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Exhibit 10.6  

 
 

AGREEMENT RELATING TO
  SECOND RANKING PLEDGE OF BUSES    
    
    Dated 22 January, 2004    
    
    between    
    
    Swebus BusCo AB    
    
    as Pledgor    
    
    and    

  
    Concordia Bus Nordic AB (publ)    
    
    as Pledgee    

PLEDGE OF BUSES  

 ADVOKATFIRMAN LINDAHL  

 

        THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT is dated 22 January, 2004 and made between: 

	(1)
	SWEBUS BUSCO AB (a company incorporated under the laws of Sweden) of Solna Strandväg 78, 171 54 Solna, Sweden (corporate
identity no 556583-0527), (the "Pledgor"); and

	(2)
	Concordia Bus Nordic AB (publ) (a company incorporated under the laws of Sweden) of c/o Swebus AB, Solna Strandväg 78,
171 54 Solna, Sweden (corporate identity no 556031-8569), (the "Pledgee") 

        WHEREAS: 

	a)
	Pursuant
to a promissory note dated 22 January, 2004 issued by the Pledgor, the Pledgor shall pay a principal amount of SEK 800 milllion to the Pledgee or its order (the
"Promissory Note");

	b)
	the
Pledgor owns the Buses (as defined below) which are currently in the possession of, and being operated by, the Operators (as defined below);

	c)
	the
Pledgor has agreed to enter into this Pledge Agreement and hereby secures the Secured Obligations (as defined below);

	d)
	the
Security Assets (as defined below) have been pledged, pursuant to a first ranking pledge agreement (the "First Pledge Agreement") to
Deutsche Trustee Company Limited in its capacity as security trustee (the "Security Trustee") under an indenture made among the Pledgor, the Pledgee,
Swebus AB, Swebus Express AB, Interbus AB, Swebus Fastigheter AB, Alpus AB, Enköping-Bålsta Fastighets AB, Malmfältens Omnibus AB, Concordia Bus Finland Oy
Ab, Ingenjor M.O. Schoyen Bilcentraler AS, Concordia Bus Nordic Holding AB and Deutsche Banki Trustee Company Americas (the "Indenture"); and

	e)
	the
Security Assets (as defined below) presently are held by Nordea Bank Norge ASA ("Nordea") as a first priority security under an
amended and restated facility agreement dated February 15, 2002 (the "Senior Facility"). 

        IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: 

1.     DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION  

	1.1
	In
this Agreement: 

"Buses" means all of the buses and the property and equipment forming part thereof which are owned by the Pledgor and listed in  Schedule 1 attached hereto;

"Closing Date" means the date on which (i) the proceeds of the Notes have been received by the Trustee and (ii) the Senior Facility has
been discharged by payment to Nordea of an amount of such proceeds sufficient to prepay the Senior Facility in full; 

"Future Buses" means any buses and the property and equipment forming part thereof which are acquired by the Pledgor subsequent to the date of this
Agreement; 

"Nordea Pledge" means the pledge over the Security Assets under the Senior Facility; 

"Operator" means (i) Swebus AB, Swebus Express AB and Interbus AB, which are (in accordance with  Schedule 1) operating the Buses in their business,
(ii) any future holder and/or operator of those Buses and (iii) any future
holder and/or operator of Future Buses; 

"Proceeds" means the proceeds from the sale of the Security Assets, after deduction of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the
Secured Parties in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the sale of the Security Assets; 

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"Secured Obligations" means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in
any other capacity whatsoever) of the Pledgor under the Promissory Note together with all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Pledgee in connection with the protection, preservation or
enforcement of its respective rights under the Promissory Note; and 

"Security Assets" means all the Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to the Buses and the Future Buses, if any, and all rights of the Pledgor to
receive moneys payable pursuant to any guarantee, indemnity or insurance in respect of the Buses and the Future Buses (including, without limitation, the Proceeds). 

	1.2
	In
this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to:

	a)
	a
provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted,

	b)
	a
person includes its successors and assigns, and

	c)
	any
document is a reference to that document as amended, novated or supplemented.

	1.3
	Terms
defined in the Indenture shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement unless otherwise defined in this Agreement.

	1.4
	If
the Pledgee considers that in respect of an amount paid to it under the Promissory Note there is a reasonable risk that such payment will be avoided or otherwise set aside on the
liquidation or bankruptcy of the payer or otherwise, then that amount shall not be considered to have been irrevocably paid for the purposes of this Agreement. 

2.     PLEDGE  

	2.1
	The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally, on the terms and conditions set out herein, pledges to the Pledgee all of the Pledgor's rights, title and interest in and to the
Security Assets for the purpose of constituting a second ranking pledge, subject to the rights of the Security Trustee under the First Pledge Agreement, to secure the due and punctual performance of
the Secured Obligations.

	2.2
	Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or under applicable law as to the priority of the security created by this Agreement, the security created hereunder, is
subject and subordinated to, and will at all times rank junior to the security under the First Pledge Agreement. 

3.     PERFECTION OF PLEDGE  

	3.1
	The
Pledgor shall immediately at the execution of this Agreement

	a)
	notify
the relevant Operator of the second ranking pledge created by this Agreement over the Buses and the Future Buses by sending a notice in substantially the form set out in  Schedule 2;

	b)
	notify
Security Trustee of the pledge over the Buses created hereby.

	3.2
	On
the Closing Date the Pledgor shall procure that Nordea notifies the Operators of the release of the Nordea Pledge over the Buses.

	3.3
	The
Pledgor shall immediately upon the acquisition by the Pledgor of any Future Bus notify the relevant Operator of the pledge created by this Agreement over such bus by sending a
notice substantially in the form set out in Schedule 2. 

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	3.4
	The
Pledgor, subject to the First Pledge Agreeement, shall throughout the term of this Agreement do all things and acts requested by the Pledgee to assist the Pledgee in taking all
actions required to perfect and maintain the perfection of the pledge created by this Agreement. 

4.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  

	4.1
	The
Pledgor represents and warrants to the Pledgee that:

	a)
	it
is a limited liability company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Sweden;

	b)
	the
Pledgor has the power to enter into, deliver and perform, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the entry into, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

	c)
	this
Agreement constitutes legally valid and binding obligations of the Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as such enforcement may be limited by any relevant
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally);

	d)
	this
Agreement does not and will not breach or constitute a default under the constitutional documents of the Pledgor or any document, instrument or obligation, law or regulation to
which the Pledgor is a party or by which it is bound;

	e)
	this
Agreement constitutes a second ranking pledge enforceable against the Pledgor and a liquidator or receiver of the Pledgor and third party creditors of the Pledgor, subject,
always, to the rights of the Security Trustee under the First Pledge Agreement;

	f)
	all
necessary consents and authorizations required in relation to the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force
and effect;

	g)
	the
Pledgor is the sole, absolute and beneficial owner of the Security Assets;

	h)
	the
individual Buses are in the possession of and operated by the Operators listed in Schedule 1; and

	i)
	other
than as created pursuant to the First Pledge Agreement and this Agreement the Security Assets are free from any encumbrances.

	4.2
	The
representations and warranties set out in Clause 4.1 above are made on the date of this Agreement and are deemed to be repeated by the Pledgor on each date for interest
payment under the Promissory Note with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing. 

5.     COVENANTS BY THE PLEDGOR  

	5.1
	The
Pledgor hereby covenants with the Pledgee that during the continuance of this Agreement the Pledgor will:

	a)
	not
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose or the Security Assets or any part thereof or interest therein or permit the same to occur, other than (i) in connection with an
enforcement under the First Pledge Agreement, or (ii) in the ordinary course of its business with the prior written consent of the Pledgee;

	b)
	not
grant any option in or over the Security Assets; 

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	c)
	not
create or permit to subsist any Lien on, over, with respect to or otherwise affecting the whole or any part of the Security Assets (other than Permitted Liens under the Indenture);

	d)
	not
hold any security from any other person in respect of the Pledgor's liability under this Agreement;

	e)
	not
accept any redelivery from any Operator or otherwise receive or take possession, whether directly or indirectly, of any of the Security Assets and, if the Pledgor should come into
such possession, immediately transfer such possession to such third party as instructed by the Pledgee;

	f)
	remain
liable to perform all duties and obligations expressed to be assumed by it in relation to the Security Assets to the same extent as if this pledge had not been executed and the
Pledgee shall have no obligation or liability in relation to the Security Assets by reason of, or arising out of, this Agreement or be obliged to perform any of the obligations or duties of the
Pledgor or the Operators expressed to be assumed by them in relation to the Security Assets;

	g)
	not
amend or terminate any agreement under which any Operator is holding any of the Buses or Future Buses and not enter into any agreement or other arrangement purporting to change the
location of the Buses or the Future Buses or otherwise change Operator of any of the Buses or the Future Buses, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee;

	h)
	procure
that each Operator exercises due care to assure the safe custody of the Security Assets and that each Operator keeps the Security Assets insured in such manner as prescribed in
the relevant lease agreement with such Operator; and

	i)
	the
Pledgor shall at any time, if and when required by the Pledgee and at the Pledgor's cost, promptly and duly do all such further acts and execute and deliver any and all such
further documents as may in the opinion of the Pledgee be necessary in order to give full effect to this Agreement and to secure to the Pledgee the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies
conferred upon it in this Agreement, and the Pledgor shall use its best endeavors to obtain third party consent where such consent is required in order to give full effect to such act or document. 

6.     SALE OF BUSES OR FUTURE BUSES  

	6.1
	In
the event the Pledgor should request the Pledgee's permission to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose any of the Buses or the Future Buses (such request to be made by a notice in
accordance with Schedule 3), the Pledgee shall in its sole discretion determine whether such request shall be approved or denied (to avoid any doubt subject to the rights of the Security
Trustee under the First Pledge Agreement) and this Agreement shall in no way be construed as the Pledgee giving up any of such discretion for the benefit of the Pledgor. Any approval to such a sale
under this Agreement shall in no way be construed as an approval, directly or indirectly, to any future request. The Pledgor undertakes that it shall never submit to the Pledgee more than one request
per calendar month.

	6.2
	The
Pledgee shall seek to reply to a request mentioned in Clause 6.1 above within ten (10) Business Days from receipt thereof. However, only an affirmative, prior reply
from the Pledgee shall constitute the consent required by this Agreement.

	6.3
	In
the event of an approval to a sale as described in Clause 6.1, the Pledgor shall provide the Pledgee with a report of sales hereunder within 30 days of such approval. 

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7.     CONTINUING SECURITY  

	7.1
	The
security constituted by this Agreement shall be a continuing security and shall not be considered as satisfied or discharged by any intermediate payment or settlement of the whole
or any part of the Secured Obligations and shall be binding until all the Secured Obligations have been irrevocably paid and discharged in full.

	7.2
	Until
all the Secured Obligations have been irrevocably paid and discharged in full the Pledgee may refrain from applying or enforcing any other security, monies or rights held or
received by the Pledgee or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as the Pledgee sees fit and the Pledgor shall not be entitled to the benefit of the same.

	7.3
	This
Agreement is in addition to any present and future guarantee, collateral, lien or other security held by the Pledgee. The Pledgee's rights hereunder are in addition to and not
exclusive of those provided by law and may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Pledgee deems expedient. 

8.     EXERCISE OF PLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF MONIES  

	8.1
	Upon
the Pledgee serving notice on the Pledgor following the occurrence of a default by the Pledgor to pay any amount payable under the Promissory Note, and subject to the rights of
the Security Trustee under the First Pledge Agreement, the Pledgee, may, in addition to any other remedies provided herein or in the Indenture or by applicable law sell the Security Assets or any part
thereof to a third party, for cash or other value, publicly or privately in such manner and on such terms, acting with due care as the Pledgee in its sole discretion deems fit, after the Pledgee has
given the Pledgor seven (7) business days prior notice of the time and place of any public sale or, as the case may be, the time after which a private sale may be made, and the Pledgee shall
not be liable for any loss arising from or in connection with the realisation of the Security Assets or any part thereof, provided that it has acted with due care.

	8.2
	All
costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Pledgee in connection with the enforcement of the security created by this Agreement shall be borne by the Pledgor and
the Pledgor shall indemnify and hold the Pledgee harmless in respect of such costs and expenses.

	8.3
	Chapter
10 Section 2 of the Swedish Commercial Code (Sw: Handelsbalken 10:2) shall not apply to this Agreement.

	8.4
	All
monies received by the Pledgee, in exercise of the rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement or by law shall be applied by the Pledgee in the manner and order set out in
the Indenture.

	8.5
	For
the purpose of enforcing the security created by this Agreement, the Pledgor irrevocably authorises and empowers the Pledgee to act in the name of the Pledgor, and on behalf of
the Pledgor to do all acts and take any necessary or appropriate steps in respect of the sale of the Security Assets. The power of attorney set out in this Clause 8.5 shall be valid for as long
as this Agreement remains in force. 

9.     DISCHARGE OF THE SECURITY ASSETS  

	9.1
	Subject
to Clause 7.1, upon the irrevocable payment or discharge in full of the Secured Obligations, the Pledgee shall or shall procure that its nominees or agents shall (as
the case may be) at the request and cost of the Pledgor discharge to the Pledgor all the right, title and interest in or to the Security Assets of the Pledgee free from the security in this Agreement. 

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	9.2
	Any
release, discharge or settlement between the Pledgor and the Pledgee in relation to this Agreement shall be conditional upon no disposition or payment to the Pledgee by the
Pledgor or any other person being avoided, set aside or ordered to be refunded pursuant to any law relating to insolvency or for any other reason.

	9.3
	If
any such disposition or payment is avoided, set aside or ordered to be refunded the Pledgor shall retransfer the Security Assets to the Pledgee and the Pledgee shall be entitled to
enforce this Agreement against the Pledgor as if such release, discharge or settlement had not occurred and any such disposition or payment not been made. 

10.   WAIVERS  

	10.1
	The
Pledgor agrees that if the security created by this Agreement is enforced it will not exercise and hereby waives any right which the Pledgor might otherwise have against any
other person by reason of subrogation or otherwise

	a)
	to
take the benefit of any security granted pursuant to the Promissory Note, and/or

	b)
	to
be indemnified by any other person 

and
any such person is hereby released from all obligations in respect of such a claim. 

	10.2
	The
liability of the Pledgor under this Agreement shall not be prejudiced, affected or diminished by any act, omission, circumstance or matter which but for this provision might
operate or release or otherwise exonerate the Pledgor from its obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part, including without limitation and whether or not known to the Pledgor or the
Pledgee;

	a)
	any
time or waiver granted to or composition with any other person;

	b)
	the
taking, variation, compromise, renewal or release of or refusal or neglect to perfect or enforce any rights, remedies or securities against any other person;

	c)
	any
legal limitation, disability, incapacity or other circumstances or the bankruptcy, liquidation or change in the name or constitution of any person;

	d)
	any
variation or extension, any increase, exchange, renewal, surrender, release or loss of or failure to perfect any security or of any non-observance of any formality in
respect of any instruments; and

	e)
	any
unenforceability or invalidity of the Secured Obligations or of any obligations of any other person or security, to the intent that the Pledgor's obligations under this Agreement
shall remain in full force and this Agreement be construed accordingly as if there were no such unenforceability or invalidity.

	10.3
	Any
waiver by the Pledgee or of any terms of this Agreement or any consent or approval given by any of them under it shall be effective only if given in writing and then only for the
purpose and upon the terms and conditions (if any) on which it is given. No delay or omission on the part of the Pledgee in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall impair that right
or remedy or operate as or be taken to be a waiver of it nor shall any single, partial or defective exercise of any such right or remedy precludes any other further exercise under this Agreement of
that or any other right or remedy. 

11.   INDEMNITY  

	11.1
	The
Pledgor will indemnify and hold harmless the Pledgee in respect of all liabilities and expenses incurred by it (1) in the execution or purported execution of any rights,
powers or discretion in accordance with this Agreement, (2) in the preservation or enforcement of its 

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rights
under this Agreement, and (3) on the release of any part of the Security Assets from the security created by this Agreement, unless it is finally judicially determined that such
liability or expense has resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Pledgee. 

	11.2
	The
Pledgor shall on demand and on a full indemnity basis pay to the Pledgee the amount of all costs and expenses and other liabilities (including legal and
out-of-pocket expenses and any tax or value added tax on such costs and expenses) which the Pledgee incurs in connection with:

	a)
	the
preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement;

	b)
	any
payment of stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax or registration of this Pledge or any transfer of the Security Assets pursuant hereto;

	c)
	any
actual or proposed amendment or waiver or consent under or in connection with this Agreement:

	d)
	any
discharge or release of the pledge in this Agreement; or

	e)
	the
preservation or exercise (or attempted preservation or exercise) of any rights under or in connection with and the enforcement (or attempted enforcement) of the pledge or any other
right in this Agreement; 

unless
it is finally judicially determined that such liability or expense has resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Pledgee. 

12.   MISCELLANEOUS  

	12.1
	The
Pledgor may not assign any of its rights under this Agreement. The Pledgee may assign all or any part of their rights under this Agreement in accordance with, and in connection
with a transfer of its rights under the Promissory Note. 

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	12.2
	This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and notwithstanding any amendments or variations from time to time to the Promissory Note (including, without limitation, any
increase in the amount of the Secured Obligations).

	12.3
	If
any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable that shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

	12.4
	This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this shall have the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

	12.5
	All
sums payable by the Pledgor under this Agreement shall be paid without any set-off, counterclaim, withholding or deduction whatsoever unless required by law in which
event the Pledgor will, simultaneously with making the relevant payment under this Agreement, pay to the Pledgee such additional amount as will result in the receipt by the Pledgee of the full amount
which would otherwise have been receivable and will supply the Pledgee promptly with evidence satisfactory to the Pledgee that the Pledgor has accounted to the relevant authority for the sum withheld
or deducted.

	12.6
	Any
statement, certificate or determination of the Pledgee as to the amount of the Secured Obligations or (without limitation) any other matter provided for in this Agreement shall
in the absence of manifest error be conclusive and binding on the Pledgor. 

13.   NOTICES  

	13.1
	Each
notice or other communication to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing in English and, unless otherwise provided, shall be made by fax or letter.

	13.2
	Any
notice or other communication to be given by one party to another under this Agreement shall (unless one party has by 15 days' notice to the other party specified another
address) be given to that other party at the respective addresses given in Clause 13.3.

	13.3
	The
address and fax number of the Pledgor and the Pledgee are:

	(A)
	Pledgor: 

Swebus
BusCo AB

c/o Swebus AB

Solna Strandväg 78

171 54 Solna 

Attention:
Chairman of the Board

Fax: +46 8 546 300 10 

	(B)
	the
Pledgee: 

Concordia
Bus Nordic AB (publ)

c/o Swebus AB

Solna Strandväg 78

171 54 Solna

Attention: Chairman of the Board

Fax: +46 8 546 300 10 

	13.4
	Any
notice or other communication given by one party to another shall be deemed to have been received:

	a)
	if
sent by fax, with a confirmed receipt of transmission from the sending machine, on the day on which transmitted; 

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	b)
	in
the case of a notice given by hand, on the day of actual delivery; and

	c)
	if
posted, on the second Business Day or, in the case of airmail, the fifth Business Day following the day on which it was despatched by first class mail postage prepaid or, as the
case may be, airmail postage prepaid,

	

	provided
that a notice given in accordance with the above but received on a day which is not a Business Day or after normal business hours in the place of
receipt shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. 

14.   LAW AND JURISDICTION  

	14.1
	This
Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with Swedish law.

	14.2
	The
parties agree that the courts of Sweden shall have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise in connection with this Agreement and that any final
(Sw: lagakraftvunnen) judgement or order of a Swedish court in connection with this Agreement is conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced
against them in the courts of any other jurisdiction. This Clause 14.2 is for the benefit of the Pledgee only and shall not limit the right of the Pledgee to bring proceedings against the
Pledgor in connection with the Promissory Note in any other court of competent jurisdiction or concurrently in more than one jurisdiction.

 

Signatories 

The
Pledgor 

SWEBUS BUSCO AB  

The
Pledgee 

CONCORDIA BUS NORDIC AB (PUBL)  

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Schedule 1  

[List of Buses and Operators]  

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Schedule 2  

FORM OF NOTICE  

To:

[Operators] 

Dear
Sirs, 

        This
notice is sent to you pursuant to a second ranking pledge agreement (the "Agreement") made between Swebus Busco AB (the
"Pledgor") and Concordia Bus Nordic AB (publ) (the "Pledgee") on 22 January, 2004. Under the Agreement,
the Pledgor has pledged, subject to the rights of Deutsche Trustee Company Limited under a first ranking pledge (the "First Pledge"), all its rights,
title and interest in and to all of the buses listed in Schedule 1 attached hereto, as well as all its right, title and interest in and to any
buses acquired in the future which are operated by you. The current buses and the future buses mentioned in the preceding sentence are collectively in this notice referred to as the
"Collateral". 

        Upon
the release of the First Pledge and for as long as the pledge created by the Agreement remains in force you must deliver the Collateral (including any equipment, spare parts or
other components or parts forming part of the Collateral) to no one other than the Pledgee (or any third party other than the Pledgor directed by the Pledgee). You may specifically not let the
Pledgor, directly or through a third party, have access to or come into possession of the Collateral or redeliver the Collateral to the Pledgor or a third party directed by it. 

        Moreover,
upon the release of the First Pledge, only the Pledgee is entitled to receive payments pursuant to any guarantees, indemnities or insurances in respect of the Collateral. The
Collateral shall be kept insured at all times and the Pledgee shall, upon the release of the First Pledge, be recorded as loss-payee in respect of any such insurance. 

        You
are hereby instructed to follow any and all instructions from time to time received by the Pledgee, subject to the rights of Deutsche Trustee Company Limited under the First Pledge. 

Date:
22 January, 2004 

Swebus
BusCo AB 

Name: 

We
hereby acknowledge receipt of this notice and Schedule 1 attached hereto. We confirm that we are holding the Buses listed as such in Schedule 1 and we undertake to act as aforesaid
throughout the term of the Agreement. 

Date:
22 January, 2004 

[Operator]

Name: 

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Schedule 3  

FORM OF RELEASE REQUEST  

[On Pledgor's Letterhead]

Concordia Bus Nordic AB (publ)

Solna Strandväg 78

171 54 Solna

Attention: The Managing Director  

[Date]

Dear Sirs:  

        Pursuant to Clause 6.1 of the Agreement Relating to Second Ranking Pledge of Buses between you, as Pledgee, and us, as Pledgor, (the "Pledge Agreement")
Swebus Busco AB hereby under the Agreement relating to the second ranking pledge of buses dated 22 January, 2004, requests the permission to dispose of the following
buses:

	Inventory No.
 
	 	Registration No.
	 	Lessee
	 	Form of disposal

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

        We
hereby confirm to you that we are not in breach of any obligation under the Pledge Agreement or the Promissory Note 

	Date:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Place:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Swebus Busco AB	 	Approved
	 	 	 
	 	 	Concordia Bus Nordic AB (publ)

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Exhibit 10.7  

 
 

SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT    
    
    dated 22 January, 2004    
    
    between    
    
    SWEBUS FASTIGHETER AB    
    
    as Pledgor    
    
    and    
    
    Deutsche Trustee
Company Limited    
    
    as Security Trustee    
    
    in respect of shares in    
    
    Alpus AB, Enköping-Bålsta Fastighetsbolag AB
  and Malmfältens Omnibus AB    
    

         ADVOKATFIRMAN LINDAHL

 

        THIS
SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT is dated 22 January, 2004 and made between: 

	(1)
	SWEBUS FASTIGHETER AB (a company incorporated under the laws of Sweden) of c/o Swebus AB, Solna Strandväg 78, 171 54
Solna, Sweden (corporate identity no 556031-3354), (the "Pledgor"); and

	(2)
	DEUTSCHE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED of Winchester House; 1 Great Winchester Street; London EC2N 2DB, on its own behalf and as duly
authorised representative of each of the Secured Parties (the "Security Trustee", which expression shall include each successor Security Trustee
appointed from time to time). 

        WHEREAS: 

	a)
	by
an indenture made among the Pledgor, Swebus AB, Swebus Express AB, Interbus AB, Swebus Busco AB, Alpus AB, Enköping-Bålsta Fastighets AB,
Malmfältens Omnibus AB, Concordia Bus Finland Oy Ab, Ingenjor M.O. Schoyen Bilcentraler AS, Concordia Bus Nordic Holding AB as guarantors, Concordia Bus Nordic AB (publ) (the
"Issuer") and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as trustee (the "Trustee"), dated 22 January, 2004
(the "Indenture") the Issuer has issued senior secured notes in the aggregate principal amount of € 130,000,000 (the
"Notes");

	b)
	the
Pledgor has pursuant to the Indenture issued a guarantee dated 22 January, 2004 (the "Guarantee") in favour of the Holders (as
defined below), the Trustee and the Security Trustee;

	c)
	the
Pledgor owns 10,000 shares of Alpus Aktiebolag (corporate identity no 556011-8571), 1,500 shares of Enköping-Bålsta Fastighetsbolag
Aktiebolag (corporate identity no 556012-9388) and 960 shares of Malmfältens Omnibus Aktiebolag (corporate identity no 556032-0359), (the
"Companies", and each of them a "Company"), representing 100 per cent of the registered and
paid-up share capital of each of the Companies;

	d)
	it
is a condition precedent of the Indenture that the Pledgor enters into this Agreement and hereby secures the Secured Obligations (as defined below); and

	e)
	the
Security Assets (as defined below) presently are held by Nordea Bank Norge ASA ("Nordea") as a first priority security under an
amended and restated facility agreement dated February 15, 2002 (the "Senior Facility"). 

        IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: 

1.     DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION  

	1.1
	In
this Agreement: 

"Closing Date" means the date on which (i) the proceeds of the Notes have been received by the Trustee and (ii) the Senior Facility has
been discharged by payment to Nordea of an amount of such proceeds sufficient to prepay the Senior Facility in full; 

"Dividends" means all dividends in cash or in kind and all interest paid or payable after the date hereof on the Shares and the Subsequent Instruments
or any of them; 

"Finance Documents" means the Security Documents, the Guarantee and the Indenture; 

"Holders" means, from time to time, the holders of the Notes, and a "Holder" means any one of them; 

"Nordea Pledge" means the pledge over the Security Assets under the Senior Facility; 

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"Proceeds" means the proceeds from the sale of Security Assets, together with any moneys received by the Security Trustee in respect of the Security
Assets, after deduction of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Secured Parties in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the sale of the Security Assets; 

"Secured Obligations" means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in
any other capacity whatsoever) of the Pledgor under the Guarantee, together with all costs, charges and expenses incurred by any Secured Party in connection with the protection, preservation or
enforcement of its respective rights under the Guarantee; 

"Secured Parties" means each and all of the Security Trustee and the Trustee (as represented by the Security Trustee) on their own behalf and as duly
authorized representative of the Holders; 

"Security Assets" means the Shares, the Subsequent Instruments, the Dividends and the Proceeds; 

"Security Documents" means this Agreement and any other agreement or documents defined as a Security Document in the Indenture; 

"Shares" means all shares presently issued by the Companies and represented by the Share Certificates; 

"Share Certificates" means the share certificates representing the Shares; and 

"Subsequent Instruments" means all shares, certificates, convertible debt instruments and other securities, rights, moneys or property accruing or
offered at any time by way of redemption, bonus, preference, option rights or otherwise to or in respect of any of the Shares or in substitution or exchange for any of the Shares; 

	1.2
	In
this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to:

	a)
	a
provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted;

	b)
	a
person includes its successors and assigns; and

	c)
	any
document is a reference to that document as amended, novated or supplemented.

	1.3
	Terms
defined in the Indenture shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement unless otherwise defined in this Agreement.

	1.4
	If
either the Security Trustee or the Trustee considers that in respect of an amount paid to a Secured Party under a Finance Document there is a reasonable risk that such payment will
be avoided or otherwise set aside upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the payer or otherwise, then that amount shall not be considered to have been irrevocably paid for the purposes of this
Agreement. 

2.     PLEDGE OF SECURITY ASSETS  

	2.1
	The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally, on the terms and conditions set out herein, pledges to each of the Secured Parties represented by the Security Trustee in its
capacity as duly authorised representative of the Secured Parties and on its own behalf all of the Pledgor's rights, title and interest in and to the Security Assets for the purpose of constituting a
first priority pledge to secure the due and punctual performance of the Secured Obligations. 

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3.     PERFECTION OF SECURITY  

	3.1
	The
Pledgor shall immediately upon the execution of this Agreement deliver to a third party as directed by the Security Trustee the Share Certificates duly endorsed in blank or
procure that such delivery is made in accordance with Clause 3.4 below. Should any shares be issued in the future, the Pledgor shall promptly deliver to a third party as directed by the
Security Trustee any share certificates evidencing such shares duly endorsed in blank together with any coupons and another documents pertaining thereto.

	3.2
	The
Pledgor shall notify each Company of the pledge over the Shares created by this Agreement by sending a notice to each of the Companies in the form set out in  Schedule 1, and procure that each of
the Companies acknowledges receipt of such notice and registers the pledge created by this Agreement in the
share register of each of the Companies. The Pledgor shall further procure that each of the Companies provides a certified copy of their share registers to the Security Trustee.

	3.3
	Upon
the issue of any Subsequent Instrument, the Pledgor shall promptly deliver to a third party as directed by the Security Agent or procure the delivery to a third party as directed
by the Security Agent of all documents of title in respect of such Subsequent Instrument together with such other documents as the Security Agent in its absolute discretion may consider appropriate.

	3.4
	On
the Closing Date the Pledgor shall procure

	a)
	that
a third party as directed by the Security Trustee receives from Nordea all Share Certificates, which shall be duly endorsed in blank by the Pledgor, whereupon a third party as
directed by the Security Trustee shall hold the Share Certificates as duly authorised representative of the Secured Parties;

	b)
	that
Nordea notifies the Companies of the release of the Nordea Pledge over the Shares;

	c)
	that
the Companies register the release of the Nordea Pledge in their share registers; and

	d)
	that
the Companies provide a certified copy of their share registers to the Security Trustee. 

4.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  

	4.1
	The
Pledgor represents and warrants to each of the Secured Parties that:

	a)
	the
Pledgor is a limited liability company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Sweden;

	b)
	the
Pledgor has the power to enter into, deliver and perform, and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

	c)
	this
Agreement constitutes legally valid and binding obligations of the Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as such enforcement may be limited by any relevant
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally);

	d)
	this
Agreement does not and will not breach or constitute a default under the constitutional documents of the Pledgor or any document, instrument or obligation, law or regulation to
which the Pledgor is a party or by which it is bound;

	e)
	this
Agreement constitutes a first priority pledge enforceable against the Pledgor and a liquidator or receiver of the Pledgor and third party creditors of the Pledgor; 

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	f)
	all
necessary consents and authorisations required in relation to the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force
and effect;

	g)
	the
Pledgor is the sole, absolute and beneficial owner of the Security Assets;

	h)
	the
Companies are limited liability companies duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Sweden;

	i)
	the
Shares represent 100 per cent of all the issued shares of each of the Companies;

	j)
	the
Shares have been fully paid up; and

	k)
	other
than as created pursuant to this Agreement the Security Assets are free from any encumbrances and any options or rights of pre-emption.

	4.2
	The
representations and warranties set out in Clause 4.1 are made on the date of this Agreement and are deemed to be repeated by the Pledgor on each date for interest payment
under the Indenture with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing. 

5.     COVENANTS  

	5.1
	The
Pledgor hereby covenants with each of the Secured Parties that during the continuance of this Agreement the Pledgor will:

	a)
	not
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Security Assets or any part thereof or interest therein or permit the same to occur;

	b)
	not
grant any option in the Security Assets;

	c)
	not
create or permit to subsist any Lien on, over, with respect to or otherwise affecting the whole or any part of the Security Assets (other than Permitted Liens under the Indenture
and except for the rights of the Secured Parties under this Agreement);

	d)
	immediately
on conversion of any Security Assets from certificated to uncertificated form, give such instructions or directions, including but not limited to a notification to VPC
Värdepapperscentralen AB, as the Security Trustee may require in order to protect and preserve the pledge to the Secured Parties;

	e)
	immediately
upon the issue of any Subsequent Instruments, deliver to the Security Trustee or procure the delivery to the Security Trustee of documents of title in respect of such
Subsequent Instruments together with such other documents as the Security Trustee in its absolute discretion may consider appropriate;

	f)
	not
hold any security from any other person in respect of the Pledgor's liability under this Agreement; and

	g)
	the
Pledgor shall, and shall procure that the Companies shall, at any time, if and when required by the Security Trustee and at the Pledgor's cost, promptly and duly do all such
further acts and execute and deliver any and all such further documents as may in the opinion of the Security Trustee be necessary in order to give full effect to this Agreement and to secure to the
Security Trustee the full benefit of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon it in this Agreement, and the Pledgor shall use its best endeavours to obtain third party consent where such consent
is required in order to give full effect to such act or document. 

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6.     EXERCISE OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS  

	6.1
	Provided
that no Default or Event of Default has occurred, the Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise or cause to be exercised any voting rights and the right to receive Dividends
attached to the Security Assets.

	6.2
	The
Pledgor shall not, except as permitted by the terms of the Indenture, without the prior written consent of the Security Trustee, vote for any resolution of the shareholders of any
of the Companies, and shall procure that the directors of any of the Companies shall not, except as permitted by the terms of the Indenture, without such consent vote for any resolution of the board
of any of the Companies

	a)
	authorising
an issue of Subsequent Instruments or a redemption of Security Assets;

	b)
	for
the liquidation or winding up of any of the Companies (unless required by mandatory legislation);

	c)
	for
the commencement of proceedings or any other actions which may adversely affect the effectiveness or value of the Security Assets;

	d)
	which
would impede the ability of the Security Trustee to transfer the security granted hereunder in accordance with this Agreement; or

	e)
	which
would in any way be inconsistent with the provisions of the Finance Documents.

	6.3
	Upon
the occurrence of and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, the Security Trustee shall have the exclusive right to (i) exercise or cause to be exercised
any voting rights and (ii) receive any Dividends which may be applied by the Security Trustee as though they were Proceeds.

	6.4
	The
Pledgor shall issue irrevocable powers of attorney to the Security Trustee in form and substance satisfactory to the Security Trustee as set out in  Schedule 2, authorising the Security Trustee to
vote for the Shares at shareholders' meetings of the Companies. The powers of attorney shall be
renewed annually at the request of the Security Trustee. The Pledgor shall further promptly furnish the Security Trustee with copies of notices of shareholders' meetings and all other corporate
documents which the Pledgor receives in its capacity as a shareholder of the Companies.

	6.5
	The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to refrain from making use of any pre-emption rights or other such rights under the articles of association
of any of the Companies or any agreement that the Pledgor may have in relation to or following the sale of the Security Assets or any of them pursuant to this Agreement. 

7.     CONTINUING SECURITY  

	7.1
	The
security constituted by this Agreement shall be a continuing security and shall not be considered as satisfied or discharged by any intermediate payment or settlement of the whole
or any part of the Secured Obligations and shall be binding until all the Secured Obligations have been irrevocably paid and discharged in full.

	7.2
	Until
all the Secured Obligations have been irrevocably paid and discharged in full any Secured Parties may refrain from applying or enforcing any other security, moneys or rights
held or received by that Secured Party or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as the Secured Party or the Security Trustee sees fit and the Pledgor shall not be entitled to the benefit
of the same and waives any right it may have of first requiring a Secured Party or the Security Trustee to proceed against or enforce any other right or security or claim payment from any other person
before enforcing this Agreement. 

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	7.3
	This
Agreement is in addition to any present and future guarantee, collateral, lien or other security held by the Security Trustee. The Secured Parties' rights hereunder are in
addition to and not exclusive of those provided by law and may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Security Trustee deems expedient. 

8.     ENFORCEMENT OF PLEDGE  

	8.1
	Upon
the Security Trustee serving notice on the Pledgor following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default demanding the immediate repayment of any outstanding amount of the
Secured Obligations and at all times thereafter, so long as the same shall be continuing, the Security Trustee may, in addition to any other remedies provided herein or in the Indenture or by
applicable law, sell the Shares or any part thereof to a third party, for cash or other value, publicly or privately in such manner and on such terms, acting with due care, as the Security Trustee in
its sole discretion deems fit, after the Security Trustee has given the Pledgor seven (7) business days prior notice of the time and place of any public sale or, as the case may be, the time
after which a private sale may be made, and the Security Trustee shall not be liable for any loss arising from or in connection with the realisation of the Shares or any part thereof provided that it
has acted with due care.

	8.2
	All
costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Security Trustee and the Trustee in connection with the enforcement of the security created by this Agreement shall be
borne by the Pledgor and the Pledgor shall indemnify and hold the Security Trustee harmless in respect of such costs and expenses.

	8.3
	Chapter
10 Section 2 of the Swedish Commercial Code (Sw: Handelsbalken 10:2) shall not apply to the this Agreement.

	8.4
	All
moneys received by the Security Trustee in exercise of the rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement or by law shall be applied by the Security Trustee in the manner and
order set out in the Indenture.

	8.5
	For
the purpose of enforcing the security created by this Agreement upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Pledgor irrevocably authorises and empowers the
Security Trustee to act in the name of the Pledgor, and on behalf of the Pledgor to do all acts and take any necessary or appropriate steps in respect of the sale of the Security Assets. The power of
attorney set out in this Clause 8.5 and Schedule 3 shall be valid for as long as this Agreement remains in force. 

9.     DISCHARGE OF SECURITY ASSETS  

	9.1
	Subject
to Clause 7.1, upon the irrevocable payment or discharge in full of the Secured Obligations the Security Trustee shall or shall procure that its nominees or agents
shall (as the case may be) at the request and cost of the Pledgor transfer to the Pledgor all the right, title and interest in or to the Security Assets of the Security Trustee and the Secured Parties
free from the security in this Agreement.

	9.2
	Any
release, discharge or settlement between the Pledgor and the Security Trustee in relation to this Agreement shall be conditional upon no disposition or payment to the Security
Trustee or any Secured Party by the Pledgor or any other person being avoided, set aside or ordered to be refunded pursuant to any law relating to insolvency or for any other reason.

	9.3
	If
any such disposition or payment is avoided, set aside or ordered to be refunded the Pledgor shall retransfer the Share Certificates to the Security Trustee and the Security Trustee
shall be entitled to enforce this Agreement against the Pledgor as if such release, discharge or settlement had not occurred and any such disposition or payment not been made. 

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10.   THE SECURITY TRUSTEE  

	10.1
	The
Security Trustee shall at all times act as the duly authorised representative (Sw: befullmäktigat ombud) of the
Secured Parties and shall, when exercising its rights and fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement, comply with the relevant provisions of the Security Trustee Agreement (as defined in the
Indenture).

	10.2
	The
Security Trustee may at any time (1) delegate to any person all or any of its rights, powers and discretions under this Agreement on such terms (including the power to
subdelegate) as the Security Trustee sees fit and (2) employ agents, managers, employees, advisers and others on such terms as the Security Trustee sees fit for any of the purposes set out in
this Agreement, provided that in each such case it uses due care in selecting such delegate. 

11.   WAIVERS  

	11.1
	The
Pledgor agrees that if the security created by this Agreement is enforced it will not exercise and hereby waives any right which the Pledgor might otherwise have against any
other person by reason of subrogation or otherwise

	a)
	to
take the benefit of any security granted to the Secured Parties pursuant to any Finance Document; and/or

	b)
	to
be indemnified by any other person 

and
any such person is hereby irrevocably released from all obligations in respect of such a claim. 

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	11.2
	The
liability of the Pledgor under this Agreement shall not be prejudiced, affected or diminished by any act, omission, circumstance or matter which but for this provision might
operate or release or otherwise exonerate the Pledgor from its obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part, including without limitation and whether or not known to the Pledgor or any Secured
Party:

	a)
	any
time or waiver granted to, or composition with, any other person;

	b)
	the
taking, variation, compromise, renewal or release of or refusal or neglect to perfect or enforce any rights, remedies or securities against any other person;

	c)
	any
legal limitation, disability, incapacity or other circumstances or the bankruptcy, liquidation or change in the name or constitution of any other person;

	d)
	any
variation or extension, any increase, exchange, renewal, surrender, release or loss of or failure to perfect any security or of any non-observance of any formality in
respect of any instruments; and

	e)
	any
unenforceability or invalidity of the Secured Obligations or of any obligations of any other person or security, to the intent that the Pledgor's obligations under this Agreement
shall remain in full force and this Agreement be construed accordingly as if there were no such unenforceability or invalidity.

	11.3
	Any
waiver by the Security Trustee or any Secured Party of any terms of this Agreement or any consent or approval given by any of them under it shall be effective only if given in
writing and then only for the purpose and upon the terms and conditions (if any) on which it is given. No delay or omission on the part of the Security Trustee or any Secured Party in exercising any
right or remedy under this Agreement shall impair that right or remedy or operate as or be taken to be a waiver of it nor shall any single, partial or defective exercise of any such right or remedy
preclude any other or further exercise under this Agreement of that or any other right or remedy. 

12.   INDEMNITY  

	12.1
	The
Pledgor will fully indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party in respect of all liabilities and expenses incurred by it (1) in the execution or purported execution of
any rights, powers or discretion in accordance with this Agreement, (2) in the preservation or enforcement of its rights under this Agreement or (3) on the release of any part of the
Security Assets from the security created by this Agreement, unless it is finally judicially determined that such liability or expense has resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of
such Secured Party.

	12.2
	The
Pledgor shall on demand and on a full indemnity basis pay to the Security Trustee the amount of all costs and expenses and other liabilities (including legal and
out-of-pocket expenses and any tax or value added tax on such costs and expenses) which the Security Trustee or any Secured Party incurs in connection with:

	a)
	the
preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement;

	b)
	any
payment of stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax or registration fees in respect of the pledge created hereunder or any transfer of the Security Assets pursuant hereto;

	c)
	any
actual or proposed amendment or waiver or consent under or in connection with this Agreement:

	d)
	any
discharge or release of the pledge in this Agreement; or 

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	e)
	the
preservation or exercise (or attempted preservation or exercise) of any rights under or in connection with and the enforcement (or attempted enforcement) of the pledge or any other
right in this Agreement; 

unless
it is finally judicially determined that such liability or expense has resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Security Trustee. 

13.   MISCELLANEOUS  

	13.1
	The
Pledgor may not assign any of its rights under this Agreement. Each Secured Party may assign all or any part of their rights under this Agreement in accordance with, and in
connection with a transfer under, the Indenture.

	13.2
	This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any amendments or variations from time to time to any of the Finance Documents and all references to a Finance
Document herein shall be taken as referring to that Finance Document as amended or varied from time to time (including, without limitation, any increase in the amount of the Secured Obligations).

	13.3
	If
any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable that shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

	13.4
	This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this shall have the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

	13.5
	All
sums payable by the Pledgor under this Agreement shall be paid without any set-off, counterclaim, withholding or deduction whatsoever unless required by law in which
event the Pledgor will, simultaneously with making the relevant payment under this Agreement, pay to the Security Trustee such additional amount as will result in the receipt by the Security Trustee
of the full amount which would otherwise have been receivable and will supply the Security Trustee promptly with evidence satisfactory to the Security Trustee that the Pledgor has accounted to the
relevant authority for the sum withheld or deducted.

	13.6
	Any
statement, certificate or determination of the Security Trustee as to the amount of the Secured Obligations or (without limitation) any other matter provided for in this
Agreement shall in the absence of manifest error be conclusive and binding on the Pledgor. 

14.   NOTICES  

	14.1
	Each
notice or other communication to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing in English and, unless otherwise provided, shall be made by fax or letter.

	14.2
	Any
notice or other communication to be given by one party to another under this Agreement shall (unless one party has by 15 days' notice to the other party specified another
address) be given to that other party at the respective addresses given in Clause 14.3.

	14.3
	The
address and fax number of the Pledgor and the Security Trustee are: 

the
Pledgor: 

Swebus
Fastigheter AB

Solna Strandväg 78

171 54 Solna 

Attention:
Chairman of the Board

Fax: +46 8 546 300 10

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the
Security Trustee: 

Deutsche
Trustee Company Limited

Winchester House

1 Great Winchester Street

London EC2N 2DB 

Attention:
Managing Director

Fax: +44 20 7547 6149 

	14.4
	Any
notice or other communication given by one party to another shall be deemed to have been received:

	a)
	if
sent by fax, with a confirmed receipt of transmission from the sending machine, on the day on which transmitted;

	b)
	in
the case of a notice given by hand, on the day of actual delivery; and

	c)
	if
posted, on the second business day or, in the case of airmail, the fifth business day following the day on which it was despatched by first class mail postage prepaid or, as the
case may be, airmail postage prepaid; 

provided
that a notice given in accordance with the above but received on a day which is not a business day or after normal business hours in the place of receipt shall be deemed to have been received
on the next business day. 

15.   GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION  

	15.1
	This
Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with Swedish law.

	15.2
	The
parties agree that the courts of Sweden shall have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise in connection with this Agreement and that any final
(Sw. lagakraftvunnen) judgment or order of a Swedish court in connection with this Agreement is conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced
against them in the court of any other jurisdiction. This Clause 15.2 is for the benefit of the Secured Parties only and shall not limit the right of any of the Secured Parties to bring
proceedings against the Pledgor in connection with any Finance Document in any other court of competent jurisdiction or concurrently in more than one jurisdiction. 

Signatories

The
Pledgor 

Swebus
Fastigheter AB 

The
Security Trustee 

Deutsche
Trustee Company Limited

on its own behalf and as duly authorised

representative for each of the Secured Parties 

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We
hereby acknowledge that we have been notified of the content of this Agreement: 

The
Companies 

ALPUS AB  

ENKÖPING-BÅLSTA FASTIGHETSBOLAG AB  

MALMFÄLTENS OMNIBUS AB  

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Schedule 1  

To:
Each of the Companies 

FORM OF NOTICE 

Dear
Sirs, 

        This
is to notify you that under a pledge agreement between ourselves and Deutsche Trustee Company Limited on its own behalf and on behalf of the Secured Parties (the Security Trustee)
dated [insert date] 2004 (the Pledge Agreement) we have pledged to the Security Trustee all our rights, title and interest in all issued and outstanding shares of
[insert name of relevant companies] (the Companies) and all other shares issued by each of the Companies from time to time owned by ourselves (the Shares) together with all
dividends and other distributions and interest paid or payable after the date hereof on the Shares and all certificates, shares, securities (including any convertible debt instruments, warrants or the
dividends or interest thereon), rights, moneys or property accruing or offered at any time by way of redemption, bonus, preference, option rights or otherwise to or in respect of the Shares or in
substitution or exchange for the Shares (the Subsequent Instruments). 

        The
pledge created by the Pledge Agreement shall be registered in the share register of each of the Companies and the Security Trustee shall be registered as having the rights to the
Shares and the Subsequent Instruments as set out above. Please note that any dividend on the Shares shall be paid to ourselves until other instructions are given to you by the Security Trustee. 

        We
kindly request that you confirm your receipt and acknowledgement of the above by returning signed copies of this notification to each of the Security Trustee and ourselves. 

[place],
[date] 

Swebus
Fastigheter AB 

Name:

We
hereby acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that the pledge has been noted in the share register. We further confirm that we will pay all dividends and other distributions to the Security
Trustee when so instructed in writing by the Security Trustee. 

[Place],
[Date] 

Name: 

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Schedule 2  

Form of Power of Attorney  

        This
power of attorney is issued pursuant to a pledge agreement dated [    ], 2004 (the "Pledge
Agreement") made between Swebus Fastigheter AB (the "Pledgor") and Deutsche Trustee Company Limited on its own behalf and as
duly authorized representative of the secured parties (the "Security Trustee"). 

        The
Pledgor hereby empowers any person duly appointed by the Security Trustee to attend all general meetings of the shareholders of [company](corporate identity
no. [    ]) as the Pledgor's representative and to vote at such general meeting for all shares in the company owned by the Pledgor. 

        This
power of attorney is irrevocable and will exclude the Pledgor from exercising the voting rights at the general meetings of the shareholders of the company. 

        This
power of attorney shall become effective form the date it is signed and it shall remain in force for one year from such date. 

Date: 

Swebus
Fastigheter AB 

Name: 

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Schedule 3  

POWER OF ATTORNEY  

        This power of attorney is issued pursuant to a pledge agreement dated [    ], 2004 (the "Pledge
Agreement") made between Swebus Fastigheter AB (the "Pledgor") and Deutsche Trustee Company Limited on its own behalf and as
duly authorized representative of the Secured Parties (the "Security Trustee"). 

        The
Pledgor hereby, upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default as defined in Pledge Agreement, irrevocably authorises and empowers the Security Trustee to act in the name of
the Pledgor, and on behalf of the Pledgor to do all acts and take any necessary or appropriate steps in respect of the sale of the Security Assets. 

        This
power of attorney shall become effective form the date it is signed and it shall be valid for as long as the Pledge Agreement remains in force. 

        Date:

        Name: 

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SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated 22 January, 2004 between SWEBUS FASTIGHETER AB as Pledgor and Deutsche Trustee Company Limited as Security Trustee in respect of shares in Alpus AB, Enköping-Bålsta
Fastighetsbolag AB and Malmfältens Omnibus AB

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