Document:

Exhibit 10.16

 

Dated  July 8, 2015

 

(1) TALEND LTD

 

and

 

(2) SQUARE 1 BANK

 

 

DEBENTURE

 

 

 

25 Fenchurch Avenue

London

EC3M 5AD

DX: 766 London/City

 

Tel: 020 7667 9667

Fax: 020 7667 9777

Ref: 10/JS/L181-783663

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
1
    	
DEFINITIONS AND   INTERPRETATION
    	
3
    
	
2
    	
COVENANT TO PAY
    	
9
    
	
3
    	
GRANT OF SECURITY
    	
9
    
	
4
    	
LIABILITY OF THE   COMPANY
    	
12
    
	
5
    	
REPRESENTATIONS AND   WARRANTIES
    	
12
    
	
6
    	
GENERAL COVENANTS
    	
15
    
	
7
    	
PROPERTY COVENANTS
    	
20
    
	
8
    	
INVESTMENTS COVENANTS
    	
23
    
	
9
    	
EQUIPMENT COVENANTS
    	
26
    
	
10
    	
BOOK DEBTS COVENANTS
    	
27
    
	
11
    	
RELEVANT AGREEMENTS   COVENANTS
    	
27
    
	
12
    	
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY   COVENANTS
    	
28
    
	
13
    	
POWERS OF THE LENDER
    	
29
    
	
14
    	
WHEN SECURITY BECOMES   ENFORCEABLE
    	
31
    
	
15
    	
ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY
    	
32
    
	
16
    	
RECEIVER
    	
35
    
	
17
    	
POWERS OF RECEIVER
    	
36
    
	
18
    	
DELEGATION
    	
39
    
	
19
    	
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
    	
39
    
	
20
    	
COSTS AND INDEMNITY
    	
40
    
	
21
    	
FURTHER ASSURANCE
    	
41
    
	
22
    	
POWER OF ATTORNEY
    	
42
    
	
23
    	
RELEASE
    	
43
    
	
24
    	
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER
    	
43
    
	
25
    	
SET-OFF
    	
43
    
	
26
    	
AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND   CONSENTS
    	
44
    
	
27
    	
SEVERANCE
    	
44
    
	
28
    	
COUNTERPARTS
    	
44
    
	
29
    	
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
    	
44
    
	
30
    	
FURTHER PROVISIONS
    	
45
    

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

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31
    	
NOTICES
    	
46
    
	
32
    	
MISCELLANEOUS
    	
47
    
	
33
    	
GOVERNING LAW AND   JURISDICTION
    	
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THIS DEED is dated  July 8, 2015

 

PARTIES

 

(1)                                 TALEND LTD, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 06844892 whose registered office is at Statesman House, Stafferton Way, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1AY (the “Company”); and

 

(2)                                 SQUARE 1 BANK, a company incorporated and registered in North Carolina, USA, whose address is at 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 240 Durham, North Carolina, 27701, USA (the “Lender”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

(A)                               The Lender has agreed, pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, to provide the Borrowers (as defined below) with loan facilities on a secured basis.

 

(B)                               Under this deed, the Company provides security to the Lender for the loan facilities made available to the Borrowers under the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

AGREED TERMS

 

1                                         DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1                               Definitions

 

The following definitions apply in this deed.

 

Administrator: an administrator appointed to manage the affairs, business and property of the Company pursuant to clause 13.9.

 

Book Debts: all present and future book and other debts, revenues, receivables and monetary or other claims both present and future due or owing or which may become due or owing to the Company, and the benefit of all security, guarantees and other rights of any nature enjoyed or held by the Company in relation to any of them.

 

Borrowers: means each of:

 

(a)                                 Talend, Inc., of 800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065; and

 

(b)                                 Talend USA, Inc, of 800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065.

 

Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England when banks in London are open for business.

 

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Copyrights: any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work or authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret, now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or

 

Delegate: any person appointed by the Lender or any Receiver pursuant to clause 13 (Delegate) and any Person appointed as attorney of the Lender, Receiver or Delegate.

 

Designated Account: any account of the Company nominated by the Lender as a designated account for the purposes of this deed.

 

Environment: the natural arid man-made environment including all or any of the following media, namely air, water and land (including air within buildings and other natural or man-made structures above or below the ground) and any living organisms (including man) or systems supported by those media.

 

Environmental Law: all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, secondary legislation, bye-laws, common law, directives, treaties and other measures, judgments and decisions of any court or tribunal, codes of practice arid guidance notes in so far as they relate to or apply to the Environment.

 

Equipment: all present and future equipment, plant, machinery, tools, vehicles, furniture, fittings, installations and apparatus and other tangible moveable property for the time being owned by the Company, including any part of it and all spare parts, replacements, modifications an additions.

 

Event of Default: has the meaning given to that term in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

Financial Collateral: shall have the meaning given to that expression in the Financial, Collateral Regulations.

 

Financial Collateral Regulations: the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No 2) Regulations 2003 (S1 2003/3226).

 

Guarantee: the guarantee granted by the Company in favour of the Lender, dated on or around the date of this deed.

 

Insurance Policy: each contract and policy of insurance effected or maintained by the Company from time to time in respect of its assets or business (including, without limitation, any insurances relating to the Properties or the Equipment).

 

Intellectual Property: the Company’s present and future Patents, Trademarks, trade names, business names, designs, design rights now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held, Copyrights, computer programs, computer software and computer software products now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held, inventions, topographical or similar rights, confidential information and

 

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know-how and any interest in any of these rights and in each case in any part of the world, whether or not registered, including all applications and rights to apply for registration and all fees, royalties and other rights derived from, or incidental to, such rights; arid any and ail claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the rights included above, with the right but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for the use or infringement of the intellectual property rights identified above; all licence or other rights to use any of the Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks and all licence fees and royalties arising from such use; and all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.

 

Investments: all present and future certificated stocks, shares, loan capital, securities, debentures, debenture stock, loan notes, bills, warrants, coupons, deposit receipts or certificates, bonds and investments (whether or not marketable) and all other interests in (and form) any company, firm, consortium or entity wheresoever situated, for the time being owned (at law or in equity) by the Company, including without limitation any:

 

(a)                                 dividend, interest or other distribution paid or payable in relation to any of the Investments; and

 

(b)                                 right, money, shares or property accruing, offered or issued at any time in relation to any of the Investments by way of redemption, substitution, exchange, conversion, bonus, preference or otherwise, under option rights or otherwise.

 

Loan and Security Agreement: the loan and security agreement dated 29 May 2015 and made between (1) the Borrowers and (2) the Lender for the provision of the loan facilities secured by this deed, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, novated, varied and/or supplemented from time to time.

 

LPA 1925: Law of property Act 1925.

 

Material Adverse Change: means a material adverse effect on (i) the operations, business or financial condition of Talend SA and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this deed; or (iii) the Company’s interest in, or the value, perfection or priority of the Lender’s security interest in, the Secured Assets.

 

Patents: all patents, patent applications and like protections, including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extension and continuations in-part of the same.

 

Perfection Requirements means the making of appropriate registrations or filings, the obtaining or effecting of any necessary authorisations and taking of all other actions in respect of any Secured Asset as contemplated by any legal opinion delivered to the Lender in connection with this Debenture.

 

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Permitted Liens: has the same meaning as defined in the Supplemental Agreement.

 

Properties: all freehold and leasehold properties (whether registered or unregistered) and all commonhold properties, now or in the future (and from time to time) owned by or vested in the Company, or in which the Company holds any estate or interest (including, but not limited to, the properties specified in Schedule 1 (Property)), and Property means any of them.

 

Receiver: a receiver, receiver and manager or administrative receiver of any or all of the Secured Assets appointed by the Lender under clause 16 (Receiver).

 

Relevant Agreement: each agreement as may he specified in Schedule 2 (Relevant Agreement).

 

Reservations has the same meaning as defined in the Guarantee.

 

Secured Assets: all the assets, property and undertaking for the time being subject to the Security created by, or pursuant to, this deed.

 

Secured Liabilities: all present and future monies, obligations and liabilities owed by the Borrowers and/or the Company to the Lender, whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally, as principal or surety or in any other capacity including, without limitation, under or in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, the Guarantee and any document related thereto and/or this deed (including, without limitation, those arising under clause 30.3.2), together with all interest (including, without limitation, default interest) accruing in respect of those monies or liabilities and all costs, expenses or other charges incurred by the Lender and/or Receiver (including any Receiver’s remuneration) in relation to this deed.

 

Security Financial Collateral Arrangement: shall have the meaning given to that expression in the Financial Collateral Regulations.

 

Security: any mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating, legal or equitable), pledge, lien, assignment by way of security or other security interest securing any obligation of any person, or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.

 

Security Period: the period starting on the date of this deed and ending on the date on which the Lender (acting reasonably) is satisfied that all the Secured Liabilities have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full and no further Secured Liabilities are capable of being outstanding.

 

Supplemental Agreement: means the supplemental agreement dated or around the date of this deed and made between (1) Talend SA and (2) the Lender in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

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Talend SA: means Talend SA, a societe anonyme, incorporated under French laws, whose registered office is located at 9 Rue Pages, 92150 Suresnes, France, identified with the corporate and trade register of Nanterre under number 484 175 252, being the parent company of the Company.

 

Trademarks: any trademark, service mark, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of the Company connected with and represented by such trademarks.

 

1.2                               Interpretation

 

In this deed:

 

1.2.1                                 Clause, Schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this deed;

 

1.2.2                                 a reference to a person shall include a reference to an Individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, unincorporated body of persons, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture or consortium (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person’s personal representatives, successors, permitted assigns and permitted transferees;

 

1.2.3                                 unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shalt include the singular;

 

1.2.4                                 unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders;

 

1.2.5                                 a reference to a party shall include that party’s successors, permitted assigns and permitted transferees;

 

1.2.6                                 a reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time;

 

1.2.7                                 a reference to a statute or statutory provision shalt include all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision;

 

1.2.8                                 a reference to writing or written includes fax but not e-mail;

 

1.2.9                                 an obligation on a party not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be clone;

 

1.2.10                          a reference to this deed {or any provision of it) or to any other agreement or document referred to in this deed is a reference to this deed, that provision or such other agreement or document as amended (in each case, other than in breach of the provisions of this deed) from time to time;

 

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1.2.11                          unless the context otherwise requires,. a reference to a clause or Schedule is to a clause of, or Schedule to, this deed;

 

1.2.12                          any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms;

 

1.2.13                          a reference to an amendment includes a novation, re-enactment, supplement or variation (and amended shall be construed accordingly);

 

1.2.14                          a reference to assets includes present and future properties, undertakings, revenues, rights and benefits of every description;

 

1.2.15                          a reference to an authorisation includes an approval, authorisation, consent, exemption, filing, licence, notarisation, registration and resolution;

 

1.2.16                          a reference to continuing in relation to an Event of Default means an Event of Default that has not been remedied in accordance with the Loan and Security Agreement or waived;

 

1.2.17                          a reference to determines or determined means, unless the contrary is indicated, a determination made at the absolute discretion of the person making it; and

 

1.2.18                          a reference to a regulation includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, inter-governmental or supranational body, agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority of organisation.

 

1.3                               Clawback

 

If the Lender considers that an amount paid by the Borrowers anther the Company in respect of the Secured Liabilities is capable of being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration for analogous insolvency process in the jurisdiction of the Borrowers) of the Borrowers and/or the Company or otherwise, then that amount shalt not be considered to have been irrevocably paid for the purposes of this deed.

 

1.4                               Nature of Security over Real Property

 

A reference in this deed to a charge or mortgage of or over any Property includes:

 

1.4.1                     all buildings and fixtures and fittings (including trade and tenant’s fixtures and fittings) that are situated on or firm part of that Property at any time;

 

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1.4.2                     the proceeds of the sale of any part of that Property and any other monies paid or payable in respect of or in connection with that Property;

 

1.4.3                     the benefit of any covenants for title given, or entered into, by any predecessor in title of the Company in respect of that Property, and any monies paid or payable in respect of those covenants; and

 

1.4.4                     all rights under any licence, agreement for sale or agreement for lease in respect of that Property.

 

1.5                               Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989

 

For the purposes of section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, the term of the Loan and Security Agreement and of any side letters between any parties in relation to the Loan and Security Agreement are incorporated into this deed.

 

1.6                               Perpetuity Period

 

if the rule against perpetuities applies to any trust created by this deed, the perpetuity period Shall be 125 years (as specified by section 5(1) of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009).

 

1.7                               Schedules

 

The Schedules form part of this deed arid shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of this deed.  Any reference to this deed Includes the Schedules.

 

2                                         COVENANT TO PAY

 

The Company hereby covenants on demand to pay to the Lender and discharge, in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Guarantee, all of the Secured Liabilities when they become due.

 

3                                         GRANT OF SECURITY

 

3.1                                           As a continuing security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Liabilities, the Company with full title guarantee charges to the Lender, by way of first legal mortgage, each Property specified in Schedule 1 (Property).

 

3.2                                           As a continuing security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Liabilities, the company with full title guarantee charges to the Lender by way of first fixed charge:

 

3.2.1                                 all Properties acquired by the Company in the future;

 

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3.2.2                                 all present and future interests of the Company not effectively mortgaged or charged under the preceding provisions of this clause 3 in, or over, freehold or leasehold property (whether registered or unregistered);

 

3.2.3                                 all present and future rights, licences, guarantees, rents, deposits, contracts, covenants and warranties relating to each Property;

 

3.2.4                                 all licences, consents and authorisations (statutory or otherwise) held or required in connection with the Company’s business or the use of any Secured Asset, and all rights in connection with them;

 

3.2.5                                 all its present and future goodwill;

 

3.2.6                                 all its uncalled capital;

 

3.2.7                                 all the Equipment;

 

3.2.8                                 all the Intellectual Property;

 

3.2.9                                 all the Book Debts;

 

3.2.10                          all the Investments;

 

3.2.11                          all monies from time to time standing to the credit of its accounts with any bank, financial institution or other person (including without limitation each Designated Account);

 

3.2.12                          all its rights in each Insurance Policy, including all claims, the proceeds of all claims and all returns of premium in connection with each Insurance Policy. to the extent not effectively assigned under clause 3.3.1; and

 

3.2.13                          the benefit of each Relevant Agreement and the benefit of any guarantee or security for the performance of a Relevant Agreement, to the extent not effectively assigned under clause 3.3.2.

 

3.3                               As a continuing security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Liabilities, the Company with full title guarantee assigns to the Lender absolutely, subject to a proviso for reassignment on irrevocable discharge in full of the Secured Liabilities to the satisfaction of the Lender:

 

3.3.1                     all its rights in each Insurance Policy, including all claims, the proceeds of all claims and all returns of premium in connection with each Insurance Policy; and

 

3.3.2                     the benefit of each Relevant Agreement and the benefit of any guarantee or security for the performance of a Relevant Agreement.

 

3.4                               As a continuing security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Liabilities, the Company with full title guarantee charges to the Lender, by way

 

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of first floating charge, all the undertaking, property, assets and rights of the Company at any time not effectively mortgaged, charged or assigned pursuant to clause 3.1 to clause 3.3 inclusive.

 

3.5                               Paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 applies to the floating charge created by clause 3.4.

 

3.6                               The floating charge created by clause 3.4 shall automatically and immediately (without notice) be converted into a fixed charge over the assets subject to that floating charge if:

 

3.6.1                     the Company:

 

(a)                                 creates, or attempts to create, without the prior written consent of the Lender, a Security or a trust to favour of another person over all or any part of the Secured Assets (except as expressly permitted by the terms of this deed, the Loan and Security Agreement or Supplemental Agreement); or

 

(b)                                 disposes, or attempts to dispose of, all or any part of the Secured Assets (except as expressly permitted by the terms of this deed or the Loan and Security Agreement or Supplemental Agreement arid other than Secured Assets that are only subject to the floating charge while it remains uncrystallised);

 

3.6.2                     any person levies for attempts to levy) any distress, attachment, execution or other process against all or any part of the Secured Assets; or

 

3.6.3                     a resolution is passed or an order is made for the winding-up, dissolution, administration or re-organisation of the Company.

 

3.7                               The Lender may, in its sole discretion, by written notice to the Company, convert the floating charge created under this deed into a fixed charge as regards any part of the Secured Assets specified by the Lender in that notice if:

 

3.7.1                     an Event of Default occurs and is continuing; or

 

3.7.2                     the Lender considers those assets to be in danger of being seized or sold under any form of distress, attachment. execution or other legal process.

 

3.8                               Any asset acquired by the Company after any crystallisation of the floating charge created under this deed that, but for that crystallisation, would be subject to a floating charge under this deed, shall (unless the Lender confirms otherwise to the Company in writing) be charged to the Lender by way of first fixed charge.

 

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4                                         LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY

 

4.1                               The Company’s liability under this deed in respect of any of the Secured Liabilities shall not be discharged, prejudiced or affected by:

 

4.1.1                     any security, guarantee, Indemnity, remedy or other right held by, or available to, the Lender that is, or becomes, wholly or partially illegal, void or unenforceable on any ground;

 

4.1.2                     the Lender renewing, determining, varying, amending or increasing any facility or other transaction or any documents relating thereto) including, without limitation, the Loan and Security Agreement, in any mariner or concurring in, accepting or varying any compromise, arrangement or settlement, or omitting to claim or enforce payment from any other person; or

 

4.1.3                     any other act or omission that, but for this clause 4.1, might have discharged, or otherwise prejudiced or affected, the liability of the Company.

 

4.2                               The Company waives any right it may have to require the Lender to enforce any security or other right, or claim any payment from, or otherwise proceed against, any other person before enforcing this deed against the Company.

 

5                                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants each of the representations and warranties set out in this clause 5 to the Lender.

 

5.1                               The Company is now and will at all times during the continuance of this security be the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Secured Assets except for any non-exclusive licences granted by the Company to its customers in the ordinary course of business.

 

5.2                               The Company is now and will at all times during the continuance of this security be a corporation, duty incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation, the name of the Company is as set out at the head of this deed and the Company has the power to own its own property and other assets and carry on business as it is being conducted.

 

5.3                               The Company has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance of and delivery of this deed and the transactions contemplated by this deed.

 

5.4                               The Company is and will continue to be qualified and licensed to do business in all jurisdictions in which any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on:

 

(a)                                 the operations, business or financial condition of the Company;

 

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(b)                                 its ability to repay the Secured Liabilities or perform its obligations under this deed and/or the Loan and Security Agreement; and

 

(c)                                  the Secured Assets or the value, perfection or priority of the Lender’s interest in the Secured Assets.

 

5.5                               The Secured Assets are free from any Security other than Permitted Liens and the Security created by this deed and, subject to the Perfection Requirements, the Lender has and will continue to have a first ranking perfected and enforceable Security over all of the Secured Assets, subject only to the Permitted Liens

 

5.6                               The Company has not received, or acknowledged notice of, any adverse claim by arty person in respect of the Secured Assets or any interest in them.

 

5.7                               There are no covenants, agreements, reservations, conditions, interests, rights or other matters whatsoever that materially and adversely affect the Secured Assets.

 

5.8                               The Company is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property, except for any non-exclusive licences granted by the Company to its customers in the ordinary course of business.  To the best of the Company’s knowledge, each of the Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents is valid and enforceable and no part of the Intellectual Property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and no claim has been made to the Company that any part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party.

 

5.9                               To the best of the Company’s knowledge:

 

(a)                                 there is no breach of any law or regulation that materially and adversely affects the Secured Assets;

 

(b)                                 no facility necessary for the enjoyment and use of the Secured Assets is subject to terms entitling any person to terminate or curtail its use; and

 

(c)                                  nothing has arisen, has been created or is subsisting, that would constitute an overriding interest in any Property.

 

5.10                        To the best of the Company’s knowledge, no Security expressed to be created under this deed is liable to be avoided, or otherwise set aside, on the liquidation or administration of the Company or otherwise.

 

5.11                        There is no prohibition on assignment in any insurance Policy or Relevant Agreement and the entry into this deed by the Company does not, and will not, constitute a breach of any Insurance Policy.  Relevant Agreement or any other agreement or instrument binding on the Company or any of its subsidiaries or it or any of its subsidiaries assets.

 

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5.12                        The Company has, at all times, complied in all material respects with all applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to it and the Secured Assets, including but not limited to those relating to the Company’s ownership of the Secured Assets, the conduct and licensing of the Company’s business and all Environmental Law.  The Company has obtained all consents, approvals and authorisations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all governmental authorities that are necessary for the continued operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.13                        Subject to the Reservations and Perfection Requirements, this deed (and the obligations assumed under this deed) constitutes and will constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company, and is and will continue to be effective security over all and every part of the Secured Assets in accordance with its terms.

 

5.14                        The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this deed and all other documents contemplated by this deed are not subject to any consents which have not been obtained, are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and do not violate the Company’s constitutional documents or any law or regulation or any material agreement or instrument which is binding upon the Company or the Secured Assets.

 

5.15                        The investments are fully paid and are not subject to any option to purchase or similar rights.

 

5.16                        No constitutional document of an issuer of an investment, nor any other agreement:

 

(a)                                 restricts or inhibits any transfer of the Investments an creation or enforcement of the security constituted by this deed; or

 

(b)                                 contains any rights of pre-emption in relation to the Investments.

 

5.17                        There is no claim, suit, litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company in any Court or before any governmental agency.

 

5.18                        The Company is able to pay its debts as they fall due and the value of the Company’s assets exceeds the value of its liabilities.

 

5.19                        The representations and warranties set out in clause 5.1 to clause 5.18 are made by the Company on the date of this deed and the representations and warranties set out in clauses 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5. 5.8, 5.12, 5.13, 5.16 and 5.17 are deemed to be repeated on each day of the Security Period with reference to the facts and circumstances existing at the time or repetition.

 

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6                                         GENERAL COVENANTS

 

6.1                               Negative Pledge and Disposal Restrictions

 

The Company shall not at any time, except with the prior written consent of the Lender:

 

6.1.1                     create, purport to create or permit to subsist any Security on, or in relation to, any Secured Asset other than any Security created by this deed or any Permitted Liens;

 

6.1.2                     sell, assign, transfer, part with possession of, or otherwise dispose of in any manner (or purport to do so), all or any part of, or any interest in, the Secured Assets (except, in the ordinary course of business, Secured Assets that are only subject to an uncrystallised second ranking floating charge or pursuant to a Permitted Lien); or

 

6.1.3                     create or grant (or purport to create or grant) any interest whatsoever in the Secured Assets in favour of a third party (except, in the ordinary course of business, Secured Assets that are only subject to an uncrystallised floating charge or pursuant to a Permitted Lien).

 

6.2                               Preservation of Secured Assets

 

The Company shall not do, or permit to be done, any act or thing that would or might depreciate, jeopardise or otherwise prejudice the security held by the Lender, or materially diminish the value of any of the Secured Assets or the effectiveness of the security created by this deed. The Company will immediately advise the Lender in writing of any material loss or damage to the Secured Assets.

 

6.3                               Compliance With Laws and Regulations

 

6.3.1                     The Company shall not, without the Lender’s prior written consent, use or permit the Secured Assets to be used in any way contrary to law.

 

6.3.2                     The Company will comply, in all material respects, with all provisions of all law and regulation applicable to the Company, including but not limited to those relating to the Company’s ownership of the Secured Assets, the conduct and licensing of the Company’s business and all Environmental Law, except where a failure to do so would not reasonably result in liability exceeding US$100,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency).

 

6.3.3                     The Company shall:

 

(a)                                 comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of any law and regulation relating to or affecting the Secured Assets of the use of it or any part of them;

 

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(b)                                 obtain, and promptly renew from time to time, and comply , in all material respects, with the terms of all authorisations that are required in connection with the Secured Assets or their use or that are necessary to preserve, maintain or renew any Secured Asset; and

 

(c)                                  promptly effect any maintenance, modifications, alterations or repairs that are required to keep the Secured Assets in good and merchantable condition (fair wear and tear excepted) or as required by any law or regulation to be effected on or in connection with the Secured Assets,

 

in each case except where the failure to do so would not reasonable be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

6.4                               Enforcement of Rights

 

The Company shall use its reasonable commercial endeavours to:

 

6.4.1                     procure the prompt observance and performance of the covenants and other obligations imposed on the Company’s counterparties (including each counterparty in respect of a Relevant Agreement and each insurer in respect of an Insurance Policy); and

 

6.4.2                     enforce any rights and institute, continue or defend any proceedings relating to any of the Secured Assets which the Lender may require from time to time.

 

6.5                               Notice of Misrepresentation and Breaches

 

The Company shall, promptly on becoming aware of any of the same, give the Lender notice in writing of:

 

6.5.1                     any representation or warranty set out in this deed that is incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be repeated;

 

6.5.2                     any breach of any covenant set out in this deed;

 

6.5.3                     the occurrence of any Event of Default;

 

6.5.4                     any meeting of creditors whether called by the Company or otherwise to discuss, or any proposal or application for the appointment of an administrator, receiver, manager, liquidator, or similar official in respect of the Company or any of its assets and if any such official is appointed; and

 

6.5.5                     any change of any of its executive officers within 10 days after the date of such change.

 

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6.6                               Title Documents

 

The Company shall, on the execution of this deed or, if later, the date of acquisition of the relevant Secured Asset, deposit with the Lender and the Lender shall, for the duration of this deed be entitled to hold:

 

6.6.1                     all deeds and documents of title relating to the Secured Assets that are in the possession or control of the Company (and if these are not within the possession or control of the Company, the Company undertakes to obtain possession of all these deeds and documents of title);

 

6.6.2                     all Insurance Policies and any other insurance policies relating to any of the Secured Assets that the Company is entitled to possess;

 

6.6.3                     all deeds and documents of title (if any) relating to the Book Debts as the Lender may specify from time to time; and

 

6.6.4                     copies of all the Relevant Agreements, certified to be true copies by either a director of the Company, the secretary of the Company or by the Company’s solicitors (as the Lender may require).

 

6.7                               Insurance

 

6.7.1                     The Company shall procure that the Secured Assets are insured and kept insured (or where, in the case of any leasehold property, insurance is the responsibility of the landlord under the terms of the lease, either procure that the landlord insures and keeps insured or, if and to the extent that the landlord does not do so, itself insure and keep insured) against:

 

(a)                                 loss or damage by fire or terrorist acts;

 

(b)                                 other risks, perils and contingencies that would be insured against by reasonably prudent persons carrying on the same class of business as the Company; and

 

(c)                                  any other risk, perils and contingencies as the Lender may reasonably require.

 

Any such insurance must be with a reputable insurance company or underwriters, and on such terms, as are reasonably acceptable to the Lender, and must be for not less than the replacement value of the Secured Assets.

 

6.8                               No Invalidation of Insurance

 

The Company shall not do or omit to do, or permit to be done or omitted, any act or thing that may invalidate or otherwise prejudice any insurance policy maintained in accordance with clause 6.7.1.

 

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6.9                               Proceeds of Insurance Policies

 

6.9.1                          Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, all monies received or receivable by the Company under any insurance policy maintained in accordance with clause 6.7.1 (including all monies received or receivable by it under any Insurance Policy) shall be applied in repairing, replacing, restoring or rebuilding the property or assets destroyed including, for the avoidance of doubt, reimbursing the Company for its costs in effecting the same.

 

6.9.2                          Following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, all monies received or receivable by the Company under any insurance policy maintained in accordance with clause 6.7.1 (including all monies received or receivable by it under any Insurance Policy) at any time (whether or not the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable) shall:

 

(a)                            immediately be paid to the Lender;

 

(b)                            if they are not paid directly to the Lender by the insurers, be held by the Company as trustee of the same for the benefit of the Lender (and the Company shall account for them to the Lender); and

 

(c)                             at the option of the Lender, be applied in making good or recouping expenditure in respect of the loss or damage for which those monies are received or in, or towards, discharge or reduction of the Secured Liabilities.

 

6.10                        Notices to be given by the Company

 

The Company shall immediately on the execution of this deed (or, if later, the date of acquisition of the relevant Secured Asset):

 

6.10.1                          give notice to each counterparty to a Relevant Agreement that it has charged or assigned its rights and interest in and under that Relevant Agreement under clause 3 (Grant of Security) and procure that each addressee of any such notice promptly provides within five Business Days to the Lender an acknowledgement of the notice of the Lender’s interest;

 

6.10.2                          give notice to any bank, financial institution of other person (excluding the Lender) with whom it has an account that it has charged to the Lender its rights and interests under that account under clause 3.2.11 and procure that each addressee of any such notice promptly provides within five Business Days to the Lender an acknowledgement of the notice of the Lender’s interest.

 

The Company shall obtain the Lender’s prior approval of the form of any notice or acknowledgement to be used under this clause 6.10.

 

6.11                                    In the event that the Company shall at any time after the date of this deed have any claims against any other person which it is bringing or intending to

 

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bring, the Company shall promptly notify the Lender in writing of such claim and shall provide the Lender with such information regarding the same as the Lender shall request. The Company shall, at the written request of the Lender grant any Security in respect of the proceeds of such claim and shall execute and deliver all such documents and take all such actions as the Lender shall request in connection therewith.

 

6.12                                    Information

 

The Company shall:

 

6.12.1                          Promptly give the Lender and/or Talend SA such information and documentation relating to the Company as may be required to be provided by Talend SA to the Lender under the terms of the Supplemental Agreement;

 

6.12.2                          promptly give the Lender such information concerning the location, condition, use and operation of the Secured Assets as the Lender may reasonably require;

 

6.12.3                          permit any persons designated by the Lender and any Receiver to enter on its premises and inspect and examine any Secured Asset, and the records relating to that Secured Asset, at all reasonable times and on reasonable prior notice; and

 

6.12.4                          promptly notify the Lender in writing of any action, claim or demand made by or against it in connection with any Secured Asset or of any fact, matter or circumstance which may, with the passage of time, give rise to such an action, claim or demand, together with, in each case, the Company’s proposals for settling, liquidating, compounding or contesting any such action, claim or demand and shall, subject to the Lender’s prior approval, implement those proposals at its own expense.

 

6.13                                    Payment of Outgoings

 

The Company shall promptly pay all taxes, fees, licence duties, registration charges, insurance premiums and other outgoings in respect of the Secured Assets and, within 5 Business Days of demand, produce evidence of payment to the Lender.

 

6.14                                    Appointment of Accountants

 

6.14.1                          The Company shall:

 

(a)                                             at its own cost, if at any time so required by the Lender (acting reasonably), appoint an accountant or firm of accountants nominated by the Lender to investigate the financial affairs of the Company and those of its subsidiaries (if any) and report to the Lender; and

 

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(b)                                             co-operate fully with any accountants so appointed and immediately provide those accountants with all information requested.

 

6.14.2                          The Company hereby authorises the Lender to make an appointment as it shall think fit at any time, without further authority from the Company.  In every case, the Company shall pay, or reimburse the Lender for, the reasonable fees and expenses of those accountants.

 

7                                         PROPERTY COVENANTS

 

7.1                               Maintenance

 

The Company shall keep all buildings and all fixtures on each Property in good and substantial repair and condition.

 

7.2                               Preservation of Property, Fixtures and Equipment

 

The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lender:

 

7.2.1                     pull down or remove the whole, or any part of, any building forming part of any Property or permit the same to occur;

 

7.2.2                     make or permit any material alterations to any Property, or sever or remove, or permit to be severed or removed, any of its fixtures;

 

7.2.3                     remove or make any material alterations to any of the Equipment belonging to, or in use by, the Company on any Property (except to effect necessary repairs or replace them with new or improved models or substitutes); or

 

7.2.4                     become a lessee under any lease affecting any real property pursuant to which the lessor may obtain any rights in any of the Secured Assets.

 

7.3                               Conduct of Business on Properties

 

The Company shall carry on its trade and business on those parts (if any) of the Properties as are used for the purposes of trade or business in accordance with the standards of good management from time to time current in that trade or business.

 

7.4                               Planning Information

 

The Company shall:

 

7.4.1                          give full particulars to the Lender of any notice, order, direction, designation, resolution or proposal given or made by any planning authority or other public body or authority (“Planning Notice”) that specifically applies to any Property, or to the locality in which it is situated, within seven days after becoming aware of the relevant Planning Notice; and

 

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7.4.2                          (if the Lender so requires) immediately, and at the Cost of the Company, take all reasonable and necessary steps to comply with any Planning Notice, and make, or join with the Lender in making, any objections or representations in respect of that Planning Notice that the Lender may desire.

 

7.5                               Compliance with Covenants

 

The Company shall:

 

7.5.1                          observe and perform all covenants, stipulations and conditions to which each Property, or the use of it, is or may be subjected, and (if the Lender so requires) produce evidence sufficient to satisfy the Lender that those covenants, stipulations and conditions have been observed acid performed;

 

7.5.2                          diligently enforce all covenants, stipulations and conditions benefiting each Property and shall not (and shall not agree to) waive, release of vary any of the same; and

 

7.5.3                          (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) where a Property, or Part of it, is held under a lease, duly and punctually perform and observe all the tenant’s covenants and conditions.

 

7.6                               Payment of Rent and Outgoings.

 

The Company shall:

 

7.6.1                     where a Property, or part of it, is held under a lease, duly and punctually pay all rents due from time to time;

 

7.6.2                     pay (or procure payment of the same) when due all charges, rates, taxes, duties, assessments and other outgoings relating to or imposed on each Property or on its occupier; and

 

7.6.3                     comply fully with the terms of any such lease and with any lease of property where any of the Secured Assets now or in the future may be located.

 

7.7                               Maintenance of Interests in Properties

 

The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lender:

 

7.7.1                     grant, or agree to grant, any licence or tenancy affecting the whole or any part of any Property, or exercise, or agree to exercise, the statutory powers of leasing or of accepting surrenders under sections 99 or 100 of the Law of Property Act 1925; or

 

7.7.2                     in any other way dispose of, surrender or create, or agree to dispose of surrender or create, any legal or equitable estate or interest in the whole or any part of any Property.

 

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7.8                               Registration Restrictions

 

If the title to any Property is not registered at the Land Registry, the Company shall procure that no person (other than itself) shall be registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 to 2002 as proprietor of all or any part of any Property without the prior written consent of the Lender. The Company shall be liable for the costs and expenses of the Lender in lodging cautions against the registration of the title to the whole or any part of any Property from time to time.

 

7.9                               Environment

 

The Company shall:

 

7.9.1                     comply with all the requirements of Environmental Law both in the conduct of its general business and in the management, possession or occupation of each Property; and

 

7.9.2                          obtain and comply with all authorisations, permits and other types of licences necessary under Environmental Law.

 

7.10                        No Restrictive Obligations

 

The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lender, enter into any onerous or restrictive obligations affecting the whole or any part of any Property, or create or permit to arise any overriding interest, easement or right whatever in or over the whole or any part of any Property.

 

7.11                        Proprietary Rights

 

The Company shall procure that no person shall become entitled to assert any proprietary or other like right or interest over the whole or any part of any Property without the prior written consent of the Lender.

 

7.12                        Property Information

 

The Company shall inform the Lender promptly of any acquisition by the Company of, or contract made by the Company to acquire, any freehold, leasehold or other interest in any property.

 

7.13                        VAT Option to Tax

 

The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lender:

 

7.13.1              exercise any VAT option to tax in relation to any Property; or

 

7.13.2              revoke any VAT option to tax exercised, and disclosed to the Lender, before the date of this deed.

 

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7.14                        Registration at the Land Registry

 

The Company consents to an application being made by the Lender to the Land Registrar for the following restriction to be registered against its title to each Property:

 

“No disposition of the registered estate by the proprietor of the registered estate or by the proprietor of any registered charge, not being a charge registered before the entry of this restriction is to be registered without a written consent signed by the proprietor for the time being of the charge dated [DATE] 2015 in favour of Square 1 Bank referred to in the charges register or its conveyancer.”“

 

8                                         INVESTMENTS COVENANTS

 

8.1                               The Company shall:

 

(a)                                 on the execution of this deed, deposit with the Lender all stock or share certificates and other documents of title or evidence of ownership relating to any Investments owned by the Company at that time; and

 

(b)                                 on the purchase or acquisition by it of Investments after the date of this deed, deposit with the Lender all stock or share certificates and other documents of title or evidence of ownership relating to those Investments.

 

8.2                               At the same time as depositing documents with the Lender in accordance with clause 8.1(a) or clause 8.1(b), the Company shall also deposit with the Lender:

 

(a)                                 all stock transfers forms relating to the relevant Investments duly completed and executed by or on behalf of the Company, but with the name of the transferee, the consideration and the date left blank; and

 

(b)                                 any other documents (in each case duly completed and executed by or on behalf of the Company) that the Lender may request in order to enable it or any of its nominees, or any purchaser or transferee, to be registered as the owner of, or otherwise obtain a legal title to, or to perfect its security interest in any of the relevant Investments,

 

so that the Lender may, at any time and without notice to the Company, complete and present those stock transfer forms and other documents to the issuer of the investments for registration.

 

8.3                               The Company shall terminate with immediate effect all nominations it may have made (including, without limitation, any nomination made under section 145 or section 146 of the Companies Act 2006) in respect of any Investments and, pending that termination, procure that any person so nominated:

 

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(a)                                 does not exercise any rights in respect of any Investments without the prior written approval of the Lender; and

 

(b)                                 immediately on receipt by it. forward to the Lender all communications or other information received by it in respect of any Investments for which it has been so nominated.

 

8.4                               The Company shall not, during the Security Period, exercise any rights (including, without limitation, any rights under sections 145 and 146 of the Companies Act 2006) to nominate any person in respect of any of the Investments.

 

The Company shall:

 

8.5                               obtain all consents, waivers, approvals and permissions that are necessary, under the articles of association for otherwise) of an issuer, for the transfer of the Investments to the Lender or its nominee, or to a purchaser on enforcement of this deed; and

 

8.6                               use reasonable endeavours to procure the amendment of the share transfer provisions (including, but not limited to, deletion of any pre-emption provisions) under the articles of association, other constitutional documents or otherwise of each issuer in any manner that the Lender may require in order to permit the transfer of the Investments to the Lender or its nominee, or to a purchaser on enforcement of this deed.

 

8.7                               Before the security constituted by this deed becomes enforceable, the Company may retain and apply for its own use all dividends, interest and other monies paid or payable in respect of the Investments and, if any are paid or payable to the Lender or any of its nominees, the Lender will hold all those dividends, interest and other monies received by it for the Company and wilt pay them to the Company promptly on request; and

 

8.8                               Before the security constituted by this deed becomes enforceable, the Company may exercise all voting and other rights and powers in respect of the Investments or, if any of the same are exercisable by the Lender of any of its nominees, to direct in writing the exercise of those voting and other rights and powers provided that:

 

(a)                                 it shall not do so in any way that would breach any provision of the Loan and Security Agreement or this deed or for any purpose inconsistent with the Loan and Security Agreement or this deed; and

 

(b)                                 the exercise of, or the failure to exercise, those voting rights or other rights and powers would not, in the Lender’s opinion, have an adverse effect on the value of the Investments or otherwise prejudice the Lender’s security under this deed.

 

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8.8.2                          The Company shall indemnify the Lender against any loss or liability incurred by the Lender (or its nominee) as a consequence of the Lender (or its nominee) acting in respect of the investments at the direction of the Company.

 

8.8.3                          The Lender shall not, by exercising or not exercising any voting rights or otherwise, be construed as permitting or agreeing to any variation or other change in the rights attaching to or conferred by any of the Investments that the Lender considers prejudicial to, or impairing the value of, the security created by this deed.

 

8.9                               After the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable:

 

(a)                                 all dividends and other distributions paid in respect of the Investments and received by the Company shall be held by the Company on trust for the Lender and immediately paid into a Designated Account or, if received by the Lender, shall be retained by the Lender; and

 

(b)                                 all voting and other rights and powers attaching to the Investments shall be exercised by, or at the direction of, the Lender and the Company shall, and shall procure that its nominees shall, comply with any directions the Lender may give, in its absolute discretion, concerning the exercise of those rights and powers.

 

8.10                             The Company shall promptly pay all calls, instalments and other payments that may be or become due and payable in respect of all or any of the Investments. The Company acknowledges that the Lender shall not be under any liability in respect of any such calls, instalments or other payments.

 

8.11                             The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lender, amend, or agree to the amendment of:

 

(a)                                 the memorandum or articles of association, or any other constitutional documents, of any issuer that is not a public company; or

 

(b)                                 the rights or liabilities attaching to any of the Investments,

 

which has a material and adverse effect on the rights of the Lender to the Investments under this deed or the Company’s interest in, or the value, perfection or priority of the Lender’s security interest in, the Investments.

 

8.12                             The Company shall ensure (as far as it is able to by the exercise of all voting rights, powers of control and other means available to it) that any issuer that is not a public company shall not:

 

(a)                                 consolidate or subdivide any of its Investments, or reduce or re-organise its share capital in any way;

 

(b)                                 issue any new shares or stock; or

 

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(c)                                  refuse to register any transfer of any of its Investments that may be lodged for registration by, or on behalf of, the Lender or the Company in accordance with this deed.

 

8.13                        The Company shall, promptly following receipt, send to the Lender copies of any notice, circular, report, accounts and any other document received by it that relates to the Investments.

 

9                                         EQUIPMENT COVENANTS

 

9.1                               The Company shall;

 

(a)                                 maintain the Equipment in good and serviceable condition (except for expected fair wear and tear) in compliance with all relevant manuals, handbooks, manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations and maintenance or servicing schedules;

 

(b)                                 at its own expense, renew and replace any parts of the Equipment when they become obsolete, worn out or damaged with parts of a similar quality and of equal or greater value; and

 

(c)                                  not permit any Equipment to be:

 

(i)                                     used or handled other than by properly qualified and trained persons: or

 

(ii)                                  overloaded or used for any purpose for which it is not designed or reasonably suitable.

 

9.2                               The Company shall promptly pay all taxes, fees, licence duties, registration charges, insurance premiums and other outgoings in respect of the Equipment and, on demand, produce evidence of such payment to the Lender.

 

9.3                               The Company:

 

(a)                                 shall, if so requested by the Lender, affix to and maintain on each item of Equipment in a conspicuous place, a clearly legible identification plate containing the following wording:

 

‘NOTICE OF CHARGE

 

This [DESCRIBE ITEM] and all additions to it [and ancillary equipment] are subject to a fixed charge dated [DATE] in favour of Square 1 Bank.”

 

(b)                                 shall not, and shall not permit any person to, conceal, obscure, alter or remove any plate affixed in accordance with clause 9.3(a).

 

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10                                  BOOK DEBTS COVENANTS

 

10.1                        The Company shall:

 

(a)                                 as an agent for the Lender, following the enforcement of this deed, collect in and realise all Book Debts, pay the proceeds into the Designated Account immediately on receipt and, pending that payment, hold those proceeds in trust for the Lender;

 

(b)                                 not, at any time on or following the enforcement of this deed, withdraw any amounts standing to the credit of any Designated Account; and

 

(c)                                  at any time during the Security period, if called on to do so by the Lender, execute a legal assignment of the Book Debts to the Lender on such terms as the Lender may require and give notice of that assignment to the debtors from whom the Book Debts are due, owing or incurred.

 

10.2                        The Company shall not at any time during the Security Period (except with the prior written consent of the Lender) release, exchange, compound, setoff, grant time or indulgence in respect of, or in any other manner deal with, all or any of the Book Debts.

 

11                                  RELEVANT AGREEMENTS COVENANTS

 

11.1                        The Company shall, unless the Lender agrees otherwise in writing comply with the terms of each Relevant Agreement and any other document, agreement or arrangement comprising the Secured Assets (including the Insurance Policies to the extent that they apply to the Company);

 

11.2                        The Company shall not, unless the Lender agrees otherwise in writing;

 

(a)                                 amend or vary or agree to any change in, or waive any requirement of;

 

(b)                                 settle, compromise, terminate, rescind or discharge (except by performance); and

 

(c)                                  abandon, waive, dismiss, release or discharge any action, claim or proceedings against any counterparty to a Relevant Agreement or other person in connection with,

 

any Relevant Agreement and any other document, agreement or arrangement comprising the Secured Assets (other than the Insurance Policies) if the same would have a material and adverse effect on the rights of the Lender under this deed or the Company’s interest in, or the value, perfection or priority of the Lender’s security interest in, the Secured Assets.

 

11.3                             Prior to entering into or becoming bound by any material licence or agreement in the future, the Company shall:

 

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(a)                   Provide written notice to Lender of the material terms of such licence or agreement with a description of its likely impact on the Company’s business or financial condition; and

 

(b)                   in good faith use its reasonable endeavours to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for the Company’s interest in such Licences or contract rights to be deemed Secured Assets and for Lender to have a security interest in such licences or contract rights, provided, however, that the failure to obtain any such consent or waiver shall not constitute an Event of Default.

 

12                                  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COVENANTS

 

12.1                        The Company shall take all necessary action to

 

(a)                                 protect, safeguard, defend and maintain present and future rights in, or relating to, the Intellectual Property including (without limitation) by observing all covenants and stipulations relating to those rights, and by paying all applicable renewal fees, licence fees and other outgoings; and

 

(b)                                 detect infringements of the Intellectual Property.

 

12.2                        The Company shall:

 

(a)                                 give the Lender not less than 30 days prior written notice of the filing of any applications or registrations of any Intellectual Property, including the title of such Intellectual Property rights to be registered and the date such applications or registrations will, be filed and shall keep the Lender informed of all matters relating to each such registration;

 

(b)                                 prior to the filing of any such applications or registrations, execute such documents as the Lender may reasonably request for the Lender to maintain its perfection in the Intellectual Property rights to be registered by the Company;

 

(c)                                  upon the request of the Lender, either deliver to the Lender or file such documents simultaneously with the filing of any such applications or registrations; and

 

(d)                                 upon filing any such applications or registrations, promptly provide the Lender with a copy of such applications or registration together with any exhibits, evidence of the filing of any documents requested by the Lender to be filed for the Lender to maintain the perfection and priority of its security interest in such Intellectual Property rights.

 

12.3                        The Company shall not permit any Intellectual Property to be abandoned, cancelled, forfeited or to lapse.

 

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13                                  POWERS OF THE LENDER

 

13.1                        Power to Remedy

 

13.1.1                          The Lender shall be entitled (but shall not be obliged) to remedy, at any time, a breach by the Company of any of its obligations contained in this deed.

 

13.1.2                          The Company irrevocably authorises the Lender and its agents to do all things that are necessary or desirable for that purpose.

 

13.1.3                          Any monies expended by the Lender in remedying a breach by the Company of its obligations contained in this deed shall be reimbursed by the Company to the Lender on a full indemnity basis and shall carry interest in accordance with clause 20.1.

 

13.2                        Exercise of Rights

 

The rights of the Lender under clause 13.1 are without prejudice to any other rights of the Lender under this deed. The exercise of any rights of the Lender under this deed shall not make the Lender liable to account as a mortgagee in possession.

 

13.3                        Power to Dispose of Chattels

 

13.3.1                          At any time after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, the Lender or any Receiver may, as agent for the Company, dispose of any chattels or produce found on any Property.

 

13.3.2                          Without prejudice to any obligation to account for the proceeds of any disposal made under clause 13.3.1, the Company shall indemnify the Lender and any Receiver against any liability arising from any disposal made under clause 13.3.1.

 

13.4                        Lender has Receiver’s Powers

 

To the extent permitted by law, any right, power or discretion conferred by this deed on a Receiver may, after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, be exercised by the Lender in relation to any of the Secured Assets whether or not it has taken possession of any Secured Assets and without first appointing a Receiver or notwithstanding the appointment of a Receiver.

 

13.5                        Conversion of Currency

 

13.5.1                          For the purpose of, or pending the discharge of, any of the Secured Liabilities, the Lender may convert any monies received, recovered or realised by it under this deed (including the proceeds of any previous conversion under this clause 13.5) from their existing currencies of denomination into any other currencies of denomination that the Lender may think fit.

 

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13.5.2                          Any such conversion shall be effected at the Lender’s (or at any reference bank’s as may be determined by the Lender) then prevailing spot selling rate of exchange for such other currency against the existing currency.

 

13.5.3                          Each reference in this clause 13.5 to a currency extends to funds of that currency and, for the avoidance of doubt, funds of one currency may be converted into different funds of the same currency.

 

13.5.4                          If, under any applicable law or regulation or pursuant to a judgment or order being made or registered against the Company or the liquidation of the Company or without limitation for any other reason, any payment under or in connection with this deed is made or requires to be satisfied in a currency (the “payment currency”) other than the currency in which such payment is expressed by the Lender to be due under or in connection with this deed (the “contractual currency”) then, to the extent that the amount of such payment actually received by the Lender, when converted into the contractual currency at the rate of exchange, falls short of the amount due under or in connection with this deed, the Company, as a separate and independent obligation, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Lender against the amount of such shortfall.

 

13.6                        New Accounts

 

13.6.1                          lf the Lender receives, or is deemed to have received, notice of any subsequent Security, or other interest, affecting all or part of the Secured Assets, the Lender may open a new account for the Company in the Lender’s books. Without prejudice to the Lender’s right to combine accounts, no money paid to the credit of the Company in any such new account shall be appropriated towards, or have the effect of discharging, any part of the Secured Liabilities.

 

13.6.2                          If the Lender does not open a new account immediately on receipt of the notice, or deemed notice, under clause 13.6.1, then, unless the Lender gives express written notice to the contrary to the Company, all payments made by the Company to the Lender shall be treated as having been credited to a new account of the Company and not as having been applied in reduction of the Secured Liabilities, as from the time of receipt or deemed receipt of the relevant notice by the Lender.

 

13.7                        Lender’s Set-off Rights

 

If the Lender has more than one account for the Company in its books, the Lender may at any time after:

 

13.7.1                          the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable; or

 

13.7.2                          the Lender has received, or is deemed to have received, notice of any subsequent Security or other interest affecting all or any part of the Secured Assets,

 

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transfer, without prior notice, all or any part of the balance standing to the credit of any account to any other account that may be in debit. After making any such transfer, the Lender shall notify the Company of that transfer.

 

13.8                        Indulgence

 

The Lender may, at its discretion, grant time or other indulgence, or make any other arrangement, variation or release with any person not being a party to this deed (whether or not any such person is jointly liable with the Company) in respect of any, of the Secured Liabilities, or of any other security for them without prejudice either to this deed or to the liability of the Company for the Secured Liabilities.

 

13.9                        Appointment of an Administrator

 

13.9.1                          The Lender may at any time, without notice to the Company, appoint any one or more persons to be an Administrator of the Company pursuant to Paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 if the security constituted by this deed becomes enforceable.

 

13.9.2                          Any appointment under this clause 13.9 shall:

 

(a)                                 be in writing signed by a duly authorised signatory of the Lender; and

 

(b)                                 take effect, in accordance with paragraph 19 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

 

13.9.3                          The Lender may apply to the court for an order removing an Administrator from office and may by notice in writing in accordance with this clause 13.9 appoint a replacement for any Administrator who has died, resigned, been removed or who has vacated office upon ceasing to be qualified.

 

14                                  WHEN SECURITY BECOMES ENFORCEABLE

 

14.1                        Security Becomes Enforceable on Event of Default

 

(a)                                 The security constituted by this deed shall be immediately enforceable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing;

 

(b)                                 If the Company is in breach of any of its obligations under this deed and that breach (if capable of remedy) has not been remedied to the satisfaction of the Lender within 7 Business Days of the occurrence of such breach;

 

(c)                                  If an encumbrancer other than the Lender shall take possession of any or the Secured Assets or any part thereof of any secured creditor of the Company enforces its Security in respect of any of the Secured Assets or

 

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any part thereof or any other event shall happen which puts in material jeopardy all or any material part of the Secured Assets.

 

14.2                        Discretion

 

After the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, the Lender may, in its absolute discretion, enforce all or any part of that security at the times, in the manner and on the terms it thinks fit, and take possession of and hold or dispose of all or any part of the Secured Assets.

 

15                                  ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY

 

15.1                        Enforcement Powers

 

15.1.1                          The power of sale and other powers conferred by section 101 of the LPA 1925 (as varied or extended by this deed) shall, as between the Lender and a purchaser from the Lender, arise on and be exercisable at any time after the execution or this deed, but the Lender shall not exercise such power of sale or other powers until the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable under clause 14.1 (Security Becomes Enforceable on Event of Default).

 

15.1.2                          Section 103 of the LPA 1925 does not apply to the security constituted by this deed.

 

15.2                        Extension of Statutory Powers of Leasing

 

The statutory powers of leasing and accepting surrenders conferred on mortgagees under the LPA 1925 and by any other statute are extended so as to authorise the Lender and any Receiver, at any time after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, whether in its own name or in that of the Company, to:

 

15.2.1                          grant a lease or agreement to lease;

 

15.2.2                          accept surrenders of leases; or

 

15.7.3                          grant any option of the whole or any part of the Secured Assets with whatever rights relating to other parts of it,

 

whether or not at a premium and containing such covenants on the part of the Company, and on such terms and conditions (including the payment of money to a lessee or tenant on a surrender) as the Lender or Receiver thinks fit without the need to comply with any of the restrictions imposed by sections 99 and 100 of the LPA 1925.

 

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15.3                        Access on Enforcement

 

15.3.1                          At any time after the Lender has demanded payment of the Secured Liabilities or if the Company defaults in the performance of its obligations under this deed or the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company will allow the Lender or its Receiver, without further notice or demand, immediately to exercise all its rights, Vowels and remedies in particular land without (imitation) to take possession of any Secured Asset and for that purpose to enter on any premises where a Secured Asset is situated for where the Lender or a Receiver reasonably believes a Secured Asset to be situated) without incurring any liability to the Company for, or by any reason of, that entry.

 

15.3.2                          At all times, the Company must allow the Lender or its Receiver or procure that the Lender or its Receiver is allowed access to any premises for the purpose of clause 15.3.1 (including obtaining any necessary consents or permits of other persons) and ensure that its employees and officers do the same.

 

15.4                        Prior Security

 

At any time after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, or after any powers conferred by any Security having priority to this deed shall have become exercisable, the Lender may:

 

15.4.1                          redeem that or any other prior Security;

 

15.4.2                          procure the transfer of that Security to it; and

 

15.4.3                          settle and pass any account of the holder of any prior Security.

 

Any accounts so settled and passed shall be, in the absence of any manifest error, conclusive and binding on the Company. All monies paid by the Lender to an encumbrancer in settlement of any of those accounts shall, as from its payment by the Lender, be due from the Company to the Lender on current account and shall bear interest at the default rate of interest specified in the Loan and Security Agreement and be secured as part of the Secured Liabilities.

 

15.5                        Protection of Third Parties

 

No purchaser, mortgagee or other person dealing with the Lender, any Receiver or Delegate shall be concerned to enquire:

 

15.5.1                          whether any of the Secured Liabilities have become due or payable, or remain unpaid or undischarged;

 

15.5.2                          whether any power the Lender, a Receiver or Delegate is purporting to exercise has become exercisable or is properly exercisable; or

 

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15.5.3                          how any money paid to the Lender, any Receiver or any Delegate is to be applied.

 

15.6                        Privileges

 

Each Receiver and the Lender is entitled to all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities conferred by the LPA 1925 on mortgagees and receivers.

 

15.7                        No Liability as Mortgagee in Possession

 

Neither the Lender, any Receiver, any Delegate nor any Administrator shall be liable to account as mortgagee in possession in respect of all or any of the Secured Assets, nor shall any of them be liable for any loss on realisation of, or for any neglect or default of any nature in connection with, all or any of the Secured Assets for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable as such.

 

15.8                        Conclusive Discharge to Purchasers

 

The receipt of the Lender or any Receiver or Delegate shall be a conclusive discharge to a purchaser and, in making any sale or other disposal of any of the Secured Assets or in making any acquisition in the exercise of their respective powers, the Lender, every Receiver and Delegate may do so for any consideration, in any manner and on any terms that it or he thinks fit.

 

15.9                        Right of Appropriation

 

15.9.1                          To the extent that:

 

(a)                     the Secured Assets constitute Financial Collateral; and

 

(b)                     this deed and the obligations of the Company under it constitute a Security Financial Collateral Arrangement.

 

the Lender shall have the right, at any time after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, to appropriate all or any of those Secured Assets in or towards the payment or discharge of the Secured Liabilities in any order that the Lender may, in its absolute discretion, determine.

 

15.9.2                          The value of any Secured Assets appropriated in accordance with clause 15.9.1 shall be the price of those Secured Assets at the time the right of appropriation is exercised as listed on any recognised market index, or determined by any other method that the Lender may select (including independent valuation).

 

15.9.3                          The Company agrees that the methods of valuation provided for in this clause are commercially reasonable for the purposes of the Financial Collateral Regulations.

 

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16                                  RECEIVER

 

16.1                        Appointment

 

At any time after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, or at the request of the Company, the Lender may, without further notice, appoint by way of deed, or otherwise in writing, any one or more persons to be a Receiver of all or any part of the Secured Assets.

 

16.2                        Removal

 

The Lender may, without further notice (subject to section 45 of the Insolvency Act 1986), from time to time, by way of deed, or otherwise in writing, remove any Receiver appointed by it and may, whenever it thinks fit, appoint a new Receiver in the place of any Receiver whose appointment may for any reason have terminated.

 

16.3                        Remuneration

 

The Lender may fix the remuneration of any Receiver appointed by it without the restrictions contained in section 109 of the LPA 1925, and the remuneration of the Receiver shall be a debt secured by this deed and form part of the Secured Liabilities, which shall be due and payable immediately on such remuneration being paid by the Lender.

 

16.4                        Power of Appointment Additional to Statutory Powers

 

The power to appoint a Receiver conferred by this deed shall be in addition to all statutory and other powers of the Lender under the Insolvency Act 1986, the LIPA 1925 or otherwise, and shall be exercisable without the restrictions contained in sections 103 and 109 of the LPA 1925 or otherwise.

 

16.5                        Power of Appointment Exercisable Despite Prior Appointments

 

The power to appoint a Receiver (whether conferred by this deed or by statute) shall be, and remain, exercisable by the Lender despite any prior appointment in respect of all or any part of the Secured Assets.

 

16.6                        Agent of the Company

 

Any Receiver appointed by the Lender under this deed shall be the agent of the Company and the Company shall be solely responsible for the contracts, engagements, acts, omissions, defaults, losses and remuneration of that Receiver and for liabilities incurred by that Receiver. The agency of each Receiver shall continue until the Company goes into liquidation and after that the Receiver shall act as principal and shall not become the agent of the Lender.

 

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17                                  POWERS OF RECEIVER

 

17.1                        General

 

17.1.1                          Any Receiver appointed by the Lender under this deed shall, in addition to the powers conferred on him by statute, have the powers set out in clause 17.2 to clause 17.23.

 

17.1.2                          If there is more than one Receiver holding office at the same time, each Receiver may (unless the document appointing him states otherwise) exercise all of the powers conferred on a Receiver under this deed individually and to the exclusion of any other Receiver.

 

17.1.3                          Any exercise by a Receiver of any of the powers provided under clause 17 (Powers of a Receiver) may be on behalf of the Company, the directors of the Company (in the case of the power contained in clause 17.16) or himself.

 

17.2                        Repair and Develop Properties

 

A Receiver may undertake or complete any works of repair, building or development err the Properties and may apply for and maintain any planning permission, development consent, building regulation approval or any other permission, consent or licence to carry out any of the same.

 

17.3                        Surrender Leases

 

A Receiver may grant, or accept surrenders of, any leases or tenancies affecting any Property and may grant any other interest or right over any Property on any terms, and subject to any conditions, that he thinks fit.

 

17.4                        Employ Personnel and Advisors

 

A Receiver may provide services and employ, or engage any managers, officers, servants, contractors, workmen, agents, other personnel and professional advisers on any terms, and subject to any conditions, that he thinks fit. A Receiver may discharge any such person or any such person appointed by the Company.

 

17.5                        Make VAT Elections

 

A Receiver may make, exercise or revoke any value added tax option to tax as he thinks fit.

 

17.6                        Remuneration

 

A Receiver may charge and receive any sum by way of remuneration (in addition to all costs, charges and expenses incurred by him) that the Lender may prescribe or agree with him.

 

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17.7                        Realise Secured Assets

 

A Receiver may collect and get in the Secured Assets or any part of them in respect of which he is appointed, and make any demands and take any proceedings as may seem expedient for that purpose, and take possession of the Secured Assets with like rights.

 

17.8                        Manage or Reconstruct the Company’s Business

 

A Receiver may carry on, manage, develop, reconstruct, amalgamate or diversify or concur in carrying on, managing, developing, reconstructing, amalgamating or diversifying the business of the Company.

 

17.9                        Dispose of Secured Assets

 

A Receiver may sell, exchange, convert into money and realise all or any of the Secured Assets in respect of which he is appointed in any manner (including, without limitation, by public auction or private sale) and generally on any terms and conditions as he thinks fit. Any sale may be for any consideration that the Receiver thinks fit and a Receiver may promote, or concur in promoting, a company to purchase the Secured Assets to be sold.

 

17.10                 Sever Fixtures and Fittings

 

A Receiver may sewer and sell separately any fixtures or fittings from any Property without the consent of the Company.

 

17.11                 Collection and Sale of Book Debts

 

A Receiver may, collect in, sell and assign all or any of the Book Debts in respect of which he is appointed in any manner, and generally on any terms and conditions, that he thinks fit.

 

17.12                 Valid Receipts

 

A Receiver may give valid receipt for all monies and execute all assurances and things that may be proper or desirable for realising any of the Secured Assets.

 

17.13                 Make Settlements

 

A Receiver may make any arrangement, settlement or compromise between the Company and any other person that he may think expedient.

 

17.14                 Bring Proceedings

 

A Receiver may bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon all actions, suits and proceedings in relation to any of the Secured Assets as he thinks fit.

 

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17.15                 Improve the Equipment

 

A Receiver may make substitutions of, or improvements to, the Equipment as he may think expedient.

 

17.16                 Make Calls on Company Members

 

A Receiver may make calls conditionally or unconditionally on the members of the Company in respect of uncalled capital with (for that purpose and for the purpose of enforcing payments of any calls so made) the same powers as are conferred by the articles of association of the Company on its directors in respect of calls authorised to be made by them.

 

17.17                 Insure

 

A Receiver may, if he thinks fit, but without prejudice to the indemnity provided under clause 20 (Costs and Indemnity), effect with any insurer any policy of insurance either in lieu or satisfaction of, or in addition to, the insurance required to be maintained by the Company under this deed.

 

17.18                 Powers under the LPA 1925

 

A Receiver may exercise all powers provided for in the LPA 1925 in the same way as if he had been duly appointed under the LPA 1925, and exercise all powers provided for an administrative receiver in Schedule 1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

 

17.19                 Borrow

 

A Receiver may, for any purpose, raise money by borrowing from the Lender (or from any other person) either unsecured or on the security of all or any of the Secured Assets in respect of which he is appointed on any terms that he thinks fit (including, if the Lender consents, terms under which that security ranks in priority to this deed).

 

17.20                 Redeem Prior Security

 

A Receiver may redeem any prior Security and settle and pass the accounts to which the Security relates. Any accounts so settled and passed shall be, in the absence of any manifest error, conclusive and binding on the Company, and the monies so paid shall be deemed to be an expense properly incurred by the Receiver.

 

17.21                 Delegation

 

A Receiver may delegate his powers in accordance with this deed.

 

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17.22                 Absolute Beneficial Owner

 

A Receiver may, in relation to any of the Secured Assets, exercise all powers, authorisations and rights he would be capable of exercising, and do all those acts and things, as an absolute beneficial owner could exercise or do in the ownership and management of the Secured Assets or any part of the Secured Assets.

 

17.23                 Incidental Powers

 

A Receiver may do any other acts and things:

 

17.23.1                   that he may consider desirable or necessary for realising any of the Secured Assets;

 

17.23.2                   that he may consider incidental or conducive to any of the rights or powers conferred on a Receiver under or by virtue of this deed or law; or

 

17.23.3                   that he lawfully may or can do as agent for the Company.

 

18                                  DELEGATION

 

18.1                        The Lender or any Receiver may delegate (either generally or specifically) by power of attorney or in any other manner to any person any right, power, authority or discretion conferred on it by this deed (including the power of attorney granted under clause 22.1).

 

18.2                        The Lender and each Receiver may make a delegation on the terms and conditions (including the power to sub delegate) that it thinks fit.

 

18.3                        Neither the Lender nor any Receiver shall be in any way liable or responsible to the Company for any loss or liability arising from any act, default, omission or misconduct on the part of any Delegate.

 

19                                  APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

19.1                        All monies received by the Lender, a Receiver or a Delegate pursuant to this deed, after the security constituted by this deed has become enforceable, shall (subject to the claims of any person having prior rights and by way of variation of the LPA 1925) be applied in the following order of priority:

 

(a)                                 in or towards payment of or provision for all costs, charges and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Lender (and any Receiver, Delegate, attorney or agent appointed by it) under or in connection with this deed, and of all remuneration due to any Receiver under or in connection with this deed;

 

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(b)                                 in or towards payment of or provision for the secured Liabilities in any order and manner that the Lender determines; and

 

(c)                                  in payment of the surplus (if any) to the Company or other person entitled to it.

 

19.2                        Neither the Lender, any Receiver nor any Delegate shall be bound (whether by virtue of section 109(8) of the LPA 1925, which is varied accordingly, or otherwise) to pay or appropriate any receipt or payment first towards Interest rather than principal or otherwise in any particular order between any of the Secured Liabilities.

 

19.3                        All monies received by the Lender, a Receiver or a Delegate under this deed:

 

(a)                                 may, at the discretion of the Lender, Receiver or Delegate, be credited to any suspense or securities realised account;

 

(b)                                 shall bear interest, if any, at the rate agreed in writing between the Lender and the Company; and

 

(c)                                  may be held in that account for so long as the Lender, Receiver or Delegate thinks fit.

 

20                                  COSTS AND INDEMNITY

 

20.1                        The Company shall, promptly within 5 Business Days of demand, pay to, or reimburse, the Lender and any Receiver, on a full indemnity basis, all costs, charges, expenses, taxes and liabilities of any kind (including, without limitation, legal, printing and out-of-pocket expenses) reasonably incurred by the Lender, any Receiver or any Delegate in connection with:

 

(a)                                 this deed or the Secured Assets;

 

(b)                                 taking, holding, protecting, perfecting, preserving or enforcing (or attempting to do so) any of the Lender’s, a Receiver’s or a Delegates rights under this deed; or

 

(c)                                  taking proceedings for, or recovering, any of the Secured Liabilities,

 

together with interest, which shall accrue and be payable (without the need for any demand for payment being made) from the date on which the relevant cost or expense arose until full discharge of that cost or expense (whether before or after judgment, liquidation, winding up or administration of the Company) at the rate and in the mariner specified in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

20.2                        The Company shall indemnify the Lender, each Receiver and each Delegate, and their respective employees and agents against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on

 

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a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses but excluding indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit and loss of reputation) suffered or incurred by any of them arising out of or in connection with:

 

(a)                                 the exercise or purported exercise of any of the rights, powers, authorities or discretions vested in them under this deed or by law in respect of the Secured Assets;

 

(b)                                 taking, holding, protecting, perfecting, preserving or enforcing (or attempting to do so) the security constituted by this deed; or

 

(c)                                  any default or delay by the Company in performing any of its obligations under this deed,

 

except where such liability, cost, expense, damage or toss is caused by the Lender’s, a Receiver’s, a Delegate’s or any of theft respective employees’ or agents’ wilful default or gross negligence.

 

Any past or present employee or agent may enforce the terms of this clause. 20.2 subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

21                                  FURTHER ASSURANCE

 

21.1                        The Company shall, at its own expense, take whatever action the Lender or any Receiver may reasonably require for:

 

(a)                                 creating, perfecting or protecting the security intended to be created by this deed;

 

(b)                                 facilitating the realisation of any Secured Asset; or

 

(c)                                  facilitating the exercise of any right, power, authority or discretion exercisable by the Lender or any Receiver in respect of any Secured Asset,

 

including, without limitation (if the Lender or Receiver thinks it expedient) the execution of any transfer, conveyance, assignment or assurance of all or any of the assets forming part of (or intended to form part of) the Secured Assets (whether to the Lender or to its nominee) and the giving of any notice, order or direction and the making of any registration.

 

21.2                        Without prejudice to clause 22.1, the Company shall, at its own expense, perfect the Lender’s Security created by this deed over the Intellectual Property and shall register this deed at each of the appropriate registers relevant to the Intellectual Property (if any), by no later than 10 Business Days following the date of this deed.

 

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22                                  POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

22.1                        By way of security and without prejudice to any other provision of this deed, the Company irrevocably appoints the Lender, every Receiver and every Delegate separately to be the attorney of the Company and, with full power of delegation for it and in its name, on its behalf and as its act and deed, to execute seal and deliver and otherwise perfect any documents, deeds assurances, agreements or instruments and do any acts and things that:

 

(a)                                 the Company is required to execute and do under this deed; or

 

(b)                                 any attorney deems proper or desirable in exercising any of the rights, powers, authorities and discretions conferred by this deed or by law on the Lender, any Receiver or any Delegate,

 

and the Company irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that the power of attorney granted under this clause 22 is given to the Lender and/or any Receiver to secure the performance of these obligations owed to the Lender and/or any Receiver by the Company.

 

22.2                        Without prejudice to Clause 22.1, the Company hereby covenants with the Lender and separately with any Receiver that if reasonably required so to do it shall ratify and confirm:

 

22.2.1                          all transactions properly and Lawfully entered into by him or them at his or their instance in the exercise of his or their powers under Clause 22.1;

 

22.2.2                          all transactions lawfully and properly entered into by him or them in signing, executing, delivering and otherwise perfecting any assignment, mortgage, charge, security, deed, assurance or act as aforesaid,

 

and the Company irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that such power of attorney is (inter alia) given to the Lender and/or any Receiver to secure the performance of these obligations owed to the Lender and/or any Receiver by the Company.

 

22.3                        All powers of the Receiver under this deed may be exercised by the Lender following demand under this deed whether as attorney of the Company or otherwise and whether or not the Receiver shall have been appointed.

 

22.4                        The Lender or any duly authorised manager or officer of the Lender is hereby irrevocably empowered upon the occurrence of an event under Clause 14 (When Security becomes enforceable) to receive all Book Debts and other debts and claims whether or not assigned to the Lender under this deed and on payment thereof to give an effectual discharge therefore and on non-payment thereof to take and institute (if the Lender in its sole discretion so decides) all reasonable steps (which shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, include legal proceedings without the prior written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably

 

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withheld)) either in the name of the Company, the relevant assignor or in the name of the Lender for the recovery thereof and also to agree accounts and to make allowances and to give time to any surety and whatsoever the Lender or any manager or officer of the Lender shall properly and lawfully do or purport to do hereunder the relevant assignor hereby undertakes to ratify and confirm.

 

22.5                        The Lender shall have no liability or responsibility of any kind to the Company arising out of the exercise or non-exercise of the right conferred on it by Clause 22.4 save for any gross negligence or manifest error on the behalf of the Lender.

 

22.6                        The Lender shall not be obliged to make any enquiry as to the sufficiency of any sums received by it in respect of any book debts or other debt or claim so assigned to it tit to make any claim or to take any other action to collect in or enforce the same.

 

23                                  RELEASE

 

23.1                        Subject to clause 30.3, on the expiry of the Security Period (but not otherwise), the Lender shall, at the request and cost of the Company, take whatever action is necessary to:

 

(a)                                 release the Secured Assets from the security constituted by this deed; and

 

(b)                                 reassign the Secured Assets to the Company.

 

24                                  ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

 

24.1                        At any time, without the consent of the Company, the Lender may assign or transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under this deed.

 

24.2                        The Lender may disclose to any actual or proposed assignee or transferee any information in its possession that relates to the Company, the Secured Assets and this deed that the Lender considers appropriate.

 

24.3                        The Company may not assign any of its rights, or transfer any of its rights or obligations, under this deed.

 

25                                  SET-OFF

 

25.1                        The Lender may at any time set off any matured liability of the Company to the Lender against any matured liability of the Lender to the Company, and whether or not either liability arises under this deed. If the liabilities to be set off are expressed in different currencies, the Lender may convert either liability at a market rate of exchange for the purpose of set-off. Any exercise by the Lender of its rights under this clause 25 shall not limit or affect any other rights or remedies available to it under this deed or otherwise.

 

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25.2                        The Lender is not obliged to exercise its rights under clause 25.1. lf, however, it does exercise those rights it shall promptly notify the Company of the set-off that has been made.

 

26                                  AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS AND CONSENTS

 

26.1                        No amendment of this deed shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by, or on behalf of, each party for its authorised representative).

 

26.2                        A waiver of any right or remedy under this deed or by law, or any consent given under this deed, is only effective if given in writing by the waiving or consenting party and shall not be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default. It only applies in the circumstances for which it is given and shall not prevent the party giving it from subsequently relying on the relevant provision.

 

26.3                        A failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this deed or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, prevent or restrict any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy or constitute an election to affirm this deed. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy provided under this deed or by law shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No election to affirm this deed by the Lender shall be effective unless it is in writing.

 

26.4                        The rights and remedies provided under this deed are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights and remedies provided by law.

 

27                                  SEVERANCE

 

If any provision (or part of a provision) of this deed is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision (or put of a provision) shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision (or part of a provision) under this clause shall not affect the legality, validity and enforceability of the rest of this deed.

 

28                                  COUNTERPARTS

 

This deed may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one deed.

 

29                                  THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this deed, a person who is not a party to this deed shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce, or enjoy the benefit of, any term of this deed. This

 

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does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists, or is available, apart from that Act.

 

30                                  FURTHER PROVISIONS

 

30.1                        Independent Security

 

This deed shall be in addition to, and independent of, any other security or guarantee that the Lender may hold for any of the Secured Liabilities at any time. No prior security held by the Lender over the whole or any part of the Secured Assets shall merge in the security created by this deed.

 

30.2                        Continuing Security

 

This deed shall remain in full force and effect as a continuing security for the Secured Liabilities, despite any settlement of account, or intermediate payment, or other matter or thing, unless and until the Lender discharges this deed in writing.

 

30.3                        Discharge Conditional

 

Any release, discharge or settlement between the Company and the Lender shall be deemed conditional on no payment or security received by the Lender in respect of the Secured Liabilities being avoided, reduced or ordered to be refunded pursuant to any law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, winding-up, administration, receivership or otherwise. Despite any such release, discharge or settlement:

 

30.3.1                          the Lender or its nominee may retain this deed and the security created by or pursuant to it, including all certificates and documents relating to the whole or any part of the Secured Assets, for any period that the Lender deems necessary to provide the Lender with security against any such avoidance, reduction or order for refund; and

 

303.2                             the Lender may recover the value or amount of such security or payment from the Company subsequently as if the release, discharge at settlement had not occurred.

 

30.4                        Certificates

 

A certificate or determination by the Lender as to any amount for the time being due to it from the Company under this deed and/or the Loan and Security Agreement shall be, in the absence of any manifest error, conclusive evidence of the amount due.

 

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30.5                        Consolidation

 

The restriction on the right of consolidation contained in section 93 of the LPA 1925 shall not apply to this deed.

 

31                                  NOTICES

 

31.1                        Any notice or other communication requited to be given to a party under or in connection with this deed shall be:

 

(a)                                 in writing;

 

(b)                                 delivered by hand, by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service or sent by fax; and

 

(c)                                  sent to:

 

(i)                                     the Company at:

 

Statesman Mouse, Stafferton Way, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1AY

 

Attention: The Directors

 

and

 

c/o Talend, 800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065, USA

 

Attention: Chief Financial officer

 

(ii)                                  the Lender at:

 

406 Blackwell Street, Suite 240, Durham, North Carolina 27701, USA

 

Attention: Richard Suhl

 

or to any other address or fax number as is notified in writing by one party to the other from time to time.

 

31.2                        Any notice or other communication that the Lender gives to the Company shall be deemed to have been received:

 

(a)                                 if delivered by hand, at the time it is left at the relevant address;

 

(b)                                 if posted by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, on the second Business Day after posting; and

 

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(c)                                  if sent by fax, at the time acknowledged as received by the Lender’s or the Company’s fax machine (as appropriate).

 

31.3                        A notice or other communication given as described in clause 31.2(a) or clause 31.2(c) on a day that is not a Business Day, or after normal business hours, in the place it is received, shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day.

 

31.4                        Any notice or other communication given to the Lender shall be deemed to have been received only on actual receipt.

 

31.5                        This clause 31 does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.

 

31.6                        A notice or other communication given under or in connection with this deed is not valid if sent by e-mail.

 

32                                  MISCELLANEOUS

 

32.1                        No delay or omission on the part of the Lender in exercising any right or remedy under this deed 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 deed of that or any other right or remedy.

 

32.2                        The Lender’s rights under this deed are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights provided by law and may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Lender deems to be expedient.

 

32.3                        Any waiver by the Lender of any terms of this deed, or any consent of approval given by the Lender under it, shall only be effective if given in writing and then only for the purpose and upon the terms and conditions, if any, on which it is given.

 

32.4                        Any certificate or determination of the Lender as to any matter provided for in this deed shall in the absence of manifest error be prima facie evidence of the matters provided for therein.

 

32.5                        This deed is and shall remain the property of the Lender.

 

32.6                        Any reconstruction, reorganisation or change in the constitution of the Lender or its absorption in or amalgamating with any other person or the acquisition of all or part of its undertaking by any other person shall not in any way prejudice or affect its rights hereunder.

 

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33                                  GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

 

33.1                        Governing Law

 

This deed and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

 

33.2                        Jurisdiction

 

33.2.1                          The Company irrevocably agrees for the exclusive benefit of the Lender that the courts of England shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any dispute (including non-contractual disputes or claims), which may arise out of or in connection with this deed and for such purposes hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts.

 

33.2.2                          The Company irrevocably waives any objection which it may have now or in the future to the courts of England being nominated for the purpose of this clause on the ground of venue or otherwise and agrees not to claim that any such court is not a convenient or appropriate forum and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby.

 

33.2.3                          Nothing contained in this clause shall limit the right of the Lender to take proceedings against the Company in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of any such proceedings in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not (unless precluded by applicable law) and for these purposes the Company:

 

(a)                     agrees that any actions and proceedings relating directly or indirectly to this deed may, at the Lender’s option, be litigated in the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California in the United States of America;

 

(b)                     consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court and agrees not to claim that any such court is not a convenient or appropriate forum, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby, and consents to service of process in any such action or proceeding by personal delivery or any other method permitted by law; and

 

(c)                      irrevocably waives any and all rights which the Company may have to object to the jurisdiction of any such court, or to transfer or change the venue of any such action or proceeding or to object to any judgment rendered in such court or to the enforcement of such judgment in England and Wales.

 

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33.3                        Agent for Service

 

33.3.1                          The Lender’s address for service of proceedings in England and Wales shall be: c/o Kennedy’s Law LLP, 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London, EC3M 5AD (Ref: 10/JS/L181-783663) or such other address in England as the Lender may from time to time notify the Company in writing.

 

This document has been executed and delivered as a deed on the date first stated above.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

PROPERTY

 

PART 1

REGISTERED PROPERTY

 

[DETAILS OF REGISTERED PROPERTY, INCLUDING TITLE NUMBER]

 

PART 2

UNREGISTERED PROPERTY

 

[DETAILS OF UNREGISTERED PROPERTY]

 

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SCHEDULE 2

RELEVANT AGREEMENTS

 

Type of contract: [DESCRIBE CONTRACT]

 

Date: [DATE OF CONTRACT]

 

Parties:

 

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LENDER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Executed and Delivered as a Deed by
    	
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SQUARE 1 BANK
    	
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acting, by
    	
)
    	
/s/ James Duncan
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Authorised Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
In the presence of:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Witness signature
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Occupation
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
COMPANY
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Executed and Delivered as a Deed by
    	
)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TALEND LTD
    	
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acting by
    	
)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ David Arkell
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
David Arkell
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
In the presence of:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Thomas Tuchscherer
    
	
 
    	
Witness signature
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Thomas Tuchscherer
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    	
800 Bridge Parkway
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Redwood City, CA 94065
    
	
 
    	
Occupation
    	
CFO
    

 

52Exhibit 10.17

 

Execution version

 

June 29th, 2015

 

BETWEEN

 

TALEND SA

As Pledgor

 

AND

 

SQUARE 1 BANK

As Beneficiary

 

 

FIRST RANK ACCOUNTS PLEDGE AGREEMENT

(nantissement de soldes de comptes bancaires)

 

 

Lefévre Pelletier & Associés

 

MHT

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
1.
    	
DEFINITIONS AND   INTERPRETATION
    	
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2.
    	
FIRST RANKING PLEDGE
    	
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3.
    	
SITUATION OF THE   PARTIES PRIOR TO THE DATE OF BLOCKING NOTICE
    	
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4.
    	
SITUATION OF THE   PARTIES FOLLOWING THE DATE OF BLOCKING NOTICE
    	
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5.
    	
RESTITUTION DATE
    	
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6.
    	
ENFORCEMENT OF THE   PLEDGE
    	
8
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.
    	
REPRESENTATIONS AND   WARRANTIES OF THE PLEDGOR
    	
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8.
    	
COVENANTS
    	
10
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.
    	
INDEMNITY
    	
11
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.
    	
COSTS AND EXPENSES
    	
11
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.
    	
DELEGATION
    	
12
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.
    	
POWER OF ATTORNEY
    	
12
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.
    	
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
    	
12
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
14.
    	
TERM AND RELEASE
    	
13
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
15.
    	
MISCELLANEOUS
    	
13
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
16.
    	
NOTICES
    	
14
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
17.
    	
GOVERNING LAW -   JURISDICTION
    	
14
    

 

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THIS ACCOUNTS PLEDGE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO ON JUNE 29TH, 2015 BETWEEN:

 

1.                                      TALEND SA, a société anonyme, with a share capital of EUR 1,775,886.20, incorporated under French laws, whose registered office is at 9 rue Pages, 92150 Suresnes, France, registered with the Nanterre Registry under number 484 175 252;

 

hereinafter referred to as the “Pledgor”.

 

AND

 

2.                                      SQUARE 1 BANK, a commercial bank incorporated under the laws of North Carolina, whose registered office is located at 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 240, Durham, North Carolina 27701, United States;

 

hereinafter referred to as the “Beneficiary” ,

 

The above-mentioned parties being hereafter named each a “Party”, or, together, the “Parties”.

 

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WHEREAS:

 

A.                                    Within the framework of their activity, Talend, Inc. and Talend USA, Inc. (hereinafter jointly and severally the “Borrower”), contacted the Beneficiary to obtain a facility to refinance existing indebteness and to finance the Borrower’s working capital.

 

B.                                    Pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement executed on May 29, 2015, the Beneficiary, as Lender, has agreed to make available to the Borrower, in amounts not exceeding fifteen millions US Dollars ($15,000,000) (hereinafter the “Loan Agreement”).

 

C.                                    Clause 8(b) of the Schedule to the Loan Agreement provides for the obligation for the Pledgor to grant to the Beneficiary a Continuing Guaranty as well as security over certain of its assets to secure the payment and performance of all of the Secured Obligations (as defined hereinafter).

 

D.                                    The Pledgor has undertaken to provide to the Beneficiary a first ranking pledge over its bank accounts, to the benefit of the Beneficiary, under the terms of this accounts pledge agreement (hereinafter the “Pledge Agreement”).

 

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IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWED:

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1                               DEFINED TERMS

 

The following terms and expressions used in this Pledge Agreement and in the recitals of this Pledge Agreement shall, unless the context requires otherwise or otherwise mentioned in the Supplemental Agreement, have the following meanings:

 

	
“Accounts”
    	
 
    	
means the account(s) opened in the name of the   Pledgor in the books of the Accounts Holder as identified in Schedule 1.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Accounts Holder”
    	
 
    	
means the account holders as identified in Schedule   1 the list of Talend SA France’s banking account.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Beneficiary”
    	
 
    	
means Square 1 bank and any of its assignees or   successors.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Blocking Notice”
    	
 
    	
has the meaning given to it in Article 3.2   below.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Credit Balance”
    	
 
    	
means any and all sums from time to time standing to   the credit of any Account or the total thereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Date of Blocking Notice”
    	
 
    	
means the first Business Day (as defined in the   Supplemental Agreement) following the date of receipt by the Accounts Holder   of a Blocking Notice.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Enforcement Date”
    	
 
    	
has the meaning given to it in Article 6.1   below.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Event of Default”
    	
 
    	
has the meaning indicated in in Article 7 of   the Loan Agreement.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Finance Documents”
    	
 
    	
mean the Loan Documents, as defined in   Article 8 (Definitions) of the Loan   Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Supplemental Agreement, any security   document entered into between the Pledgor and the Beneficiary as security for   the Secured Obligations and any other documents designated as such by the   Pledgor and the Beneficiary.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Loan Agreement”
    	
 
    	
shall have the meaning indicated in the recitals of   this Agreement.
    

 

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“Notification Event”
    	
 
    	
means the occurrence of any of the following events:   (i) a Borrower’s payment default pursuant to clause 7.1 (b) of the   Loan Agreement, (ii) the acceleration of the Loans pursuant to clause   7.2(b) of the Loan Agreement or (iii) a Pledgor’s payment default   under the first-demand guarantee issued on or about the date hereof in favour   of the Beneficiary as security for the Secured Obligations, following receipt   of a valid payment request from the Beneficiary.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Pledged Accounts”
    	
 
    	
means collectively the Accounts, including all   sub-accounts.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Restitution Date”
    	
 
    	
has the meaning given to it in Article 5 below.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Secured Obligations”
    	
 
    	
means all present and future, including contingent   and limited obligations of the Pledgor or Borrower, or pursuant to the   provisions of the Loan Agreement towards the Beneficiary, arising under or in   connection with the Loan Agreement, this Pledge Agreement or any other Finance   Documents, including all interest, fees, costs, penalties and expenses owing   by the Pledgor to the Beneficiary under the Loan Agreement, this Pledge   Agreement and any other Finance Documents to which it is a party.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
“Supplemental Agreement”
    	
 
    	
means the supplemental agreement to this Pledge   Agreement executed on [the date hereof by the Pledgor and the Beneficiary.
    

 

1.2                               INTERPRETATION

 

(a)                                                   In this Pledge Agreement, unless a contrary provision appears, a reference to:

 

(i)            words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa;

 

(ii)           a person is a reference to or includes its successors and assignees; and

 

(iii)          an agreement or document includes a reference to that agreement or document as varied or novated at any time.

 

(b)                                                   The headings in this Pledge Agreement are for convenience only and are to be ignored in construing this Pledge Agreement.

 

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(c)                                                    If there is any conflict between the provisions in this Pledge Agreement and the provisions of the Loan Agreement, the provisions of the Loan Agreement shall prevail.

 

(d)                                                   The principles of interpretation set out in the Loan Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Pledge Agreement.

 

2.                                      FIRST RANKING PLEDGE

 

2.1                               As security for the due performance, payment and discharge in full of the Secured Obligations, the Pledgor hereby irrevocably grants to the benefit of the Beneficiary, which has accepted it, a first ranking pledge (nantissement de premier rang) over the Credit Balance in accordance with Article 2360 of the French Civil Code (Code civil)) and Article L. 521-I and sequitur of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) (hereinafter the “Accounts Pledge”).

 

2.2                               Any right of the Pledgor on the amount credited on any of the Pledged Accounts shall immediately become part of the Accounts Pledge.

 

2.3                               In case of enforcement of the Pledge Agreement, the Pledgor agrees that the Beneficiary will enforce the Pledge as security for the Secured Obligations, pursuant to the terms of this Pledge Agreement and shall have no recourse over the assets of the Pledgor other than the Credit Balance, in accordance with the provisions of article 2334 of the French Civil Code (Code civil).

 

2.4                               This Pledge Agreement shall be notified upon signature by the Beneficiary to the Accounts Holder(s) solely for perfection purposes as provided in Article 2362 of the French Civil code (Code civil), but without triggering any obligation for the Accounts Holder to pay off in the hands of the Beneficiary until the issuance of a Blocking Notice, by way of exception to the provisions of Article 2363 of the French Civil code (Code civil).

 

2.5                               The security interest constituted by virtue of the Pledge Agreement will not be considered extinguished and will not be affected by the punctual instalments made for payment and/or partial reimbursement of the Secured Obligations.

 

2.6                               The Pledgor irrevocably and definitively waives, by the execution of this Pledge Agreement, its right to require from the Beneficiary to perform or exercise any other right or security interest towards any other person, before exercising its rights under the Pledge Agreement and any right to require the Beneficiary to exercise its rights in a specific order.

 

3.                                      SITUATION OF THE PARTIES PRIOR TO THE DATE OF BLOCKING NOTICE

 

3.1                               Until the Date of Blocking Notice, the Pledgor shall be entitled to withdraw any monies standing to the credit of the Pledged Accounts and may freely dispose of any amount standing to the credit of the Pledged Accounts in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Supplemental Agreement.

 

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3.2                               Upon the occurrence of a Notification Event, the Beneficiary may notify any Accounts Holder of the blocking of the Pledged Accounts until further notice, in accordance with Articles 2362 and 2363 of the French Civil Code (Code civil), by sending a notice (with a copy to the Pledgor for information) in the form attached in Schedule 2 (the “Blocking Notice”).

 

4.                                      SITUATION OF THE PARTIES FOLLOWING THE DATE OF BLOCKING NOTICE

 

4.1                               From the Date of Blocking Notice, the Pledgor agrees not to dispose of any amount appearing on the credit of any of the Pledged Accounts at the Date of Blocking Notice as well as all amount that would come to be credited on the aforementioned Pledged Accounts, until the Enforcement Date or the Restitution Date, being understood that from the Date of Blocking Notice, the Pledged Account shall remain opened.

 

4.2                               From the Date of Blocking Notice, the Accounts Holder may not authorise any debit operation unless such debit operation (i) has been expressly agreed by the Beneficiary, (ii) is a payment of Secured Obligations or (iii) is a payment of interests, commissions and expenses owed by the Pledgor to the Accounts Holder within to its day-to-day operations.

 

5.                                      RESTITUTION DATE

 

5.1                               If the Notification Event is further remedied or waived, the Beneficiary shall promptly send a notice to the Accounts Holder(s) having received a Blocking Notice instructing them to unblock the Pledged Accounts and the provisions of Article 3.1 will apply again.

 

5.2                               From the date on which the Beneficiary will notify the Account Holder(s) of the unblocking of the Pledged Accounts, the Pledgor shall again be entitled to dispose of the amounts appearing on the credit of the Pledged Accounts in accordance with the Supplemental Agreement (hereinafter the “Restitution Date”).

 

6.                                      ENFORCEMENT OF THE PLEDGE

 

6.1                               Upon the occurrence of a Notification Event which is continuing, the Beneficiary shall be entitled to, in accordance with the law and subject to the provisions of Article 2360 of the French Civil Code (Code civil), allocate, in its sole discretion and without any formalities whatsoever, at any time (hereinafter, for the purpose of this paragraph, the “Enforcement Date”) the Credit Balance of the Pledged Accounts, as it will then appear, to the payment of the Secured Obligations, decreased by the amount due under the payment referred to below, as they appear in the books of the Pledgor:

 

·                                          checks drawn from the concerned account and dated at the latest of the Business Day preceding the Date of Blocking Notice;

 

·                                          transfer orders received before the Date of Blocking Notice and withdrawals presented before the Date of Blocking Notice; and

 

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·                                          all interests, commissions and expenses owed by the Pledgor to the Accounts Holder pursuant to its day-to-day operations at the Date of Blocking Notice.

 

6.2                               In accordance with Article 2366 of French Civil Code (Code civil), the Beneficiary agrees to promptly repay to the Pledgor all amounts that it would have received in excess of its the amounts outstanding under the Secured Obligations, it being specified that the Parties allow set-off.

 

7.                                      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PLEDGOR

 

The Pledgor expressly reiterates hereby representations and warranties of Section 1 of the Supplemental Agreement and hereby represents and warrants to the Beneficiary that, on the date of this Pledge Agreement and for the entire term of the Pledge Agreement:

 

7.1                               this Pledge Agreement shall constitute a non possessory first-priority perfected and enforceable security interest over the Pledged Accounts (except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles and by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally), subject only to the Permitted Liens, it being specified that the Pledge will only be enforceable as against the Account Holder(s) when notified to them pursuant to clause 2.4 above;

 

7.2                               the execution, delivery and performance by the Pledgor of this Agreement, and all other documents contemplated hereby (i) have been duly and validly authorized, (ii) are not subject to any consents, which have not been obtained, (iii) are enforceable against Pledgor in accordance with their terms (except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles and by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally), and (iv) do not violate Pledgor’s articles or certificate of incorporation, or Pledgor’s by-laws, or any law or any material agreement or instrument, which is binding upon Pledgor or its property;

 

7.3                               there is no action, claims or proceeding before any court or administrative authority, pending or likely to occur, that could affect the validity, applicability or the capacity of the Pledgor to perform its obligations under this Pledge Agreement;

 

7.4                               it is the sole and beneficial owner of the Pledged Accounts and the related Credit Balances and will remain the sole and beneficial owner of the Pledged Accounts and the related Credit Balances;

 

7.5                               from the entry into force of this Pledge Agreement, the Pledged Accounts and the monies that are credited in it are and will remain free of any third party right (other than those of the Accounts Holder(s)), except for the Pledge, any Permitted Lien and any adverse claim in an amount lower than USD 100,000;

 

7.6                               the amendments of the Secured Obligations are immediately enforceable against it, automatically and without any formalities whatsoever.  The novation shall not be presumed by the Pledgor which shall only invoke it if the Beneficiary has expressly notified its will to perform the novation;

 

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7.7                               there will be no several and joint liability or indivisibility between any successors and assignees of the Beneficiary;

 

7.8                               this Pledge Agreement does not affect and will not affect in any way the nature and the scope of all the guarantees and the actual or personal commitments which may have been or would be entered into or granted by the Pledgor or any third party to which it is added or will be added;

 

7.9                               it will provide the Beneficiary with any information relating to the Pledged Accounts that the Beneficiary could reasonably require, including any litigation related to them;

 

7.10                        the Pledgor is not on the date of this Pledge Agreement (a) insolvent or (b) informed of an action or proceedings whatsoever initiated, in the course of a bankruptcy proceedings, for the purpose of requesting the suspension of payment, the dissolution or liquidation or ad hoc proceedings or the opening of a safeguard proceedings or the appointment of a mediator or a conciliator or any other similar proceedings described in the Livre Sixiéme of the French Code de Commerce or any other similar proceedings provided by any other applicable law;

 

7.11                        it shall refrain, in order to discharge itself from its undertakings, to invoke any modifications of the legal form of the Beneficiary, even if these modifications would result in the creation of a new legal person, provided that the Secured Obligations are validly transferred to the new legal entity;

 

7.12                        it shall not be discharged by:

 

(i)                                     any modifications to the Loan Agreement (occurring one or several times provided those do not cause a novation);

 

(ii)                                  the addition or the removal of new security interests, new creditors or new debtors;

 

(iii)                               a prorogation of the repayment date of the Loans in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement;

 

affecting in any way the provisions of the Loan Agreement.

 

8.                                      COVENANTS

 

The Pledgor hereby covenants to the Beneficiary that:

 

8.1                               it will not assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, nor suffer or permit any of the same to occur with respect to, any Pledged Account or any Credit Balance or its rights attached to such Pledged Account or such Credit Balance to the benefit of a party other than the Beneficiary, it being understood that the Pledgor is entitled to freely use any Pledged Account pursuant to Article 4.1 of this Pledge Agreement;

 

8.2                               it will perform all acts and execute all documents and instrument as may be necessary and as the Beneficiary may reasonably request from time to time in order to evidence, perfect,

 

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maintain or enforce the Pledge or otherwise in furtherance of the provisions of this Pledge Agreement;

 

8.3                               it will not create, grant or permit to subsist any pledge, charge, lien or other security over any Account or any Credit Balance, excepted any Permitted Lien ( as such term is defined in the Supplemental Agreement);

 

8.4                               to the extent permitted under applicable law, it will not agree to the exercise by any person other than the Beneficiary of any right, and hereby waives any right which it may have, now or hereafter, to assert or counter-claim against or with respect to any Pledged Account or any Credit Balance;

 

8.5                               it will furnish upon demand to the Beneficiary such information, reports and records in respect of any Account and any Credit Balance as the Beneficiary may reasonably request from time to time;

 

8.6                               it will not locate or permit to locate any cash received from any person whatsoever, for whatever reason, in an account other than an Account, execpt for factoring accounts which may be opened with factors from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Supplemental Agreement and/or Excluded Accounts;

 

8.7                               it will not open an account either with any Account Holder or with another bank without the prior Beneficiary’s written consent unless the said account is pledged in favour of the Beneficiary pursuant to the same terms and conditions as stated in this Pledge Agreement, in such case the prior Beneficiary’s written consent is not required;

 

8.8                               after the occurrence of a Notification Event, it shall not close any of the Pledged Accounts without prior written notice to the Beneficiary.

 

9.                                      INDEMNITY

 

The Pledgor must indemnify, promptly on reasonable demand, the Beneficiary against any liabilities and claims incurred by or made against the Beneficiary for anything done or omitted in the reasonable exercise or purported exercise of the powers contained in this Pledge Agreement or as a result of any breach of the Pledgor of any of its obligations or undertakings in this Pledge Agreement except for any liabilities and claims incurred by, or made against, the Beneficiary caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Beneficiary.

 

10.                               COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

The Pledgor undertakes, from time to time on demand of the Beneficiary, to indemnify the Beneficiary, in respect of all reasonable costs and expenses, incurred by the latter and/or by every attorney, manager, agent or other person appointed by it, in relation to the preparation, negotiation (including any renegotiation), perfection or enforcement of this Pledge Agreement, including legal fees and expenses, and all charges, duties, taxes or registration fees relating thereto.

 

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11.                               DELEGATION

 

11.1                        The Beneficiary or any person appointed by the Beneficiary may delegate by power of attorney or in any other manner to any properly qualified person or persons any right, power, authority and discretion exercisable by the Beneficiary under this Pledge Agreement in relation to the Pledge.

 

11.2                        Any such delegation may be made upon such terms (including power to sub-delegate) and subject to such regulations as the Beneficiary or such person appointed by the Beneficiary may think fit.

 

11.3                        Neither the Beneficiary nor any such person appointed by the Beneficiary will be in any way liable or responsible to the Pledgor for any loss or damage arising from any fact, default, omission or misconduct on the part of any such delegate or sub-delegate.

 

12.                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

12.1                        The Pledgor hereby, in order more fully to secure the performance of its obligations hereunder, appoints the Beneficiary and every person appointed by the Beneficiary hereunder to be its attorney (mandataire) acting severally, and on its behalf and in its name or otherwise, to execute and do all such assurances, acts and things which the Pledgor is required to do and fails to do under the covenants and provisions contained in this Pledge Agreement.

 

12.2                        The Pledgor hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm whatever any such attorney as is mentioned in paragraph 12.1 above shall properly do or purport to do in the exercise or purported exercise of all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion referred to in such paragraph.

 

13.                               SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 

13.1                        All the rights, privileges, powers and actions of the Beneficiary will ensure to the benefit of its permitted successors and assigns in accordance with clause 9.13 of the Loan Agreement.

 

13.2                        The Pledgor shall not assign, transfer, novate or dispose of any of, or any interest in its rights and/or obligations hereunder.

 

13.3                        The Beneficiary shall be entitled to assign, transfer, novate or dispose of any of, or any interest in, its rights and/or obligations hereunder to a third party in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

 

13.4                        In the event of an assignment, a transfer, a novation or disposal of all or part of the rights and obligations by the Beneficiary which might be regarded as a novation under French law, the Beneficiary expressly reserves the rights, powers, privileges and actions that it enjoys under this Pledge Agreement in favour of its assignees or, as the case may be, its successors, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1278 of the Civil Code.

 

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14.                               TERM AND RELEASE

 

14.1                        The Pledge enters into force on the date hereof and remains enforceable until the date on which effective repayment and payment of all sums due by the Borrower to the Beneficiary under the Finance Documents (including all sums that may become due from future drawings under the Finance Documents) is made and the Loan Agreement is terminated (the “Discharge Date”), it being specified that the Beneficiary shall expressly release the Pledge and all the rights of the Beneficiary under the Pledge Agreement following the Discharge Date.

 

14.2                        The Beneficiary undertakes to execute and remit to the Pledgor, at such Pledgor’s cost and if so requested, all certificates that the said Pledgor may reasonably request in order to confirm the above release.

 

15.                               MISCELLANEOUS

 

15.1                        The Beneficiary shall not be liable for any loss on realisation, or for any default or omission in exercising its rights hereunder.  The Pledgor alone shall be responsible for its own contracts, engagements, acts, omissions, defaults and losses and for liabilities incurred by it and the Beneficiary shall not incur any liability therefore (either to the Pledgor or any other person whatsoever) for any reason whatsoever.

 

15.2                        No failure to exercise, or any delay in exercising, by the Beneficiary any right or remedy under this Pledge Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof.  Nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.  The Beneficiary shall not assume any responsibility towards the Pledgor or its legal successors, individually or generally, due to the late exercise or failure to exercise the rights and prerogatives conferred on the Beneficiary by this Pledge Agreement. The rights and remedies provided for in this Pledge Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law and may be waived only in writing and specifically.

 

15.3                        A waiver by the Beneficiary of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such Beneficiary would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

15.4                        The security created by this Pledge Agreement shall be in addition to, and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by, and shall be without prejudice to, any other security or guarantee from time to time held by the Beneficiary in respect of the Secured Obligations or any thereof.

 

15.5                        In the event that one or more provisions of this Pledge Agreement is considered illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this Pledge Agreement shall be interpreted as if it did not contain that provision and the nullity or invalidity of the said provision shall not affect the validity

 

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or the performance of the other provisions of this Pledge Agreement, which shall nevertheless remain legal and valid and shall continue to be in force.

 

15.6                        The parties to this Pledge Agreement recognise that this Pledge Agreement has the sole objective of establishing the present security for the benefit of the Beneficiary and does not have the objective or effect of modifying the rights and obligations set out in the Supplemental Agreement.

 

15.7                        The Beneficiary is not liable for any losses arising from the exercise by Beneficiary of any rights or privileges under this Pledge Agreement, except in cases of voluntary or gross negligence (faute lourde ou intentionnelle).

 

16.                               NOTICES

 

All notices, demands or other communications under or in connection with this Pledge Agreement shall be in writing and may be given by letter, facsimile or other comparable means of communication:

 

(a)                                 to the Beneficiary, at the address specified at the head of this Pledge Agreement marked for the attention of the Directors, or to the following facsimile number                , marked for the attention of                 ;

 

(b)                                 to the Pledgor at the address specified at the head of this Pledge Agreement marked for the attention of the Directors, or to the following facsimile number                , marked for the attention of                ;

 

or (in any case) to such other address or facsimile number as the relevant party may notify to the other in accordance with this Article for such purpose.

 

17.                               GOVERNING LAW - JURISDICTION

 

17.1                        This Pledge Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with French law.

 

17.2                        The Parties expressly and specifically accept, pursuant to Article 23 of Council Regulation n°1215/2012, to give exclusive jurisdiction to the courts within the territorial jurisdiction of the Commercial Court of Paris to settle any dispute that may arise between the Parties in connection with the construction or performance of this Pledge Agreement.

 

(Signatures on the next page)

 

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This signature page refers to the Bank Account Pledge Agreement.

 

Executed in two (2) originals,

in Paris, on June 29th, 2015.

 

 

	
/s/ Michael Tuchen
    	
 
    	
/s/ James Duncan
    
	
TALEN SA
    	
 
    	
SQUARE 1 BANK
    
	
As Pledgor
    	
 
    	
As Beneficiary
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Represented by:
    	
 
    	
Represented by:
    
	
duly authorized
    	
 
    	
duly authorized
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Michael Tuchen
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
President Directeur   General
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

DETAILS OF EACH ACCOUNT

 

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SCHEDULE 2

 

FORM OF THE LETTER OF BLOCKING NOTICE

 

[Letterhead of the Beneficiary]

 

[Debtor]

 

Registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt

 

Object: Blocking Notice pursuant to the first rank bank accounts pledge agreement dated June 29th, 2015.

 

Dear Sirs,

 

We are referring to the pledge agreement dated as of June 29th, 2015, a signed copy of which is attached thereto (the “ Pledge Agreement”), entered into between Square 1 Bank and the company TALEND SA, a société anonyme, whose registered office is at 9 rue Pages, 92150 Suresnes, France, registered with the Nanterre Registry under number in SIREN 484 I75 252 (hereinafter, the “Pledgor”), under the terms of which the Pledgor has granted to Square 1 Bank’s benefit a first rank pledge without recourse over the Credit Balance of the bank accounts opened under its name in your books (hereinafter, the “Pledged Accounts “) and which references are the following:

 

Pledged Account(s): [***].

 

In accordance with the provisions of Article 2362 of the French Civil Code (Code civil), we are notifying you the Pledge through this Blocking Notice and instructing you to block the Pledged Accounts until further notice, it being specified that the Pledged Accounts may only be debited with:

 

(1) On the Date of Blocking Notice:

 

·                                          checks drawn from the concerned account and dated at the latest of the Business Day preceding the Date of Blocking Notice;

 

·                                          transfer orders received before the Date of Blocking Notice and withdrawals presented before the Date of Blocking Notice; and

 

·                                          all interests, commissions and expenses owed by the Pledgor to the Accounts Holder pursuant to its day-to-day operations at the Date of Blocking Notice,

 

(2) After the Date of Blocking Notice:

 

·                                          debit operation expressly agreed by the Beneficiary,

 

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·                                          payments of Secured Obligations, or

 

·                                          payments of interests, commissions and expenses owed by the Pledgor to the Accounts Holder pursuant to its day-to-day operations.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

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