share capital or equity interest (as the case may be) of a Person is deemed to constitute control of that Person; and controlling and controlled have corresponding meanings); | |
Annual Monitoring Report | the report to be submitted to IFC pursuant to Section 6.03(d) of this Agreement from time to time; |
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Auditors | with respect to Borrower 1, Beijing Huasong Certified Public Accountants Co. Ltd. or such other independent public accounting firm appointed by Borrower 1 as its auditors and acceptable to IFC; | |
with respect to Borrower 2, Shanghai JaHwa Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. or such other independent public accounting firm appointed by Borrower 2 as its auditors and acceptable to IFC; | ||
Authority | any national, supranational, regional or local government, or governmental, administrative or judicial department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity, or central bank (or any Person that exercises the functions of the central bank, whether or not government owned and howsoever constituted or called); | |
Authorization | any license or approval (howsoever evidenced), registration, filing or exemption from, by or with any Authority, and all corporate, creditors and shareholders approvals or consents; | |
Bank Account Charge Agreements | the Chindex Account Charge Agreement and the Onshore Account Pledge Agreement; | |
Business Day | a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are open for business in both Beijing and New York; | |
China or PRC | the Peoples Republic of China; | |
Chindex | Chindex International, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company incorporated in Delaware with its registered address at Chindex International, Inc. c/o National Registered Agent, 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 11904; | |
Chindex Account Charge Agreement | the agreement entitled Chindex Account Charge Agreement dated on or around the date of this Agreement between Chindex and IFC creating a floating charge over all of its bank accounts in favor of IFC, except for any such |
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accounts which have a pre-existing charge filed prior to the date of this Agreement in favor of M&T Bank for the aggregate amount of US$1,900,060; | ||
Clinics | means the following: |
(i) | the Shunyi Clinic located at No. 1 Lu, Nanxin Yuan, Likan Village, Tianzhu Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, China; | |||
(ii) | the Jianguomen Clinic located at Sub-level 1, Apartment Building of Beijing International Hotel Club, No. 21 Jianguomen Wai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China; | |||
(iii) | the SRC Minhang Clinic located at 555 Jinfeng Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China; and | |||
(iv) | any other medical clinic established or to be established by any of entities within the Group; |
Contract Assignments | the contractual assignment, by way of security in favor of IFC, of the rights and benefits of the Borrowers and/or Chindex under the following commercial contracts: |
(i) | the Lease Contracts; and | |||
(ii) | the Technology and Service Contracts; |
Country | the Peoples Republic of China; | |
Derivative Transaction | any swap agreement, cap agreement, collar agreement, futures contract, forward contract or similar arrangement with respect to interest rates, currencies or commodity prices; | |
Disbursement | the disbursement of the Loan; | |
Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines | the following guidelines: |
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(i) | IFC Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines dated June 24, 2003; | |||
(ii) | World Bank Group General Environmental Guidelines dated July, 1998; | |||
(iii) | IFC Environmental and Social Guidelines for Health Care Facilities, dated May 2003; | |||
(iv) | IFC Life and Fire Safety Guidelines, dated October 2002; | |||
(vi) | IFC Hazardous Materials Management Guidelines, dated December 2001; |
copies of which have been delivered to, and receipt of which have been acknowledged by, the Borrowers by letter dated August 8, 2005; | ||
Environmental and Social Policies | the following policies: |
(i) | IFCs Operational Policy 4.01, Environmental Assessment (October 1998); and | |||
(ii) | IFC Policy Statement on Child and Forced Labor (March 1998); | |||
(iii) | Involuntary Resettlement, OD 4.30, dated June 1990; | |||
(iv) | IFCs Policy on Disclosure of Information, dated September 1998; |
copies of which have been delivered to, and receipt of which has been acknowledged by, the Borrowers by letter dated August 8, 2005; |
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Equity Pledge Agreements | means: | |
(i) the agreement entitled BUFH Pledge Agreement; and | ||
(ii) the agreement entitled SUFH Pledge Agreement; each entered between Chindex and IFC on or around the date of this Agreement creating a pledge in favor of IFC over Chindexs interest in the registered capital of Borrower 1 and Borrower 2 respectively; | ||
ERS | the Environmental Review Summary prepared by IFC, approved by the Borrowers and made available at the InfoShop of the World Bank Group offices in Washington DC on August 9, 2005, as amended or supplemented from time to time as appropriate in a manner consistent with the Environmental and Social Policies, the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines, and other provisions of this Agreement; | |
Event of Default | any one of the events specified in Section 7.02 (Events of Default); | |
Excluded Activities | the list of activities described in Annex C attached hereto; | |
Group | collectively, Chindex, Borrower 1, Borrower 2 and any of their present or future Affiliates; | |
Guarantee Agreement | the agreement entitled Guarantee Agreement between Chindex and IFC dated on or around the date of this Agreement pursuant to which Chindex shall guarantee the payment obligations of the Borrowers hereunder; | |
Interest Payment Date | in any relevant calendar year, the date which is ten (10) Business Days preceding any Interest Payment Date as defined in the terms and conditions of the Reference Bond; | |
Interest Period | each period of twelve (12) months commencing on an Interest Payment Date and ending on the day immediately |
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before the next following Interest Payment Date, except that: (i) for the first Interest Period, the period shall commence on the date of the Disbursement; and (ii) for the last Interest Period, the period shall commence on the Interest Payment Date immediately preceding the Repayment Date and end on the day immediately preceding the Repayment Date; | ||
Interest Rate | the rate at which interest is payable on the Loan, as determined in accordance with Section 3.03 (b) (Interest); | |
Issue Date | the date of issue of the Reference Bond; | |
Lease Contracts | mean (i) the Building Lease Contract dated August 18, 2003 and any other contracts between Beijing Post and Telecommunications Industrial School (as lessor) and Borrower 1 (as lessee) for lease of the premises currently used by Borrower 1 as its operation site and (ii) the Building Lease Contract dated March 1, 2002 between Shanghai Municipal Changning District Centre Hospital (as lessor) and US-China Industrial Exchange, Inc. (as lessee) for lease of the premises currently used by Borrower 2 as its operation site; | |
Lien | any mortgage, pledge, charge, assignment, hypothecation, security interest, title retention, preferential right, trust arrangement, right of set-off, counterclaim or bankers lien, privilege or priority of any kind having the effect of security, any designation of loss payees or beneficiaries or any similar arrangement under or with respect to any insurance policy or any preference of one creditor over another arising by operation of law; | |
Loan | has the meaning set out in Section 3.01 (Amount); | |
Loan Currency | the lawful currency of the Country; | |
Material Adverse Effect | a material adverse effect on: | |
(i) either of the Borrowers, their assets or properties; | ||
(ii) either of the Borrowers business prospects or financial condition; |
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(iii) | the implementation of the Project, the Financial Plan or the carrying on of either of the Borrowers business or operations; or | |||
(iv) | the ability of either of the Borrowers to comply with their obligations under this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents. |
Maturity Date | the Maturity Date as defined in the terms and conditions of the Reference Bond; | |
Mortgage Agreements | agreements between each of the Borrowers and IFC, in form and substance satisfactory to IFC providing for a first- ranking mortgage in favor of IFC on the present and future machinery and equipment situated on the Project Sites; | |
Official | any officer of a political party or candidate for political office in the Country or any officer or employee (i) of the Government (including any legislative, judicial, executive or administrative department, agency or instrumentality thereof) or (ii) of a public international organization; | |
Onshore Account Pledge Agreement | the agreement entitled Onshore Account Pledge Agreement dated on or around the date of this Agreement between Borrower 1 and/or Borrower 2 and IFC creating a pledge over the Sinking Fund Account in favor of IFC; | |
Person | any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, voluntary association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, Authority or any other entity whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity; | |
Potential Event of Default | any event or circumstance which would, with notice, lapse of time, the making of a determination or any combination thereof, become an Event of Default; | |
Prohibited Payments | any offer, gift, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the use or benefit of any Official |
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(including to or for the use or benefit of any other Person if a Borrower knows, or has reasonable grounds for believing, that the other Person would use such offer, gift, payment, promise or authorization of payment for the benefit of any such Official), for the purpose of influencing any act or decision or omission of any Official in order to obtain, retain or direct business to, or to secure any improper benefit or advantage for, a Borrower, its Affiliates or any other Person; provided that any such offer, gift, payment, promise or authorization of payment shall not be considered a Prohibited Payment if, in IFCs reasonable opinion, it (i) is lawful under applicable written laws and regulations or (ii) is made for the purpose of expediting or securing the performance of a routine governmental action (as such term is construed under applicable law); | ||
Project Sites | means the following sites: |
(i) | the hospital of Borrower 1 located at No. 2, Jiangtai Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China; and | |||
(ii) | the hospital of Borrower 2 located at 1111 Xian Xia Road, Changning District, Shanghai, China.; |
Reference Bond | IFCs inaugural RMB bond to be issued and sold to the Chinese domestic markets under the Administrative Regulations on the Issuance of Renminbi Denominated Bonds of International Development Organizations jointly promulgated by the Peoples Bank of China, the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission and China Securities Regulatory Commission on February 18, 2005; | |
Reference Rate | the all-in interest costs per annum of the Reference Bond, inclusive of annualized costs of issuance; | |
Renminbi or RMB | the lawful currency of China; | |
Repayment Date | the date which is ten (10) Business Days immediately preceding the Maturity Date; |
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Security | the security created pursuant to the Security Documents to secure all amounts owing by the Borrowers to IFC under this Agreement; |
Security Documents | (i) | the Mortgage Agreements; | ||
(ii) | the Contract Assignments; | |||
(iii) | the Guarantee Agreement; | |||
(iv) | the Equity Pledge Agreements; and | |||
(v) | the Bank Account Charge Agreements; |
Sinking Fund Account | such bank account to be opened and maintained by Borrower 1 and/or Borrower 2 pursuant to Section 6.01 (d) with a bank in China acceptable to IFC; | |
Subordination Agreement | the agreement entitled Subordination Agreement between Chindex, the Borrowers and IFC dated on or around the date of this Agreement pursuant to which Chindex and the Borrowers agree to, inter alia, subordinate payments under certain management and other contracts to the payments by the Borrowers to IFC under this Agreement; | |
The Subordination Agreement shall include but not limited to the following terms: | ||
(i) The Borrowers shall retain a balance of RMB18 million in payables to Chindex and Chindex affiliates (other than any of the Borrowers or the Clinics). This amount may be paid by the Borrower to Chindex and Chindex affiliates only if after giving effect of such payment: |
(A) | the Current Ratio will be at least 1.8; | ||
(B) | the Balance Sheet Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth Ratio will be less than 1.4; | ||
(C) | the Peak Debt Service Coverage Ratio will not be less than 1.8; and |
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(D) | the balance of the Sinking Fund is at least RMB29.196 million. |
Provided, this retained amount may, by prior written notice to IFC, be converted into Chindexs equity in the Borrowers; | ||
(ii) An additional RMB18 million in payables to Chindex and Chindex affiliates (other than any of the Borrowers or the Clinics) will be subject to the same conditions for dividend payments as set out in Section 6.02(a); | ||
(iii) Principal payments on all loans and/or notes payable to Chindex and Chindex affiliates and existing dividend payables to Chindex will be subject to the same conditions for dividend payments as set out in Section 6.02(a); | ||
(iv) Payment of future management fees will be (a) capped at the lesser of their current contractual amounts (adjusted in line with historical increases, which are described in detail in Appendix 1 of the Subordination Agreement) or actual and directly allocatible Chindex overhead costs incurred, as proven to IFCs satisfaction; provided after giving effect of such action: | ||
Current Ratio > 1.15 | ||
Prospective Debt Service Coverage Ratio > 1.8 | ||
Provided always, no payment of any principal, interests or fees of any kind may be made by the Borrowers to Chindex or Chindex affiliates if an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; |
Subsidiary | with respect to any Person, any entity: |
(i) | over 50% of whose capital is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person; | ||
(ii) | for which that Person may nominate or appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors or such other body performing similar functions; or |
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(iii) | which is otherwise effectively controlled by that Person; |
Technology and Service Contracts | (i) the Technology and Service Agreement effective on January 1, 2002 between Chindex and Borrower 1, including any amendment thereof with IFCs prior written consent; and | |
(ii) the Technology and Service Agreement to be entered into between Chindex and Borrower 2, including any amendment thereof with IFCs prior written consent; | ||
Transaction Documents | (i) | this Agreement; | |
(ii) | the Security Documents; | ||
(iii) | the Subordination Agreement; | ||
(iv) | the Technology and Service Contracts; and | ||
(v) | the Lease Contracts; |
US Dollar or US$ | the lawful currency of the United States of America; | |
World Bank | the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an international organization established by Articles of Agreement among its member countries. |
Accounting Principles | United States Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (US GAAP); |
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Annual Reviewed Combined Financial Statements | the annual Combined Financial Statements for a 12 month period ending on the same date in each year, reviewed by BDO Seidman, LLP or another internationally reputable accounting firm acceptable to IFC; | |
Balance Sheet Liabilities | Liabilities reflected in the balance sheet of the Borrower; | |
Balance Sheet Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth Ratio | the result obtained by dividing Balance Sheet Liabilities by Tangible Net Worth. For the purpose of this calculation, (i) the balance of the Sinking Fund Account will be deducted from the IFC Loan amount outstanding for the purposes of the Balance Sheet Liabilities calculation and the balance in the Sinking Fund Account will be deducted from Tangible Net Worth in the Tangible Net Worth calculation; and (ii) the payables to Chindex which will be subordinated according to the terms of the Subordination Agreement shall be deducted from the Balance Sheet Liabilities and added to Tangible Net Worth; | |
Combined or Combined Basis | treating two Borrowers as a single entity; | |
Combined Financial Statements | the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrowers together as if they were a single entity; accordingly, the combined financial statements are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles related to consolidated financial statements but without identifying parent-subsidiary relationships. | |
Consolidated or Consolidated Basis | has the meaning provided in Section 1.03 (b); | |
Current Assets | the aggregate of the Borrowers cash, investments classified as held for trading, investments |
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classified as available for sale, trade and other receivables realizable within one year, inventories and prepaid expenses which are to be charged to income within one year; | ||
Current Liabilities | the aggregate of all liabilities of the Borrower falling due on demand or within one year (including the portion of Long-term Debt falling due within one year); | |
Current Ratio | the result obtained by dividing Current Assets (less prepaid expenses) by Current Liabilities. For the purposes of this ratio calculation, (i) the balance in the Sinking Fund Account shall be deducted from Current Assets and any payment due on the Sinking Fund Account within one year shall be added to Current Liabilities; and (ii) the payables to Chindex which will be subordinated according to the terms of the Subordination Agreement shall not be included as Liabilities; | |
EBITDA | for the year most recently ended for which Annual Reviewed Combined Financial Statements are available, Net Income plus the sum of interest expense, income taxes, extraordinary items, depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash expenses (to the extent each was deducted in the calculation of Net Income); | |
Financial Debt | any indebtedness of the Borrower for or in respect of: |
(i) | borrowed money; | ||
(ii) | the outstanding principal amount of any bonds, debentures, notes, loan stock, commercial paper, acceptance credits, bills or promissory notes drawn, accepted, endorsed or issued by the Borrower; | ||
(iii) | the deferred purchase price of assets or services (except trade accounts that are payable in the ordinary course of business within 90 days of the date they are incurred and which are not overdue); |
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(iv) | non-contingent obligations of the Borrower to reimburse any other person for amounts paid by that person under a letter of credit or similar instrument (excluding any letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the benefit of the Borrower with respect to trade accounts that are payable in the ordinary course of business within 90 days of the date of determination and which are not overdue); | ||
(v) | the amount of any liability in respect of any Financial Lease; | ||
(vi) | amounts raised under any other transaction having the financial effect of a borrowing and which would be classified as a borrowing (and not as an off-balance sheet financing) under the Accounting Principles; | ||
(vii) | the amount of the Borrowers obligations under derivative transactions entered into in connection with the protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (but only the net amount owing by the Borrower after marking the relevant derivative transactions to market); | ||
(viii) | any premium payable on a redemption or replacement of any of the foregoing items; and | ||
(xi) | the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the foregoing items incurred by any other person. |
Financial Lease | any lease or hire purchase contract which would, under the Accounting Principles, be treated as a finance or capital lease; | |
Liabilities | the aggregate of all obligations (actual or contingent) of the Borrower to pay or repay money, including, without limitation: |
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(i) | Financial Debt; | ||
(ii) | the amount of all liabilities of the Borrower (actual or contingent) under any conditional sale or a transfer with recourse or obligation to repurchase, including, without limitation, by way of discount or factoring of book debts or receivables; | ||
(iii) | taxes (included deferred taxes liabilities); | ||
(iv) | trade accounts that are payable in the ordinary course of business (including letters of credit or similar instruments issued for the benefit of the Borrower in respect of such trade accounts); | ||
(v) | accrued expenses, including wages and other amounts due to employees and other services providers; | ||
(vi) | the amount of all liabilities of the Borrower howsoever arising to redeem any of its shares; and | ||
(vii) | to the extent not included in the definition of Financial Debt, the amount of all liabilities of any person to the extent the Borrower guarantees them or otherwise obligates itself to pay them. |
Long-term Debt | that part of Financial Debt the final maturity of which, by its terms or the terms of any agreement relating to it, falls due more than one year after the date of its incurrence; | |
Net Income | for any financial year, the excess (if any) of gross income over total expenses (provided that income taxes shall be treated as part of total expenses) appearing in the audited financial statements for such financial year; | |
Non-Cash Items | for any financial year, the net aggregate amount (which may be a positive or negative number) of all |
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non-cash expenses and non-cash credits which have been subtracted or, as the case may be, added in calculating Net Income during that financial year, including, without limitation, depreciation, amortization, deferred taxes, provisions for severance pay of staff and workers, provisions for bad debt, bad debt write off and credits resulting from revaluation of the assets book value; | ||
Peak Debt Service Coverage Ratio | the ratio obtained by dividing: |
(i) | the aggregate, for the financial year most recently ended prior to the relevant date of calculation for which Annual Reviewed Combined Financial Statements are available, of (A)Net Income for that financial year, (B) Non-Cash Items and (C) the amount of all payments that were due during that financial year on account of interest and other charges on Financial Debt (to the extent deducted from Net Income); | ||
by | |||
(ii) | the aggregate of (A) the highest aggregate amount, in any financial year after the financial year described in clause (i) above until the final scheduled maturity of the IFC Loan, of all scheduled payments (including, in the case of the IFC Loan, payments to be made to the Sinking Fund Account pursuant to Section 6.01(d) of this agreement and the difference between the final balloon payment the scheduled balance in the Sinking Fund Account) falling due on account of principal of Long-term Debt and interest and other charges on all Financial Debt and (B) without double counting any payment already counted in the preceding sub-clause (A), any payment required to be made to any debt service account in such |
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financial year under the terms of any agreement providing for Financial Debt; |
where, for the purposes of clause (ii) above: |
(x) | subject to sub-clause (y), for the computation of interest payable during any period for which the applicable rate is not yet determined, that interest shall be computed at the rate in effect at the time of the relevant date of calculation; | ||
(y) | interest on Short-term Debt in such financial year shall be computed by reference to the aggregate amount of interest thereon paid during the financial year in which the relevant date of calculation falls up to the end of the period covered by the latest quarterly financial statements prepared by the Borrower multiplied by a factor of 4, 2 or 4/3 depending on whether the computation is made by reference to the financial statements for the first quarter, the first two quarters or the first three quarters, respectively; |
PRC GAAP | the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the PRC; |
Prospective Debt Service Coverage Ratio | the ratio obtained by dividing: |
(i) | the aggregate, for the financial year most recently ended prior to the relevant date of calculation for which Annual Reviewed Combined Financial Statements are available, of (A) Net Income for that financial year, (B) Non-Cash Items and (C) the amount of all payments that were due during that financial year on account of |
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interest and other charges on Financial Debt (to the extent deducted from Net Income); | |||
by | |||
(ii) | the aggregate of (A) all scheduled payments (including, in the case of the IFC Loan, payments to be made to the Sinking Fund Account pursuant to Section 6.01(d) of this agreement and the difference between the final balloon payment the scheduled balance in the Sinking Fund Account) that fall due during the financial year in which the relevant date of calculation falls on account of principal of Long-term Debt and interest and other charges on all Financial Debt and (B) without double counting any payment already counted in the preceding sub-clause (A), any payment made or required to be made to any debt service account under the terms of any agreement providing for Financial Debt; | ||
where, for the purposes of clause (ii) above: |
(x) | subject to sub-clause (y) below, for the computation of interest payable during any period for which the applicable rate is not yet determined, that interest shall be computed at the rate in effect at the time of the relevant date of calculation; and | ||
(y) | interest on Short-term Debt payable in the financial year in which the relevant date of calculation falls shall be computed by reference to the aggregate amount of interest thereon paid during that financial year up to the end of the period covered by the latest quarterly financial statements prepared by the Borrower multiplied by a factor of 4, 2 or 4/3 depending on whether the computation is made |
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by reference to the financial statements for the first quarter, the first two quarters or the first three quarters, respectively; |
Short-term Debt | all Financial Debt other than Long-term Debt; and | |
Tangible Net Worth | the aggregate of: |
(i) | (A) | the amount paid up on the share capital of the Borrower; and | ||||
(B) | the amount standing to the credit of the reserves of the Borrower (including, without limitation, any share premium account, capital redemption reserve funds and any credit balance on the accumulated profit and loss account); |
(x) | any debit balance on the profit and loss account or impairment of the issued share capital of the Borrower (except to the extent that deduction with respect to that debit balance or impairment has already been made); | ||
(y) | amounts set aside for dividends or taxation (including deferred taxation); and | ||
(z) | amounts attributable to capitalized items such as goodwill, trademarks, deferred charges, licenses, patents and other intangible assets; and |
(ii) | if applicable, that part of the net results of operations and the net assets of any subsidiary of the Borrower attributable to interests that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower. |
RMB million | ||||
equivalent | ||||
Equity | ||||
Chindex | 34.19 | |||
Cash generation | 50.12 | |||
Total Equity | 84.31 | |||
Loans | ||||
Chindex | 11.83 | |||
Equipment Financing | 3.86 | |||
IFC | 64.88 | |||
Total Loans | 80.57 | |||
TOTAL FINANCING | 164.88 million |
(i) | the Borrowers shall pay interest on the amount of that payment due and unpaid, at the rate which shall be the sum of two per cent (2.0%) per annum and the interest rate determined in accordance with Section 3.03 (Interest); and that interest shall accrue from the date the relevant payment became due until the date of actual payment (as well after as before judgment), and shall be payable on demand or, if not demanded, on each Interest Payment Date thereafter; and | ||
(ii) | in addition to the default rate interest payable by the Borrowers in Section 3.04(i) above, the Borrowers shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by IFC with respect to the funding of IFCs payment obligations to holders of the Reference Bond, including, but not limited, to any U.S. Dollar or Renminbi borrowing costs and the costs of any hedging arrangements (in case that such costs were incurred in U.S. Dollar or any currency other than the Loan |
Currency, the payment shall be made in the Loan Currency). |
(i) | on the date of any such prepayment, a prepayment penalty equal to the product of: (x) the amount of the Loan prepaid; (y) the Reference Rate; and (y) the remaining number of years from the date of prepayment to the final maturity of the Loan; and provided that for any period less than one year, the prepayment penalty shall be pro-rated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days in such period; and | ||
(ii) | within thirty (30) days of IFCs written request, the Borrowers shall reimburse IFC for all costs and expenses incurred by IFC, including, but not limited to, legal fees and appraisal fees, in connection with the re-lending of amounts prepaid to other borrowers in China prior to the Repayment Date. |
(i) | the fees and expenses of IFCs counsel in the Country incurred in connection with: |
(A) | the preparation of the investment by IFC provided for under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document; | ||
(B) | the preparation and/or review, execution and, where appropriate, translation and registration of the Transaction Documents and any other documents related to them; | ||
(C) | the giving of any legal opinions required by IFC under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document; | ||
(D) | the administration by IFC of the investment provided for in this Agreement or otherwise in connection with any amendment, supplement or |
modification to, or waiver under, any of the Transaction Documents; | |||
(E) | the registration (where appropriate) and the delivery of the evidences of indebtedness relating to the Loan and its disbursement; | ||
(F) | the occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default; |
(d) | the costs and expenses incurred by IFC in relation to efforts to enforce or protect its rights under any Transaction Document, or the exercise of its rights or powers consequent upon or arising out of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default, including legal and other professional consultants fees on a full indemnity basis. |
(i) | the Authorizations specified in Annex A are all the Authorizations (other than Authorizations that are of a routine nature and are obtained in the ordinary course of business) needed by the Borrower to conduct its business, carry out the Project and execute, and comply with its obligations under, this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party; | ||
(ii) | all Authorizations specified in Section (1) of Annex A have been obtained and are in full force and effect; and | ||
(iii) | the Borrower has applied (or is making arrangements to apply) for all Authorizations specified in Section (2) of Annex A, and has no reason to believe that it will not obtain those Authorizations in a timely manner; |
(i) | to the best of its knowledge and belief after due inquiry, none of the Borrowers are in violation of any of the Environmental and Social Policies or any of the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines; | ||
(ii) | the Borrowers have not received nor are aware of any existing or threatened complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice from any Authority or any material written communication from any Person with respect to any aspect of the compliance with any matter covered by the Environmental and Social Policies or the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines by each of the Borrowers; and |
(i) | its Articles of Association; | ||
(ii) | any provision contained in any document to which it is a party (including this Agreement) or by which the Borrower is bound; or |
(iii) | any law, rule, regulation, Authorization or agreement or other document binding on the Borrower directly or indirectly limiting or otherwise restricting the Borrowers borrowing power or authority or its ability to borrow; and |
(i) | deliver to IFC copies of all Authorizations listed in Section (3) of Annex A and such other Authorizations that are or become necessary in order to perfect the Security, and to otherwise ensure that all of the Transaction Documents become effective and are enforceable; and | ||
(ii) | deliver to IFC copies of all insurance policies required to be obtained pursuant to Section 6.04 (Insurance) and Annex B , and a certification of the Borrowers insurers or insurance agents confirming that those policies are in full force and effect and all premiums then due and payable under those policies have been paid; |
(A) | establish and open the Sinking Fund Account with a bank in China acceptable to IFC by the earlier of (i) January 1, 2009 or (ii) the first payment to the Sinking Fund Account pursuant to Section 6.02(a); | ||
(B) | deposit on or before each Interest Payment Date starting in 2009 an amount necessary to maintain at all times a minimum balance in the Sinking Fund set out in Table 1: |
Table 1 |
Year of Interest | Minimum Balance | |||
Payment Date | after Each Interest Payment Date | |||
(RMB) | ||||
2009 | 6,488,000 | |||
2010 | 12,976,000 | |||
2011 | 19,464,000 | |||
2012 | 29,196,000 | |||
2013 | 38,928,000 | |||
2014 | 51,904,000 | |||
2015 | 64,880,000 |
Provided, however, if immediately prior to the Interest Payment Date in 2009, all of the following ratios shall have been met based on the most recent Annual Reviewed Combined Financial Statements, i.e.: |
(i) | the Current Ratio is at least 1.8; | ||
(ii) | the Balance Sheet Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth Ratio is less than 1.4; | ||
(iii) | the Peak Debt Service Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.8; and | ||
(iv) | Prospective Debt Service Coverage Ratio will be greater than 2.0 |
then, the Borrowers obligation to deposit funds in the Sinking Fund Account will be extended to start from the Interest Payment Date in 2010, and the required minimum balance in the Sinking Fund Account shall be determined in accordance with Table 2: | |||
Table 2 |
Year of Interest | Minimum Balance | |||
Payment Date | after Each Interest Payment Date | |||
(RMB) | ||||
2010 | 6,488,000 | |||
2011 | 12,976,000 | |||
2012 | 25,952,000 | |||
2013 | 38,928,000 | |||
2014 | 51904000 | |||
2015 | 64,880,000 |
(C) | ensure that all funds in the Sinking Fund Account shall be held in: |
(i) | PRC Government treasury bonds and/or treasury bills; | ||
(ii) | fixed deposit certificates; or | ||
(iii) | such other instruments as are acceptable to IFC; |
(i) | visit any of the sites and premises where the business of the Borrower is conducted; | ||
(ii) | inspect any of the Borrowers sites, facilities, plants and equipment; | ||
(iii) | have access to the Borrowers books of account and all records; and | ||
(iv) | have access to those employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors of the Borrower who have or may have knowledge of matters with respect to which IFC seeks information; |
(i) | in accordance with the Environmental and Social Policies and the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines; | ||
(ii) | in compliance with the ERS; and | ||
(iii) | in compliance with applicable environmental, involuntary resettlement, occupational health and safety requirements, and any child labor and forced labor laws, rules and |
regulations, including any international treaty obligations of the Government of the Country and the local authorities; |
(n) | (A) | obtain and maintain in force (and where appropriate, renew in a timely manner) all Authorizations, including without limitation the Authorizations specified in Annex A, which are necessary for the implementation of the Project, the carrying out of the Borrowers business and operations generally and the compliance by the Borrower with all its obligations under the Transaction Documents; and | ||||
(B) | comply with all the conditions and restrictions contained in, or imposed on the Borrower by, those Authorizations; |
(i) | no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and | ||
(ii) | after giving effect to any such action: |
(A) | the Current Ratio will be at least 1.5 | ||
(B) | the Balance Sheet Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth Ratio will be less than 2.0; | ||
(C) | the Peak Debt Service Coverage Ratio will not be less than 1.3; and | ||
(D) | the Prospective Debt Service Coverage Ratio will not be less than 2.0. |
provided always that: |
(A) | the retained earnings out of which any of the payments or distributions referred to in this sub- section may be made should in no event include any amount resulting from the revaluation of any of such Borrowers assets; | ||
(B) | such Borrower shall not make any payments or distributions of the type referred to in this sub- section if, after giving effect to it, the Borrowers could not certify the matters referred to in Section 6.02 (a) (i) and (ii); | ||
(C) | no dividend payment or distribution in whatever form may be made under this Section 6.02(a) before December 31, 2007; | ||
(D) | from January 1, 2008 till the Interest Payment Date in 2009, no dividend payment or distribution in whatever form may be made under this Section 6.02(a) unless the Borrowers shall have deposited at least an equal amount in the Sinking Fund Account, and |
(E) | after giving effect to any form of dividend payment or distribution under this Section 6.02(a), the Borrowers shall have adequate funds to meet their obligations with respect to the Sinking Fund Account provided in Section 6.02(d); |
(i) | the Loan; | ||
(ii) | other Debt specified in the Financial Plan; | ||
(iii) | on a Combined Basis, Short-term Debt incurred in the ordinary course of business which, when aggregated with contingent liabilities arising from the discounting of trade receivables, would not exceed at any one time outstanding the equivalent of RMB4,000,000. |
(i) | the Security; | ||
(ii) | the naming of IFC as loss payee under the Borrowers insurance policies, as per Section 6.04(b)(iv) ; |
(iii) | the existing Lien in favor of Siemens A G for its financing in an aggregate amount equivalent to RMB6,581,546 for the machinery and equipment of the Borrowers; | ||
(iv) | any Lien arising from any tax, assessment or other governmental charge or other Lien arising by operation of law, in each case if the obligation underlying any such Lien is not yet due or, if due, is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as: |
(A) | those proceedings do not involve any substantial danger of the sale, forfeiture or loss of any part of the Project, title thereto or any interest therein, nor interfere in any material respect with the use or disposition thereof or the implementation of the Project or the carrying on of the business of such Borrower; and | ||
(B) | such Borrower has set aside adequate reserves sufficient to promptly pay in full any amounts that the Borrower may be ordered to pay on final determination of any such proceedings; |
(i) | two (2) copies of such Borrowers complete financial statements for such quarter prepared, on a Consolidated Basis, in accordance with the Accounting Principles; | ||
(ii) | a report containing the information specified in the form attached as Schedule 6, including any factors that have or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and | ||
(iii) | a statement of all transactions during that quarter between the Borrower and each of its Affiliates, if any, and a certification by an Authorized Representative that those transactions were on the basis of arms-length arrangements; |
(i) | two (2) copies of its complete and audited financial statements for that Financial Year (which are in agreement with its books of account and prepared, on an Consolidated Basis, in accordance with the Accounting Principles, together with the Auditors audit report on them, all in form satisfactory to IFC; |
(ii) | a management letter and such other communication from the Auditors commenting, with respect to that Financial Year, on, among other things, the adequacy of the Borrowers financial control procedures, accounting systems and management information system; | ||
(iii) | a report by the Auditors certifying that, on the basis of its financial statements, the Borrower was in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.02 (Negative Covenants) as of the end of that Financial Year or, as the case may be, detailing any non-compliance; | ||
(iv) | a statement by the Borrower of all transactions between such Borrower and each of its Affiliates, if any, during that Financial Year, and a certification by an Authorized Representative that those transactions were on the basis of arms-length arrangements; and | ||
(v) | Annual Reviewed Combined Financial Statements; |
(i) | all notices, reports and other communications of the Borrower to its shareholders, whether any such communication has been made on an individual basis or by way of publication in a newspaper or other communication medium; and | ||
(ii) | the minutes of all shareholders meetings; |
(i) | insure and keep insured, with financially sound and reputable insurers, all its assets and business against all insurable losses to include the insurances specified in Annex B and any insurance required by law; | ||
(ii) | punctually pay any premium, commission and any other amounts necessary for effecting and maintaining in force each insurance policy; | ||
(iii) | promptly notify the relevant insurer of any claim by the Borrower under any policy written by that insurer and diligently pursue that claim; | ||
(iv) | comply with all warranties under each policy of insurance; | ||
(v) | not do or omit to do, or permit to be done or not done, anything which might prejudice the Borrowers, or, where IFC is a loss payee or an additional named insured, IFCs right to claim or recover under any insurance policy; and | ||
(vi) | not vary, rescind, terminate, cancel or cause a material change to any insurance policy; |
(b) | Policy Provisions |
(i) | no policy can expire nor can it be canceled or suspended by the Borrower or the insurer for any reason (including failure to renew the policy or to pay the premium or any other amount) unless IFC and, in the case of expiration or if cancellation or suspension is initiated by the insurer, the Borrower receive at least thirty (30) days notice (or such lesser period as IFC may agree in respect of cancellation, suspension or termination in the event of war and |
kindred peril) prior to the effective date of termination, cancellation or suspension; | |||
(ii) | IFC is named as additional named insured on all liability policies; | ||
(iii) | where relevant, all its provisions (except those relating to limits of liability) shall operate as if they were a separate policy covering each insured party; and | ||
(iv) | on every insurance policy on the Borrowers assets which are the subject of the IFC Security and for business interruption, IFC is named as loss payee for any claim of, or any series of claims arising with respect to the same event whose aggregate amount is, the equivalent of one million US Dollars (US$1,000,000) or more. |
(c) | Application of Proceeds |
(i) | At its discretion, IFC may remit the proceeds of any insurance paid to it to the Borrower to repair or replace the relevant damaged assets or may apply such proceeds towards any amount payable to IFC under this Agreement, including to repay or prepay all or any part of the Loan in accordance with Section 3.06 (Prepayment); | ||
(ii) | The Borrower shall use any insurance proceeds it receives (whether from IFC or directly from the insurers) for loss of or damage to any asset solely to replace or repair that asset. |
(d) | Reporting Requirements | |
Unless IFC otherwise agrees, the Borrower shall provide to IFC the following:- |
(i) | as soon as possible after its occurrence, notice of any event which entitles the Borrower to claim for an aggregate amount exceeding the equivalent of five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000) under any one or more insurance policies; | ||
(ii) | within thirty (30) days after any insurance policy is issued to the Borrower, a copy of that policy incorporating any loss payee provisions required under Section 6.04 (b) (iv) (unless that policy has already been provided to IFC pursuant to Section 5.01 (t)); | ||
(iii) | not less than ten (10) days prior to the expiry date of any insurance policy (or, for insurance with multiple renewal dates, not less than |
ten (10) days prior to the expiry date of the policy on the principal asset), a certificate of renewal from the insurer, insurance broker or agent confirming the renewal of that policy and the renewal period, the premium, the amounts insured for each asset or item and any changes in terms or conditions from the policys issue date or last renewal, and confirmation from the insurer that provisions naming IFC as loss payee or additional named insured, as applicable, remain in effect; | |||
(iv) | such evidence of premium payment as IFC may from time to time request; and | ||
(v) | any other information or documents on each insurance policy as IFC requests from time to time. |
(i) | adjudging such Borrower bankrupt or insolvent; | ||
(ii) | approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of, or with respect to, such Borrower under any applicable law; | ||
(iii) | appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Borrower or of any substantial part of its property or other assets; or | ||
(iv) | ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs; |
(i) | requests a moratorium or suspension of payment of debts from any court; | ||
(ii) | institutes proceedings or takes any form of corporate action to be liquidated, adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; | ||
(iii) | consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it; | ||
(iv) | files a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable law, or consents to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Borrower or of any substantial part of its property; | ||
(v) | makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or | ||
(vi) | admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; |
(i) | is revoked, terminated or ceases to be in full force and effect or ceases to provide the security intended, without, in each case, the prior consent of IFC; | ||
(ii) | becomes unlawful or is declared void; or | ||
(iii) | is repudiated or its validity or enforceability is challenged by any Person and any such repudiation or challenge continues for a period of thirty (30) days and during which period such repudiation or challenge has no effect; |
(i) | is revoked, terminated or ceases to be in full force and effect without, in each case, the prior consent of IFC, and such event, if capable of being remedied, is not remedied to the satisfaction of IFC within thirty (30) days of IFCs notice to the Borrowers; or | ||
(ii) | becomes unlawful or is declared void; |
(i) | is breached by any party to it and that breach has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or |
(ii) | is revoked, terminated or ceases to be in full force and effect without the prior consent of IFC, or performance of any of the material obligations under any such agreement becomes unlawful or any such agreement is declared to be void or is repudiated or its validity or enforceability at any time is challenged by any party to it; |
No. 2 Jiangtai Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China 100016
(8610) 6431-5836
Shanghai, China 200336
Health Care Services Division, Chindex International, Inc. at:
2121 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433
United States of America
(i) | any objection which it may have now or in the future to the laying of the venue of any action, suit or proceeding in any court referred to in this Section; | ||
(ii) | any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum; |
(iii) | its right of removal of any matter commenced by IFC in the courts of the State of New York to any court of the United States of America; and | ||
(iv) | any and all rights to demand a trial by jury in any such action, suit or proceeding brought against such party by IFC. |
BEIJING UNITED FAMILY HEALTH CENTER | ||||||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |||||
Name (print): Roberta Lipson | ||||||
Title: Board Chair | ||||||
SHANGHAI UNITED FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Roberta Lipson | |||||
Name (print): Roberta Lipson | ||||||
Title: Board Chair | ||||||
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Karin Finkelston | |||||
Name (print): Karin Finkelston | ||||||
Title: Associate Director |