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AcFin2 - Project Moonlight - Term Sheet Comments
AcFin2 - Project Moonlight - Term Sheet Comments
AcFin2 - Project Moonlight - Term Sheet Comments
for
[AcquisCo GmbH and certain subsidiaries]
Please note that the terms set out in this term sheet are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to
arrange or finance the Facilities. The provision of the Facilities is subject to due diligence, credit
committee approval and satisfactory documentation. [TBD.]
A) PARTIES
5. Finance Party: Each Administrative Party, each Lender and each Hedging
Bank.
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13. Material Subsidiaries: Each subsidiary of the Borrower Company whose [gross
assets, pre-tax profits or turnover] net assets represent
[520]% or more of the [gross assets, pre-tax profits or
turnover] net assets of the Group.
14. Majority Lenders: Lenders holding 66⅔% or more in value of the total
commitments or, if utilisations are outstanding, of the
aggregate of all the outstanding utilisations and available
commitments.
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B) THE FACILITIES
17. Acquisition Cost: Purchase price, fees (other than bank fees) payable in
connection with the acquisition (including advisers’ fees),
cost and expenses, taxes, incurred by the Borrower
Company or any other Group Member in connection with
the Acquisition Documents.
Acquisition Document: The Share Purchase Agreement and any other documents
executed or to be executed in connection with the
acquisition (other than a Finance Document).
18. Final Maturity Date: For both Facilities 7 years after the Signing DateFinancial
Close, subject to Term-Out Option.
19. Availability Period: (a) Facility A: from the fulfilment of the conditions
precedent date of the credit facilities agreement up to
the day which occurs 90 days thereafter.
20. Minimum amount of each Loans under Facility A must be in a minimum amount of
loan: EUR [1,000,000].
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23. Voluntary prepayment: Prepayment may be made in whole or in part at any time on
30 business days' (or any shorter period the Majori-
ty Lenders agree) written notice and, if in part, in a
minimum amount of EUR [10,000,000] or an integral
multiple thereof.
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(d) Flotation
25. Prepayment and The Company may prepay and cancel the commitments of a
cancellation or replacement Lender which makes a claim under the increased costs, tax
of a single Lender: gross-up and/or tax indemnity provisions.
26. Voluntary cancellation: The Company may cancel the undrawn commitments at any
time, without premium or penalty, on 30 10 business days'
written notice and, if in part, in a minimum of
[1,000,000100,000] and an integral multiple thereof.
27. Voluntary Prepayment - The Company may for as long as the requirement continues
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C) PRICING
28. Arrangement Fee: [75 bps] flat payable by the Company for the account of the
Mandated Lead Arranger on the earlier of Financial Close
and the date 60 days after the date of the Credit Facilities
Agreement.To be agreed separately.
29. Agency Fee: [EUR 55,000] per annum, initially payable by the Company
to the Facility Agent on the earlier of Financial Close and
the date which occurs 60 days after the date of the Credit
Facilities Agreement, and subsequently, EUR 40,000 on
each anniversary of the Credit Facilities Agreement.To be
agreed separately.
31. Commitment Fee for [35 bps] per annum of the Margin applicable at that time
Facility: payable by the Company for the account of the Lenders on
amounts unused and uncancelled under the Facilities.
32. Margin: Initially 85 75 bps per annum until the first day for delivery
of a margin compliance certificate, and then ratcheting in
accordance with the following table:
Any change to the Margin will apply to each loan made (or
outstanding) from the start of its next Interest Period on the
business Day after the Facility Agent has received the
relevant compliance certificate.
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33. Interest Periods for loans: For the purpose of calculating interest each loan will have
successive Interest Periods. Each Interest Period for a loan
under Facility A will be of one, three or six months, and
under Facility B of three months, or, in each case, any other
period agreed between the Company and all the Lenders.
34. Interest on loans: The rate of interest payable on a loan for each Interest
Period will be the aggregate of:
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D) OTHER TERMS
37. Finance Documents: The Credit Facilities Agreement, each Security Document,
each Fee Letter and each other document so defined.
(a) will set out terms usual for this type of financing;
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(q) [others].
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F) COVENANTS
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(k) [others].
42. General undertakings: These will includeThe following general covenants apply
(and will apply, where appropriate,where marked [*] will
apply also to all Group members):
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(r) within [3090] days after the Closing Date enter into
appropriate interest rate swaps for at least 5090% of
the amounts outstanding under the facilities Facility
A at the Closing Date for the term of the Facilitiesa
period of 3 years after the Closing Date. ; and
(s) [others].
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G) EVENTS OF DEFAULT
43. Events of Default: These will includeAny of the following events is an Event
of Default:
(m) [others].
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H) OTHER PROVISIONS
44. Assignments and transfers Any third party which is an Eligible Party. A Lender may
by Lenders: assign any of it rights or transfer by novation any of its
rights and obligations to any other bank or financial
institution or to a trust, fund or other entity which is
regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of
making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other
financial assets.
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(j) [other].
46. Additional documentary All security documents and any appropriate evidence and
conditions precedent - ancillary documentation in respect of any secured assets
security: and/or security providers.
47. Other conditions precedent: Conditions precedent for subsequent utilisations will
include:
(d) indemnities;
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(f) set-off.
50. Costs and expenses: Subject to pre-agreed budgets, allAll legal and other
expenses reasonably incurred by the Facility Agent, the
Security Agent and the Mandated Lead Arranger in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing,
execution, syndication, perfection and any amendment of
any Finance Document will be for the Company's account,
whether or not the Credit Facilities Agreement is signed.
51. Amendments and waivers: The Majority Lenders may agree amendments and waivers
on behalf of all the Lenders (subject to agreed exceptions).
52. Governing law: This term sheet, the Credit Facilities Agreement and any
non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection
with them are governed by German law.
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I) OTHER TERMS
54. Clear market: No member of the Group may, prior to the close of
syndication (as determined by the Mandated Lead Arranger)
signing of the Credit Facilities Agreement, issue, arrange,
syndicate or incur (or attempt to issue, arrange, syndicate or
incur) any other indebtedness in the international or
domestic money, debt, bank or capital financial markets,
without the Mandated Lead Arranger’s prior written con-
sent.
55. Syndication: The Company must provide any assistance and information
reasonably required by the Mandated Lead Arranger in
relation to the syndication of the Facilities including giving
of presentations by management and assisting in the pre-
paration of an information memorandum.
56. Market flex: The Mandated Lead Arranger may, after consultation with
the Company and having regard to the then prevailing
conditions in the international or domestic money, debt,
bank or capital financial markets, change the structure,
terms and/or pricing of the Facilities (but not the amount) if:
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58. Confidentiality: This summary of key terms is confidential and must not be
disclosed by the Company to any person other than its legal
and financial advisers for the purposes of the proposed
transaction unless the prior written consent of the Mandated
Lead Arranger is obtained.
59. Conditions: Except as set out below this summary of key terms does not
constitute a binding commitment and merely sets out the
terms on which the Mandated Lead Arranger expects, at its
option, to be able to offer the Facilities. Any offer is subject
to:
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This offer will remain open for acceptance by the Company until close of business in Frankfurt am
Main on [⚫] at which time it will expire unless:
To accept this offer, please sign the enclosed duplicate term sheet where indicated and return to the
Mandated Lead Arranger.
By:
By:
ACQUISCO GMBH
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