The Financing Contract for the Financing of the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project, for an amount of up to seventy million United States Dollars (USD$70,000,000), signed on November 22, 2013, in San José, Costa Rica, by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and on November 29, 2013, in Luxembourg, by the European Investment Bank (EIB), is approved.
The text of the referred Financing Contract and its annexes, which are attached below, form an integral part of this law:
CERT. DJMH-0039-2013 DAGMAR HERING PALOMAR, LEGAL DIRECTOR, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, CERTIFIES: That the following sixty-one photocopies, numbered from one to sixty-one, are a true and exact reproduction of the original of the Financing Contract agreed between the European Investment Bank and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, dated November 22, 2013, which will finance the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project, for an amount of $70,000,000 (seventy million United States dollars). That is all.------------------ This certification is issued exempt from legal stamps, at the request of Mr. Jordi Prat Cordero, Vice Minister of Investment and Public Credit, for the purpose of presenting to the Legislative Assembly the Bill for the approval of the Financing Contract between the European Investment Bank and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, in the city of San José at fourteen forty-five hours on January seventeenth, two thousand fourteen.----------------------- Kms/MAHV FI N° 82842 Serapis N° 2013-0037 LAS PAILAS II GEOTHERMAL PROJECT (Costa Rica) Financing Contract between the European Investment Bank AND Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad In San José, on November 22, 2013 In Luxembourg, on November 29, 2013 RECITALS: 6 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS 8 STIPULATION 1 CREDIT AND DISBURSEMENTS 15 1.01 AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT 15 1.02 DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURE 15 1.02A DISPOSITIONS 15 1.02B DISBURSEMENT REQUEST 15 1.02C DISBURSEMENT NOTICE 16 1.02D DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT 16 1.03 CURRENCY OF DISBURSEMENT 17 1.04 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO DISBURSEMENT 17 1.04A FIRST DISBURSEMENT 17 1.04B ALL DISBURSEMENTS 17 1.05 POSTPONEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS 18 1.05A CAUSES FOR POSTPONEMENT 18 1.05B CANCELLATION OF A POSTPONED DISBURSEMENT FOR MORE THAN SIX (6) MONTHS 19 1.06 CANCELLATION AND SUSPENSION 19 1.06A BORROWER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL 19 1.06B BANK'S RIGHT TO CANCEL AND SUSPEND 19 1.06C COMPENSATION FOR SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF A DISBURSEMENT 19 1.06C(1) SUSPENSION 19 1.06C(2) CANCELLATION 19 1.07 CANCELLATION UPON EXPIRATION OF THE CREDIT 20 1.08 NON-UTILIZATION FEE 20 1.09 APPRAISAL FEE 20 1.10 AMOUNTS DUE UNDER STIPULATION 1 20 STIPULATION 2 THE DISBURSED AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT 20 2.01 THE DISBURSED AMOUNT 20 2.02 CURRENCY OF PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL REPAYMENTS, INTEREST, AND OTHER CHARGES 21 2.03 CONFIRMATION BY THE BANK 21 STIPULATION 3 INTEREST 21 3.01 INTEREST RATE 21 3.01A DISBURSEMENTS AT FIXED INTEREST RATE 21 3.01B DISBURSEMENTS AT VARIABLE INTEREST RATES 21 3.01C REVIEW OR CONVERSION OF DISBURSEMENTS 22 3.02 DEFAULT INTEREST 22 3.03 ASSUMPTION OF MARKET DISRUPTION 22 STIPULATION 4 AMORTIZATION 23 4.01 ORDINARY AMORTIZATION 23 4.01A AMORTIZATION BY INSTALLMENTS 23 4.01B SINGLE INSTALLMENT 23 4.02 VOLUNTARY EARLY AMORTIZATION 24 4.02A OPTION TO AMORTIZE EARLY ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS 24 4.02B COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTARY EARLY AMORTIZATION 24 4.02B(1) DISBURSEMENT SUBJECT TO FIXED INTEREST RATE 24 4.02B(2) DISBURSEMENT SUBJECT TO VARIABLE INTEREST RATE 24 4.02C VOLUNTARY EARLY AMORTIZATION PROCEDURE 24 4.03 MANDATORY EARLY AMORTIZATION 25 4.03A EARLY AMORTIZATION EVENTS 25 4.03A(1) REDUCTION IN PROJECT COST 25 4.03A(2) PARI PASSU WITH FINANCING OTHER THAN EIB FINANCING 25 4.03A(3) CHANGE OF CONTROL 25 4.03A(4) CHANGE IN LEGISLATION 26 4.03A(5) ILLEGALITY 26 4.03A(6) EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE GUARANTY 27 4.03B MANDATORY EARLY AMORTIZATION PROCEDURE 27 4.03C COMPENSATION FOR MANDATORY EARLY AMORTIZATION 27 4.04 GENERAL 27 STIPULATION 5 PAYMENTS 27 5.01 DAY COUNT CONVENTION 27 5.02 TIME AND PLACE OF PAYMENT 28 5.03 ABSENCE OF SET-OFF RIGHTS ON THE PART OF THE BORROWER 28 5.04 DISRUPTION OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS 28 5.05 APPLICATION OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED 29 STIPULATION 6 OBLIGATIONS AND FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BORROWER 29 A. OBLIGATIONS IN RELATION TO THE PROJECT 30 6.01 USE OF THE CREDIT AND AVAILABILITY OF OTHER FUNDS 30 6.02 COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT 30 6.03 INCREASE IN PROJECT COST 30 6.04 ACQUISITION 30 6.05 OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE PROJECT 30 B. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 31 6.06 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS 31 6.07 CHANGE OF BUSINESS 31 6.08 CORPORATE OPERATIONS 31 6.09 BOOKS AND RECORDS 31 6.10 INTEGRITY UNDERTAKING 31 6.11 ORIGIN OF FUNDS, FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING 32 6.12 DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 32 6.13 FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS 32 6.14 MAINTENANCE OF FINANCIAL INDICATORS 34 STIPULATION 7 GUARANTIES 34 7.01 GUARANTY 35 7.02 PARI PASSU RANKING 35 7.03 ADDITIONAL GUARANTIES 35 7.04 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 36 STIPULATION 8 INFORMATION AND VISITS 37 8.01 INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROJECT 37 8.02 INFORMATION RELATING TO THE BORROWER 38 8.03 VISITS 39 STIPULATION 9 COSTS AND EXPENSES 39 9.01 TAXES, DUTIES AND FEES 39 9.02 OTHER CHARGES 40 9.03 INCREASE IN COSTS, INDEMNITIES AND COMPENSATION 40 STIPULATION 10 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 41 10.01 RIGHT TO DEMAND EARLY REIMBURSEMENT 41 10.01A DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE REIMBURSEMENT 41 10.01B DEMAND FOR REIMBURSEMENT AFTER REQUEST TO CURE 42 10.02 OTHER RIGHTS 42 10.03 INDEMNITY 42 10.03A DISBURSEMENT SUBJECT TO FIXED INTEREST RATE 42 10.03B DISBURSEMENT SUBJECT TO VARIABLE INTEREST RATE 43 10.03C GENERAL 43 10.04 ABSENCE OF WAIVER 43 STIPULATION 11 APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION, MISCELLANEOUS 43 11.01 APPLICABLE LAW 43 11.02 COMPETENT JURISDICTION 43 11.03 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS 43 11.04 CERTIFICATION OF AMOUNTS OWED 44 STIPULATION 12 FINAL PROVISIONS 44 12.01 NOTICES TO THE PARTIES 44 12.02 FORM OF NOTICES 44 12.03 RECITALS AND ANNEXES 45 APPENDICES
SIGNATORIES TO THIS CONTRACT:
The European Investment Bank, with domicile at boulevard Konrad (the "Bank") Adenauer, 100, Luxembourg- Kirchberg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), represented by Mr.
Patrick Hugh Chamberlain and by Ms. Susan Antz of the first part, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, an autonomous state institution of the Republic of Costa (the "Borrower") Rica, created by Decree-Law No. 449 of April 8, 1949, with domicile in Sabana Norte, San José, Republic of Costa Rica, represented by Jesús Orozco Delgado of the second part.
RECITALS:
(1) The Borrower has stated that it will be developing a project for the construction of a geothermal plant, (the "Project") which is described in more detail in the technical description (the "Technical Description") attached as Annex A to this contract.
(2) The Bank and the Borrower have estimated that the total cost of the Project amounts to three hundred thirty-three million four hundred thousand United States dollars (USD 333,400,000), the Borrower having stated that it intends to finance the Project using the following financial resources:
Financial Resources Amount (USD millions) % Own funds 20.2 21 Credit granted by the Bank 70 21 Other sources of financing 243.2 58 TOTAL 333.4 100 (3) In accordance with the financing plan set out in Recital (2) above, the Borrower has requested from the Bank the granting of a credit in an amount of EUR 51,786,639.05 from the Bank's own resources, in accordance with the Asia and Latin America Mandate IV (2007 - 2013) (the "Mandate") and the framework agreement executed between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Bank on May 12, 2003 and ratified, through Ley 8587, on April 18, 2007 (the "Framework Agreement").
(4) The Bank, having considered that the financing of the Project would fall within the scope of its functions and in consideration of the statements made and facts described in these Recitals, has decided to accede to the Borrower's request and grant it a credit in the amount of EUR 51,786,639.05, to be disbursed for seventy million United States dollars (USD 70,000,000) under this Financing Contract (the "Contract"); provided that the amounts financed by the Bank do not exceed, in any case, fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of the Project detailed in Recital (2) above.
(5) The Board of Directors of the Borrower has authorized the request for a credit of EUR 51,786,639.05 to be disbursed for seventy million United States dollars (USD 70,000,000) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract and its Annexes and has been duly authorized to execute this Contract in the name and on behalf of the Borrower.
(1) The financial obligations of the Borrower under this Contract shall be guaranteed by the Republic of Costa Rica, (the "Guarantor") under an autonomous first-demand guaranty in favor of the Bank (the "Guaranty") which shall be granted by signing an autonomous first-demand guaranty contract in form and terms satisfactory to the Bank (the "Guaranty Contract").
(2) The Statute of the Bank provides that the Bank must ensure that its funds are used as rationally as possible in the interest of the European Union and, consequently, the terms and conditions of the Bank's financing operations must be consistent with the corresponding policies of the European Union.
(3) In accordance with Decision No. 1080/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 25, 2011, the European Investment Bank is granted an EU Guarantee against losses arising from loans and loan Guarantees granted for projects outside the European Union, including this contract executed with the Borrower (the "EU Guarantee").
(4) The Bank considers that access to information plays a fundamental role in reducing environmental and social risks (including human rights violations), associated with the projects it finances and, therefore, has established a Transparency policy whose purpose is to improve the accountability of the Bank Group to persons with an interest in it ("stakeholders") and the citizens of the European Union in general.
(5) The processing of personal data shall be carried out by the Bank in accordance with the applicable legislation of the European Union on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the institutions and bodies of the European Union and the free movement of such information.
CONSEQUENTLY the parties agree as follows:
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS (a) Interpretation In this Contract:
(i) References to Stipulations, Recitals and Annexes are, unless expressly stated otherwise, references to stipulations, recitals and annexes of this Contract.
(ii) References to any rule are references to that rule as it may have been amended or restated.
(iii) References to any other contract or document are references to that contract or document as it may have been amended, novated, supplemented, extended or restated.
(b) Definitions In this Contract:
"Authorization" means any authorization, permit, consent, approval, resolution, license, exemption, certification issued by a notary or registration. "Environmental Authorization" means any Authorization required by Environmental Law.
"Consolidated Basis" means (with respect to any financial statement which may be provided, or any financial calculation which may be made, under or for the purposes of this Contract) the method referred to in Section 1.5.5 (Financial Calculations), and the entities whose accounts will be consolidated with the accounts of the Borrower are all Subsidiaries of the Borrower, and any other Person where the accounts are required by applicable law or by GAAP to be consolidated with those of the Borrower.
"Operating Profit" means, for any Person, the income from the continuing operations of said Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries, less the costs and expenses used to generate that income (including, but not limited to, costs of goods sold and administrative, selling and research expenses).
"Consolidated Operating Profit" means for any Person and for any period, the Operating Profit of said Person and of its consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated Basis; provided that Consolidated Operating Profit should not include any income derived from receivables of the Borrower or its consolidated Subsidiaries that have been pledged in connection with any securitization transaction.
"Change of Control" has the meaning attributed to that term in Stipulation 4.03A(3).
"Change in Legislation" has the meaning attributed to that term in Stipulation 4.03A(4).
"Material Adverse Change" means any event or change of condition that in the opinion of the Bank has a material adverse effect on:
(a) the ability of the Borrower or, respectively, the Guarantor to meet its obligations under this Contract or the Guaranty Contract; (b) the operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or the Guarantor; or (c) the validity, enforceability, exigibility, ranking or value of any Security eventually granted in favor of the Bank, or the rights or powers of the Bank under this Contract or under the Guaranty Contract.
"Amount to be Amortized Early" means the amount of a Disbursement that must be amortized early by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 4.02A.
"Contract" has the meaning attributed to that term in Recital (3) above.
"Credit" has the meaning attributed to that term in Stipulation 1.01.
"Borrowed Money Credit" means, for any Person and at any time, all obligations of said Person related to (a) any money borrowed (including, in the case of the Borrower, the Drawn Amount); (b) the principal of debt related to bonds, notes, commercial paper, obligations, or other equivalent instruments accepted, endorsed or issued by said Person; (c) deferred payments related to goods or services (except trade accounts payable within ninety (90) days in the ordinary course of business); (d) obligations to reimburse third parties for amounts paid by such third parties under a letter of credit or similar instrument (except any letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the benefit of said Person in connection with trade accounts payable within ninety (90) days in the ordinary course of business); (e) amounts raised through any transaction having the commercial effect of a loan and being classifiable as a loan (and not as off-balance sheet financing), under IAS, including leases or similar agreements intended to finance the leased asset; (f) any additional charge for an amortization or replacement of the obligations mentioned in the preceding paragraphs; (g) the amount of any obligation related to any guarantee or indemnity relating to any of the cases mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.
"Technical Description" has the meaning assigned to that term in Recital (1) above.
"Business Day" means any day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which the Bank and commercial banks are open for general business activities in Luxembourg and in Costa Rica.
"Relevant Business Day" means for US Dollars, a day on which banks are open for general business activities in New York.
"Spread" means the fixed spread to be applied to the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate (whether positive or negative) determined by the Bank and notified to the Borrower in the corresponding Disbursement Notice or Interest Review/Conversion Proposal.
"Disbursement" means each of the disbursements made or to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Contract. In the event that a Disbursement Notice has not been delivered, Disbursement shall mean a Disbursement requested in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02B.
"Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement" means a Disbursement to which the Fixed Interest Rate is applied.
"Variable Interest Rate Disbursement" means a Disbursement to which the Variable Interest Rate is applied.
"Notified Disbursement" means a Disbursement for which the Bank has issued a Disbursement Notice.
"Debt" means, with respect to any Person, the total (as of the relevant date of calculation) of all obligations of said Person (whether actual or contingent) to pay or repay money, including:
(a) total Borrowed Money Credit; (b) any credit of said Person from a supplier of goods or under any installment purchase or other similar arrangement with respect to goods or services (except trade accounts payable within ninety (90) days in the ordinary course of business); (c) the total amount then outstanding of all liabilities of any other Person to the extent that said Person provides a guarantee of, or indemnity for, such liabilities or otherwise obligates itself to pay such liabilities; (d) all liabilities of said Person (actual or contingent) under any conditional sale or a transfer with recourse or repurchase obligation, including by means of discount or invoicing, debts or accounts receivable; and (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of said Person.
"Dollar" or "USD" means the legal tender of the United States of America.
"EUR" or "euro" means the legal tender in the Member States of the European Union that adopt or have adopted it as their currency in accordance with the applicable articles of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (or any other treaty that replaces them at any time).
"Early Amortization Date" means the date, which must be a Payment Date, on which the Borrower proposes to make the early amortization of the Amount to be Amortized Early.
"Disbursement Date" means the date on which the Bank actually makes a Disbursement.
"Expected Disbursement Date" means the date on which a Disbursement is expected to be made in accordance with Stipulation 1.02C.
"Payment Date" means March 15 and September 15 of each year until the Interest Review/Conversion Date, as applicable, or the Final Maturity Date, unless such date is not a Relevant Business Day in which case it shall mean:
(a) for Fixed Interest Rate Disbursements, the next Relevant Business Day, without any applicable adjustment to the interest due in accordance with Stipulation 3.01 except in those cases where repayment is made under a single payment in accordance with Stipulation 4.01B, in which case (i) the Payment Date for such single payment (and its interest) shall be the preceding Relevant Business Day and (ii) an adjustment of interest due in accordance with Stipulation 3.01 shall be made in respect of that final payment; and (b) for Variable Interest Rate Disbursements, the following day, as applicable, of the same month that is a Relevant Business Day or, failing that, the nearest preceding day that is a Relevant Business Day. In any case, the corresponding adjustment of interest due in accordance with Stipulation 3.01 shall be made.
"Interest Review/Conversion Date" means the date, which must be a Payment Date, specified by the Bank in accordance with Stipulation 1.02C in the Disbursement Notice or in accordance with Stipulation 3 and Annex D.
"Final Maturity Date" means the last or the only amortization date of a Disbursement in accordance with Stipulation 4.01A(b)(iv) or Stipulation 4.01B.
"Final Availability Date" means the date on which sixty (60) months have elapsed from the signature of this Contract.
"Trust" (committed exclusively to the business of the development, construction and operation of new or expanded individual fixed assets) (Fideicomiso) means the trust established to commit exclusively to the business of the development, construction and operation of new or expanded individual fixed assets.
"Financing Other than EIB Financing" has the meaning attributed to that term in Stipulation 4.03A(2).
"Guarantor" means the Republic of Costa Rica.
"Guaranty" has the meaning attributed to that term in Recital (6) above.
"EU Guarantee" has the meaning attributed to that term in Recital (8) above.
"Encumbrance" means any mortgage, pledge, charge, lien, assignment, attachment or any other real right securing any obligation of any person or any contract or agreement having a similar effect.
"Permitted Encumbrance" has the meaning attributed to that term in Stipulation 7.03(b).
"Disbursed Amount" means the sum of the Disbursements made at any time by the Bank under this Contract.
"Tax" means any tax, levy, charge, contribution, impost, duty, tariff or any other charge or withholding of a similar nature (including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or delay thereof).
"Early Amortization Indemnity" means, in relation to any amount of principal to be amortized early or canceled, the amount communicated to the Borrower by the Bank as the present value (on the Early Amortization Date) of the excess, if any, of:
(a) the interest that would have accrued on the Amount to be Amortized Early during the period between the Early Amortization Date and the Interest Review/Conversion Date (if any) or the Final Maturity Date (as if such amount had not been amortized early), over (b) the interest that would have accrued during such period, if it had been calculated at the Reinvestment Interest Rate, less fifteen (15) basis points (0.15%). Said present value shall be calculated at a discount rate equal to the Reinvestment Interest Rate, applied on each of the Payment Dates.
"Deferral Indemnity" means an indemnity calculated on the amount of a Disbursement that has been deferred or suspended at an interest rate resulting from the following operation (if it is greater than zero):
- the interest rate that would have been applicable to that amount if it had been disbursed by the Borrower on the Expected Disbursement Date less - Relevant Interbank Interest Rate for one month less 0.125% (12.5 basis points), unless such value is less than zero, in which case it shall be deemed equal to zero. Such indemnity shall accrue from the Expected Disbursement Date until the Disbursement Date or, as applicable, until the date of cancellation of the Notified Disbursement in accordance with this Contract.
"Environmental Law" means:
(a) the legislation, principles and parameters indicated by the Bank prior to the date of this Contract; (b) the legislation and regulations of the Republic of Costa Rica; and (c) the applicable international treaties.
"LIBOR" has the meaning attributed to that term in Annex B.
"Environment" means the following to the extent it affects human health and social well-being:
(a) fauna and flora; (b) soil, water, air, climate or landscape; and (c) cultural heritage and the built environment, and includes, without limitation, occupational and community health and safety matters.
"IAS" means the International Accounting Standards with the meaning attributed to them in IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent they are applicable to the relevant financial statements of the Borrower.
"Early Amortization Notice" means the written communication sent by the Bank to the Borrower in accordance with Stipulation 4.02C.
"Disbursement Notice" means the notice sent by the Bank to the Borrower in accordance with, and subject to, Stipulation 1.02C.
"Capital Lease Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, and at any time, the payment obligations of said Person in relation to any lease of (or other agreement allowing the use of) personal or real property, or a combination of the two, for a period sufficiently long to require, under IAS, the inclusion of such payment obligations as finance or capital leases on the balance sheet of said Person.
"Criminal Offense" means any of the following criminal offenses as applicable: fraud, corruption, coercion, conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering, terrorist financing.
"Person" means the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
"GAAP" means the generally accepted accounting principles in the Republic of Costa Rica, including in any case IAS if applicable by the Borrower.
"Variable Interest Rate Reference Period" means each period of time between one Payment Date and the next Payment Date. The first Variable Interest Rate Reference Period shall commence on the disbursement date of the Disbursement in question.
"Acceptance Deadline" of a notice means:
(a) 4:00 p.m., Luxembourg time, on the day of receipt if the notification is received before 2:00 p.m., Luxembourg time, on a Business Day; or (b) 11:00 a.m., Luxembourg time, on the next Business Day if the notification is received after 2:00 p.m., Luxembourg time, on a Business Day or if it is received on a day that is not a Business Day.
"Project" has the meaning attributed to that term in Recital (1) above.
"Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal" means a proposal made by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Annex D.
"Environmental Claim" means any claim, proceeding, formal notice, or investigation made by any person in relation to any Environmental Law.
"Interest Rate Review/Conversion" means the determination of new financial terms in relation to the interest rate and, specifically, on the basis of the same interest rate ("review") or on the basis of a different interest rate ("conversion") that may be offered for the remaining duration of a Disbursement or until the next Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, as applicable, for an amount such that, on the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, it is not less than ten million United States dollars (USD 10,000,000) or equivalent amount.
"Early Repayment Request" means the written request sent to the Bank by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 4.02.
"Disbursement Request" means a notification drafted substantially in the terms contained in the template attached as Annex C.1.
"Interest Rate Review/Conversion Request" means a written communication sent by the Borrower and received by the Bank at least seventy-five (75) days before the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, in which it requests the Bank to send it an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal. The Interest Rate Review/Conversion Request must also specify:
(a) the Payment Dates chosen in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 3.01; (b) the preferred amortization schedule chosen in accordance with Stipulation 4.01; and (c) any new Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date chosen in accordance with Stipulation 3.01.
"Subsidiary" means, for any Person, any entity:
(a) more than fifty percent (50%) of whose share capital is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person; (b) for which that Person could nominate or appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors or any other body performing similar functions; or (c) which is effectively controlled by that Person; and (d) in the case of the Borrower, in addition to the preceding paragraphs, Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz and Radiográfica Costarricense S.A.
"Market Disruption Event" means any of the following circumstances:
(a) that, in the reasonable opinion of the Bank, facts or circumstances exist that adversely affect the Bank's access to its funding sources; (b) that, in the opinion of the Bank, no funds are available under the Bank's ordinary funding sources to adequately finance a Disbursement in the requested currency or for the maturity or in connection with the amortization terms of said Disbursement; (c) in relation to a Disbursement on which interest is accrued or would be accrued at a Variable Interest Rate:
(A) the cost of obtaining funds for the Bank from its ordinary funding sources, as determined by the Bank, for a period equal to the Variable Interest Rate Reference Period for said Disbursement (that is, in the money market) is higher than the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate that would be applicable; or (B) the Bank determines that there is no fair and adequate means of determining the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate applicable for the currency of the Disbursement or it is not possible to determine the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate in accordance with the definition contained in Annex B.
"Early Repayment Event" means any of the events described in Stipulation 4.03A.
"Indemnifiable Early Repayment Event" means an Early Repayment Event other than those set forth in paragraph 4.03A(2) and in paragraph 4.03A(5).
"Default Event" means any of the circumstances, facts, or occurrences set forth in Stipulation 10.01.
"Disruption Event" means the occurrence of one or both of the following:
(a) a material disruption to the payment or communication systems or to the financial markets whose operation is, in each case, necessary for the making of payments to be made in connection with this Contract; or (b) any other event that results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) in the treasury or payment operations of the Bank or the Borrower that prevents that party:
(i) from fulfilling its payment obligations arising from this Contract; or (ii) from communicating with other parties, provided that the disruption in question (whether in case (a) or in case (b) above) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the party whose operations are disrupted.
"Reinvestment Interest Rate" means the Fixed Interest Rate in effect on the day the indemnity calculation is made for fixed-rate loans denominated in the same currency and which must have the same interest payment term and equivalent principal repayment terms as those proposed or requested to be made until the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, if any, or until the Final Maturity Date. In cases where the period is shorter than 48 months (or 36 months in the absence of principal amortization during said period), the market interest rate for money will be used, that is, the Interbank Interest Rate minus zero point one hundred twenty-five percent (0.125%) (or twelve point five (12.5) basis points) for periods of up to twelve (12) months. For periods between 12 and 36/48 months, as applicable, the swap interest rate offer point published on Reuters for the related currency at the time the Bank makes the calculation will apply.
"Fixed Interest Rate" means the annual interest rate determined by the Bank in accordance with the principles applicable at any given time established by the governing bodies of the Bank for fixed interest rate loans, denominated in the currency of the Disbursements made and with equivalent terms for principal amortization and interest payment.
"Relevant Interbank Interest Rate" means LIBOR.
"Variable Interest Rate" means a variable interest rate with a fixed margin, that is, an annual interest calculated by the Bank for each Variable Interest Rate Reference Period equal to the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate plus the Spread.
"Project Executing Unit" means the internal structure of the Borrower intended to manage the implementation of the Project.
"Special Purpose Vehicle" means a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is exclusively engaged in the business of developing, constructing, and operating new or expanded individual capital projects.
STIPULATION 1 Credit and Disbursements 1.01 Amount of the Credit By signing this Contract, the Bank grants in favor of the Borrower, who accepts, a credit of EUR 51,786,639.05, to be disbursed for seventy million United States dollars (USD 70,000,000), to finance the Project (the "Credit").
1.02 Disbursement Procedure 1.02A Provisions The Bank shall disburse the Credit in a maximum of seven (7) Disbursements. The minimum amount of each Disbursement made shall be ten million Dollars (USD 10,000,000), unless the entire undisbursed amount of the Credit is made available.
1.02B Disbursement Request (a) The Borrower may send the Bank a Disbursement Request, which must be received no later than the date that is fifteen (15) days before the Final Availability Date. The Disbursement Request must be drafted in accordance with the template attached as Annex C and must specify:
(i) the amount of the Disbursement in United States dollars; (ii) the proposed disbursement date by the Borrower for the Disbursement. The proposed disbursement date must be a Relevant Business Day at least fifteen (15) days after the date of the Disbursement Request and, in any case, prior to or coinciding with the Final Availability Date, without prejudice that, regardless of the Final Availability Date, the Bank reserves the right to make the Disbursement at any time within four (4) months from the date of the Disbursement Request; (iii) whether the Disbursement is a Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement or a Variable Interest Rate Disbursement, in accordance with the corresponding provisions of Stipulation 3.01; (iv) the principal amortization terms of the Disbursement, which must comply with the provisions of Stipulation 4.01; (v) the first and last principal amortization dates of the Disbursement; (vi) the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date for the Disbursement chosen by the Borrower, if applicable; and (vii) the IBAN code (or the code in the appropriate format in accordance with local banking practice) and the SWIFT BIC of the bank account into which the Disbursement must be made in accordance with Stipulation 1.02D.
(b) In the event that the Bank, at the Borrower's request and before the sending of the Disbursement Request, has provided the Borrower with a non-binding estimate of the fixed interest rate or spread that would be applicable to the Disbursement, the Borrower may, if it deems appropriate, specify such estimate, that is:
(i) in the case of a Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement, the aforementioned fixed interest rate estimate provided by the Bank; (ii) in the case of a Variable Interest Rate Disbursement, the aforementioned spread estimate provided by the Bank, that would be applicable to the Disbursement until the Final Maturity Date or until the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, as applicable.
(c) Each Disbursement Request must be accompanied by documents evidencing the legal capacity of the person or persons authorized to sign it and a specimen of each of the signatures of said persons or a declaration made by the Borrower that no change has occurred regarding the legal capacity of the person or persons authorized to sign Disbursement Requests under this Contract.
(d) Except as provided in Stipulation 1.02C(b), each Disbursement Request shall be irrevocable.
1.02C Disbursement Notice (a) At least ten (10) days in advance of the Expected Disbursement Date of a Disbursement and provided that the Disbursement Request complies with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02 above, the Bank must deliver to the Borrower a Disbursement Notice that must specify:
(i) the amount of the Disbursement in United States dollars; (ii) the Expected Disbursement Date; (iii) the interest rate regime that will be applicable to the Disbursement, whether a Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement or a Variable Interest Rate Disbursement, all in accordance with Stipulation 3.01; (iv) the first Interest Payment Date and the frequency of interest payment for the Disbursement; (v) the principal amortization terms of the Disbursement; (vi) the first and last dates for the principal amortization of the Disbursement; (vii) if requested by the Borrower, the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date applicable to the Disbursement; and (viii) for a Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement, the Fixed Interest Rate and for a Variable Interest Rate Disbursement, the Spread that will be applicable until the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date (if applicable) or the Final Maturity Date.
(b) In the event that any of the elements specified in the Disbursement Notice does not match the corresponding element, if applicable, in the Disbursement Request, the Borrower may revoke the Disbursement Request by written notice that must be received by the Bank before 12:00 noon, Luxembourg time, on the Business Day following receipt of the Disbursement Notice, in which case both the Disbursement Request and the Disbursement Notice shall become null and void. In the event that the Borrower has not revoked the Disbursement Request in writing within the mentioned period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have accepted all the elements specified in the Disbursement Notice.
(c) In the event that the Borrower has delivered to the Bank a Disbursement Request in which the Borrower has not specified the fixed interest rate or the spread indicated in Stipulation 1.02B(b), the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented in advance to the Fixed Interest Rate or the Spread subsequently specified in the Disbursement Notice.
1.02D Disbursement Account The Disbursement shall be made into that account owned by the Borrower that the Borrower has notified in writing to the Bank at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the Expected Disbursement Date (by sending the IBAN code (or the code in the appropriate format in accordance with local banking practice)). Only one account may be specified per Disbursement.
1.02.1 Disbursement Currency The Bank shall disburse each Disbursement in United States Dollars (USD).
1.02.2 Conditions Precedent to Disbursement 1.04A First Disbursement The making of the first Disbursement in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02 shall be conditioned upon the Bank's receipt, in form and content satisfactory to it, at least five (5) Business Days before the Expected Disbursement Date, of the following documentation or evidence:
(a) evidence that the execution of this Contract by the Borrower has been duly authorized and that the person or persons signing it in the name and on behalf of the Borrower are duly empowered to do so, as well as the delivery to the Bank of a certificate containing a specimen of the signature of each of the persons empowered for such purposes; (b) evidence that the Borrower has obtained all the necessary Authorizations for the execution of this Contract and the development of the Project; (c) legal opinions establishing, indicating the relevant legal provisions, that the legal requirements for the execution and perfection of this Contract by the Borrower and the Guarantee Contract by the Guarantor have been met, and that, consequently, the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantor incurred under said contracts are valid and enforceable; (d) evidence that all necessary exchange control authorizations have been obtained and allow the Borrower to receive the disbursements made under this Contract, repay the Disbursed Amount, and pay the interest and other amounts owed under it; (e) an information and monitoring plan for the acquisitions related to the Project and financed by the Bank, approved by the Bank before the start of said acquisitions, including the training plan for the key persons of the Project Executing Unit regarding acquisitions, acquisition monitoring, and the Bank's requirements.
1.04B All Disbursements The making of each of the Disbursements in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02, including the first Disbursement, shall be conditioned upon:
(a) the Bank having received, in form and content satisfactory to it, at least five (5) Business Days before the Expected Disbursement Date, the following documentation or evidence:
(i) a certificate issued by the Borrower in the terms provided in Annex E.1, signed by a duly authorized representative of the Borrower and dated no earlier than seven (7) days before the Expected Disbursement Date; (ii) a descriptive list of contracts and a certified true copy of any other document (for example, invoice, receipt) evidencing that the expenses (free of any customs duties or taxes that must be paid in the Republic of Costa Rica) incurred or to be incurred by the Borrower within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Expected Disbursement Date match the requirements of the Technical Description and are eligible to be financed under the Credit, for a total minimum value equal to or greater than the amount of the Disbursement to be disbursed (said expenses, hereinafter, "Qualified Expenses"); Said contracts must have been signed on terms satisfactory to the Bank and in accordance with the latest Bank Tendering Guide, as published on its website.
For clarification purposes, the Borrower acknowledges that Qualified Expenses shall not include expenses related to fund transfers and loans from public sector entities; and (iii) a copy of any authorization or additional document, opinion, or undertaking necessary or convenient in connection with the execution and performance of, or the operation contemplated by, this Contract or the validity and enforceability thereof that the Bank has required from the Borrower; (iv) except for the first Disbursement, evidence that 80% of the immediately preceding Disbursement and that 100% of all other Disbursements have been used for Qualified Expenses.
(b) that on the Disbursement Date:
(i) the representations and warranties deemed repeated on said date in accordance with Stipulation 6.13 are correct in all respects; and (ii) that no event or circumstance has occurred, nor will occur as a result of the relevant Disbursement, that constitutes or that, by the mere lapse of time or the sending of a notice in accordance with this Contract, would constitute:
(aa) a Default Event, or (bb) an Early Repayment Event; unless said event has been remedied or the Bank has granted the corresponding waiver.
1.05 Postponement of Disbursements 1.05A Causes for Postponement Upon prior written request from the Borrower, the Bank shall postpone, in whole or in part, the disbursement of any Notified Disbursement until the date indicated by the Borrower, provided that it is no later than six (6) months after the Expected Disbursement Date nor later than the date sixty (60) days prior to the first amortization date of the Disbursement indicated in the Disbursement Notice. In such case, the Borrower must pay the Bank a Postponement Indemnity calculated on the amount of the disbursement subject to postponement.
Requests for the postponement of the disbursement of a Disbursement shall only take effect if made at least five (5) Business Days in advance of the Expected Disbursement Date.
Likewise, if for a Notified Disbursement, any of the conditions for disbursement provided in Stipulation 1.04 are not met within the period provided for such purposes and on the Expected Disbursement Date (or the date scheduled for disbursement in the event of any postponement), the disbursement shall be postponed until a date agreed upon by the Bank and the Borrower that must be at least five (5) Business Days after the date on which all conditions for disbursement are met (without prejudice to the Bank's right to suspend and/or cancel, in whole or in part, the undisbursed portion of the Credit in accordance with Stipulation 1.06B). In such case, the Borrower shall pay a Postponement Indemnity on the amount of the disbursement that is postponed.
1.05B Cancellation of a Disbursement Postponed More Than Six (6) Months The Bank, by written notice to the Borrower, may cancel a Disbursement that has been postponed, pursuant to the provisions of Stipulation 1.05A, for more than six (6) months in total. The canceled amount shall remain available for disbursement in accordance with Stipulation 1.02.
1.06 Cancellation and Suspension 1.06A Borrower's Right to Cancel The Borrower may cancel, in whole or in part and with immediate effect, the undisbursed portion of the Credit by written notice to the Bank for such purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the notice shall not take effect in relation to: (i) any Notified Disbursement whose Expected Disbursement Date falls within the five (5) Business Days following the notice date or (ii) any Disbursement for which a Disbursement Request has been sent but the Disbursement Notice has not been issued.
1.06B Bank's Right to Cancel and Suspend (a) The Bank may, by written notice to the Borrower, suspend and/or cancel, in whole or in part and with immediate effect, the undisbursed portion of the Credit when an Early Repayment Event or a Default Event occurs or when an event or circumstance occurs that, by the mere lapse of time or the sending of a notice in accordance with this Contract, would constitute an Early Repayment Event or a Default Event; (b) The Bank may also immediately suspend the portion of the Credit for which the Bank has not issued a Disbursement Notice, in the event that a Market Disruption Event occurs.
(c) Any suspension shall continue until the date on which the Bank terminates such suspension or cancels the suspended amount.
1.06C Compensation for Suspension and Cancellation of a Disbursement 1.06C(1) SUSPENSION In the event that the Bank suspends a Notified Disbursement, whether due to the occurrence of an Indemnifiable Early Repayment Event or a Default Event, the Borrower must pay the Bank a Postponement Indemnity calculated on the amount of the disbursement that has been suspended.
1.06C(2) CANCELLATION If, under Stipulation 1.06A, the Borrower cancels:
(a) a Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement that is a Notified Disbursement, it must indemnify the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 4.02B; (b) a Notified Disbursement subject to a Variable Interest Rate or any other part of the Credit other than a Notified Disbursement, no indemnity shall be payable.
If the Bank cancels:
(i) a Fixed Interest Rate Disbursement that is a Notified Disbursement, either as a result of the occurrence of an Indemnifiable Early Repayment Event or under the provisions of Stipulation 1.05B, the Borrower shall pay the Bank an Early Repayment Indemnity, or (ii) a Notified Disbursement as a result of the occurrence of a Default Event, the Borrower must indemnify the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 10.03.
Except in these cases, the Borrower shall not pay any indemnity for the cancellation of a Disbursement by the Bank.
Any indemnity shall be calculated as if the canceled amount had been disbursed and repaid on the Expected Disbursement Date or, to the extent that the Disbursement is at that time postponed or suspended, on the date of the cancellation notice.
1.07 Cancellation by Expiration of the Credit On the day following the Final Availability Date, and unless otherwise specifically agreed by the Bank in writing, the portion of the Credit for which no Disbursement Request has been made in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02B shall be deemed automatically canceled without the need for any notice from the Bank to the Borrower and without any liability arising for either of the parties to this Contract.
1.08 Non-Utilization Fee From the first of March 2014, the Borrower shall pay the Bank in USD a non-utilization fee calculated on the amount of the Credit not disbursed and not canceled, on a daily basis, of twenty-five basis points (0.25%) per annum. The accrued non-utilization fee must be paid:
(a) on each February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15, and (b) on the Final Availability Date or on the cancellation date of the Credit, in the event that the Credit is canceled in its entirety before the Final Availability Date, in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.06.
In the event that the date on which the non-utilization fee must be paid is not a Relevant Business Day, the payment must be made on the next day of the same month that is a Relevant Business Day (if applicable) or, failing that, the nearest preceding day that is a Relevant Business Day. In all cases, the corresponding adjustment to the amount payable for the non-utilization fee shall apply.
1.09 Appraisal Fee The Borrower authorizes the Bank to deduct from the first Disbursement an appraisal fee for the appraisal carried out by the Bank in relation to the Project. The amount of the appraisal fee is USD 67,585 (amount payable in USD). The amount deducted by the Bank from the first Disbursement for the purpose of paying the appraisal fee shall be considered as amounts disbursed by the Bank.
1.10 Amounts Owed Under Stipulation 1 The amounts owed under Stipulations 1.05 and 1.06 must be paid in the currency of the Disbursement in question within fifteen (15) days from the Borrower's receipt of the request made by the Bank for such purposes (or such longer period established in the request made by the Bank, as applicable).
STIPULATION 2 The Disbursed Amount of the Credit 2.01 The Disbursed Amount The Disbursed Amount of the Credit shall consist of the sum of all Disbursements made by the Bank under this Contract, and shall be confirmed by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 2.03.
2.02 Payment Currency for Repayments of Principal, Interest, and Other Expenses Payments of interest, principal repayments, and any other amounts payable in relation to each Disbursement shall be paid by the Borrower in the currency in which said Disbursement was made.
Any other payments to be made shall be made in the currency indicated by the Bank, taking into account the currency of the expenses to be reimbursed by such payment.
2.03 Confirmation by the Bank Within ten (10) days from the disbursement of each Disbursement, the Bank shall send the Borrower the amortization schedule referred to in Stipulation 4.01, as applicable, which shall indicate the Disbursement Date, the currency, the amount disbursed, the principal repayment terms, and the interest rate applicable to the Disbursement.
STIPULATION 3 Interest 3.01 Interest Rate Fixed Interest Rates and Spreads are available for periods of no less than four (4) years or, in the event that there is no principal amortization during said period, no less than three (3) years.
3.01A Fixed Interest Rate Disbursements The Borrower must pay the interest accrued at the Fixed Interest Rate on the outstanding amortization amount of each of the Fixed Interest Rate Disbursements on a semi-annual basis, in arrears, on each of the corresponding Payment Dates in accordance with the provisions of each of the Disbursement Notices, with the first interest payment to be made on the first Payment Date following the Disbursement Date of the corresponding Disbursement. In the event that the period of time between the relevant Disbursement Date and the first Payment Date is equal to or less than thirty (30) days, the payment of the interest accrued during said period shall be postponed until the next Payment Date.
Interest shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 5.01(a).
3.01B Variable Interest Rate Disbursements The Borrower shall pay the interest accrued subject to the Variable Interest Rate on the outstanding principal amount of each Disbursement subject to the Variable Interest Rate semi-annually, in arrears, on each of the corresponding Payment Dates in accordance with the provisions of each Disbursement Notice, and must make the first interest payment on the first Payment Date following the Disbursement Date of the corresponding Disbursement. In the event that the period of time between the Disbursement Date and the first Payment Date is equal to or less than thirty (30) days, the payment of the interest accrued during that period shall be postponed until the next Payment Date.
The Bank shall notify the Variable Interest Rate to the Borrower within ten (10) days from the start of each Variable Interest Rate Reference Period. If the Variable Interest Rate for any Variable Interest Rate Reference Period is less than zero, it shall be set at zero.
If, in accordance with the provisions of Stipulations 1.05 and 1.06, the disbursement of any Disbursement subject to the Variable Interest Rate takes place after the Scheduled Disbursement Date, the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate applicable to the first Variable Interest Rate Reference Period shall apply as if the disbursement had occurred on the Scheduled Disbursement Date. Interest for each Variable Interest Rate Reference Period shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 5.01(b).
3.01C Review or Conversion of Disbursements In the event that the Borrower exercises the option to review or convert the interest rate regime of a Disbursement, the Borrower, from the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date (in accordance with the provisions of Annex D), shall pay interest at the interest rate determined in accordance with the provisions of Annex D.
3.02 Default Interest Notwithstanding the provisions of Stipulation 10 and as an exception to the provisions of Stipulation 3.01, if the Borrower fails to pay any amount payable under this Contract on the date on which such amount is due, default interest shall accrue on the amount of any amounts due and unpaid under this Contract. Default interest shall accrue from the date on which the amounts should have been paid until the date on which they are actually paid at an annual interest rate equal to the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate plus two hundred (200) basis points (2%) and shall be payable upon demand by the Bank. For the calculation of the Relevant Interbank Interest Rate for the purposes of the provisions of this Stipulation 3.02, the corresponding periods for the purposes of the provisions of Annex B shall be successive one-month periods commencing on the date on which the amounts should have been paid.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, default interest on any amount outstanding under a Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate shall be calculated at an annual interest rate equal to the sum of the interest rate defined in Stipulation 3.01A plus twenty-five (25) basis points (0.25%) in the event that such interest rate is higher, for any relevant period, than the interest rate defined in the preceding paragraph.
In the event that the sum owed is due in any currency other than the currency of the Disbursed Amount, the annual default interest rate that shall apply shall be the corresponding interbank interest rate that the Bank customarily uses for operations in that currency plus two hundred (200) basis points (2%), calculated in accordance with the customary market practice for that interest rate.
3.03 Market Disruption Event If at any time between:
(i) the issuance by the Bank of a Disbursement Notice and (ii) the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Scheduled Disbursement Date, a Market Disruption Event occurs, the Bank may notify the Borrower of the application of the provisions of this Stipulation. In such case, the interest rate applicable to such Notified Disbursement until the Final Maturity Date or the Interest Review/Conversion Date, as applicable, shall be equal to the interest rate (expressed as an annual percentage) that is determined by the Bank and that includes all costs incurred by the Bank to finance the Disbursement in question, calculated on the basis of the Bank's internal reference interest rate then applicable or on the basis of any other reasonable determination method established by the Bank.
The Borrower shall have the right to waive, in writing, the making of the Disbursement in question, within the period established for such purposes in the notification, and shall bear any costs incurred (if any), in which case the Bank shall not make the disbursement and the corresponding portion of the Credit shall remain available in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02B. In the event that the Borrower does not reject the disbursement within the period established for that purpose in the notification, the parties agree that the disbursement and its conditions shall be fully effective between them.
In each case, the Margin or the Fixed Interest Rate previously notified by the Bank in the Disbursement Notice shall not apply.
STIPULATION 4 Amortization 4.01 Ordinary Amortization 4.01A Amortization by Installments (a) The Borrower shall amortize each Disbursement by paying the corresponding amortization installments on each of the Payment Dates specified in the corresponding Disbursement Notice and under the terms established in the amortization schedule delivered in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 2.03.
(b) Each amortization schedule shall be drafted on the basis that:
(i) in the event of a Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate where there is no Review/Conversion Date, amortization shall be made either by paying a constant principal amount semi-annually or by amortizing an equal amount of principal and interest semi-annually; (ii) in the event of a Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate where there is a Review/Conversion Date or a Disbursement subject to a Variable Interest Rate, amortization shall be made by paying an equal amount of principal semi-annually; (iii) the first amortization date for each Disbursement shall be a Payment Date that is at least sixty (60) days after the Scheduled Disbursement Date and in no case later than the first Payment Date immediately following the fifth anniversary of the Scheduled Disbursement Date of the corresponding Disbursement; and (iv) the last amortization date for each Disbursement must be a Payment Date that is at least four (4) years after the Scheduled Disbursement Date and is prior to or coincides with the date that is twenty-five (25) years from the Scheduled Disbursement Date.
4.01B Single Installment Alternatively, the Borrower may amortize a Disbursement by means of a single installment to be amortized on the Payment Date specified in the Disbursement Notice. Said Payment Date must be a date at least three (3) years after the Scheduled Disbursement Date and prior to, or coinciding with, the date that is fifteen (15) years from the Scheduled Disbursement Date.
4.02 Voluntary Early Amortization 4.02A Option to Amortize Early Voluntarily Subject to the provisions of Stipulations 4.02B, 4.02C, and 4.04, the Borrower may amortize early all or part of a Disbursement, together with the accrued interest and, if applicable, the corresponding compensation, by sending, at least one (1) month prior to the proposed Early Amortization Date, an Early Amortization Request specifying:
(i) the Early Amortization Amount; (ii) the Early Amortization Date; (iii) if applicable, the choice of the method for applying the amount to be amortized early in line with Stipulation 5.05C(i); and (iv) the contract number ("FI Nº") mentioned on the cover page of this Contract. Pursuant to the provisions of Stipulation 4.02C, the Early Amortization Request shall be binding and irrevocable.
4.02B Compensation for Voluntary Early Amortization 4.02B(1) Disbursement subject to Fixed Interest Rate Subject to the provisions of Stipulation 4.02B(3) below, if the Borrower amortizes early a Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank on the Early Amortization Date the Early Amortization Indemnity in relation to the Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate that is being amortized early.
4.02B(2) Disbursement subject to Variable Interest Rate Subject to the provisions of Stipulation 4.02B(3) below, the Borrower may amortize early a Disbursement subject to a Variable Interest Rate on any Payment Date without having to pay any indemnity.
4.02B(3) Early amortization may be made without the payment of any compensation provided that the early amortization of a Disbursement is made on the Review/Conversion Date notified in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 1.02C(a)(viii) or in accordance with Annex C or D, unless the Borrower has accepted in writing a Fixed Interest Rate in relation to a Review/Conversion Proposal in accordance with the provisions of Annex D.
4.02C Voluntary Early Amortization Procedure Once the Borrower has submitted an Early Amortization Request to the Bank, the Bank shall issue an Early Amortization Notice and notify it to the Borrower at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Early Amortization Date. The Early Amortization Notice must specify the Early Amortization Amount, the interest accrued on said amount, and the Early Amortization Indemnity resulting in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 4.02B or, as applicable, that no compensation is payable, the method for applying the Early Amortization Amount, and the Acceptance Deadline.
In the event that the Borrower accepts the Early Amortization Notice before the Acceptance Deadline, it must make the early amortization. In any other case, the Borrower shall not make the early amortization.
The Borrower shall pay, together with the Early Amortization Amount, the accrued interest and, if applicable, the early amortization compensation established in the Early Amortization Notice.
4.03 Mandatory Early Amortization 4.03A Early Amortization Events 4.03A(1) Reduction of the Project Cost If the total cost of the Project is reduced below the figure indicated in Recital (2) by an amount such that the amount of the Credit exceeds fifty percent (50%) of said total cost, the Bank may, by notification sent to the Borrower for that purpose, cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and/or demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount up to the amount by which the Credit exceeds fifty percent (50%) of said total cost. The Borrower must make the requested early amortization on the date indicated by the Bank, which must be a date at least thirty (30) days after the date of the demand.
4.03A(2) Pari passu with Financing Other Than EIB Financing If the Borrower makes a voluntary early amortization (it being understood for these purposes that the purchase or cancellation of debt, as applicable, constitutes a voluntary early amortization) of a part or the entirety of any Financing Other Than EIB Financing, unless:
- it is an early amortization made within the framework of a "revolving" financing (the cancellation of the entirety of the "revolving" financing not being understood as such); - it is an early amortization made with funds disbursed under a financing whose maturity date is equal to or later than the maturity date of the Financing Other Than EIB Financing subject to early amortization, the Bank may, by sending the corresponding notification to the Borrower, cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount. The percentage of the Disbursed Amount that must be amortized early (and/or of the undisbursed Credit that will be canceled) must be the same as the amount amortized early of the Financing Other Than EIB Financing represents over the outstanding amount of the Financing Other Than EIB Financing prior to said amortization being made.
The Borrower must make the payment of the demanded amounts on the date indicated by the Bank for such purposes. Said date must be at least thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the notification.
For the purposes of this Stipulation, the term "Financing Other Than EIB Financing" includes loans, credits, bonds, obligations, or any other form of financial indebtedness or any other payment or repayment obligation of money assumed by the Borrower and guaranteed by the Republic of Costa Rica, other than this Credit and other direct financings granted by the Bank to the Borrower.
4.03A(3) Change of Control In the event that a Change of Control occurs or is likely to occur, the Borrower must immediately notify the Bank of such circumstance. The Bank, once a Change of Control has occurred, may, at any time and by sending the corresponding notification to the Borrower, cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount, together with the accrued interest and any other amounts owed under this Contract.
Additionally, in the event that the Borrower has informed the Bank of the imminence of a Change of Control, or if the Bank has reasonable grounds to believe that a Change of Control is imminent, the Bank may request the Borrower to commence negotiations. The negotiations shall take place within a period of thirty (30) days from the Bank's request.
On the first to occur of (a) the date on which thirty (30) days have elapsed since the request to commence negotiations, or (b) the occurrence of the anticipated Change of Control, the Bank may, by sending the corresponding notification to the Borrower, cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount, together with the accrued interest and any other amounts owed under this Contract.
The Borrower must make the payment of the demanded amounts on the date indicated by the Bank for such purposes. Said date must be at least thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the notification.
For the purposes of this Stipulation:
(a) a "Change of Control" shall occur if the Republic of Costa Rica ceases to hold control of the Borrower; (b) "control" means the power to direct the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract, or otherwise.
4.03A(4) Change in Legislation In the event that a Change in Legislation occurs or is likely to occur, the Borrower must immediately notify the Bank of such circumstance. In such case, or if the Bank has reasonable grounds to believe that a Change in Legislation has occurred or that a Change in Legislation is imminent, the Bank may request the Borrower to commence negotiations. The negotiations shall take place within a period of thirty (30) days from the Bank's request. If, on the date on which thirty (30) days have elapsed since the request to commence negotiations, the Bank is of the opinion that the effects of the Change in Legislation cannot be mitigated to its satisfaction, the Bank may, by sending the corresponding notification to the Borrower, cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount, together with the accrued interest and any other amounts owed under this Contract.
The Borrower must make the payment of the demanded amounts on the date indicated by the Bank for such purposes. Said date must be at least thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the notification.
For the purposes of this Stipulation, "Change in Legislation" means the promulgation, entry into force, abrogation, enforcement, or ratification, change, or modification of a law, rule, or regulation, or a change in the official application or interpretation of a law, rule, or regulation, or a change in the legal status of the Borrower occurring after the date of this Contract that, in the reasonable opinion of the Bank, could substantially impair the Borrower's ability to comply with its obligations arising from this Contract.
4.03A(5) Illegality If:
(a) it becomes illegal for the Bank, under any applicable law, to perform any of its obligations under this Contract or to finance or maintain the Credit; and/or (b) the Framework Agreement, the Mandate, and/or the EU Guarantee:
(i) ceases to be in force or to have effect, or (ii) ceases to be effective in accordance with its own terms, or the Republic of Costa Rica alleges that it is not effective on its own terms; and/or (c) the Framework Agreement is (or is likely to be, in the Bank's opinion) denounced by the Republic of Costa Rica, or ceases (or is likely to cease, in the Bank's opinion) to be binding on the Republic of Costa Rica in any respect; and/or (d) the conditions necessary for the application of the EU Guarantee to this Contract cease to be satisfied; the Bank shall immediately notify the Borrower, and the Bank may, immediately, (i) suspend or cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and/or (ii) demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount on the reasonable date indicated by the Bank in the notification sent by the Bank for such purposes to the Borrower, together with any accrued interest and any other amounts owed under this Contract.
4.03A(6) Extinction of the Guarantee If the Guarantee Contract is (or is likely to be, in the Bank's opinion) denounced by the Republic of Costa Rica, or ceases (or is likely to cease, in the reasonable opinion of the Bank) to be binding on the Republic of Costa Rica in any respect, the Bank, without prejudice to any other rights it may have, may, immediately, (i) suspend or cancel the undisbursed portion of the Credit and/or (ii) demand the early amortization of the Disbursed Amount on the reasonable date indicated by the Bank in the notification sent by the Bank for such purposes to the Borrower, together with any accrued interest and any other amounts owed under this Contract.
4.03B Mandatory Early Amortization Procedure Any amount demanded by the Bank in accordance with Stipulation 4.03A, together with any interest or other amounts accrued or outstanding under this Contract, including, for illustrative purposes only, any compensation due in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 4.03C below and Stipulation 4.04, must be paid on the date indicated by the Bank for such purposes in the corresponding demand.
4.03C Compensation for Mandatory Early Amortization If an Indemnifiable Early Amortization Event occurs, the compensation, if applicable, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 4.02B.
4.04 General Amounts amortized early may not be disbursed again. The provisions of this Stipulation 4 shall not prejudice the provisions of Stipulation 10. If the Borrower amortizes early any Disbursement on a date other than a Payment Date, the Borrower must indemnify the Bank in an amount equal to the amount that the Bank certifies is necessary to compensate it for not having received the funds on a Payment Date.
STIPULATION 5 Payments 5.01 Day Count Convention Any amount owed by the Borrower for interest, indemnities, or commissions under this Contract that corresponds to a fraction of a year shall be calculated on the basis of the following conventions:
(a) in relation to any interest or indemnities owed in relation to a Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate, a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and a month of thirty (30) days; (b) in relation to any interest or indemnities owed in relation to a Disbursement subject to a Variable Interest Rate, a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and the number of days elapsed; and (c) in relation to commissions, a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and the number of days elapsed.
5.02 Time and Place of Payment Unless otherwise established in this Contract or at the Bank's request, all amounts owed for items other than principal, interest, or indemnities must be paid within fifteen (15) days following the Borrower's receipt of the Bank's payment request for such purposes. Each amount that the Borrower must pay in accordance with the provisions of this Contract must be paid into the account that the Bank has notified to the Borrower for such purposes. The Bank shall indicate the account at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the first payment to be made by the Borrower and shall notify any change of accounts at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the first payment on which said change is to take effect. This prior notice period shall not apply in the case of payments due to the application of Stipulation 10. The Borrower must indicate in each payment made in accordance with the provisions of this Contract the contract number ("FI Nº") mentioned on the cover page of this Contract. Amounts owed shall only be understood to be received when the Bank actually receives them. Any disbursements made in favor of the Bank and payments received by it under this Contract must be made using accounts acceptable to the Bank. For the avoidance of doubt, any account held by the Borrower opened with any financial institution duly authorized in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Borrower or where the Project is carried out shall be considered acceptable to the Bank.
5.03 Absence of Set-off Right by the Borrower All payments that the Borrower must make to the Bank under this Contract must be calculated and made without any type of set-off or conventional counterclaim (and, therefore, free of any deduction).
5.04 Payment System Disruption If at any time the Bank determines (in its sole discretion) that a Disruption Event has occurred, or if the Borrower notifies the Bank of the occurrence of a Disruption Event:
(a) the Bank may, and must if so requested by the Borrower, initiate discussions with the Borrower for the purpose of agreeing on those modifications to the operation and administration of the Contract that the Bank deems appropriate in such circumstances; (b) the Bank shall not be obliged to initiate discussions with the Borrower for the purpose of agreeing on the modifications referred to in paragraph (a) above if, in its opinion, doing so is not practical in such circumstances, and, in any case, shall have no obligation to agree to any modification; and (c) the Bank shall not be liable in any way for any damages, costs, or losses of any kind arising as a consequence of the occurrence of a Disruption Event or for taking (or not taking) any action in accordance with or in relation to the provisions of this Stipulation 5.04.
5.05 Application of Amounts Received (a) General Amounts received from the Borrower shall only release it from its payment obligations if they are received in accordance with the terms of this Contract.
(b) Partial Payments If the Bank receives a payment that is not sufficient to satisfy all of the amounts then due by the Borrower under this Contract, the Bank shall apply such payment:
(i) first, to the pro-rata payment of any commissions, costs, indemnities, and expenses outstanding under this Contract; (ii) second, to the payment of any interest accrued and outstanding under this Contract; (iii) third, to the payment of the principal owed and outstanding under this Contract; and (iv) fourth, to the payment of any other amount owed and outstanding under this Contract.
(c) Distribution of Amounts Owed Under a Disbursement (i) In the event of:
- a partial voluntary early amortization of a Disbursement that must be repaid in several installments, the Early Amortization Amount shall be applied, pro-rata, among each of the outstanding installments or, at the Borrower's request, in inverse order of their maturity; - a partial mandatory early amortization of a Disbursement that must be repaid in several installments, the Early Amortization Amount shall be applied to reduce the outstanding amounts in inverse order of their maturity.
(ii) Amounts received by the Bank upon a demand under Stipulation 10.01 that are applied to a Disbursement shall be applied to reduce the outstanding amounts in inverse order of their maturity. The Bank may apply the amounts received among the different Disbursements at its discretion.
(iii) In the event of receipt of amounts that cannot be identified as applicable to a specific Disbursement, or in relation to which there is no agreement on their application between the Bank and the Borrower, the Bank may apply the amounts received among the different Disbursements at its discretion.
STIPULATION 6 Obligations and Formal Declarations of the Borrower The obligations contained in this Stipulation 6 shall be in force from the effective date of this Contract until the date on which all amounts owed under this Contract and the Credit have been fully satisfied.
A. Obligations in Relation to the Project 6.01 Use of the Credit and Availability of Other Funds The Borrower undertakes to allocate the amount of all sums disbursed under the Credit to the execution of the Project.
The Borrower shall ensure that it has at its disposal the remaining funds listed in Recital (2) and that such funds shall be applied, to the extent necessary, to finance the Project.
6.02 Completion of the Project The Borrower shall develop the Project in accordance with the Technical Description, which may not be substantially modified without prior authorization from the Bank and information to the Guarantor, and shall complete the Project no later than the date indicated in said Technical Description.
6.03 Increase in the Project Cost In the event that the total cost of the Project exceeds the estimated amount indicated in Recital (2), the Borrower must obtain the necessary funds to finance the additional cost without recourse to the Bank, in such a way that it can complete the Project in accordance with the Technical Description. The Borrower must notify the Bank of the plan for financing the additional cost as soon as possible.
6.04 Procurement The Borrower undertakes to acquire the goods and contract the works and services related to the Project through international open public bidding and procurement processes or any other procurement procedure that meets, to the satisfaction of the Bank, (1) the criteria of economy and efficiency, (2) the policy described in the Bank's Guide to Procurement as amended and supplemented from time to time, including publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (where applicable), and (3) the principles of transparency, equal treatment, and non-discrimination based on nationality.
6.05 Obligations Relating to the Project The Borrower shall:
(a) Maintenance: maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and renew all assets relating to the Project for the purpose of keeping them in suitable conditions for use; (b) Project Assets: retain ownership and possession of all or substantially all the assets constituting the Project or, as applicable, replace and renew such assets and maintain the Project in conditions that allow its continuous operation and in accordance with its original purpose unless the Bank grants its consent to the disposal or dispossession of the same (consent which may only be refused in the event that the action proposed by the Borrower could harm the Bank's interests in its capacity as lender to the Borrower or could cause the Project to cease to be eligible for financing by the Bank in accordance with its Statutes or Article 309 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union); (c) Insurance: maintain all works and assets of the Project insured with first-tier insurance entities in accordance with the best industry practice; (d) Authorizations and Permits: keep in force all Authorizations that are necessary for the construction and operation of the Project; (e) Environment:
(i) develop and operate the Project in compliance with Environmental Law; (ii) obtain and maintain all necessary Environmental Authorizations for the Project; and (iii) comply with the terms of said Environmental Authorizations.
(f) Integrity: adopt, within a reasonable period, appropriate measures in relation to any member of its management bodies who has been convicted by a final and irrevocable judicial sentence of a Criminal Offense committed in the course of their professional activity, for the purpose of ensuring that such person is excluded from any activity of the Borrower in relation to the Loan or the Project.
(g) EU Legislation: develop and operate the Project in accordance with the standards of European Union Legislation to the extent that they have been transposed by the laws of the Republic of Costa Rica or have been indicated by the Bank prior to the signing date of this Contract.
B. General Obligations 6.06 Compliance with Laws The Borrower shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws and regulations.
6.07 Change of Business The Borrower shall ensure that the main business carried out by the Borrower on the signing date of this Contract does not undergo any substantial modification.
6.08 Corporate Operations The Borrower shall maintain its legal personality in accordance with the current legal framework and may not merge, split, segregate a substantial part of its assets, transform, liquidate, or dissolve (except for legal cause) except with the prior written consent of the Bank.
6.09 Books and Records The Borrower shall ensure that it maintains and will continue to correctly maintain accounting books and records, in which entries must be correctly recorded for all financial transactions relating to expenses related to the Project, in accordance with the GAAP in force at any given time.
6.10 Integrity Undertaking The Borrower solemnly declares that it has not committed, nor, to its knowledge, has any person committed, and undertakes throughout the life of this Contract that it will not commit, nor will any person with its consent or prior knowledge commit, any of the following acts:
(a) the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any undue advantage to influence the action of any person holding a public office or function or a director or employee of any public authority or company or director or officer of any international organization in relation to any bidding process or the execution of any contract related to the elements of the Project financed under the Loan; or (b) any act that unduly influences or seeks to influence the bidding process or the execution of the Project financed under the Loan, including collusion among bidders.
For these purposes, the Borrower shall be deemed to have knowledge of a fact in the event that any official with managerial or leadership functions, or similar, of the Borrower has knowledge of it.
The Borrower undertakes to immediately inform the Bank of any suspicion, fact, or information suggesting the commission of any of said acts.
6.11 Origin of Funds, Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism The Borrower undertakes, throughout the entire duration of this Contract, not to enter into any type of commercial relationship with any of the persons or entities appearing on the lists established by the United Nations Security Council or its committees in compliance with Security Council Resolutions 1267(1999), 1373(2001) (http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/committees/1267/1267ListEng.htm) and/or by the Council of the European Union in application of Common Positions 2001/931/CFSP and 2002/402/CFSP (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/cfsp/sanctions/list/consol-list.htm), as well as any other relative or complementary implementing resolution of the foregoing relating to the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Likewise, the Borrower guarantees, throughout the entire duration of this Contract, that none of the funds destined to finance the Project are of illicit origin and that there is no relationship with drug trafficking, fraud against the financial interests of the European Union, corruption, organized crime activities, or terrorism.
The Borrower undertakes to immediately inform the Bank of any suspicion, fact, or information suggesting the commission of any of said acts.
6.12 Disposal of Assets (a) Except in accordance with the provisions below, the Borrower may not dispose of its assets whether by virtue of a single transaction or a series of transactions, whether related or not, whether voluntarily or not.
(b) The provision in paragraph (a) shall not apply to disposals of assets made under market conditions and at market price provided that:
(i) the greater of the market value or the sale price (considered jointly with the greater of the market value or the sale price received as a result of the sale, lease, transfer, or any other disposal other than the disposals permitted under paragraphs (ii) to (iv) below) does not jointly exceed five (5) percent of the Borrower's assets; (ii) said disposal has been made in the ordinary course of business; (iii) said disposal has been made in exchange for other assets of equal or better class, value, and quality; or (iv) said disposal has been made with the prior written consent of the Bank (which may not be unreasonably refused); and in any case with the exception of the assets forming part of the Project (which shall be governed by Stipulation 6.05(b) above) and the shares of subsidiaries that hold assets forming part of the Project, which may not be disposed of. For the purposes of this Stipulation, the terms "dispose" and "disposal" also include any action involving the sale, transfer, lease, or assignment of the asset in question.
6.13 Formal Declarations The Borrower solemnly makes the following formal declarations in favor of the Bank:
(a) it has the legal capacity to sign this Contract and fulfill its obligations hereunder and has obtained all authorizations necessary to authorize the execution and fulfillment of this Contract; (b) it is an autonomous public institution validly constituted and existing under the legislation of the Republic of Costa Rica with full capacity to carry out its business in the manner in which it is currently conducted and to hold ownership of its assets; (c) this Contract constitutes valid, enforceable, and binding obligations, in accordance with the stipulations of this Contract; (d) the execution of this Contract and the fulfillment of its obligations hereunder does not contravene or conflict with (and will not contravene or conflict with):
(i) any applicable law, statute, regulation, or rule, nor any judgment, order, or authorization to which it is subject; (ii) any contract or instrument binding on the Borrower whose breach could reasonably result in a material adverse effect on its ability to fulfill its obligations under this Contract; (iii) any provision of its constitutive documents; (f) no Material Adverse Change has occurred since June 11, 2013; (g) there is no fact or circumstance constituting an Event of Default that has not been remedied or in relation to which the Bank has not waived its right to declare early maturity; (h) there is no litigation, arbitration, administrative proceeding, or investigation pending or in progress (nor is it aware that any will be initiated imminently) before any court, arbitration body, or administration that entails (or, if resolved adversely, is reasonably likely to result in) a Material Adverse Change, nor is there any judgment or arbitral award against the Borrower that has not been satisfied; (i) it has obtained all the Authorizations that are necessary in relation to this Contract and to legally fulfill its obligations hereunder and the Project, and said Authorizations are in force and exist in formats acceptable as evidence; (j) the Bank's credit rights against the Borrower arising from this Contract shall rank at least equally in order of payment priority (pari passu) with the present and future credit rights of other unsubordinated and unsecured creditors, except for those credits that hold a privileged status by operation of Law; (k) it complies with Stipulation 6.05(e) and to the best of its knowledge and belief (after having made the relevant inquiries) no Environmental Claim has been made, nor is it imminent that any Environmental Claim will be made, against the Borrower other than those it has previously communicated to the Bank; (l) it complies with all the obligations established in this Stipulation 6; (m) the Borrower has not agreed to a clause relating to a Credit Rating Downgrade with any other creditor; (n) the Borrower has not agreed to a clause relating to compliance with financial ratios with any creditor that has simultaneously benefited from a guarantee of the Republic of Costa Rica in relation to its financing granted to the Borrower, with the exception of such clause agreed with the Inter-American Development Bank, which is no stricter than Stipulation 6.14 of this Contract; (o) the Borrower has not agreed with any creditor of the Borrower a clause relating to Encumbrances that is stricter than Stipulation 7.03 of this Contract; (p) to the best of its knowledge and belief, the funds invested in the Project do not have an illicit origin, including money laundering or terrorism financing. The Borrower shall immediately inform the Bank if at any time it becomes aware of the illicit origin of any of said funds; The formal declarations contained in this Stipulation shall be in force throughout the entire term of the Contract and, with the exception of the declaration contained in paragraph (f) above, shall be deemed repeated in each Disbursement Request, on each Disbursement Date, and on each Payment Date.
6.14 Maintenance of Financial Indicators (a) The Borrower undertakes that during the entire disbursement period: (i) it will not acquire, within its electricity sector, capital commitments, nor new power purchase commitments, plant leases, or similar commitments related to new works, that demand annual outlays for an amount exceeding 2% of the average of its net fixed assets in service in said sector, unless it has obtained the written consent of the Bank, after having presented satisfactory evidence to the Bank that said commitments are economically and technically justifiable and that they will not have an adverse impact on its financial situation and the execution of this Project; and (ii) it will take appropriate measures to ensure that the Borrower's revenues from energy sales are sufficient to cover the normal operating expenses of its electricity sector, including those related to administration, operation, maintenance, and depreciation, and debt service, and to finance a proportion of no less than 35% of investments in said sector, except in the years 2012, 2013, and 2014, which shall not be less than 15%.
(b) The Borrower undertakes that during the term of this Contract, it will not assume, within its electricity sector, without the prior written approval of the Bank, new financial obligations with maturities exceeding one (1) year, if as a consequence thereof, the relationship between its long-term debt and its total assets exceeds 0.5 and the service coverage of its long-term debts is less than 1.5 times, except in the years 2012, 2013, and 2014, which shall not be less than 1.15 times.
Stipulation 7 Guarantees The commitments assumed under this Stipulation 7 shall be in force from the effective date of this Contract until the date on which all amounts owed under this Contract have been fully satisfied.
7.01 Guarantee The effectiveness of the Bank's obligations under this Contract shall be conditional upon the execution and delivery to the Bank of the Guarantee. The Borrower, by signing this Contract, declares that it knows, and grants its consent to, the terms of the Guarantee, as defined in Recital (6) above. Said Guarantee shall enter into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Costa Rica of the decision to ratify it by the Legislative Assembly.
7.02 Pari Passu Ranking The Borrower undertakes that the payment obligations assumed under this Contract shall hold at all times at least the same rank in the order of payment priority (pari passu) as the present and future credit rights of other unsubordinated and unsecured creditors, except for those credits that hold a privileged status by operation of Law.
7.03 Additional Guarantees (a) The Borrower may not create or permit to exist any Encumbrance whatsoever on any of its assets or those of its Subsidiaries. For the purposes established in this Stipulation 7.03, the term Encumbrance shall also include any agreement or transaction involving assets, credit rights, or money such that the main purpose of the agreement or transaction in question is obtaining financing or the financing of the acquisition of an asset (such as the sale, transfer, or any type of disposal of assets for subsequent lease to, or re-purchase by, the Borrower, the sale, transfer, or any type of disposal of credit rights with recourse, or any agreement by virtue of which a certain amount of money or the credit right derived from a bank account or any other account is applied to the offset of debts, or any other agreement that has a similar effect).
(b) The following Encumbrances (Permitted Encumbrances) shall be excluded from the application of the first paragraph of this Stipulation 7.03:
(aa) Encumbrances on the purchase price or on any real estate or equipment acquired or maintained by the Borrower and any Subsidiary in the regular course of business or to secure the purchase price of said good or equipment or to secure the Debt incurred for the sole purpose of financing the acquisition of said good or equipment, or Encumbrances existing on said good or equipment at the time of its acquisition (aside from Encumbrances of a similar nature created in contemplation of said acquisition in which it was not incurred to finance the acquisition of said good) or extensions, renewals, or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that none of these Encumbrances should extend to cover any property of any kind other than the real estate or equipment that has been acquired, and without said extension, renewal, or replacement extending or covering any property that was not previously subject to the Encumbrance that has been extended, renewed, or replaced.
(bb) the Encumbrances existing on the date of signing this Contract; (cc) the Encumbrances on the assets of any Special Purpose Vehicle in relation to the financing of the development, construction, or operation by the Special Purpose Vehicle of new and expanded fixed assets; provided always that the Debt secured by said Encumbrances is backed only by the assets of the relevant Special Purpose Vehicle; (dd) the Encumbrances on the accounts receivable of the Borrower or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries in relation to any securitization of said accounts receivable; provided that (i) such securitizations shall not exceed, individually or in the aggregate, fifteen percent (15%) of the total outstanding principal of the Debt of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at any time; and (ii) the revenue derived from any account receivable on which an Encumbrance has been placed shall be excluded from the Consolidated Operating Profit; (ee) the Encumbrances on the assets of any Trust created in favor of cooperation agreements, partnerships, strategic alliances, or any other type of association with public or private entities, international or national, in relation to the financing of the development, construction, or operation by said Trust of new or expanded fixed assets; provided always that the Debt secured by said Trust is backed only by said Trust and not by the Borrower; (ff) the replacement, extension, or renewal of any Encumbrance mentioned in paragraph (bb) in relation to the same property of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, or the replacement, extension, or renewal (without an increase in the amount or change in any direct or contingent debtor) of the Debt secured there; (gg) the Encumbrances existing on property at the time of its acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (and which have not been created in contemplation of said acquisition); (hh) attachments, appeal bonds, judgments, and other similar Encumbrances, for sums not exceeding the total of five million United States dollars (USD 5,000,000) arising in connection with judicial proceedings, provided that the execution or other enforcement of such Encumbrances is effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are actively contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; and (ii) the Encumbrances arising under this Contract, the promissory notes, or any other agreement related hereto.
7.04 Incorporation by Reference (a) If at any time during the term of this Contract, the Borrower concluded or was to conclude with any other creditor a financing instrument guaranteed by the Republic of Costa Rica (that is, a loan, a credit, subscription of issuances, issuance of public debt, or any other instrument or document that provides it with financing) that includes (i) commitments to do or not to do, including but not limited to, credit rating downgrade clauses (rating); (ii) commitments to comply with financial ratios; (iii) defaults or events of default; (iv) mandatory early repayment events or put options or additional Guarantees clauses; that is more restrictive for the Borrower than those included, if applicable, in this Contract, the Borrower shall inform the Bank of such circumstance immediately and shall, upon the Bank's request to that effect, amend this Contract for the purpose of including an equivalent stipulation in favor of the Bank.
(b) If at any time during the term of this Contract, the Borrower eliminates from its contracts with the Inter-American Development Bank the clause equivalent to Stipulation 6.14 of this Contract, the Bank shall, upon request and corresponding evidence from the Borrower to that effect, amend this Contract for the purpose of eliminating said Stipulation 6.14.
Stipulation 8 Information and Visits 8.01 Information Relating to the Project The Borrower shall:
(a) deliver to the Bank:
(i) the information in the content, form, and deadlines specified in Annex A.2 or such other information as may have been agreed at any time by the parties to this Contract; and (ii) within a reasonable period, any other additional information or documents relating to the financing, procurement, execution, operation, and environmental impact of the Project that the Bank may reasonably request from the Borrower; with the understanding that if such information or documents are not delivered to the Bank on time and the Borrower does not remedy that omission within the reasonable period indicated by the Bank in writing for such purposes, the Bank, to the extent possible, may remedy such lack of information using, for such purposes, its own staff, a consultant, or a third party (with the cost borne by the Borrower), and for this purpose the Borrower shall provide such persons with all necessary assistance, (b) refer without delay, for approval by the Bank, any substantial change to the Project (for which purpose the Borrower must also take into account any information related to the Project provided prior to the signing date of this Contract) including, among others, those affecting the price, design, plans, schedules, expenditure program, or financing plan of the Project; (c) inform the Bank, immediately, of:
(i) any action or claim initiated, any opposition raised by any third party, any complaint received by the Borrower, or any Environmental Claim against the Borrower in relation to the environment or any other aspect affecting the Project of which the Borrower becomes aware, regardless of whether they have already been initiated, are pending resolution, or their filing is imminent; and (ii) any fact or circumstance known by the Borrower that could substantially harm or affect the conditions of execution or operation of the Project; (iii) any genuine allegation, complaint, or request for information in relation to any Criminal Offense related to the Project; (iv) any breach by the Borrower of any applicable Environmental Law; and (v) any suspension, revocation, or modification of any Environmental Approval, as well as establishing the measures required to be adopted in relation to such matters; 8.02 Information Relating to the Borrower The Borrower shall:
(a) deliver to the Bank:
(i) as soon as they are available and in any case within 180 days following the close of each financial year, a copy of its consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements, balance sheet, profit and loss account, and auditor's report for said financial year, including regarding compliance with the provisions of Stipulation 6.14 and Stipulation 7.03; and (ii) as soon as they are available and in any case within 120 days following the close of each semester, a copy of its consolidated and non-consolidated semi-annual financial statements, balance sheet, and profit and loss account of said semester of the Borrower; and (iii) at all times, such general financial information as the Bank may reasonably request or such certificates of compliance with the obligations of Stipulation 6 as the Bank may deem necessary; (b) inform the Bank immediately of:
(i) any substantial modification of the Borrower's bylaws; (ii) any event that obliges the Borrower to amortize any financial debt or any European Union financing; (iii) any event or decision that constitutes or may constitute an Event of Early Amortization; (iv) the Borrower's intention to create any type of Encumbrance that is not a Permitted Encumbrance on any of its assets in favor of any third party; (v) the Borrower's intention to renounce ownership of any material asset of the Project; (vi) any fact or event that may reasonably cause the substantial fulfillment of any obligation assumed by the Borrower under this Contract to become impossible; (vii) the occurrence of any of the events described in Stipulation 10.01, as well as the possibility that any of them may occur; or (viii) any investigation concerning the integrity of the members of the Borrower's Board of Directors or of any of its managers; or (ix) to the extent legally permitted, any judicial, arbitral, or administrative proceeding, or any investigation being conducted by a court, administration, or any similar public authority that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, is ongoing, is imminent, or is pending against the Borrower or the members of the Borrower's management bodies in relation to Criminal Offenses concerning the Loan or the Project; (x) any measure adopted by the Borrower in compliance with Stipulation 6.05(f) of this Contract; (xi) any litigation, arbitration, administrative proceeding, or investigation ongoing, imminent, or pending and which, if resolved adversely, could entail a Material Adverse Change.
8.03 Visits (a) The Borrower shall permit the persons designated by the Bank, as well as any person designated by any other institution or body of the European Union when so required by the mandatory clauses of European Union regulations:
(i) to carry out visits to the sites, facilities, and works related to the Project, as well as to perform such verifications as they deem appropriate; (ii) to review the accounting and files of the Borrower in relation to the execution of the Project and to make copies of the related documents to the extent legally permitted.
The Borrower shall provide the Bank with the assistance necessary for the purposes described in this Stipulation.
By these presents, the Borrower declares that it knows that the Bank may be obliged to communicate information related to the Borrower and the Project to any competent institution or body of the European Union in accordance with the mandatory provisions of European Union regulations.
(b) The Borrower undertakes to:
(i) carry out any action that the Bank requests, acting reasonably for the purpose of determining whether any of the events referred to in Stipulations 6.10 and/or 6.11 has occurred and, where appropriate, to put an end to said event; (ii) inform the Bank of the measures adopted to obtain compensation as a result of any loss, damage, or harm caused by the persons who have carried out any of said events; and (iii) facilitate any investigation that the Bank or, as applicable, the representatives of OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office) may carry out concerning such events.
(c) The Borrower undertakes to keep, in a single location and for a period of 6 (six) years from the signing of contracts entered into in connection with the Project, said contracts as well as documents, minutes, and notes relating to their procurement and execution; (d) The Borrower shall provide persons designated by the Bank access to consult such documents during visits the Bank may conduct with reasonable notice.
STIPULATION 9 Costs and expenses 9.01 Taxes, duties, and fees All Taxes, duties, fees, and other charges of any nature, including, as applicable, legal acts and registration fees, that become payable as a result of the conclusion, formalization, and/or execution of this Contract and any related document or as a result of the creation, perfection, registration, or enforcement of the Guarantee granted by the Guarantor, to the extent applicable, shall be borne by the Borrower.
The Borrower shall make payments of principal, interest, indemnities, and any other sums due under this Contract without any withholding or deduction whatsoever and net of all taxes or duties. In the event that the Borrower is obliged to make such withholding or deduction, the Borrower shall make a gross-up payment, that is, the Borrower shall increase the payment to be made to the Bank so that the net amount actually received by the Bank, after the relevant deduction or withholding has been made, equals the amount due.
9.02 Other charges All costs and expenses (including professional fees, and bank and currency exchange charges) incurred in connection with the preparation, signing, execution, early maturity, or termination of this Contract or any other contract related thereto, those arising from any amendment, supplement, or waiver of rights in connection with this Contract or any other contract related thereto, and those arising from the amendment, granting, management, claim, or enforcement of the Guarantee granted by the Guarantor shall be borne by the Borrower.
9.03 Increased costs, indemnities, and compensation (a) If, in accordance with or as a result of the introduction of any regulatory change, in the interpretation, administration, or application of any law or regulation, or compliance with any law or regulation occurring after the date of this Contract: (i) the Bank is obliged to incur additional costs in order to provide the funds or fulfill its obligations under this Contract; or (ii) any amount owed to the Bank under this Contract or the financial return resulting from the granting of the Credit or the Disbursed Amount by the Bank to the Borrower is reduced or eliminated, the Borrower shall pay the Bank an amount equivalent to the increase in costs or decrease in income suffered by the Bank. Said amount shall be paid against delivery by the Bank of a settlement statement, justifying the amounts claimed.
(b) Without prejudice to any other rights that may correspond to the Bank under this Contract or any applicable law, the Borrower shall indemnify, and hold harmless, the Bank against any loss incurred as a result of a payment or partial release occurring in any manner other than that expressly provided for in this Contract.
(c) The Bank may set off any matured, liquid, and payable obligation owed by the Borrower under this Contract (to the extent owed to the Bank) against any obligation (regardless of whether it is matured or not) owed by the Bank to the Borrower, regardless of the place of performance of the obligation, the branch where it is booked, or the currency of said obligation. If the obligations to be set off are denominated in different currencies, the Bank may convert any of said obligations at a market exchange rate in the ordinary course of its business for the purposes of effecting the set-off. If any of the obligations is illiquid or indeterminable, the Bank may set it off for the amount estimated for said obligation by the Bank acting in good faith.
STIPULATION 10 Events of Default 10.01 Right to demand early repayment The Borrower shall immediately repay all or part of the Disbursed Amount under this Contract, as well as accrued interest and any other amounts owed under this Contract (as requested by the Bank), in the event that the Bank sends it a written demand in accordance with the provisions of this Stipulation.
10.01A Demand for immediate repayment The Bank may demand immediate repayment if any of the following events occur:
(a) if the Borrower fails to pay on its respective due date any amount due under this Contract, at the place and in the currency in which it is to be paid, unless (i) the failure to pay is due to an administrative or technical error or a Disruption Event and (ii) payment is made within a maximum period of three (3) Business Days from its due date; (b) if any documentation or information delivered to the Bank by (or on behalf of) the Borrower or the Guarantor before or after the signing of this Contract, or any formal statement or representation made or repeated by, or any indemnity granted by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, is or becomes incorrect, incomplete, or erroneous in any material respect; (c) in the event that, following the occurrence of any default by the Borrower or the Guarantor of any obligation under any loan, credit, or other financial indebtedness other than this Credit:
(i) the relevant creditor requests or is entitled to request (or, once any applicable cure period has elapsed, may request or is entitled to request) from the Borrower or the Guarantor the early amortization, cancellation, liquidation, or early maturity of the relevant loan, credit, or financial indebtedness; or (ii) any financial commitment under said loan, credit, or financial indebtedness is cancelled or suspended, (d) if the Borrower or the Guarantor (i) becomes unable to meet its debts as they fall due, (ii) suspends payment of its debts, or (iii) enters into or initiates a renegotiation of its debts with its creditors to avoid being unable to meet its debts as they fall due or suspending payment of its debts; (e) if the Borrower or the Guarantor breaches any obligation assumed under any other loan or credit granted by the Bank or under any other financial instrument executed with the Bank; (f) if the Borrower or the Guarantor breaches any obligation assumed under any other loan or credit granted from the resources of the Bank or the European Union; (g) if a Material Adverse Change occurs in relation to the situation of the Borrower or the Guarantor as at the date of this Contract; or (h) if at any time the fulfillment of all or some of the obligations assumed by the Borrower or the Guarantor under this Contract or the Bond Contract becomes or is rendered illegal, or if this Contract or the Bond Contract ceases to be effective on its own terms, or if the Borrower or the Guarantor claims their ineffectiveness on their own terms; (i) in the event that any corporate action, legal or other proceeding is adopted, any step is taken, any instruction is given, or any effective resolution is adopted aimed at the suspension of payments, the moratorium of any indebtedness, dissolution, administration, or reorganization (by means of a voluntary agreement, resolution mechanism, or in any other way), or in the event that any resolution is adopted aimed at the liquidation of the Borrower or the Guarantor, or any step is taken aimed at effecting a substantial reduction of the Borrower's share capital, or the Borrower is declared insolvent or ceases (or agrees to cease) carrying on all or a substantial part of its business or activity; (j) in the event that the beneficiary of any lien takes possession of, or any receiver, intervener, liquidator, administrative manager, or similar officer is appointed by any competent court or administrative authority or by any person in relation to, any assets or businesses of the Borrower or any property that is part of the Project; (b) if any asset of the Borrower or any asset that is part of the Project is seized, executed upon, or expropriated (or if any other similar proceeding is initiated or executed) and said seizure, execution, or expropriation is not lifted, cancelled, or revoked within fourteen (14) days.
10.01B Demand for repayment upon prior notice to cure The Bank may also request early repayment:
(a) if the Borrower or the Guarantor breaches any obligation assumed under this Contract other than those mentioned in Stipulation 10.01A, or if the Guarantor breaches any obligation assumed under the Bond Contract; or (b) if any fact relating to the Borrower, the Guarantor, or the Project, mentioned in the Recitals, undergoes a substantial modification, is not re-established, and the modification either harms the interests of the Bank as a creditor or adversely affects the construction or operation of the Project, unless said default or the circumstance that gave rise to said default can be cured and is cured within the reasonable period indicated by the Bank in the notification sent to the Borrower or the Guarantor for such purposes.
10.02 Other rights The provisions of Stipulation 10.01 do not limit, impair, or restrict in any way any other right that applicable legislation confers upon the Bank for the purposes of demanding early repayment.
10.03 Indemnity 10.03A Disbursement subject to Fixed Interest Rate In the event that the Bank requests the early repayment of any Disbursement subject to a Fixed Interest Rate in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 10.01, the Borrower shall pay the Bank both the amount claimed and the Early Amortization Indemnity on any outstanding principal amount to be paid. Said Early Amortization Indemnity shall become payable on the payment date indicated in the payment demand sent to the Borrower by the Bank and shall be calculated by the Bank on the basis that payment thereof will be made on said date.
10.03B Disbursement subject to Variable Interest Rate In the event that the Bank requests the early repayment of any Disbursement subject to a Variable Interest Rate in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 10.01, the Borrower shall pay the Bank both the amount claimed and a sum equal to the present value of fifteen basis points (0.15%) per year, calculated and accrued until the Interest Review/Conversion Date (as applicable) or the Maturity Date on the amount of principal outstanding and in the same manner as interest would have been calculated and accrued if the amount had been paid in accordance with the amortization schedule of the relevant Disbursement. Said sum shall be calculated at a discount rate equal to the Re-employment Interest Rate applied on each Payment Date.
10.03C General The amounts owed by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of this Stipulation 10.03 shall be payable on the early repayment date indicated in the Bank's request.
10.04 Absence of waiver The failure to exercise, the delay in exercising, or the partial exercise by the Bank of its rights or powers under this Contract shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of that right or power. The rights and powers derived from this Contract are cumulative and do not in any way exclude any other right or power conferred by law.
STIPULATION 11 Applicable law and jurisdiction, miscellaneous 11.01 Applicable law This Contract and any non-contractual obligation arising from or related to it shall be governed by Spanish law.
11.02 Competent jurisdiction (a) The Court of Justice of the European Union shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (a "Dispute") arising from or in connection with this Contract (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity, or termination of this Contract or the consequences of its nullity) or any non-contractual obligation arising from or in connection with this Contract.
(b) The parties agree that the Court of Justice of the European Union is the appropriate court to settle Disputes between them and, consequently, that they will not challenge its jurisdiction.
(c) This Stipulation 11.02 is included solely for the benefit of the Bank. Therefore, and without prejudice to the provisions of Stipulation 11.02, paragraph (a), the same shall not prevent the Bank from taking proceedings relating to any dispute (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity, or termination of this Contract or any non-contractual obligation arising from or in connection with this Contract) in any courts of any other jurisdiction. To the extent legally permitted, the Bank may initiate different simultaneous proceedings in different jurisdictions.
11.03 Place of performance of obligations Unless the Bank expressly agrees otherwise in writing, the place of performance of the obligations arising from this Contract shall be deemed to be the Bank's headquarters.
11.04 Certification of amounts owed The certificate issued by the Bank in relation to the amounts or the interest rate owed to the Bank under this Contract shall constitute evidence of said amounts or interest rate in the context of any action arising from this Contract, save for manifest error.
STIPULATION 12 Final Provisions 12.01 Notifications to the parties Notifications and any other type of communication that must be sent to any of the parties in accordance with this Contract shall be sent to the address or fax number indicated below, or to such other address or fax number as a party may have notified in writing to the others:
For the Bank Attention: Ops B 100 boulevard Konrad Adenauer L-2950 Luxembourg Fax no: +352 4379 66599 Attention: Project Management Directorate - For the Borrower Finance Management Project Management Director P.O. Box 10032-1000 San José, Costa Rica Fax no.: (506) 2220-8233 12.02 Form of notifications All notifications and any other type of communication under this Contract must be made in writing.
Notifications and communications for which a specific deadline has been established in the Contract, or which set a mandatory period for the recipient, may be made by hand delivery, registered mail, or fax. Such notifications and communications shall be deemed to have been received by the other party on the date of delivery in the case of hand delivery or registered mail, or on the date of receipt of the transmission in the case of fax.
Notifications and communications may be made by hand delivery, registered mail, or fax, or, to the extent the parties have so agreed in writing, by email or other electronic means of communication.
Without prejudice to the validity of notifications made by fax in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, a copy of any notification made by fax must be sent by mail to the other party no later than the next Business Day.
Notifications sent by the Borrower in accordance with this Contract shall be sent to the Bank, when so required by the Bank, together with satisfactory evidence of the authority of the person or persons authorized to sign said notification on behalf of the Borrower, as well as a sample of the signature of said person or persons.
12.03 Recitals and Annexes The Recitals and the following Annexes form an integral part of this Contract:
The following Annexes are attached to this Contract:
In view of the foregoing, the parties to this Contract have signed it in 4 originals in Spanish, and two representatives of the parties have initialed each page of this Contract In San José, on 22 November 2013 In Luxembourg, on 29 November 2013 Signed for and on behalf of Signed for and on behalf of EUROPEAN INVESTMENT INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE BANK ELECTRICIDAD P.H. Chamberlain S. Antz Jesús Orozco Delgado V°B°__________________________ Licda. Gabriela Sánchez Rodríguez APPENDICES
A.1. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Objective and location The project consists of expanding electric power generation capacity through the construction of a geothermal plant and includes the construction of a powerhouse, the installation of a 55 MW condensing steam turbine, and the drilling of approximately 26 wells to obtain steam. The plant is located in the province of Guanacaste, in the northwestern region of Costa Rica, approximately 200 km northwest of its capital, San José, and approximately 40 km from the Pacific coast.
Description The project consists of the following elements:
1. Pre-construction works works carried out during this phase: one drilling unit, 2 production wells, and 4 reinjection wells Access road (5 m wide), 6,000 m Water line Land preparation for 6 drilling units Ponds - 6 units Concrete and steel structures for 11 production wells Concrete and steel structures for 9 reinjection wells Concrete and steel structures for 6 reinjection wells (shared with Pailas 1) 2. Resource Drilling of 11 production wells -Average depth: 2,200 m, cross-section: 800 m Reinjection of 9 reinjection wells:
- Average depth: 1,800 m Reinjection of 6 wells shared with Pailas 1 - Average depth: 1,800 m 3. Gathering system Piping in two phases: 4,390 m Steam pipelines: 2,295 m Hot reinjection pipeline: 1,770 m Cooling tower and silencer drain: 2,320 m Separation stations Treatment station Steam requirements: 445 t/h 8.09 t/MW (gross), 8.56 t/MW (net) 4. Power plant Steam turbine -Nominal power: 55 MW (gross) x 1 unit -Type: Frame-mounted, double-flow, condensing, top exhaust -Steam conditions: 500 kPa, 151.8 degrees Celsius -Non-condensable gas content: less than 1.0% wt -Steam flow: 445 t/h (123.6 kg/s) -Speed: 3,600 rpm -Auxiliary machinery Condenser:
Main and auxiliary steam systems Gas extraction system Cooling water system Cooling tower Compressed air system Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system Fire-fighting system Drainage/wastewater Generator and related system:
-Type: Horizontal cylindrical rotating rotor, totally enclosed, air-cooled, three-phase synchronous generator -Nominal power: 55 MW per unit -Nominal voltage: 13.8 kV -Frequency: 60 Hz -Speed: 3,600 rpm -Power factor: 0.8 (lagging) -Neutral grounding: grounding via transformer -Excitation system: brushless -Own consumption: 3 MW -Net power: 52 MW 5. Balance of plant, auxiliary machinery, civil works, environmental works, consultancy services 6. Transmission line and switchyard - Construction of the Las Pailas II 240 kV switchyard -Main transformer: 230/13.8 kV 68.75 MVA -Extension of 1 bay at the Las Pailas I 230 kV switchyard -Extension of 230 kV bay and busbar -Double busbar, breaker-and-a-half, 31.5 kA -Differential line electrical protection (main), overload protection (backup) Construction of a 2.55 km, single-circuit, 230 kV overhead transmission line from Las Pailas II to Las Pailas I | Investment costs 2013 | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DESCRIPTION | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total MUSD | Total MEUR | | Pre-investment works and studies Engineering, supervision, and administration Drilling and steam field machinery Steam capture and preparation Main turbine plant Transmission line and substation works Mitigation of harmful environmental effects Other, insurance Technical contingencies | 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 1.6 8.8 4.2 10.2 1.0 0.2 0.3 2.6 | 0.0 1.6 8.8 4.2 10.2 1.0 0.2 0.3 2.6 | 0.0 4.0 22.0 10.5 25.5 2.5 0.6 0.7 6.6 | 0.0 6.4 35.2 16.8 40.8 4.0 1.0 1.0 10.5 | 0.0 2.4 13.2 6.3 15.3 1.5 0.4 0.4 3.9 | 14.0 16.0 88.0 42.0 102.0 10.0 2.4 2.6 26.3 | 10.7 12.2 67.2 32.1 77.9 7.6 1.8 2.0 20.1 | | Subtotal | 14.0 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 72.3 | 115.7 | 43.4 | 303.3 | 231.5 | | Price contingencies Interest during construction | 0.0 0.2 | 0.6 0.4 | 1.2 0.9 | 4.3 1.6 | 9.3 3.0 | 4.3 4.2 | 19.7 10.4 | 15.0 7.9 | | TOTAL | 14.2 | 29.9 | 30.9 | 78.3 | 128.0 | 52.0 | 333.3 | 254.5 | Schedule The project's commercial operation is expected to begin by the end of 2018.
A.2. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROJECT TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE BANK AND METHOD FOR ITS TRANSMISSION 1. Submission of information: appointment of responsible person The information set out below must be sent to the Bank, and will be the responsibility of:
| Entity | ICE |
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| Contact person | Director Gestión de Proyectos |
| Role / Department | Dirección Gestión de Proyectos - Gerencia de Finanzas |
| Address | Apdo. 10032-1000 San José, Costa Rica |
| Telephone | (506) 2000-7940 |
| Fax | (506) 2220-8233 |
| Email | smata @ice.go.cr |
The contact person mentioned above shall be responsible for the project, and ICE must communicate the name of the official to the Bank.
The Borrower must immediately notify the EIB of any change.
2. Information on project execution [finance contract] The Borrower must provide the Bank with the following information regarding the progress of the project during its execution, no later than the deadline indicated below.
| Document / information | Deadline | Reporting frequency | | --- | --- | --- | | Project progress report -Brief update of the technical description, stating the reasons for any significant modifications that may occur with respect to the initial plan; -Update of the completion date for each of the main project phases; statement of reasons for possible delays; -Update of the project cost; statement of reasons for possible cost increases with respect to the initial budget; -Description of significant environmental issues; -Update of the demand for or use of the project and comments; -Any significant event that has occurred and important risks that may affect the operation of the project; -Legal actions undertaken in relation to the project. -Procurement report in the form of an Excel spreadsheet, prepared before starting procurement activities jointly with the Bank | 1 February, 1 May, 1 August, and 1 November of each year until completion of the works. | Quarterly | 3. Information on completion of works and the first year of operation The Borrower must provide the Bank with the following information regarding the project's completion and commissioning, no later than the deadline indicated below.
Document / information Deadline for delivery to the Bank Project completion report, which must include:
-A brief description of the technical characteristics of the completed project, stating the reasons for any significant modifications -The completion date of each of the main project phases; statement of reasons for possible delays; -The final cost of the project; statement of reasons for possible cost increases with respect to the initial budget; -The number of new jobs generated by the project: both those created for its execution and those of a permanent nature; -Description of significant environmental issues; -Update of procurement procedures; final version of the procurement spreadsheet with final costs; -Update of the demand for or use of the project and comments; -Any significant event that has occurred and important risks that may affect the operation of the project; -Legal actions undertaken in relation to the project.
-Update of the actual values of the project's indicators, for inclusion in the Bank's Results Measurement (REM) form (see below) -Information on flow rates, pressures, salinity, and acidity of the production wells and evaluation in case new drillings are necessary to maintain design flow rates 28.02.2020 4. Information required three years after the Project Completion Report (only outside the EU) The Borrower must provide the Bank with the following information three years after the project completion report, no later than the deadline indicated below.
| Energy capacity of the project | MW | | --- | --- | | Increase in national system capacity attributable to the project | % | | Results | | | Energy generated by the project | GWh/year | | Cost of energy generated | EUR/MWh | | National savings generated by reduction of imports / increase in exports | m EUR | | Access - percentage variation in electrification | % or number of households | | Core result indicators | | | Employment - during construction | Person-years (no.) | | Employment - additional direct jobs during operation (local / regional) | Full-time equivalent | | Carbon footprint - absolute value | Equivalent in tonnes of CO2 | Languages of reports English, Spanish
Definitions of LIBOR A. LIBOR USD "LIBOR" means, in relation to USD (United States dollar):
(a) in the case where the relevant period is less than one month, the Screen Rate for one month; (b) in the case where the relevant period is one or more months for which a Screen Rate is available, the Screen Rate applicable for a term equal to the corresponding number of months; and (c) in the case where the relevant period is more than one month for which a Screen Rate is not available, the Screen Rate resulting from linear interpolation by reference to two Screen Rates, one of which shall be the rate for the nearest available period of months shorter than the relevant period and the other shall be the rate for the nearest available period of months longer than said relevant period, (the period for which the rate is taken or from which the rates are interpolated shall be called the "representative period").
For the purposes of subsections (b) and (c) above, "available" shall mean "calculated and published" under the auspices of the British Bankers Association (or any other successor to this function of the British Bankers Association established by the Bank) for certain maturities. "Screen rate" shall mean the interest rate for USD deposits for the relevant period as established by the British Bankers Association (or any other successor to this function of the British Bankers Association established by the Bank) and published by financial news agencies at 11:00 a.m., London time, or at a later time acceptable to the Bank, on the day (the ""reset date‟‟) that is 2 (two) Business Days in London prior to the first day of the relevant period.
If said screen rate is not published by any financial news agency acceptable to the Bank, the Bank shall request the principal London offices of 4 (four) major banks in the London interbank market, selected by the Bank, to provide the interest rate at which they offer USD deposits in a comparable amount, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the reset date, to first-class banks in the London interbank market, for a term equal to the representative period. If at least 2 (two) rates are provided, the rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates provided.
If fewer than the two requested rates are provided, the Bank shall request the principal New York offices of 4 (four) major banks in the New York interbank market, selected by the Bank, to provide the rate at which they offer USD deposits in a comparable amount, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the day that is 2 (two) business days in New York after the reset date, to first-class banks in the European market, for a term equal to the representative period. If at least 2 (two) rates are provided, the rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates provided.
If the rate obtained falls below zero, the LIBOR value shall be deemed to be zero.
If the rate is not available as indicated above, LIBOR shall be the rate (expressed as an annual rate) that is determined by the Bank to include the total cost to the Bank of funding the corresponding tranche based on the Bank's internally generated reference rate applicable at that time or on an alternative interest rate setting method reasonably established by the Bank.
B. General For the purposes of the above definitions (a) "Business Day in New York" shall mean a day on which banks are open for their normal activities in New York.
(b) All percentages resulting from the calculations indicated in this Appendix shall be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, with decimals of half a point being rounded up.
(c) The Bank shall communicate the rates provided to it to the borrower without delay.
(d) If any of the above provisions becomes incompatible with the standards adopted under the auspices of EURIBOR FBE and EURIBOR ACI (or any other successor to this function of EURIBOR FBE and EURIBOR ACI established by the Bank) with respect to EURIBOR, or of the British Bankers Association (or any other successor to this function of the British Bankers Association established by the Bank) with respect to LIBOR, the Bank may, by notification to the borrower, modify that provision to adapt it to said standards.
Borrower's Forms Disbursement Procedure Option A C.1 Disbursement Request Form (Stipulation 1.02B) Disbursement Request Country - PROJECT Borrower's Account for disbursement:
Acct. No.:
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(Please provide in IBAN format for disbursements in EUR, or the corresponding format for disbursements in other currencies) Name and address of the credit institution:
Please send relevant information to:
Name of the Borrower's authorized representative:
Interest Rate Review and Conversion Mechanism For any Disbursement Notice for which an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date has been included, the following clauses shall apply:
A. Interest Rate Review/Conversion Mechanism Upon receiving an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Request, the Bank shall, within a period between the sixtieth (60th) day and the thirtieth (30th) day before the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, deliver to the Borrower an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal detailing:
(a) the Fixed Interest Rate and/or the Spread that shall apply to the corresponding Disbursement, or to the part thereof indicated in the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Request in accordance with Stipulation 3.01; and (b) that said rate shall apply until the Final Maturity Date or until a new Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, as applicable, and that interest shall be paid quarterly, semi-annually, or annually in arrears, on the designated Payment Dates.
The Borrower may accept an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal in writing within the period specified therein.
Any amendment to this Contract that is requested by the Bank as a result of the Interest Rate Review/Conversion must be signed by the parties at least 15 (fifteen) days in advance of the corresponding Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date.
B. Effects of the Interest Rate Review/Conversion In the event that the Borrower accepts a Fixed Interest Rate or a Spread in writing with respect to an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal, the Borrower shall pay the interest accrued on the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date and thereafter on the designated Payment Dates.
Prior to the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, the terms of this Contract and those of the corresponding Disbursement Notice shall apply to the corresponding Disbursement. From and including the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, onwards, and until a new Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date or until the Final Maturity Date, the terms of the corresponding Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal regarding the new interest rate or the new spread shall apply to the Disbursement (or a part thereof).
C. Failure of the Interest Rate Review/Conversion If the Borrower does not send an Interest Rate Review/Conversion Request, or does not accept the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Proposal for the Disbursement in writing, or does not sign any amendment requested by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph A above, the Borrower must prepay the Disbursement (or part thereof) on the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date, without the payment of any compensation. The Borrower must prepay any part of the Disbursement that is not affected by the Interest Rate Review/Conversion on the Interest Rate Review/Conversion Date.
CERTIFICATES TO BE DELIVERED BY THE BORROWER E.1 Borrower's Certificate Form (Stipulation 1.04B) To: European Investment Bank From: [Borrower] Date:
Reference: Financing Contract between the European Investment Bank and [Borrower] dated (the "Financing Contract") No. FI .... No. Serapis ...
______________________________________________________________________ Dear Sirs, The terms defined in the Financing Contract shall have the same meaning when used in this letter.
For the purposes of the provisions of Stipulation 1.04 of the Financing Contract, we hereby certify the following to you:
(a) there is no Grounds for Prepayment that has not been remedied; (c) no Security Interest has been granted or exists that is prohibited under Stipulation 7.03; (d) there has been no material change in any of the aspects of the Project or in relation to which we are required to report in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 8.01, other than those we have already communicated; (e) we have sufficient funds available to ensure the timely completion and execution of the Project in accordance with the provisions of Anexo A.1; (f) there is no fact or circumstance that constitutes or that by the mere passage of time or the sending of a notice under the Financing Contract could constitute a Grounds for Default that has not been remedied or in relation to which the Bank has not waived its right to declare early maturity; (g) there is no litigation, arbitration, administrative proceeding, or investigation pending or in process (nor is it aware that any will be initiated imminently) before any court, arbitral body, or administration that entails (or, if resolved adversely, is reasonably likely to result in) a Material Adverse Change, nor is there any judgment or arbitral award against the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries that has not been satisfied; (h) the formal declarations and Guarantees that are understood to be made or repeated in accordance with the provisions of Stipulation 6.13 are true in all respects; and (i) there has been no Material Adverse Change in relation to the Borrower's situation on the date of signature of the Financing Contract.
On behalf of [Borrower] Date:
2013-November-19 0012-420-2013 Mr. Teófilo de la Torre Argüello President Executive Presidency Mr. Jesús Orozco Delgado Manager Finance Management Mr. Luis Pacheco Morgan Manager Electricity Management Dear Sirs:
Subject: Modification of the financing contracting agreement for the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project I transcribe the agreement issued by the Board of Directors in Article 4 of Session 6067 of November 18, 2013, which verbatim states:
"CONSIDERING THAT:
In Article 7 of Session 6039 of May 15, 2013, the Board of Directors agreed, in what pertains to this matter, to authorize the contracting of a State-Guaranteed loan for up to fifty (50) million Euros with the European Investment Bank (EIB), for the partial financing of the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project.
During the financial close with the EIB, as a result of negotiations carried out by the Division of Financial Management and the Project Management Directorate of the Finance Management, the credit was improved in favor of ICE, by setting the amount in dollars of up to seventy (70) million USD, which for reference purposes, upon performing the corresponding conversion, is equivalent to 51.8 million Euros. With this change, two additional advantages are obtained regarding disbursements and subsequent repayment, in the following sense: a) The long-term conditions of the State-Guaranteed credit are utilized on a larger amount; and b) By establishing that the loan currency be US dollars, the exchange rate exposure of the Euro against this currency is reduced and the taking of hedging or contracts to mitigate risks is facilitated.
2013-November-19 Page 2 of 2 0012-420-2013 THEREFORE, UNANIMOUSLY AGREES:
1. To partially modify the agreement issued by this Board of Directors in Article 7, subsections 4 and 5, of Session 6039 of May 15, 2013, so that henceforth they read as follows: "4. To authorize the Finance Management and Electricity Management to sign the documentation and carry out the necessary procedures and payments within their competence, to arrange a loan for seventy (70) million USD with the European Investment Bank (EIB), to partially finance the development of the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project. 5. To authorize the Executive President, or in his absence, the Finance Manager, to proceed on behalf of ICE to sign a loan contract, which entails a state guarantee, with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for up to seventy (70) million USD for the partial financing of the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project." 2. In all other respects, the terms of the referenced agreement remain unchanged. Final agreement."
Secretariat of the Board of Directors Digitally signed letter José Abraham Madrigal Saborío Secretary File X: Board of Directors/Agreements per Session/6067 MARÍA GABRIELA SÁNCHEZ RODRÍGUEZ INSTITUTIONAL NOTARY PUBLIC OF SAN JOSÉ CERTIFIES That in the Persons Section of the Public Registry, in volume two thousand thirteen, entry one hundred ten thousand seven hundred fifty-one, consecutive one, sequence one is found, according to which Mr. JESÚS EDUARDO OROZCO DELGADO, of legal age, single, Business Administrator, identity card number two-three hundred ninety-zero ninety-seven, resident of La Guaria de San Isidro, San Ramón de Alajuela, is FINANCE MANAGER with powers of UNLIMITED GENERAL AGENT WITHOUT LIMIT OF AMOUNT, of the INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD, an autonomous entity domiciled here, with legal identity number four-zero zero zero-zero forty-two thousand one hundred thirty-nine, as established in Article one thousand two hundred fifty-three of the Civil Code, as Judicial and extrajudicial representative, likewise may grant and cancel powers of attorney, substitute this power in whole or in part, revoke substitutions and make others anew, reserving or not the right of its exercise. This legal capacity is valid as of today and expires on May first, two thousand fourteen. That is all. In accordance with the powers granted to me by Article one hundred ten of the current Notarial Code, I issue this certification in its relevant parts and warn that what is omitted does not modify, alter, condition, restrict, or distort what is certified herein. I issue this at the request of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, in San José, at ten hours thirty minutes on the fourteenth of November of the year two thousand thirteen. Exempt from payment of stamps and others, according to Article twenty, of the Constitutive Law and other provisions relating to the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and Article eighteen of Law number eight thousand six hundred sixty on Strengthening and Modernization of Public Entities of the Telecommunications Sector of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.