THIS DEED POLL was originally made on 29 October 2019 by WISEALPHA PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Ireland, whose registered address is at 12 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (the "Company").
WHEREAS:
THIS DEED WITNESSES AND IT IS DECLARED as follows:
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Conditions or the relevant Final Terms shall have the same meanings herein. In addition, the following expressions have the following meanings:
"Administration Agreement" means the Administration Agreement dated on or about the date hereof, as amended or supplemented from time to time, between the Company, IQ EQ Corporate Services (Ireland) Limited (as Administrator) and IQ EQ (Isle of Man) Limited (as Fiscal Agent), whereby the Administrator and Fiscal Agent are appointed and includes any other agreements related to it, as amended or supplemented from time to time;
"Administrator" means IQ EQ Corporate Services (Ireland) Limited, as defined and appointed under the Administration Agreement, at its specified offices, and its Successors;
"Conditions" means, in respect of the Fractional Bonds of each Series, the terms and conditions applicable thereto which shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1 to this Deed Poll and incorporating any additional provisions forming part of such terms and conditions set out in the Final Terms (substantially in the form of Schedule 2 to this Deed Poll) relating to the Fractional Bonds of that Series. Any reference to a particularly numbered Condition shall be construed accordingly;
"Event of Default" means an event described in Condition 13;
"Fiscal Agent" means IQ EQ (Isle of Man) Limited, as defined and appointed under the Administration Agreement, at its specified offices, and its Successors;
"Fractional Bonds" means fractional bonds, issued in minimum denominations of £0.01 each or integral multiples of £0.01 (or the euro equivalent should the Specified Currency be euro) in excess thereof in registered form constituted by this Deed Poll and for the time being Outstanding or, as the context may require, a specific number or principal amount of them issued pursuant to the Conditions;
"Government Authority" means any nation, sovereign or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including a central bank or stock exchange;
"Holder" or, in respect of a Fractional Bond, "holder" means a Person in whose name a Fractional Bond is registered in the register of Holders;
"Law" means, as to any Person on any date of determination, any domestic, foreign or other statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order (including judicial or executive), ordinance, code or rule of common law, decree, permit, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, approval, filing, registration, requirement of, or other restriction imposed by, or any similar form of decision of or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority, to the extent legally binding on such Person or its assets, or to which such Person or its assets is otherwise legally subject, on and as of such date of determination;
"Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, company, entity, association, trust or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority;
“Provisions for Meetings of Holders” means those provisions for all meetings of Holders as set out in the Administration Agreement;
"Register" has the meaning set out in Condition 4(a);
"Specified Office" means, in relation to an Administrator the office identified with its name as listed in the Final Terms or any other office notified to the Holders pursuant to Clause 6.12;
"Successor" means, in relation to the Administrator or the Fiscal Agent, such other or further Person as may from time to time be appointed by the Company as an Administrator or Fiscal Agent and notice of whose appointment is given to Holders pursuant to Clause 6.12; and
"this Deed Poll" means this Deed Poll (as from time to time altered in accordance with the terms of this Deed Poll) and any other document executed in accordance with the terms of this Deed Poll (as from time to time so altered) and expressed to be supplemental to this Deed Poll.
References to:
1.2.1 costs, charges, remuneration or expenses include any withholding, value added, turnover or similar tax charged in respect thereof; and
1.2.2 an action, remedy or method of judicial proceedings for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall include references to the action, remedy or method of judicial proceedings in jurisdictions other than England and Wales as shall most nearly approximate thereto;
Headings shall be ignored in construing this Deed Poll.
The Schedules are part of this Deed Poll and have effect accordingly.
A Person who is not a party to this Deed Poll has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Deed Poll other than the Holders, the Administrator and the Fiscal Agent as expressly provided for in this Deed Poll and except and to the extent (if any) that this Deed Poll expressly provides for such Act to apply to any of its terms.
The Company may from time to time issue Fractional Bonds of one or more Series on a continuous basis. Upon the issue by the Company of any Fractional Bonds expressed to be constituted by this Deed Poll, such Fractional Bonds shall forthwith be constituted by this Deed Poll without any further formality and irrespective of whether or not the issue of such debt securities contravenes any covenant or other restriction in this Deed Poll.
The provisions of sub-clauses 2.3 and 2.4, and of clauses 3 to 12 of this Deed Poll (all inclusive) and the Provisions for Meetings of Holders shall apply mutatis mutandis separately and independently to the Fractional Bonds of each Series and in such clauses and the Provisions for Meetings of Holders the expression "Holders" together with all other terms that relate to Fractional Bonds or their Conditions, shall be construed as referring to those of the particular Series in question and not of all Series unless expressly so provided, so that each Series shall be constituted by a separate trust pursuant to sub-clause 2.3 and that, unless expressly provided, events affecting one Series shall not affect any other.
Subject to the Conditions, the Company shall on any date when the Fractional Bonds or any of them become due to be redeemed in accordance with the Conditions or any principal or default interest on the Fractional Bonds or any of them becomes or become due to be repaid in accordance with the Conditions, unconditionally pay or procure to be paid to the relevant Holder in the relevant Specified Currency in immediately available funds the principal amount of the Fractional Bonds or any of them becoming due for redemption on that date together with any applicable premium and additional amounts.
Any payment to be made in respect of the Fractional Bonds by the Company may be made as provided in the Conditions and any payment so made will to such extent be a good discharge to the Company.
The initial issue and delivery of the Fractional Bonds on each Initial Issue Date shall be complete on the issue of the Final Terms relating to a Series duly authenticated by WAT and completion of the register of Holders by WAT appending the relevant Final Terms thereto. Any subsequent issuance of Fractional Bonds of the same “up to” Series (pursuant to Condition 15(b)) on any subsequent Issue Date shall be completed by the issuance thereof and payment therefor. The Company will subsequently procure that WAT promptly annotate the register of Holders with the details of such issuance.
Upon full or partial redemption of any of the Fractional Bonds for any reason, a notation shall be made by WAT in the register of Holders reflecting such event.
A Holder shall (save as otherwise required by Law) be treated as the absolute owner of a Fractional Bond registered in its name for all purposes (whether or not it is overdue and regardless of any notice of ownership, trust or any interest in it or any writing on) and no Person will be liable for so treating the holder. Payments made to such holder in accordance with the Conditions will be valid and effective to satisfy and discharge the liability for relevant moneys payable on the Fractional Bonds to such holder.
Upon any update to the register of Holders by the Company in accordance with sub-clauses 3.1 and 3.2 above, the Company shall promptly send an updated register of Holders to the Administrator.
Pursuant to Condition 15 (Further Issues), the Company may, from time to time without the consent of the Holders, create and issue Further Fractional Bonds.
Except in relation to any Further Fractional Bonds issued as part of an existing “up to” Series pursuant to Condition 15(b), any Further Fractional Bonds created and issued pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.1 so as to form a single series with the Fractional Bonds or an existing Series thereof shall be constituted by a deed supplemental to this Deed Poll and any other Further Fractional Bonds created and issued pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.1 may, be so constituted. The Company shall, prior to the issue of any Further Fractional Bonds to be so constituted, execute and deliver a deed supplemental to this Deed Poll (if applicable duly stamped or denoted) and containing a covenant in the form mutatis mutandis of Clause 2 of this Deed Poll in relation to the principal and interest (or other return) in respect of such Further Fractional Bonds.
The Provisions for Meetings of Holders shall apply equally to Holders and to holders of any securities issued pursuant to the Conditions as if references in it to "Fractional Bonds" and "Holders" were also to such securities and their holders respectively.
Except in relation to any Further Fractional Bonds issued as part of any existing “up to” Series pursuant to Condition 15(b), whenever it is proposed to create and issue any Further Fractional Bonds, the Company shall give to the Holders not less than two (2) Business Days' notice in writing of its intention to do so, stating the amount of Further Fractional Bonds proposed to be created or issued.
Any Further Fractional Bonds not forming a single series with an existing series of the Fractional Bonds shall form a separate series and accordingly the provisions of Clauses 2.2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such Fractional Bonds separately and independently to the Fractional Bonds of each such existing series and in such Clauses and Schedule the expressions "Fractional Bonds" and "Holders" shall be construed accordingly.
So long as any Fractional Bond is outstanding, the Company covenants to and shall:
Comply with, perform and observe the provisions of this Deed Poll and the Conditions;
Notify the Holders immediately on becoming aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default;
So far as permitted by applicable Law, procure such opinions, certificates, information and evidence as the Company shall reasonably require and in such form as it shall reasonably require for the purpose of the discharge or exercise of the duties, trusts, powers, authorities and discretions vested in it under this Deed Poll or by operation of Law;
Make available to the Fiscal Agent (without cost to the Fiscal Agent) as many further copies or translations as they may request in order to satisfy any reasonable request from Holders from time to time;
All notices shall be issued at the expense of the Company;
So far as permitted by applicable Law, execute all such further documents and do such further things as may be necessary to give effect to this Deed Poll and the Fractional Bonds;
Forthwith upon becoming aware dispatch notice to the Holders in accordance with Condition 14 of any unconditional payment to the Holders of any sum due in respect of the Fractional Bonds that by the time of such notice has not been made or was made after the due date for such payment;
Comply with and perform and observe all the provisions of this Deed Poll which are expressed to be binding on it, including the Conditions and the Provisions for Meetings of Holders;
Duly and punctually comply with or procure that there is complied with all filing, registration, reporting and similar requirements required in accordance with applicable Law from time to time relating in any manner whatsoever to this Deed Poll and the Fractional Bonds;
Obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect any governmental or regulatory consents, approval, authorisation, resolution, license or exemption required by the Company relating in any manner whatsoever to this Deed Poll and the Fractional Bonds;
Comply with all its obligations under the Administration Agreement; and
Give not less than 14 days' prior notice to the Holders of the removal of the Administrator or Fiscal Agent and/or the appointment of a further Administrator or Fiscal Agent or another Administrator or Fiscal Agent (as the case may be) and/or any resignation of any Administrator or Fiscal Agent, or of any change in any specified office of any of the above.
Proof that the Company has failed to issue payment of a sum due to the holder of any one Fractional Bond will (unless the contrary be proved) be sufficient evidence that it has made the same default as regards all other Fractional Bonds which are then payable.
Where under this Deed Poll provision is made for the exercise of any discretion by the Company, any such discretion may be exercised as the Company may think fit and all such consents and approvals may be given or exercised with retrospective effect.
The Fractional Bonds, the Conditions, this Deed Poll, any Investment Contract and the Administration Agreement may be amended without the consent of the Holders, except to determine any matter relating to an Event of Default pursuant to Condition 13 (Events of Default) and provided always that in relation to any amendment to the Fractional Bonds, these Conditions, this Deed Poll, any Investment Contract or the Administration Agreement, the Company shall act reasonably and in good faith and not in manner which is materially prejudicial to the Holders. Any such modification, waiver or authorisation will be binding on the Holders and any such modifications will be notified by the Company to the Holders as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Company may, without the consent of Holders, substitute itself with another company in accordance with Condition 16 (Substitution).
The relevant Specified Currency is the currency of account and payment for all sums payable by the Company under or in connection with this Deed Poll and the Fractional Bonds, including damages shall be made in the Specified Currency.
Any amount received or recovered in a currency other than the relevant Specified Currency (whether as a result of, or of the enforcement of, a judgment or order of a court of any jurisdiction, in the winding-up or dissolution of the Company or otherwise) by any Holder in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it from the Company will only discharge the Company to the extent of the Specified Currency amount which the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered in that other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make that purchase on that date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so).
If that Specified Currency amount is less than the Specified Currency amount expressed to be due to the recipient under this Deed Poll or the Fractional Bonds, the Company shall indemnify it against any loss sustained by it as a result. In any event, the Company shall indemnify the recipient against the cost of making any such purchase.
The indemnity in this Clause 10 constitutes a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations in this Deed Poll, will give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, will apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by any Holder and will continue in full force and effect despite any judgment, order, claim or proof for a liquidated amount in respect of any sum due under this Deed Poll and/or the Fractional Bonds or any other judgment or order. No proof of actual loss may be required.
This Clause 10 will continue in full force and effect even if the Fractional Bonds are no longer Outstanding or this Deed Poll have been discharged.
Any notice required to be given under this Deed Poll to any of the parties shall be made in (or translated into) the English language and shall be by letter sent by registered post or courier or by fax to the Company:
WiseAlpha plc
12 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland
Fax: +353 61 715 720
FAO: The Directors
With a copy to:
WiseAlpha Technologies Limited
Level 39
One Canada Square,
London, E14 5AB
Email: compliance@wisealpha.com
FAO: Amer Bhatti
Any notice or demand sent by post as provided in this Clause shall be deemed (unless any relevant part of the postal service is affected by industrial action) to have been given, made or served three (3) days (in the case of inland post) or seven (7) days (in the case of overseas post) after despatch and any notice sent by fax as provided in this Clause shall be deemed to have been given, made or served 24 hours after despatch and receipt of confirmation of error-free transmission (if received during business hours and, if not, on the next Business Day in the place of receipt). Subject thereto, neither the non-receipt of, nor the time of receiving, any such confirmation of a notice given by fax as is referred to above shall invalidate or affect such notice or the time at which it is deemed as provided above to have been given.
Any of the parties named above may change its address for the purpose of this Clause by giving notice of such change to the other parties to this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed Poll, the Company shall not in any event be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder if it is prevented from so performing its obligations by any existing or future Law, any existing or future act of Government Authority, Act of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, riot, rebellion, civil commotion, strike, lockout, other industrial action, general failure of electricity or other supply, aircraft collision, technical failure, accidental or mechanical or electrical breakdown, computer failure or failure of any money transmission system.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligations of the Issuer arising hereunder in respect of the Fractional Bonds are limited recourse obligations payable solely from the sums of principal, interest, other return and additional amounts (if any) actually received (and identified as such) in relation to the relevant Investment pursuant to the related Investment Contract (the “ Assets”). Following realisation of the Assets and the application of the proceeds thereof, any claims of the Holders (and the obligations of the Issuer) shall be extinguished. Each Holder agrees that it will not petition a court, or take any action or commence any proceedings for, the liquidation or the winding-up of, or the appointment of an examiner to, the Issuer or any other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the Issuer. The provisions of this Clause 12 shall (i) be subject to Clause 2.2, and (ii) survive the termination or expiration of the Deed Poll and the redemption of the Fractional Bonds.
This Deed Poll and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
The courts of England are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Deed Poll or the Fractional Bonds and accordingly any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Deed Poll or the Fractional Bonds ( "Proceedings") may be brought in such courts. The Company irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives any objections to Proceedings in such courts on the ground of venue or on the ground that the Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum. This submission is for the benefit of each of the Holders and shall not limit the right of any of them to take Proceedings in any other court of competent jurisdiction nor shall the taking of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction (whether concurrently or not).
The following is the text of the terms and conditions of the Fractional Bonds (the “Conditions”), which contain summaries of certain provisions of the Deed Poll, and which subject to completion and amendment in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Final Terms and as provided for in the Deed Poll and the Investor Agreement (as defined below) will apply to all Fractional Bonds issued. All capitalised terms that are not defined in these Conditions will have the meanings given to them in the Deed Poll, the Investor Agreement or the relevant Final Terms. References in the Conditions to “Fractional Bonds” are to the Fractional Bonds of one Series only, not to all Fractional Bonds that may be issued under this Fractional Bond programme.
The Fractional Bonds are constituted by, are subject to, and have the benefit of, a deed poll dated 25 October 2019 (as may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Deed Poll”), made by WiseAlpha plc (the “Issuer”).
The Issuer has authorised the creation, issue and sale of the Fractional Bonds for the sole purpose of providing the funds to the Issuer to finance the purchase of the Issuer’s participation in certain Investments, subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of the relevant Investment Contract governing each Investment between the relevant Obligor and the lenders set out therein. Each issuance of a series of Fractional Bonds pursuant to these Conditions on the Initial Issue Date specified in the Final Terms shall correspond to the Issuer’s participation in a specific Investment in an amount equal to the Initial Investment Amount.
In each case where amounts of principal, interest, other return and additional amounts (if any) are stated herein or in the Deed Poll to be payable in respect of the Fractional Bonds, the obligations of the Issuer to make any such payment shall constitute an obligation only to account to the Holders on each date upon which such amounts of principal, interest, other return and additional amounts (if any) are due in respect of the Fractional Bonds, for an amount equivalent to sums of principal, interest, other return and additional amounts (if any) actually received in relation to the relevant Investment pursuant to the related Investment Contract. The terms of such Investment are subject to amendment in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Investment Contract and the provisions relating to such Investment (the key terms of which are detailed in each Final Terms) are accordingly subject to amendment. Upon such amendment, the terms of the Fractional Bonds will automatically be updated to reflect such amendments and the Issuer will promptly notify all relevant Holders of such amendments where reasonably practicable prior to such amendments taking effect but as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter if it is not possible for the Issuer to provide prior notice.
Payments in respect of the Fractional Bonds will be made in accordance with Condition 8 (Payments) of the Fractional Bonds.
Copies of the Deed Poll, the Administration Agreement and the Final Terms are available for inspection at the principal office of the Issuer being, at the date hereof, 12 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland and at the specified office of the Administrator.
The statements contained in these Conditions include summaries or restatements of, and are subject to, the detailed provisions of the Deed Poll, each Investment Contract, the Investor Agreement, the Final Terms and the Administration Agreement (if applicable). Holders are entitled to the benefit of, are bound by, and are deemed to have notice of, all the provisions thereof. Expressions used but not defined in these Conditions shall, if defined in the Deed Poll, Investor Agreement or Final Terms, have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein.
The following terms used in these Conditions shall have the following meanings:
“Accrual Period” means, in respect of any Fractional Bond:
"Administration Agreement”means the Administration Agreement dated on or about 29 October 2019, as amended or supplemented from time to time, between the Company, IQ EQ Corporate Services (Ireland) Limited (as Administrator) and IQ EQ (Isle of Man) Limited (as Fiscal Agent), whereby the Administrator and Fiscal Agent are appointed and includes any other agreements related to it, as amended or supplemented from time to time;
"Administrator” means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments generally in London.
"Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments generally in London and Dublin.
“Early Redemption Amount” means the principal amount outstanding of the relevant redeeming Fractional Bonds together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
“Euro” or “€” means the currency of the member states of the Euro-zone.
“Fiscal Agent” means IQ EQ (Isle of Man) Limited, as defined and appointed under the Administration Agreement, at its specified offices, and its Successors;
“Final Redemption Amount” means the principal amount outstanding of the relevant redeeming Fractional Bonds together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
“Investment” has the meaning given to such term in the Investor Agreement and for each Fractional Bond is as set out in the relevant Final Terms.
“Investment Amount” means, in relation to a specific Investment, at any time, the sum of the nominal value of the Fractional Bonds issued corresponding to the nominal amount of the Issuer’s participation in such Investment (as may be reduced by a prepayment or payment of principal, interest or other return pursuant to these Conditions), and in relation to any given Holder is equal to Fractional Bonds of a nominal value corresponding to such Holder's pro rata share of the Investment Amount, in each case that are Outstanding, the “Initial Investment Amount” being the amount specified as such in the Final Terms.
“Investment Contract” has the meaning given to such term in the Investor Agreement and for each Fractional Bond is as set out in the relevant Final Terms.
“Investment Agreement” means the investor agreement executed by each Holder reflecting its agreement with the Issuer in relation to any investment in any Fractional Bonds issued by the Issuer and the terms related thereto.
“Issue Date” means each date on which Fractional Bonds are issued as provided for in these Conditions, the “Initial Issue Date” being the date specified as such in the Final Terms.
“Maturity Date” means the maturity date of each series of Fractional Bonds.
“Fractional Bond Periodic Payment Date” means the date specified in the Final Terms.
“Obligor” has the meaning given to such term in the Investor Agreement and for each Fractional Bond is as set out in the relevant Final Terms.
“Outstanding” means, in relation to the Fractional Bonds, all the Fractional Bonds issued except (a) those which have been redeemed in accordance with the Conditions, (b) those in respect of which the date for redemption has occurred and the redemption moneys (including all interest or other return accrued on such Fractional Bonds to the date for such redemption) have been duly paid to the Company or distributed to the Holder(s) directly, as applicable, and remain available for payment against presentation of the Fractional Bonds, (c) those in respect of which claims have become void or in respect of which claims have become prescribed, (d) those which have been purchased and cancelled as provided in the Conditions; provided, that for the purposes of (1) ascertaining the right to attend and vote at any meeting of the Holder(s) and (2) the determination of how many Fractional Bonds are outstanding for the purposes of Condition 11 (Meetings of Holders; Modification and Waiver), those Fractional Bonds which are beneficially held by, or are held on behalf of, the Issuer and not cancelled shall (unless and until ceasing to be so held) be deemed not to remain outstanding.
“Payment Date” means a Fractional Bond Periodic Payment Date and/or Redemption Payment Date, as the case may be.
“Pounds”, “sterling” and “£” denote the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Rate of Return” means interest or other rate of return specified in the Final Terms.
“Redemption Amount” means either the Early Redemption Amount or the Final Redemption Amount, as the case may be.
“Redemption Date” means the Maturity Date, any other Business Day specified as such by the Issuer following a repayment of principal or any other amounts in relation to the relevant Investment pursuant to Condition 7(b) or Condition 7(c), or such date designated as such following an Event of Default pursuant to Condition 13 (Events of Default), any such payment limited always to the amounts the Issuer actually receives (and identified as such) in relation to the relevant Investment pursuant to the terms of the Investment Contract.
“Redemption Payment Date” means such date(s) that fall as soon as reasonably practicable on or following the Redemption Date, as notified to Holders pursuant to Condition 14 (Notices) on which the Early Redemption Amount or Final Redemption Amount is paid to the Holders.
“Seller” means the entity from which the Issuer has purchased a participation in the relevant Investment.
“Terms of Use” has the meaning given to such term in the Investor Agreement.
“WAT” means WiseAlpha Technologies Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose registered office is at Level 39, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB, United Kingdom.
The obligations of the Issuer in respect of the Fractional Bonds rank pari passu and rateably without any preference among themselves.
No proprietary or other direct interest in the Issuer’s rights under or in respect of any Investment Contract, or any Investment, exists for the benefit of the Holders. Subject to the terms of the Deed Poll, no Holder will have any entitlement to enforce the Investment Contract or direct recourse to the Obligor or any Seller. The Issuer shall not be required to take proceedings to enforce payment in respect of any Investment Contract unless it has been indemnified and/or secured by the Holders to its satisfaction.
Determinations: The Issuer shall procure that WiseAlpha Technologies Limited will calculate:
and, as soon as practicable thereafter cause a record of any such value or amount so calculated to be made available at its offices and notified to the Administrator (and any other administrator (if any) appointed by the Issuer) and the Issuer. The obtaining of each quote and the making of each calculation by the Issuer shall (in the absence of manifest error) be final and binding upon all parties.
Rate of Return:
Accrual of Interest: The Rate of Return shall cease to accrue on each Fractional Bond on the due date for redemption unless, upon due presentation, payment is improperly withheld or refused, in which event the return shall continue to accrue (as well after as before judgment) at the rate and in the manner provided in this Condition 6 to the Relevant Date (as defined in Condition 8 (Payments)).
In acting under the Administration Agreement and in connection with the Fractional Bonds, the Administrator acts as agent of the Issuer and does not assume any obligations towards or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the Holders.
The initial Administrator and its initial Specified Office is listed in the Final Terms. The Issuer reserves the right at any time to vary or terminate the appointment of the Administrator and to appoint a successor administrator and additional administrators; provided, however, that the Issuer shall at all times maintain an Administrator.
Prior written notice shall be given to the Holders of any change in the Administrator or in its Specified Office.
The Issuer shall not be required to gross up any payments made to the Holders and shall withhold or deduct from any such payments any amounts on account of such tax where so required by law or any such relevant tax authority. Any withholding or deduction shall not constitute an Event of Default under Condition 13 (Events of Default).
The Fractional Bonds, these Conditions, the Deed Poll, any Investment Contract and the Administration Agreement may be amended without the consent of the Holders, except to determine any matter relating to an Event of Default pursuant to Condition 13 (Events of Default) and provided always that, in relation to any amendment to the Fractional Bonds, these Conditions, the Deed Poll, any Investment Contract or the Administration Agreement, the Issuer shall act reasonably and in good faith and not in a manner which is materially prejudicial (such determination of materiality to be made solely by the Issuer) to the Holders. Any such modification, waiver or authorisation will be binding on the Holders and any such modifications will be notified by the Issuer to the Holders as soon as practical thereafter.
The Administration Agreement contains provisions for convening meetings of Holders to consider any amendment that may require the consent of the Holders pursuant to this Condition 11 and/or any matter relating to an Event of Default. Holders will vote according to the principal amount of their Fractional Bonds. Any resolution duly passed at a meeting of Holders will be binding on all the Holders, whether present or not.
The Administration Agreement provides that a written resolution signed by the holders of 75 percent in nominal amount of the Fractional Bonds outstanding shall take effect as if it were an Extraordinary Resolution. Such a resolution in writing may be contained in one document or several documents in the same form, each signed by or on behalf of one or more Holders.
No Holder is entitled to claim from the Issuer any indemnification or payment in respect of any tax consequence of any such exercise upon individual Holders.
Fractional Bonds will become void unless presented for payment within 10 years (in the case of principal) or five years (in the case of any periodic return) from the due date for payment in respect thereof.
A Holder shall be entitled by notice in writing to the Issuer to require the Issuer to immediately redeem all or part (in integral multiples of £1 nominal amount) of the Fractional Bonds together with accrued interest (if any and after deduction of tax) up to but excluding the date of redemption on the occurrence of any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”, such date of redemption constituting a “Redemption Date” and the relevant payment date constituting a “Redemption Payment Date” in each case for the purpose of these Conditions):
All notices to the Holders shall be deemed to have been duly given if posted to such holders at their respective addresses as shown on the Register.
No person shall have any right to enforce any term or condition of the Fractional bonds under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
The form of Final Terms that will be issued in respect of each Series, subject only to the deletion of
non-
applicable provisions, is set out below.
Dated [•]
Issue of up to £ [INSERT MAXIMUM AMOUNT] of Series [•] non-negotiable Participation Fractional Bonds to be issued by WiseAlpha plc (the “Issuer”) for the purpose of financing the Issuer’s purchase of certain Investments, the specific Investment corresponding to this Series as detailed below under a programme for the issuance of Investment Participation Fractional Bonds.
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the Deed Poll dated on or about 29 October 2019. This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Fractional Bonds described therein and must be read in conjunction with such Conditions, the Deed Poll and the Investor Agreement (each as may be amended or supplemented from time to time). Information on the Issuer and the offer of the Fractional Bonds is only available on the basis of the combination of such Final Terms, the Conditions, the Deed Poll and the Investor Agreement, each of which are available for viewing at www.wisealpha.com, and copies may be obtained on request.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in each case where amounts of principal, interest, other return and additional amounts (if any) are stated herein, in the Conditions or in the Deed Poll to be payable in respect of the Fractional Bonds, the obligations of the Issuer to make any such payment shall constitute an obligation only to account to the Holders on each date upon which such amounts of principal, interest and additional amounts (if any) are due in respect of the Fractional Bonds, for an amount equivalent to sums of principal, interest, other return and additional amounts (if any) actually received in relation to the relevant Investment pursuant to the related Investment Contract (the “Assets”). Following realisation of the Assets and the application of the proceeds thereof, any claims of the Holders (and the obligations of the Issuer) shall be extinguished. Each Holder agrees that it will not petition a court, or take any action or commence any proceedings for, the liquidation or the winding-up of, or the appointment of an examiner to, the Issuer or any other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the Issuer. The terms of each such Investment are subject to amendment in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Investment Contract and the provisions relating to such Investment (the key terms of which are set out below in “Provisions relating to the Investment”) are accordingly subject to amendment. Upon such amendment, the terms of the Fractional Bonds will automatically be updated by the Issuer to reflect such amendments and the Issuer will promptly notify all relevant Holders of such amendments where reasonably practicable prior to such amendments taking effect but as soon as is reasonably practicable thereafter if it is not possible for the Issuer to provide prior notice.
[Include whichever of the following apply or specify as “Not Applicable” (N/A). Note that the numbering should remain as set out below, even if “Not Applicable” is indicated for individual paragraphs or sub-paragraphs.]
1 | (i) Issuer: | WiseAlpha plc |
(ii) Investment Contract: | [INSERT SUMMARY DETAILS OF INVESTMENT] | |
2 | Series Number: | [●] |
3 | Specified Currency: | [Sterling (GBP £)/Euro (EUR €) TO REFLECT CURRENCY OF RELATED INVESTMENT] |
4 | Initial Amount Invested: | [●] |
5 | Specified Denominations: | £0.01 and integral multiples of £0.01 in excess thereof [or the euro equivalent should the Specified Currency be euro] |
6 | Initial Issue Date: | [●] |
7 | Maturity Date: | The date falling 5 Business Days after the Investment Maturity Date set out below. |
8 | Fractional Bonds Periodic Payment Basis: | Same as Periodic Payment Basis set out below. |
9 | Fractional Bonds Periodic Payment Date: | The date falling 5 Business Days after the later of: (i) the corresponding Periodic Payment Date; and (ii) the actual receipt by the Issuer of the relevant payment in relation to the Investment. |
10 | Redemption/Payment Basis: | Redemption Amount |
11 | Change of Periodic Payment or Redemption/PaymentBasis: | All payments in relation to the Fractional Bonds will correspond to those received by the Issuer in relation to the Investment and the Investment Contract as detailed in the Conditions. |
12 | (i) Status of the Fractional Bonds: | Senior |
(ii) Status of Investment: | ||
13 | Listing: | None |
14 | Admission of Trading: | Not Applicable |
15 | Transfers: | [Non-transferable] / [Transferable] |
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE INVESTMENT | ||
16 | Obligor: | [INSERT DETAILS OF OBLIGOR] [IF SUB-PARTICIPATED ADDRESS HERE] |
17 | Investment Contract: | [INSERT DETAILS OF INVESTMENT CONTRACT] |
18 | Investment Maturity Date: | [INSERT MATURITY DATE] |
19 | Periodic Payments Dates: | [INSERT DETAILS OF PERIODIC PAYMENT BASIS] |
20 | Periodic Payment Basis: | [FIXED RATE/FLOATING RATE AND SUMMARY OF RELATED DETAILS] |
Fixed Rate: | ||
[[●]percent per annum payable annually/semi-annually] in arrear [DETAILS OF INITIAL RATE OF PERIODIC PAYMENTS] | ||
Floating Rate: [Insert details of rate and benchmark] | ||
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE FRACTIONAL BONDS | ||
21 | Form of the Fractional Bonds: | Registered Fractional Bonds |
OPERATIONAL INFORMATION | ||
22 | Specified Office of Administrator: |
The information set out under “Provisions relating to Investment” has been extracted from the legal documentation associated with the relevant Investment and the Issuer accepts no responsibility for such information.
Signed on behalf of the Issuer:
By:
Duly authorised