Tanzania - Second TIB Project : Loan 1172 - Loan Agreement - Conformed

Iri7 CONFORMED COPY LOAN NUMBER 1172 TA Loan Agreement (Second TIB Project) BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND TANZANIA INVESTMENT BANK DATED NOVEMBER 12, 1975 CONFORMED COPY LOAN NUMBER 1172 TA Loan Agreement (Second TIB Project) BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND TANZANIA INVESTMENT BANK DATED NOVEMBER 12, 1975 LOAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated November 12, 1975, between INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (hereinafter called the Bank) and TANZANIA INVESTMENT BANK (hereinafter called the Borrower), a statutory corporation established and operating under the laws of the United Republic of Tanzania. ARTICLE I General Conditions; Definitions Section 1.01. The parties to this Agreement accept all the provisions of the General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements of the Bank dated March 15, 1974, with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein, subject, however, to the modifications thereof set forth in Schedule 2 to this Agreement (said General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements of the Bank, as so modified, being hereinafter called the General Conditions). Section 1.02. Wherever used in the Loan Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the several terms defined in the General Conditions have the respective meanings therein set forth, and the following additional terms have the following meanings: (a) "sub-loan" means a loan or credit made or proposed to be made by the Borrower out of the proceeds of the Loan to an Investment Enterprise for an Investment Project and "free-limit sub-loan" means a sub-loan, as so defined, which qualifies as a free-limit sub-loan pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.02(c) of this Agreement. (b) "investment" means an investment other than a sub-loan made or proposed to be made by the Borrower out of the proceeds of the Loan in an Investment Enterprise for an Investment Project. (c) "Investment Enterprise" means an enterprise to which the Borrower proposes to make or has made a sub-loan or in which it proposes to make or has made an investment. (d) "Investment Project" means a specific development project to be carried out by an Investment Enterprise utilizing the proceeds of a sub-loan or investment. 4 (e) "Tanzanian Shillings" and "TSh" mean the currency of the Guarantor. (f) "foreign currency" means any currency other than the currency of the Guarantor. (g) "Act" means the Tanzania Investment Bank Act, 1970, as amended from time to time. (h) "Statement of Policy" means the policies set forth in Chapter IV of the TIB Handbook approved by the Directors of the Borrower on December 18, 1973, as amended from time to time. (i) "Prior Loan Agreement" means (A) any outstanding loan agreement between the Bank and the Borrower dated before the date of this Agreement and (B) any outstanding development credit agreement between the Guarantor and the Association dated before the date of this Agreement providing for a development credit to be relent by the Guarantor to the Borrower, and "Prior Loan" means any loan or development credit provided for therein. (j) "subsidiary" means any company of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or other proprietary interest is owned or effectively controlled by the Borrower or by any one or more subsidiaries of the Borrower or by the Borrower and one or more of its subsidiaries. ARTICLE II The Loan Section 2.01. The Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower, on the terms and conditions in the Loan Agreement set forth or referred to, an amount in various currencies equivalent to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). Section 2.02. (a) The amount of the Loan may be withdrawn from the Loan Account for amounts expended by the Borrower for an Investment Project or, if the Bank shall so agree, for expenditures required to be made by the Borrower for an Investment Project, to finance the reasonable foreign-currency cost of goods and services required under a sub-loan or investment for the Investment Project in respect of which the withdrawal is requested; provided, however, that no withdrawal shall be made in respect of a sub-loan or investment unless (i) the sub-loan or investment shall have been approved by the Bank, or (ii) the sub-loan shall be a free-limit sub-loan for which the Bank shall have authorized withdrawals from the Loan Account. 5 (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) above, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Bank, withdrawals from the Loan Account shall be authorized by the Bank in respect of expenditures under a sub-loan or investment: (i) in a foreign currency for goods procured, or services supplied from, outside the territories of the Guarantor; (ii) in Tanzanian Shillings on account of not more than sixty-five per cent (65%) of the invoiced price for goods previously imported into the territories of the Guarantor through normal trade channels; and (iii) in Tanzanian Shillings on account of not more than forty per cent (40%) of the contract price under civil works and/or construction contracts to be carried out in the United Republic of Tanzania. (c) A free-limit sub-loan shall be a sub-loan for an Investment Project in an amount to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan which shall not exceed the sum of (i) S400,000 equivalent, when added to any other outstanding amounts financed or proposed to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan or of any Prior Loan for such Investment Project or (ii) S3,000,000 equivalent, when added to all other free-limit sub-loans financed or proposed to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan, the foregoing amounts being subject to change from time to time as determined by the Bank. (d) Except as the Bank and the Borrower shall otherwise agree, no withdrawals shall be made on account of expenditures made by an Investment Enterprise in respect of a sub-loan subject to the Bank's approval, or in respect of an investment, if such expenditures shall have been made before the date of this Agreement or more than ninety days prior to the date on which the Bank shall have received in respect of such sub-loan or investment the application and information required by Section 2.03(a) of this Agreement or, under a free-limit sub-loan, more than ninety days prior to the date on which the Bank shall have received in respect of such free-limit sub-loan the request and information required by Section 2.03(b). Section 2.03. (a) When presenting a sub-loan (other than a free-limit sub-loan) or an investment to the Bank for approval, the Borrower shall furnish to the Bank an application, in form satisfactory to the Bank, together with a description of the Investment Enterprise and an appraisal of the Investment Project (including 6 a description of the expenditures proposed to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan) and the proposed terms and conditions of the sub-loan or investment, including the schedule of amortization of the sub-loan or of repayment to the Bank of the amount of the Loan to be used for the investment, and such other information as the Bank shall reasonably request. (b) Each request by the Borrower for authorization to make withdrawals from the Loan Account in respect of a free-limit sub-loan shall contain a summary description of the Investment Enterprise and the Investment Project (including a description of the expenditures proposed to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan) and the terms and conditions of such free-limit sub-loan, including the schedule of amortization therefor. (c) Except as the Bank and the Borrower shall otherwise agree, applications and requests made pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section shall be presented to the Bank on or before December 31, 1977. Section 2.04. The Closing Date shall be December 31, 1980 or such other date as shall be determined by the Bank. Section 2.05. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment charge at the rate of three-fourths of one per cent (3/4 of I %) per annum on the principal amount of the Loan not withdrawn from time to time. Section 2.06. The Borrower shall pay interest at the rate of eight and one-half per cent (8-1/2%) per annum on the principal amount of the Loan withdrawn and outstanding from time to time. Section 2.07. Interest and other charges shall be payable semi-annually on April I and October I in each year. Section 2.08. (a) The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Loan in accordance with the amortization schedule set forth in Schedule I to this Agreement as such Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the Bank to the extent required to: (i) conform in relevant part substantially to the aggregate of the amortization schedules applicable to sub-loans and the schedules of repayment to the Bank in respect of investments, which have been approved or authorized for withdrawals from the Loan Account under Section 2.02 of this Agreement and (ii) take into account any cancellation pursuant to Article VI of the General Conditions and any repayments made by the Borrower under Section 2.09 of this Agreement; provided that repayments due hereunder shall be made on April I and October 1 in each year. Such amendments of said Schedule 1 shall include amendments to the table of premiums on prepayment, if necessary. 7 (b) The amortization schedule applicable to each sub-loan and the schedule of repayment to the Bank in respect of each investment shall provide for an appropriate period of grace, and, unless the Bank and the Borrower shall otherwise agree (i) shall not extend beyond 15 years from the date of approval by the Bank of such sub-loan or investment, or in the case of a free-limit sub-loan, of authorization by the Bank to make withdrawals from the Loan Account in respect thereof, and (ii) shall provide for approximately equal semi-annual, or more frequent, aggregate payments of principal and interest or approximately equal semi-annual, or more frequent, payments of principal. (c) The Borrower shall transmit to the Bank, for its prior approval, any substantial changes proposed to be made by the Borrower in respect of the repayment provisions of any sub-loan. Section 2.09. Unless the Bank and the Borrower shall otherwise agree: (a) If a sub-loan or any part thereof shall be repaid to the Borrower in advance of maturity or if a sub-loan or an investment or any part thereof shall be sold, tran-ferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of for value by the Borrower, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Bank and shall repay to the Bank on the next following interest payment date, together with the premiums specified in Schedule 1 to this Agreement or in any amendment thereof under Section 2.08(a) of this Agreement, the amount withdrawn from the Loan Account in respect of such sub-loan or investment or part thereof and not theretofore repaid to the Bank. (b) Any amount so repaid by the Borrower shall be applied by the Bank as follows: (i) in the case of a sub-loan, to the maturity or maturities of the Loan in amounts corresponding to the outstanding amounts of the maturity or maturities of the sub-loan so repaid or disposed of, and (ii) in the case of an investment, pro rata to the maturity or maturities of the Loan reflecting amounts to be repaid on account of such investment. (c) Paragraph (b) of Section 3.05 of the General Conditions shall not apply to any repayment made under paragraph (a) of this Section. ARTICLE Ill The Project; Management and Operations of the Borrower Section 3.01. (a) The purpose of the Project is to assist the Borrower in financing such productive facilities and resources in the United Republic of Tanzania as will contribute to the economic and social development of the country. The 8 Project consists in the financing of specific development projects through loans to and investments in productive enterprises in the United Republic of Tanzania, in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Borrower. (b) The Borrower shall carry out the Project and conduct its operations and affairs in accordance with sound financial standards and practices, with qualified management and personnel, and in accordance with the Act and the Statement of Policy. Section 3.02. (a) The Borrower undertakes that, unless the Bank shall otherwise agree, any sub-loan or investment will be made on terms whereby the Borrower shall obtain, by written contract with the Investment Enterprise or by other appropriate legal means, rights adequate to protect the interests of the Bank and the Borrower, including, in the case of any subloan and to the extent that it shall be appropriate in the case of any investment, the right of the Borrower to: (i) require the Investment Enterprise to carry out and operate the Investment Project with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, financial and managerial standards and to maintain adequate records; (ii) require that (1) the goods and services to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan shall be purchased at a reasonable price, account being taken also of other relevant factors such as time of delivery and efficiency and reliability of the goods and availability of maintenance facilities and spare parts therefor, and, in the case of services, of their quality and the competence of the parties rendering them and (2) such goods and services shall be used exclusively in the carrying out of the Investment Project; (iii) inspect, by itself or jointly with representatives of the Bank if the Bank shall so request, such goods and the sites, works, plants and construction included in the Investment Project, the operation thereof, and any relevant records and documents; (iv) require that: (1) the Investment Enterprise shall take out and maintain with responsible insurers such insurance, against such risks and in such amounts, as shall be consistent with sound business practice; and (2) without any limitation upon the foregoing, such insurance shall cover marine, transit and other hazards incident to the acquisition, transportation and delivery of goods financed out of the proceeds of the Loan to the place of use or installation, any indemnity thereunder to be made payable in a currency freely usable by the Investment Enterprise to replace or repair such goods; (v) obtain all such information as the Bank or the Borrower shall reasonably request relating to the foregoing and to the administration, operations and financial condition of the Investment Enterprise; (vi) suspend or terminate the right of the Investment Enterprise to the use of the proceeds of the Loan upon failure by such Investment Enterprise to perform its obligations under its contract with the Borrower; and (vii) require the Investment Enterprise to assume any risk of loss resulting from changes in the rate of exchange between the currencies used in its operations relating to the Investment Project. 9 (b) The Borrower shall exercise its rights in relation to each Investment Project in such manner as to: (i) protect the interests of the Bank and the Borrower, (ii) comply with its obligations under this Agreement, and (iii) achieve the purposes of the Project. Section 3.03. The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank all such information as the Bank shall reasonably request concerning the expenditure of the proceeds of the Loan, the Project, the Investment Enterprises, the Investment Projects, and the sub-loans and investments. Section 3.04. The Borrower shall duly perform all its obligations under agreements under which funds have been lent or otherwise put at the disposal of the Borrower by the Guarantor or its agencies or others for relending, investment or management. The Borrower shall promptly inform the Bank of any action which would have the effect of assigning, or of amending, abrogating or waiving any material provision of, any such agreement. Section 3.05. If the Borrower establishes or acquires any subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause such subsidiary to observe and perform the obligatiois of the Borrower hereunder to the extent to which such obligations shall or can be applicable thereto, as though such obligations were binding upon such subsidiary. ARTICLE IV Financial Covenants Section 4.01. The Borrower shall maintain records adequate to record the progress of the Project and of each Investment Project (including the cost thereof) and to reflect in accordance with consistently maintained sound accounting practices the operations and financial condition of the Borrower. Section 4.02. The Borrower shall: (i) have its accounts and financial statements (balance sheets, statements of income and expenses and related statements) for each fiscal year audited in accordance with sound auditing principles consistently applied, by independent auditors acceptable to the Bank; (ii) furnish to the Bank, as soon as available but in any case not later than four months after the end of each such year, (A) certified copies of its financial statements for such year as so audited and (B) the report of such audit by said auditors, of such scope and in such detail as the Bank shall have reasonably requested; and (iii) furnish to the Bank such other information concerning the accounts and financial statements of the Borrower and the audit thereof as the Bank shall from time to time reasonably request. 10 Section 4.03. (a) The Borrower represents that at the date of this Agreement no lien exists on any of its assets as security for any debt, except as otherwise currently reported or disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Bank. (b) The Borrower undertakes that, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree: (i) if any lien shall be created on any assets of the Borrower or any subsidiary as security for any debt, such lien will equally and ratably secure the payment of the principal of, and interest and other charges on the Loan and that in the creation of any such lien express provision will be made to that effect at no cost to the Bank; and (ii) if any statutory lien shall be created on any assets of the Borrower or of any subsidiary as security for any debt, the Borrower shall grant, at no cost to the Bank, an equivalent lien satisfactory to the Bank to secure the payment of the principal of, and interest and other charges on - Loan; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall n, apply to: (A) any lien created on property, at the time of purchase thereot, so, v as security for the payment of the purchase price of such property; or (B) an, lien arising in the ordinary course of banking transactions and securing a debt maturing not more than one year after the date on which it is originally incurred. Section 4.04. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall: (i) conduct its operations and affairs in such manner as shall be necessary to maintain, at all times, its debt/equity ratio within the limit provided in Section 4.06 of this Agreement; and (ii) if such ratio shall, for reasons beyond the Borrower's control, be exceeded, promptly take all such reasonable action as shall be necessary or advisable to bring such ratio within such limit. Section 4.05. The Borrower shall not make any repayment in advance of maturity in respect of any outstanding debt of the Borrower which, in the judgment of the Bank, would materially affect the Borrower's ability to meet its financial obligations. Section 4.06. Except as shall be otherwise agreed between the Bank and the Borrower, the Borrower shall not incur or permit any subsidiary to incur any debt if, after the incurring of such debt, the consolidated debt of the Borrower and all its subsidiaries then incurred and outstanding would be greater than three times the consolidated capital and surplus of the Borrower and all its subsidiaries. For the purposes of this Section: (a) "debt" means any debt incurred by the Borrower or any subsidiary maturing more than one year after the date on which it is originally incurred. (b) Debt shall be deemed to be incurred: (i) under a loan contract or agreement (including the Loan Agreement) on the date and to the extent the 11 amount of the loan is drawn down and outstanding pursuant to such loan or agreement, and (ii) under a guarantee agreement, on the date the agreement providing for such guarantee has been entered into but only to the extent that the guaranteed debt is outstanding. (c) Whenever in connection with this Section it shall be necessary to value in terms of Tanzanian Shillings debt payable in foreign currency, such valuation shall be made at the prevailing lawful rate of exchange at which such foreign currency is, at the time of such valuation, obtainable by the Borrower for the purposes of servicing such debt. (d) iconsolidated debt of the Borrower and all its subsidiaries" means the total amount of debt of the Borrower and subsidiaries, excluding any debt owed by the Borrower to any subsidiary or by any subsidiary to the Borrower or to any other subsidiary. (e) "consolidated capital anc :u 4us of the Borrower and subsidiaries" means the aggregate of the unimpair.- paid-up capital, surplus and free reserves (including grants received) of the Borrower and subsidiaries after excluding therefrom such amounts as shall represent equity interests of the Borrower in any subsidiary or of any subsidiary in the Bolrower or any other subsidiary. Section 4.07. The Borrower shall take such steps satisfactory to the Bank as shall be necessary to protect itself against risk of loss resulting from changes in the rates of exchange between the currencies (including Tanzanian Shillings) used in its operations. Section 4.08. The Bank and the Borrower shall from time to time, at the request of either party, exchange views through their representatives with regard to the administration, operations and financial condition of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, and the Borrower shall furnish to the Bank all such information as the Bank shall reasonably request concerning the administration, operations and financial condition of the Borrower and subsidiaries. Section 4.09. The Borrower shall enable the Bank's representatives to inspect the records referred to in Section 4.01 of this Agreement and any relevant documents. ARTICLE V Remedies of the Bank Section 5.01. For the purposes of Section 6.02 of the General Conditions the following additional events are specified: 12 (a) any part of the principal amount of any loan to the Borrower having an original maturity of one year or more shall, in accordance with its terms, have become due and payable in advance of maturity as provided in the relative contractual instruments, or any security for any such loan shall have become enforceable; (b) a change shall have been made in the Act which will materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower; (c) a change shall have been made in the Statement of Policy which will materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower; (d) a resolution shall have been passed for the dissolution or liquidation of the Borrower; and (e) a subsidiary or any other entity shall have been created or acquired or taken over by the Borrower, if such creation, acquisition or taking over would adversely affect the conduct of the Borrower's business or the Borrower's financial situation or the efficiency of the Borrower's management and personnel or the carrying out of the Project. Section 5.02. For the purposes of Section 7.01 of the General Conditions the following additional events are specified: (a) the event specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of Section 5.01 shall occur; and (b) the event specified in paragraph (e) of Section 5.01 shall occur and shall continue for a period of sixty days after notice thereof shall have been given by the Bank to the Borrower. ARTICLE VI Miscellaneous Section 6.01. The date of February 27, 1976, is hereby specified for the purposes of Section 12.04 of the General Conditions. Section 6.02. The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: 13 For the Bank: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable address: INTBAFRAD Washington, D.C. For the Borrower: Tanzania Investment Bank P. 0. Box 9373 Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania Cable address: INVESTMENTS Dar es Salaam IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their representatives thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names in the District of Columbia, United States of America, as of the day and year first above written. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By /s / Michael H. Wiehen Acting Regional Vice President Eastern Africa TANZANIA INVESTMENT BANK By /s / Paul Bomani Authorized Representative 14 SCHEDULE I Amortization Schedule* Payment of Principal Date Payment Due (expressed in dollars)** April 1, 1981 500,000 October 1, 1981 500,000 April 1, 1982 500,000 October 1, 1982 500,000 April 1, 1983 500,000 October 1, 1983 500,000 April 1, 1984 500,000 October 1, 1984 500,000 April 1, 1985 500,000 October 1, 1985 500,000 April 1, 1986 500,000 October 1, 1986 500,000 April 1, 1987 500,000 October 1, 1987 500,000 April 1, 1988 500,000 October 1, 1988 500,000 April 1, 1989 500,000 October 1, 1989 500,000 April 1, 1990 500,000 October 1, 1990 500,000 April 1, 1991 500,000 October 1, 1991 500,000 April 1, 1992 500,000 October 1, 1992 500,000 April 1, 1993 500,000 October 1, 1993 500,000 April 1, 1994 500,000 October 1, 1994 500,000 April 1, 1995 500,000 October 1, 1995 500,000 * The Amortization Schedule is subject to amendment pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.08 of the Loan Agreement. ** To the extent that any portion of the Loan is repayable in a currency other than dollars (see General Conditions, Section 4.02), the figures in this column represent dollar equivalents determined as for purposes of withdrawal. 15 Premiums on Prepayment The following percentages are specified as the premiums payable on repayment in advance of maturity of any portion of the principal amount of the Loan pursuant to Section 3.05(b) of the General Conditions or to Section 2.09(a) of the Loan Agreement: Time of Prepayment Premium Not more than three years 1- 1/4% before maturity More than three years but 2-1/2% not more than six years before maturity More than six years but not 4-1 /2% more than eleven years before maturity More than eleven years but 6-3/4% not more than sixteen years before maturity More than sixteen years but 7-1/2% not more than eighteen years before maturity More than eighteen years 8-1/2% before maturity 16 SCHEDULE 2 Modifications of the General Conditions For the purposes of the Loan Agreement, the provisions of the General Conditions are modified as follows: (1) The following subparagraph (d) is added to Section 3.05: "(d) The Bank and the Borrower may from time to time agree upon arrangements for prepayment of the Loan and the application of such prepayment in addition to, or in substitution for, those set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 3.05." (2) The words "Investment Projects" are substituted for the words "the Project" at the end of Section 5.03. (3) Section 6.03 is deleted and replaced by the following new Section: "Section 6.03. Cancellation by the Bank. If (a) the right of the Borrower to make withdrawals from the Loan Account shall have been suspended with respect to any amount of the Loan for a continuous period of thirty days, or (b) by the date specified in paragraph (c) of Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement no applications or requests permitted under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of such Section shall have been received by the Bank in respect of any portion of the Loan, or having been so received, shall have been denied, or (c) after the Closing Date an amount of the Loan shall remain unwithdrawn from the Loan Account, or (d) the Bank shall have received notice from the Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.07 with respect to an amount of the Loan, the Bank may by notice to the Borrower terminate the right of the Borrower to submit such applications or requests or to make withdrawals from the Loan Account, as the case may be, with respect to such amount or portion of the Loan. Upon the giving of such notice such amount or portion of the Loan shall be cancelled."