EX-99.9 3 dp21017_ex9909.htm EXHIBIT 99.9
Exhibit 99.9
 
[Russian translation intentionally omitted]
 
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
 
 
This Term Loan Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of 04 February, 2011 by and between Wimm-Bill-Dann Finance Co. Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Russian Federation (“Lender”), and OJSC Lebedyansky, a company incorporated under the laws of Russian Federation (“Borrower”), to record the terms of the Term Loan Facility (as defined in the Terms & Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Terms & Conditions”) under the caption “Term Loan Facility”) made by Lender to Borrower.
 
 
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the exhibits attached hereto and made a part hereof), Lender hereby makes available to Borrower the Term Loan Facility for the Principal Amount (as set forth in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Principal Amount”).  The advances from Lender to Borrower under the Term Loan Facility shall  be evidenced by a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Note”).
 
1. Draw-down.
The Term Loan Facility shall be drawn down by Borrower in the Principal Amount (as set forth in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Principal Amount”) in multiple tranches within one month as from the date of signature of this Agreement by both Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including the Terms & Conditions.
 
2. Interest.
(a) Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan Facility shall bear interest at the Interest Rate specified in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Interest Rate” and shall be calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Interest Rate Calculation.”
 
(b) Interest is payable on the interest payment
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
dates set out in the Terms & Conditions under the caption "Interest Payment Dates".
 
3. Repayment and Maturity
 
(a) Principal amounts and interest outstanding (“Interest”) under the Term Loan Facility are subject to repayment, in whole or in part, without penalty, at any time and from time to time at the option of the Borrower.  The amount of such repayment, may, at the sole discretion of the Lender, be applied first to accrued interest and then to a reduction of the Principal Amount outstanding.
 
(b) The Term Loan Facility will mature and the Loan Amount and any other amount due thereunder will become fully due and payable as of the date specified in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Maturity Date”
 
4. Covenants
Borrower hereby undertakes that until the Term Loan Facility matures in accordance with the terms of this Agreement:
 
(a) Borrower will not, without the consent of Lender, create or permit to exist any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance on all or any part of Borrower’s present or future revenues or assets, to secure indebtedness for borrowed money;
 
(b) Borrower will not, without the consent of Lender, cause any event to occur which will cause a material adverse change in the financial condition, operations or properties of Borrower or make any disposition of all or any material part of the assets of Borrower;
 
(c) Borrower will inform Lender promptly of any material breach by Borrower in the performance of any material term or condition of any material financial agreement or instrument entered into by or binding upon Borrower, including this Agreement; and
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
(d) Borrower will give Lender such other information concerning the business and affairs of Borrower as Lender may from time to time reasonably require.
 
 
5. Taxes.
All payments to be made by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and the Note shall be made free and clear of any set-off or counter-claim and without deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, unless any applicable tax authority requires the deduction or withholding of tax in respect of any such payments.
 
 
6. Default Interest.
If Borrower shall fail to pay any sum due under this Agreement or the Note on the due date thereof, Borrower shall, on demand, pay Lender Interest on such unpaid sum for the period from such due date until the date of payment at the Default Interest Rate specified in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Default Interest Rate”.
 
7. Payment and Evidence of Debt.
If any date for payment would otherwise fall on a day which is not a day on which banks are open for business in Russia, payment shall be made on the next day on which banks are open for business in Russia.
 
 
8. Currency of Account and Payment.
The currency of account and payment for all sums payable by Borrower under this Agreement and the Note is specified in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Currency”.   All payments to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the Note shall be made in immediately available cleared funds, in such manner as Lender, through its Russia office, shall notify to Borrower in
 
 
 
 

 
 
writing not later than two business days immediately preceding the date such payment is due.
 
9. Costs and Expenses.
Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by Lender in the enforcement of this Agreement, the Term Loan Facility and the Note.
 
 
10. Benefit of Agreement.
This Agreement and the Note shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors or assigns provided that neither party may assign or transfer any of its rights and benefits hereunder and under the Note, except with prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
11. Notices.
Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing (letter, facsimile or e-mail) and shall be effective when received by the addressee at its address for notices indicated in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Borrower’s Address for Notices” or “Lender’s Address for Notices”, as applicable.  The parties by notice hereunder may designate other addresses to which notices shall be sent.
 
 
12. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects, in accordance with the law specified in the Terms & Conditions under the caption “Governing Law”, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
 
 
13. Counterparts.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and in separate
 
 
 
 

 
 
counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
 
(b) This Agreement is made in Russian and English versions. English version shall always prevail.
 
14. Incorporation of Exhibits.
All exhibits attached to this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated by reference herein.
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered on the day and year first above written.
 
 
 
FOR THE LENDER:
 
 
By:    /s/ Alexander Teyplyakov        
Name:   Alexander Teyplyakov
Title:     CEO
 
 
 
FOR THE BORROWER:
 
 
By:  /s/ Rene Lek                                   
Name: Rene Lek
Title:   CFO
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Exhibit A
 
Terms & Conditions
 
These Terms and Conditions & Conditions constitute an integral part of, and are incorporated by reference into as if fully set forth in, the Term Loan Agreement, made as of February 04, 2011, by and between the Lender (as defined below) and Borrower (as defined below).

 
Lender:
Wimm-Bill-Dann Finance Co. Ltd.
Lender’s Address for Notices:
13 Solyanka, Building 2, Moscow 109028, Russian Federation
Borrower:
OJSC Lebedyansky
Borrower’s Address for Notices:
Russia, Lipetsk region, Lebedyan, Matrosova str., 7
Issue Date:
4 February, 2011
Effective Date:
4 February, 2011
Maturity Date:
4 February, 2014
Currency:
Russian Rouble
Term Loan Facility:
A term loan for the Loan Amount (as defined below)
Loan Amount:
The Principal Amount plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon
Principal Amount:
Principal amount to be determined by the Lender but no more than RUB 7,500,000,000 (Seven billion five hundred million Russian Rouble)
Interest Rate:
9.95% p.a.
Interest Rate Calculation:
Interest shall be calculated on the outstanding Principal Amount based on the actual days elapsed and a year of 365 days.
 
Interest payable on each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Payment Dates:
Interest shall be paid at the dates as follow:
- August 4, 2011;
- February 6, 2012;
- August 6, 2012;
- February 4, 2013;
- August 5, 2013;
-  and on the Maturity Date.
For the purpose of the Agreement the payment date shall be the date of debiting of the respective amount from the bank account of the Borrower.
Default Interest Rate:
The Interest Rate plus 1%
Governing Law:
Russian Law

 
 
 

 


FOR THE LENDER:
 
 
By:    /s/ Alexander Teyplyakov       
Name:   Alexander Teyplyakov
Title:     CEO
 
 
 
FOR THE BORROWER:
 
 
By:  //s/ Rene Lek                                                                      
Name: Rene Lek  
Title:   CFO
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Exhibit B
Promissory Note
 
 
Term Loan Amount (in RUB):  RUB 7,355,475,000
   
Principal Amount (in RUB):  RUB 7,355,475,000
 
 
Effective Date:  4th February, 2011
 
OJSC Lebedyansky, a company incorporated under the laws of Russian Federation, and having its offices at Matrosova St., 7, Lebedyan, Lipetskaya oblast, 399610 Russia (the “Borrower”), for value received hereby promises to pay to Wimm-Bill-Dann Finance Co. Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Russia and having its offices at 13 Solyanka, Building 2, Moscow 109028, Russian Federation (the “Lender”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the Principal Amount set forth above together with Interest accrued thereupon through the date of repayment (as described in the Agreement) attached to the Term Loan Agreement made on the 4 February, 2011 between the Lender and the Borrower (the “Agreement”).
 
 
This Promissory Note is referred to in the Agreement which records the terms of the Term Loan Facility made by the Lender to the Borrower and is entitled to the benefit of, and is subject to, all other terms and conditions contained therein.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower caused this Promissory Note to be duly executed and delivered on 4th February, 2011
 
 
This Promissory Note is made in Russian and English versions. English version shall always prevail.
 
 
FOR THE LENDER:
 
 
By:    /s/ Alexander Teyplyakov         
Name:   Alexander Teyplyakov
Title:     CEO
 
 
 
FOR THE BORROWER:
 
 
By:  /s/ Rene Lek                                    
Name: Rene Lek 
Title:   CFO