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BETWEEN
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ESCROW AGREEMENT
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HDFC Bank Limited, a banking company within the meaning of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949, incorporated under the provision of Companies Act, 1956
carrying various banking activities having its registered office at HDFC Bank
House , senapati bapat marg Lower parel Mumbai 400013 (hereinafter called the
“Escrow Bank”, which expression shall, unless it be repugnant to the meaning or
context thereof, mean and include its successors in title and assigns) of the
SIXTH PART;
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PIPL and PTPL are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Borrowers and
individually the Borrower.
Obligor I, Obligor II and Obligor III are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
Obligors
The Borrowers, Lender, Escrow Agent, Obligors and Escrow Bank are referred to
hereinafter individually as a “Party” and collectively referred to as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS
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(A) PIPL has entered into Loan Agreement dated ______________ (hereinafter
referred to as the “Loan Agreement 1”) with the Lender to avail a loan of
Rs. 1800.00 million (Rupees Eighteen Hundred million Only) (hereinafter
referred to as the “Loan 1”) with the Lender on the terms and conditions
contained therein.
(B) PTPL has entered into Loan Agreement dated _____________ (hereinafter
referred to as the “Loan Agreement 2”) with the Lender to avail a loan of
Rs 2800.00 million (Rupees Twenty Eight Hundred million Only)
(hereinafter referred to as the “Loan 2”) with the Lender on the terms and
conditions contained therein;
(C) The Borrowers have proposed to utilize the disbursement proceeds of the
Loans interalia for making advances to the Obligors.
(D) One of the terms of Loan Agreements is that the Borrowers and Obligors
shall establish / open escrow accounts with the Escrow Bank, on the
terms and conditions satisfactory to the Lender, which accounts are to be
operated on the sole instructions of Escrow Agent.
(E) The Borrowers have agreed that any money arising from the following
sources be deposited in the Escrow Accounts (as defined hereinafter) (i)
the disbursement(s) by the Lender to the Borrowers under the Loan
Agreements which is required to be routed through the Escrow Account;
(ii) any other monies deposited by the Borrowers to meet its obligations
under the Loan documents; (iii) any other monies deposited by the
Borrowers/ Promoters of the Borrower to meet its/their obligations
under the Loan documents(hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Escrow Money”).
(F) The Parties are desirous of appointing the Escrow Bank as the escrow bank
to hold the Escrow Money upon such terms and conditions as set forth
herein and to release the Escrow Money to the Borrower upon the
happening of such events and in the manner as more particularly set out
hereunder.
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Interpretation
(a) the headings are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement;
(d) words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;
(g) any reference to a party to this Agreement shall include, where the
context so requires, in the case of a body corporate, references to its
successors and permitted assigns and in the case of a natural person,
to his or her heirs, executors, administrators and legal
representatives, each of whom shall be bound by the provisions of
this Agreement in the same manner as the party itself is bound;
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reference to such agreement or document as the same may have
been amended, varied, supplemented or novated in writing at the
relevant time in accordance with the requirements of such
agreement or document and, if applicable, of this Agreement with
respect to amendments; and
(j) the words ‘hereof’, ‘herein’, and ‘hereto’ and words of similar import
when used with reference to a specific Clause or Sub-clause in, or
Schedule to, this Agreement shall refer to such Clause or Sub-clause
in, or Schedule to, this Agreement and when used otherwise than in
connection with specific Clause, Sub-clauses or Schedules, shall refer
to this Agreement as a whole.
(k) Any act to be done by the Escrow Agent shall be done only on a
Business Day, during banking business hours, at Mumbai, India and
in the event that day on which the Escrow Agent is required to do an
act, under the terms of the Agreement, is not a Business Day, or the
Escrow Agent cannot for any reason conduct its banking activities,
then the Escrow Agent shall do those acts on the next succeeding
Business Day.
(l) any instructions provided by, or any act or omission by, the Escrow
Agent shall only be in accordance with the terms of, or the
instructions provided to the Escrow Agent under, this Agreement;
2.1 The Parties confirm that the Borrowers have respectively established and
opened with the Escrow Bank, the following accounts :
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(a) account, with its title as PIPL Escrow A/c bearing account no.
_____________________, details whereof are provided in Schedule A Part-I
hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “PIPL Escrow Account”).;
(b) account, with its title as _PTPL Escrow A/c bearing account no.
_____________________, details whereof are provided in Schedule A Part-I
hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “PTPL Escrow Account”).;
The PIPL Escrow Account and the PTPL Escrow Account are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the Borrowers Escrow Account which
accounts would be denominated in Indian Rupees.
2.2 The Parties confirm that the Obligors have established and opened with
the Escrow Bank the following accounts:
(a), an account, with its title as _TMISPL Escrow A/c bearing account no.
_____________________, details whereof are provided in Schedule A- Part- II
hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “TMISPL Escrow Account”);
(b) an account, with its title as BGISPL Escrow A/c bearing account no.
_____________________, details whereof are provided in Schedule A- Part- II
hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “BGISPL Escrow Account”); and
(b) an account, with its title as ___Saharsh Escrow A/c bearing account no.
_____________________, details whereof are provided in Schedule A- Part- II
hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “Saharsh- Escrow Account”);
The TMISPL Escrow Account, the BGISPL Escrow Account and the Saharsh
Escrow Account are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Obligors
Escrow Accounts which would be denominated in Indian Rupees.
(Borrowers Escrow Account and Obligors Escrow Accounts are
hereinafter collectively referred to as “Escrow Accounts”)
For ease of administration, the Escrow Bank may, with the prior written
consent of the Lenders and Escrow Agent and if permitted under the
policies of the Escrow Bank, establish and create such other sub-accounts
within the Escrow Account, as may be required.
2.3 The Escrow Accounts shall be operated on the terms and conditions
mentioned herein and its usual practices and applicable regulations.
2.5 The Borrowers and Obligors agree and appoint the Escrow Agent to
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operate the escrow account with the Escrow Bank. The Borrowers and
Obligors hereby relinquish their right to operate their respective Escrow
Accounts from the date of execution of this Agreement. The Escrow
Accounts will be operated by the Escrow Agent through its authorized
signatories, (subject to the availability of funds in the said Escrow
Account). The Escrow Agent shall not be bound and/or required to look
into the source of monies deposited in the Escrow Accounts.
2.6 The Escrow Accounts shall become operational forthwith/with effect from
the date of execution of this Agreement.
2.7 The Borrowers shall pay to the Escrow Agent such fees as have been
mutually agreed and keep indemnified, save harmless the Escrow Agent
for, from and against any actions, proceedings, suits, claims, loss, damages,
penalties, judgments, liability or costs, charges, expenses, disbursements
or advances, which may be imposed on, asserted against, caused to, paid,
incurred or suffered by, Escrow Agent in performing its duties in
pursuance of this Agreement or, or in any way pertaining to or arising out
of this Agreement or by reason of the enforcement of any of the terms of
or the documents entered into by and between the Borrowers and the
Lender.
2.8 In its performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Escrow Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon any document, instruments or signature
believed by it in good faith to be genuine and signed by an authorised
signatory of any Party hereto, and shall not be required to investigate the
truth or accuracy of any statement contained in any such document or
instrument. The Escrow Agent may assume that any person purporting to
give any notice in accordance with the provisions hereof has been duly
authorized to do so.
2.9 The Escrow Agent shall not be required, under any circumstances, to use
its own funds for the discharge of its obligations under this Agreement.
The Escrow Agent will act in terms of this Agreement, only if sufficient
funds are available in the Escrow Accounts for discharge of its obligations.
3.1 The Borrowers and Obligors shall ensure that all the Escrow Money is
first deposited and credited in the Borrowers Escrow Account.
3.2 The Borrowers shall give notice to the Lender and Escrow Agent and the
Escrow Bank of any act, occurrence or condition, the happening or
existence of which, would constitute an Event of Default (as defined under
the Loan Agreements) forthwith upon such happening or coming into
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existence or upon obtaining knowledge of the happening of any such act
or occurrence, specifying the nature of such act, occurrence or condition,
the date of the happening or beginning of the existence thereof and the
steps, if any, taken by the Borrower to cure the resulting Event of Default.
3.3 The Escrow Accounts shall be operated by and under the instructions of
Escrow Agent. The Borrowers and Obligors have passed such resolutions
under which their Boards ___________ have:
3.4 The Borrowers and Obligors has provided the Escrow Bank with such
resolutions and the Escrow Bank agrees and undertakes not to accept any
other instructions / resolutions or documents from the Borrowers and
Obligors which may modify or cause to modify the authority of Escrow
Agent to operate the Escrow Accounts or which may modify the terms
(including the instructions for the operation of the Escrow Accounts)
hereunder.
3.5 The Borrowers and Obligors shall not open any account other than the
Escrow Accounts or aforesaid sub-accounts if any, or establish any other
mode for receiving the Escrow Money.
3.6 The Borrowers and Obligors agree, acknowledge and undertake that they
shall not cause the Escrow Bank to issue cheque books or any other
instruments pursuant to which the Borrowers and Obligors shall be
entitled to withdraw any sum from the Escrow Accounts.
3.7 The Borrowers and Obligors agree that they shall not do or commit any
act, which may or will in any manner adversely affect the inflow of monies
into the Escrow Accounts.
3.8 The Borrowers and Obligors shall not, cause the Escrow Bank, to
discontinue or close the Escrow Accounts/ any other sub-accounts under
this Agreement, if any, without the prior written consent of Escrow Agent
and the Lender.
3.9 PIPL, r hereby authorizes IFIN to disburse and deposit an amount of Rs.
1800.00 million (Rupees Eighteen Hundred million Only) from Loan 1
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directly in the PIPL Escrow Account. IFIN agree and undertake to
disburse the aforesaid amount from Loan 1 in the PIPL Escrow Account
subject to compliance by PIPL of pre disbursement conditions contained
in the Loan Agreement 1 and/or stipulated by IFIN for the said
disbursement.
4.1 Appointment
4.2.1 undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth
to be performed by it in this Agreement, without gross negligence,
or willful misconduct. In the absence of clear direction in this
Agreement, the Escrow Bank shall take no action under this
Agreement until it has received specific directions from Escrow
Agent;
4.2.3 shall, within five (5) Business Days after receipt, deliver a copy to
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Escrow Agent and the Lender of any notice or document received
by the Escrow Bank in its capacity as the escrow bank from the
Borrowers or Obligors or any other Person;
4.2.4 shall not be required to verify and ensure that the money(ies)
deposited is the Escrow Money and all money(ies) deposited at any
time in any quantum should be treated as the Escrow Money;
4.2.6 shall be entitled to rely and act upon any order or judgment of a
court delivered to it without being required to inquire into or
determine the authenticity thereof or the genuineness of the
signature thereon or the authority of the signatory thereof or the
correctness of any fact stated therein or the property or validity of
the service thereof. However as soon as possible and if permitted
and without delay, the Escrow Bank shall inform Escrow Agent and
the Lender about such order/decree etc.;
4.2.8 shall not be liable if it acts on any instructions, which are unclear
and/or ambiguous, and it shall not be liable and responsible for the
same. Without prejudice to the above, if any instructions are
unclear and/or ambiguous, the Escrow Bank may refer back to the
Party issuing the instructions for clarification and may not, in its
absolute discretion and without any liability on its part, act upon
the instructions until any ambiguity or conflict has been resolved
to its satisfaction.
4.2.9 at its sole discretion, shall be entitled to refrain from taking actions
that are determined by it as being in contravention of Applicable
Law. The Escrow Bank shall however inform/communicate other
Parties of its decision.
4.3.1 The Escrow Bank agrees that during the currency of the term of
this Agreement as may be amended from time to time, the Escrow
Bank shall ensure that the Escrow Account is operated and
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maintained as per the terms set out herein and shall not permit any
deviation, without the written consent of Escrow Agent.
4.3.2 The Escrow Bank undertakes to Escrow Agent and the Lender that
it shall notify Escrow Agent and the Lender of any breach by the
Borrowers or Obligors or itself of any of the provisions of this
Agreement, if it comes to the notice of the Escrow Bank.
The Escrow Bank agrees that all money(ies) received by it under this
Agreement shall, until transferred in accordance with this Agreement, be
held for the purposes for which they were received, and shall be
segregated from other accounts of the constituents of the Escrow Bank
and from the funds and property of the Escrow Bank, in accordance with
the banking law and practice.
4.3.1 The Escrow Bank shall provide a daily email account statement to
the ________________ and the Lender and Escrow Agent showing the
balance, debit and credits in the Escrow Accounts.
The Escrow Bank shall not issue any cheque books in relation to the
Escrow Account to the Borrowers and Obligors unless requested by
Escrow Agent in writing and also permitted under the policies of the
Escrow Bank. In the event, the Escrow Bank is required to issue a cheque
book due to reasons not within its control or at the request of Escrow
Agent, the said cheque book shall be deposited with or provided to
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Escrow Agent.
Escrow Agent shall issue a notice for release in the format as set out at
Schedule B to the Escrow Bank stating the amount that is required to be
released by the Escrow Bank from the Escrow Accounts and the person to
whom and bank account in which same need to be transferred. Escrow
Agent shall issue notice of release/transfer of funds from the Escrow
Accounts as per the terms of the Share Escrow Agreement only.
5.4.1The Escrow Bank agrees that after the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to the Obligations of the Borrowers and the Obligors being
discharged in full to the satisfaction of the Lender and upon receipt
of notice/intimation in writing by the Escrow Bank from the Lender
in this regard, the remaining balance shall be credited to the the
accounts notified by Lender.
5.4.2If at any time all the obligations owing to the Lender have been
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indefeasibly paid / adjusted in full and Lender shall have confirmed
the same to the Escrow Bank by a specific no due certificate then this
Agreement shall cease to be of further effect and thereafter the funds
remaining in the Escrow Accounts shall be credited by the Escrow
Bank to the accounts notified by Lender.
5.5 The Escrow Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and
responsibilities expressly referred to in this Agreement and no duties,
obligations or responsibilities whatsoever shall be inferred or implied
against the Escrow Agent.
5.6 It is expressly agreed between the Parties that the liability of the
Escrow Agent shall not exceed the Fees to be paid by the Borrowers to
the Escrow Agent under any circumstances whatsoever.
5.7 The Escrow Agent shall execute any of its powers and perform any of
its duties hereunder directly and may consult with counsel,
accountants and other skilled persons to be selected and retained by
it. The costs for the same shall be borne by the Borrower. The Escrow
Agent shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted to be
done by it in accordance with the advice or opinion of any such
counsel, accountants or other skilled persons.
5.9 The duties of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement are purely
ministerial, administrative and non-discretionary in nature.
5.11 The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any failure to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or for any delay in such
performance due to any Force Majeure Event. The Escrow Agent shall
promptly inform the other Parties of the occurrence of any Force
Majeure Event and the Parties (including the Escrow Agent) shall
make their best efforts to remedy or mitigate the effects of the Force
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Majeure Event and shall agree on the reasonable time frame within
which any affected obligation or duty should be performed.
5.12 The Escrow Agent shall not incur any liability whatsoever to any Party
or to any third party for any loss, liability, claim, action, damages or
expenses arising out of or in connection with or attributable to any
action or omission by it in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and/or in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction,
consent, statement or other document believed by it to be genuine and
duly authorised,
5.13 The Parties hereto agree that all payments such as stamp duty, stamp
duty penalties and/or any other charges and duties on and in relation
to this Agreement or any other related document shall be made by the
Borrowers.
5.15 Any act to be done by the Escrow Agent shall be done only on a
Business Day and during banking business hours at Mumbai, and in
the event that any day on which the Escrow Agent is required to do an
act under the terms of this Agreement, is not a Business day, then the
Escrow Agent shall do those acts on the next succeeding Business day.
5.17 The Escrow Agent shall not be precluded (and neither shall any
director or employee of the Escrow Agent or any company or person
in any other way associated with the Escrow Agent be precluded) from
entering into or being otherwise interested in any banking,
commercial, financial or business contacts or in any other transactions
or arrangements whatsoever with any of the other Parties or any of
their affiliates or associated companies.
5.18 The Escrow Agent shall be fully entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any resolution, notice, certificate,
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instrument, report, request, consent, order, approval or other
document (including fax or e-mail) furnished by the Borrower s
and/or the Obligors and/or by the Lenders and believed by it to be
genuine and correct and authorised by a proper Person and any action
taken by the Escrow Agent thereon shall be fully protected.
5.20 The Borrower shall pay upfront to the Escrow Agent the actual costs and
expenses to be incurred by the Escrow Agent in the course of
performing its duties as an Escrow Agent under this Agreement
6.1All right, title and interest in and to the Escrow Accounts, all cash
therein, and all investments made with funds there from, shall stand
charged in favour of Escrow Agent. Amounts deposited in the Escrow
Accounts shall be applied towards and be transferred as per the
written instructions of Escrow Agent given as per the terms of Share
Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Accounts and any interest accrued
thereon shall be held for and on behalf and benefit of Escrow Agent.
6.2This Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of Escrow Agent and
no other person shall have any rights there under, unless specifically
assigned by Escrow Agent to any third party claiming the benefits
under this Agreement.
6.3The Escrow Bank hereby agrees and confirms that it shall not have
banker’s lien and/or any other lien and / or right to set off on the
amount lying in or received to the credit of the Escrow Accounts nor
shall such amount be treated as the asset of the Escrow Bank or of the
Borrowers or Obligors in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of
either of them, and that such amount shall at all times during the
currency of this Agreement inure to the benefit of the Lender, as the
case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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6.4The Escrow Bank shall have no right to set off the other charges, loss,
expenses etc. incurred by the Borrowers and Obligors when the
amount of the Escrow Money are lying/ deposited/ credited into the
Escrow Accounts.
7 TERMINATION
7.2The Borrowers and the Obligors shall not be entitled to terminate this
Agreement, and in the event the Escrow Bank ceases for any reason
whatsoever to be the Escrow Bank under this Agreement, the
successor escrow bank shall be a person appointed by the Escrow
Agent (on written instructions of the Lender) and necessary
arrangements shall be made to the satisfaction of Escrow Agent for the
transfer of the amounts deposited in the Escrow Accounts into an
account of similar nomenclature with the successor Escrow Bank.
7.3Escrow Agent may at any time, with prior written notice of the same to
the Escrow Bank of at least 15 (Fifteen) days, replace the Escrow Bank
by entering into a fresh escrow agreement with the successor escrow
bank on the same terms and conditions as are specified herein and by
giving written notice to such effect, in the form set out in Schedule C
hereto, to the Escrow Bank. Upon receipt of such notice and details,
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the Escrow Bank shall transfer the Escrow Money to the successor
escrow bank which shall be appointed by Escrow Agent, at such time
and date as shall be specified in the notice, whereupon this Agreement
shall stand terminated and the Escrow Bank shall stand discharged/
released of all its obligations under this Agreement. The Borrowers,
Obligors shall also be a party to the aforesaid fresh escrow agreement
entered into with the successor escrow bank. Arrangements relating
to adjustment of fees payable to the retiring Escrow Bank shall be
determined Escrow Bank and the Lender and additional fees, if any,
payable to the successor escrow bank shall be mutually determined
between the Lender Borrowersand Obligors It is hereby agreed that
the Escrow Bank shall not be replaced until a fresh agreement with the
successor Escrow Bank is entered into.
7.5The Borrowers and Obligors shall before expiry of 30 days from the
date of notice given by the Escrow Bank appoint any bank acceptable
to Escrow Agent and the Lender, as successor escrow bank and enter
into a fresh escrow agreement with the successor escrow bank on
terms and conditions no less favourable for the Lender than as
specified herein. Escrow Agent shall provide the details of the
successor escrow bank in the form of the notice set out in Schedule D
hereto to the Escrow Bank. Accordingly, the Escrow Bank shall transfer
the Escrow Money to the successor escrow bank, whereupon this
Agreement shall stand terminated and the Escrow Bank shall stand
discharged/released from all its obligations under this Agreement.
Arrangements relating to adjustment of fees payable to the retiring
Escrow Bank shall be determined by the Escrow Bank and additional
fees, if any, payable to the successor escrow agent shall be mutually
determined between the Lenders and the Borrowers . In the event the
Borrowers and Obligors fail to appoint successor escrow bank as
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aforesaid then upon the expiry of the notice period the Escrow Bank
shall transfer the amount (if any) lying in the Escrow Accounts to such
account as may be designated by the Lenders and the Escrow Bank
shall stand discharged/released from all its obligations under this
Agreement.
8 ESCROW FEES
9.1 Each of the Borrowers and Obligors hereby represents and warrants that:
9.1.1The Borrowers and Obligors have all the requisite legal power and
authority to execute this Agreement and to carry out the terms,
conditions and provisions, hereof;
9.2.1the Escrow Bank is licensed under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
and validly existing under the laws of India and has all requisite legal
powers, authority and resources to enter into this Agreement and to
perform its duties and obligations there under;
9.2.4it shall not have banker’s lien and / or any other lien and / or right to
set off on the amount lying in or received to the credit of the Escrow
Accounts nor shall such amount be treated as an asset of the Escrow
Bank.
9.3 The Lender and Escrow Agent warrant to the Parties that:
9.4 The Borrowers, Obligors, the Lenders and Escrow Agent acknowledge
that the Escrow Bank has agreed to open the Escrow Account/s based on
their representation that they have obtained all the necessary consents
and approvals to enter into this transaction and for the Escrow Bank to
perform its functions as mentioned in this Agreement. The Borrowers,
Obligors do hereby indemnify and agree to keep indemnified and hold
harmless the Escrow Bank from and against all loss, damage and expense
suffered or incurred by the Escrow Bank by reason of their representation
and warranty being incorrect or untrue.
10 ASSIGNMENT
10.1 The Borrowers, Obligors and the Escrow Bank shall have no right to
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assign any of their respective rights or delegate any of their respective
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender.
The Lender may at its absolute discretion, transfer, assign or novate, its
rights and benefits under or pursuant to this Agreement, however the
Lender shall give at least 7 days prior written intimation to the Escrow
Bank in this regard.
10.2 Upon any novation, transfer or assignment by the Lender of its rights and
benefits as stated above, the terms of this Agreement shall bind and enure
for the benefit of such novatee, transferee or assignee who shall be
deemed to be a beneficiary of this Agreement with all rights, benefits, and
entitlements of the Lender.
11 CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to resign its appointment under
this Agreement and be discharged from its duties or obligations
hereunder, at any time by giving not less than 30 days' prior written
notice to such effect to the other Parties. The Escrow Agent, upon its
resignation, shall hand over the Escrow Account to any person in the
manner as may be specified by the Lenders.
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be, the Borrowers and Oligors shall forthwith appoint a successor
Escrow Agent for purposes of this Agreement.
13 GENERAL
The Borrowers and Obligors jointly and severally undertake and agree to
reimburse and indemnify and keep the Escrow Bank, the Lender and the
Escrow Agent indemnified against all consequences, liabilities,
obligations, expenses, damages, losses and costs of every kind and nature
(including all legal costs and expenses that Escrow Bank and the Lender
and/or Escrow Agent may be required to incur or incurred in legal
proceedings and in engaging legal counsel) (collectively “Losses”) which
the Escrow Bank and/or the Lender and/or Escrow Agent may suffer
and/or incur or be required to bear /incur by virtue of or on account of
the Escrow Accounts and/or as a consequence of this Agreement, and/or
as a consequence of any acts or omission or commission or neglect or
default on the part of the Borrowers and Obligors. The Escrow Bank shall
have no liability towards either of the said Parties for any loss or damage
that either of the Parties hereto may claim to have suffered or incurred,
either directly or indirectly, by reason of this Agreement or any
transaction or service contemplated by the provisions hereof other than
the loss or damage arising from the willful default, negligence, misconduct
or fraud on the part of the Escrow Bank. In no event shall the Escrow Bank
be liable for losses or delays resulting from computer malfunction,
interruption of communication facilities or other causes beyond Escrow
Bank’s reasonable control or for indirect, special or consequential
damages. The Parties acknowledge that the foregoing indemnities in
favour of the Escrow Bank shall survive the resignation or replacement of
the Escrow Bank or the termination of this Agreement. The obligations of
the Borrowers and Obligors to reimburse and indemnify the Escrow
Agent for expenses and advances shall survive the satisfaction and
discharge of all obligations hereunder.
13.3 Severability
The Borrowers and Obligors agree that any rights conferred on the
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Lender by this Agreement shall be in addition to and not in substitution
for or in derogation of any other rights and remedies which the Lender
may at any time have under the Loan Agreements and the other Loan
documents, including, without limitation, rights to seek and obtain from
the Borrowers or Obligors or any party to the security agreements
reimbursement of or indemnification against payments made or liabilities
incurred under the Loan Agreements and the other Loan documents.
13.5 Waiver
13.6 Amendment
13.7 Headings
The Clause headings used in this Agreement are intended for convenience
only and shall not be deemed to supersede, interpret or modify any
provisions.
13.8 Counterparts
14 NOTICE
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For PIPL
Name : Pralay Infrastructure Private Limited
Fax No. :
e-mail :
Kind Attn. :
For PTPL
Name : Pallav Trading Private Limited
Fax No. :
e-mail :
Kind Attn. :
For BGISPL
Name :
Address :
Telephone No :
Fax No. :
e-mail :
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Kind Attn. :
For TMISPL
Name :
Address :
Telephone No :
Fax No. :
e-mail :
Kind Attn. :
For SMPL
Name :
Address :
Telephone No :
Fax No. :
e-mail :
Kind Attn. :
Address :
Telephone No. :
Fax No. :
e-mail :
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Kind Attn. :
e-mail : mumbai@vistra.com
For IFIN
Name : IL&FS Financial Services Limited
Address : IL&FS Financial Centre, Plot No. C-22, G-Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai –
400051
Telephone No. :
Fax No. :
e-mail :
Kind Attn. :
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of India.
15.2 Jurisdiction
The Parties agree that the courts and tribunals at Mumbai shall have in
connection with this Agreement and that accordingly any suit, action or
proceedings (together referred to as “Proceedings”) arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement may be brought in such courts or the
tribunals and the Parties irrevocably submits to and accepts for itself and
in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally exclusive
jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or, the
jurisdiction of those courts or tribunals.
16 The Escrow Bank and the Escrow Agent shall not be deemed to be aware
of or bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreements or Transaction
Documents or any other agreement between the Borrowers, Obligors and
the Lenders, save and except the provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers, Obligors, Lender, Escrow Agent and the
Escrow Bank have caused the same executed through their respective authorised
signatories on the day and year first hereinabove written.
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SCHEDULE A
ESCROW ACCOUNT
Particular Details
Branch
Account
Number
Account Name
Escrow Agents’s Representatives: Specimen
Signatures
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SCHEDULE B
To,
Dear Sir,
All capitalised terms used but not defined herein shall have the same
meaning ascribed to it under the Escrow Agreement.
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Yours truly,
___________________________
[Name], [Designation]
Authorised Signatory
CC: [Borrower]
{Obligor}
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SCHEDULE C
To,
Dear Sir,
All capitalised terms used but not defined herein shall have the same
meaning ascribed to it under the Escrow Agreement.
[●]
Account bearing number [New Escrow Account Number] held with [Name
of the Bank] by the name of [Name of the Account]
Please note that the said transfer of the Escrow Money should be
completed by [●].As the captioned Agreement now stands terminated.
Yours truly,
___________________________
[Name], [Designation]
Authorised Signatory
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CC: [Borrowers,Obligor, Lender]
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SCHEDULE D
To,
Dear Sir,
All capitalised terms used but not defined herein shall have the same
meaning ascribed to it under the Escrow Agreement.
Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement entered into amongst us and the letter
dated [●] received from you indicating your desire to resign as the escrow
bank, we hereby notify you that we have appointed the following person as
the new escrow bank:
[●]
Account bearing number [New Escrow Account Number] held with [Name
of the Bank] by the name of [Name of the Account]
Please note that the said transfer of the Escrow Money should be
completed by [●].As the captioned Agreement now stands terminated.
Yours truly,
___________________________
___________________________