EX-2.31 3 d649790dex231.htm EX-2.31 EX-2.31

Exhibit 2.31

GLOBAL ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

GLOBAL ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION (this “Global Assignment and Assumption”), dated as of February 4, 2014, among Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (the “Parent”), each of the Lenders listed at Schedule A hereto (each an “Assignor”), Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and each of the lenders listed at Schedule B hereto (each an “Assignee”).

Reference is made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of January 8, 2014 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the Lenders named therein and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Global Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

Effective as of the Assignment Date, (a) each Assignor severally and not jointly hereby sells and assigns, without recourse and without representation or warranty (other than as expressly provided herein), to the several Assignees, in the aggregate amounts set out next to the name of each Assignor in Schedule A hereto, that interest in and to each of such Assignor’s rights and obligations in relation to, without limitation (together, the “Assigned Interests”), the Loans and Commitments under the Credit Agreement (and, to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, including all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of such Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned under the Credit Agreement in relation to the Assigned Interest of each such Assignor), but excluding accrued interest and fees to and excluding the Assignment Date, and (b) each Assignee, severally and not jointly, hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse, from each of the Assignors, severally and not jointly, principal amounts of Loans and Commitments in aggregate amounts set out next to the name of such Assignee in Schedule B hereto (and all Assigned Interests related thereto), to be purchased in equal amounts from each Assignor (based on the aggregate principal amount purchased and assumed hereunder). Each Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Credit Agreement. From and after the Assignment Date (i) each Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the relevant Assigned Interest, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) each Assignor shall, to the extent of the relevant Assigned Interest, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement. On the Assignment Date (after giving effect to the assignments contemplated hereby), the Commitment of each Lender shall be as set forth on Schedule C hereto.

This Global Assignment and Assumption is being delivered to the Administrative Agent together with (i) any documentation required to be delivered by an Assignee pursuant to Section 2.15(e) of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by each such Assignee, and (ii) if an Assignee is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, an Administrative Questionnaire in the form supplied by the Administrative Agent, duly completed by such Assignee. The fees payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.05(b) of the Credit Agreement are hereby waived in connection with the


transactions contemplated by this Global Assignment and Assumption. For the purposes of this Global Assignment and Assumption the requirement in Section 11.05 paragraph (b)(i)(B) of the Credit Agreement for the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the Assignors to be in integral multiples of US$1,000,000 shall be waived.

On and as of the Assignment Date, (a) each Assignee shall become a “Lender” under, and for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (b) the Administrative Agent shall record the transfers contemplated hereby in the Register.

The address for notices under the Loan Documents for each Assignee is set out immediately after the name of each such Assignee on the signature pages hereto (or such other address as subsequently notified in writing to the Parent and the Administrative Agent).

This Global Assignment and Assumption constitutes an Assignment and Assumption within the meaning of the Credit Agreement and the Parent and Administrative Agent approve the use hereof.

This Global Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Effective Date of Assignment

(“Assignment Date”): February 4, 2014

 

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SCHEDULE A

Assignor Commitments

 

Assignor (legal name)

   Aggregate Principal Amount Assigned  

Barclays Bank PLC

   US$ 71,357,142.86   

Citibank, N.A.

   US$ 71,357,142.86   

BNP Paribas Dublin Branch

   US$ 71,357,142.86   

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

   US$ 71,357,142.86   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   US$ 71,357,142.86   

HSBC Bank plc

   US$ 71,357,142.85   

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

   US$ 71,357,142.85   

 

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SCHEDULE B

Assignee Commitments

 

Assignee (legal name)

   Aggregate Principal Amount Assumed  

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, London Branch

   US$ 55,500,000   

DNB Capital LLC

   US$ 55,500,000   

Mizuho Bank, LTD.

   US$ 55,500,000   

PNC Bank, National Association

   US$ 55,500,000   

Royal Bank of Canada

   US$ 55,500,000   

Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC

   US$ 55,500,000   

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

   US$ 55,500,000   

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

   US$ 37,000,000   

U.S. Bank National Association

   US$ 37,000,000   

UniCredit Bank Austria AG

   US$ 37,000,000   

 

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SCHEDULE C

Commitments as of the Assignment Date

 

Lender

   Commitment (US$)  

Barclays Bank PLC

     71,500,000   

Citibank, N.A.

     71,500,000   

BNP Paribas Dublin Branch

     71,500,000   

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

     71,500,000   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     71,500,000   

HSBC Bank plc

     71,500,000   

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

     71,500,000   

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, London Branch

     55,500,000   

DNB Capital LLC

     55,500,000   

Mizuho Bank, LTD.

     55,500,000   

PNC Bank, National Association

     55,500,000   

Royal Bank of Canada

     55,500,000   

Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC

     55,500,000   

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

     55,500,000   

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

     37,000,000   

U.S. Bank National Association

     37,000,000   

UniCredit Bank Austria AG

     37,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   US$  1,000,000,000   

 

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The terms set forth above are hereby agreed to:

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as an Assignor
By:   /s/ John Hogarth
 

Name: John Hogarth

Title: Director

 

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CITIBANK, N.A., as an Assignor
By:   /s/ Richard Basham
 

Name: Richard Basham

Title: Managing Director

 

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BNP PARIBAS DUBLIN BRANCH, as an Assignor
By:   /s/ Deirdre Geoghegan   /s/ Davina Saint
 

Name: Deirdre Geoghegan

Title: Authorised Signatory

 

Davina Saint

Authorised Signatory

 

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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as an Assignor
By:   /s/ Christopher Day
 

Name: Christopher Day

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

By:   /s/ Samuel Miller
 

Name: Samuel Miller

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as an Assignor
By:   /s/ Alisdair Frasier
 

Name: Alisdair Frasier

Title: Authorised Signatory

 

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HSBC BANK PLC, as an Assignor
By:   /s/ Sinead Murphy
 

Name: Sinead Murphy

Title: Director

 

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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A, as an Assignor
By:   /s/ Kelly Chin
 

Name: Kelly Chin

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, LONDON BRANCH, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Ahlem Ben Gueblia   /s/ Nicolas Lipovsky
 

Name: Ahlem Ben Gueblia

Title: Associate Director

 

Nicolas Lipovsky

Managing Director

 

 

Address: Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street,

London EC2A 2DA – United Kingdom

Telephone:

Fax:

Attention:

 

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DNB CAPITAL LLC, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Bjorn Eric Hammerstad
 

Name: Bjorn Eric Hammerstad

Title: Senior Vice President

 

By:   /s/ Philip Kurpiewski
 

Name: Philip Kurpiewski

Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

Address: 200 Park Ave. 31st Floor,

New York NY 10166

Telephone: 212-681-3870

Fax: 212-681-3900

Attention: Caroline Adams

 

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MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Robert Pettitt
  Name: Robert Pettitt
  Title: Deputy General Manager
 

 

Address: Bracken House, One Friday Street,

London, EC4M 9JA

Telephone: 0207 012 4000

Fax:

Attention: Robert Pettitt

 

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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Denise DiSimone
 

Name: Denise DiSimone

Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

Address: 1600 Market Street, Philadelphia,

PA 19103

Telephone:

Fax: 215-585-6987

Attention: Denise DiSimone

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Scott MacVicar
 

Name: Scott MacVicar

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

Address: 200 Vesey Street, Three World

Financial Center, New York, NY 10281-8098

Telephone: (416) 955-6659

Fax: (212) 428-2372

Attention: Royal Bank of Canada, New York

Branch, Global Loans Administration

 

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TORNOTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Massood Fikree
 

Name: Massood Fikree

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

Address: 77 King St. TD North Tower, 25th Fl.

Toronto, ONT M5K1A2 Canada

Telephone: 1-416-983-8929

Fax: 1-416-983-0003

Attention: Masood Fikree

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Kirk Tesch
 

Name: Kirk Tesch

Title: Director

 

 

Address: 301 South College Street, 14th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28202

Telephone: 704-715-1708

Fax: 704-715-1438

Attention: Kirk Tesch

 

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RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL AG, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Joseph Hörl   Reinhard Huber
  Name: Joseph Hörl   Reinhard Huber
  Title: Director   Director
 

 

Address: Am Stadpark 9, 1030 Vienna

Telephone: +43 (1) 71707 1895

Fax: +43 (1) 71707 3854

Attention: Georg Lauringer

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Jennifer Hwang
 

Name: Jennifer Hwang

Title: Vice President

 

 

Address: 400 City Center, Oshkosh, WI 54901

Telephone: 920-237-7370

Fax: 920-237-7993

Attention: Complex Credit Oshkosh

 

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UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG, as an Assignee
By:   /s/ Thomas Buranich   Eugeni Entchev
  Name: Thomas Buranich   / Eugeni Entchev
  Title: Managing Director   / Director
 

 

Address: Schottengasse 6-8, A-1011 Vienna,

Telephone:+435 0505-54338

Fax: +435 0505-48386

Attention: Thomas Buranich

 

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The undersigned hereby consent to the within assignment:

 

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
By:   /s/ Kobi Altman
 

Name: Kobi Altman

Title: Acting CFO

 

By:   /s/ Eran Ezra
 

Name: Eran Ezra

Title: VP, Global Treasurer

 

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CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:   /s/ Richard Basham
 

Name: Richard Basham

Title: Managing Director

 

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ANNEX 1 to Global Assignment and Assumption

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRIES LIMITED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

GLOBAL ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1 Assignor. Each Assignor, severally, and not jointly, acting for itself, (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the relevant Assigned Interest assigned by it, (ii) such Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Global Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents, (iii) the financial condition of any of the Loan Parties, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by any Loan Party, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. Each Assignee, severally, and not jointly, acting for itself, (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Global Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Assignment Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the relevant Assigned Interests assumed by it, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interests and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the relevant Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type and (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) of the Credit Agreement or delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Global Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the relevant Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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2. Payments. From and after the Assignment Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of each Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to each Assignor for amounts in respect of Assigned Interests assigned by it that have accrued to but excluding the Assignment Date and to each Assignee for amounts in respect of Assigned Interests assumed by it that have accrued from and after the Assignment Date.

3. General Provisions. This Global Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Global Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Global Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Global Assignment and Assumption. This Global Assignment and Assumption shall be construed in accordance with and governed by, the law of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of principles of law that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

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