1. | DEFINITIONS |
2. | BACKGROUND |
3. | AMENDMENTS TO RCF AGREEMENT |
(a) | the definition of Permitted Guarantee in clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the RCF Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the definition of Permitted Guarantee in schedule 1 (Amended definition of Permitted Guarantee) of this letter; |
(b) | new definitions shall be inserted into clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the RCF Agreement as follows: |
(i) | the reserve liabilities of that Subsidiary in respect of those of its obligations guaranteed under the Subsidiary Guarantees calculated at the 99.5th per cent. confidence interval using standard actuarial methods less the assets held by that Subsidiary to support the guaranteed obligations of that Subsidiary; and |
(ii) | the aggregate principal amount of the Subsidiary Guarantees granted in respect of that Subsidiary's obligations, |
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(c) | a new paragraph (h) shall be inserted into clause 1.2 (Construction) of the RCF Agreement as follows: |
(d) | a new paragraph (d) shall be added to clause 22.2 (Financial Statements) of the RCF Agreement as follows: |
"(d) | as soon as it is available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each of the Parent's Financial Years, a Guarantee Assessment." |
(e) | A new paragraph (h) shall be added to clause 22.7 (Information: miscellaneous) of the RCF Agreement as follows: |
"(h) | promptly on request: (i) a calculation by the Parent of the Fair Value of each of the Permitted Guarantees; or (ii) a Guarantee Assessment." |
4. | CIGNA GUARANTEE |
5. | MISCELLANEOUS |
5.1 | The Parent shall deliver in sufficient copies for all the Lenders a Guarantee Assessment within 60 Business Days of the date of this letter. |
5.2 | The amendments contained in this letter are given strictly on the basis of the terms of this letter and without prejudice to the rights of the Finance Parties. Nothing in this letter shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or any further consent under any Finance Document whatsoever. The terms of the Finance Documents shall, save as amended by this letter, continue in full force and effect. |
5.3 | Each Guarantor (acting through the Parent on behalf of itself and in its capacity as Obligors' Agent) consents to the above amendments and confirms that clause 19 (Guarantee and Indemnity) remains and will continue in full force and effect. |
5.4 | If any provision of this agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired in any way. |
5.5 | This letter is designated as a Finance Document. |
5.6 | This letter may be executed in counterpart all of which will, when read together, constitute one and the same document. |
5.7 | This letter and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by English law and the Parent submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts on the terms set out in clause 42 (Enforcement). |
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(a) | any guarantee granted by the Parent in respect of ordinary course operational activities of any Subsidiary of the Parent, in an aggregate amount not at any time exceeding U.S.$425,000,000 (less any reduction in the Guarantee Cap (as defined in the CIGNA Guarantee from time to time) which as at the Effective Date includes the following: |
(i) | guarantees granted by the Parent in respect of various segregated accounts of Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited described below: |
(A) | the guarantee granted by the Parent in favour of Brampton Insurance Company Limited following the novation with effect from 1 October 2011 of the Whole Account Quota Share Reinsurance and Guarantee Deed dated 3 December 2010 as originally entered into between International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited, Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its general account, Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its segregated account No 21 and the Parent; |
(B) | the guarantee dated 26 June 2012 entered into by the Parent in favour of National Australia Bank Limited (ABN 12 004 044 9371) in connection with a U.S.$157,878,505 letter of credit facility agreement dated 25 May 2010 (as amended from time to time) between Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its segregated account No 18 as borrower and National Australia Bank Limited (ABN 12 004 044 9371) as lender; |
(C) | the guarantee granted by the Parent pursuant to a guarantee agreement dated 31 December 2010 in favour of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America, CIGNA Global Reinsurance Company, Ltd., and CIGNA Europe Insurance Company S.A.-N.V. in connection with certain obligations of Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its general account and Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its segregated account No 23 arising under various Transaction Documents (as such term is defined therein) (the "CIGNA Guarantee"); |
(D) | the guarantee granted by the Parent in connection with certain obligations of Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its segregated account No. 31 under: |
(aa) | a quota share reinsurance contract ("Contract A") in respect of retrospective cover entered into on 10 June 2014 between (1) Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited as reinsurer, (ii) Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited as the company, (iii) Enstar Group Limited, and (iv) Trident V, LP, Trident V Parallel Fund, LP and Trident V Professionals Fund, LP; and |
(bb) | a quota share reinsurance contract ("Contract B") in respect of prospective cover entered into on 10 June 2014 between (1) Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited as reinsurer, (ii) Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited as the company, (iii) Enstar Group Limited, and (iv) Trident V, LP, Trident V Parallel Fund, LP and Trident V Professionals Fund, LP, |
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(E) | the guarantee granted by the Parent in favour of Marlon Insurance Company Limited ("Marlon") pursuant to a reinsurance agreement dated 21st October 2013 and entered into by the Parent, Marlon and Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its segregated account No 29; |
(F) | the guarantee granted by the Parent in favour of Providence Washington Insurance Company (“PWIC”) with a maximum value of US$24.6m pursuant to a reinsurance agreement dated 13th November 2013 and entered into by the Parent, PWIC and Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited acting in respect of its segregated account No 30, |
(ii) | notwithstanding (d) below, the maximum amount of any guarantee in relation to any portfolio of business of the Group is U.S.$160,000,000; and |
(iii) | the guarantee will not attach below a 75 per cent confidence level in respect of the related reserves as calculated at the time of granting the guarantee; |
(b) | any guarantee of Permitted Financial Indebtedness which is referred to in the definition of, or otherwise constitutes, Permitted Financial Indebtedness; |
(c) | any guarantee given in respect of the netting or set-off arrangements permitted pursuant to paragraph (a) of the definition of Permitted Security; or |
(d) | any guarantee not permitted by the preceding paragraphs made in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not exceeding U.S.$150,000,000 at any time, |
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