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Report on ONO Midco, SAU and its subsidiaries as of December 31 ...

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Terms <strong>of</strong> the 2011 Notes:<br />

2010 Notes.<br />

The 2011 Notes are fully fungible with, have the same terms <strong>as</strong>, <strong>and</strong> share security with, the<br />

2012 Notes<br />

On February 2, 2012, Nara Cable Funding, an independent, st<strong>and</strong>-al<strong>on</strong>e special purpose vehicle, completed the <strong>of</strong>fering<br />

<strong>of</strong> $1,000 milli<strong>on</strong> aggregate principal amount <strong>of</strong> 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 under the Indenture. The 2012 Notes are<br />

not direct obligati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Cableuropa; however, the 2012 Notes benefit indirectly from Cableuropa’s obligati<strong>on</strong>s under the Existing<br />

Notes Tranches <strong>of</strong> the Senior Facility which are held by Nara Cable Funding <strong>and</strong> which are pledged for the benefit <strong>of</strong> holders <strong>of</strong><br />

the Existing Notes.<br />

Covenant Agreement: C<strong>on</strong>temporanously with the signing <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Indenture, the Company entered into a<br />

covenant agreement (the “2012 Covenant Agreement”) whereby it is bound to comply with certain covenants in the 2012<br />

Indenture.<br />

2012 Notes Tranche: Pursuant to the <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Notes, Nara Cable Funding loaned the gross proceeds from<br />

the sale <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Notes to Cableuropa <strong>as</strong> a term loan under the 2012 Notes Tranche in an aggregate principal amount equal to<br />

the aggregate principal amount <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Notes <strong>of</strong>fered thereby. The obligati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Cableuropa under the 2012 Notes Tranche<br />

were guaranteed by all <strong>of</strong> the <strong>and</strong> secured by the Existing Notes Pledge <strong>and</strong> certain other agreements, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> a pledge over the<br />

share capital <strong>of</strong> the Nara Cable Funding <strong>and</strong> charges over certain <strong>of</strong> <strong>its</strong> bank accounts.<br />

2012 Forward Start Agreement: In c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with the <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Notes, Nara Cable Funding <strong>and</strong><br />

Cableuropa entered into a forward start agreement which complies with the requirements for the forward start facility specified<br />

under “—Additi<strong>on</strong>al Notes Tranches <strong>and</strong> New Bank Tranches” above <strong>and</strong> extends the maturity <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Notes Tranche to<br />

<strong>December</strong> 1, 2018 (i.e., the maturity date <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Notes).<br />

Subordinated Notes<br />

In January 2011, <strong>ONO</strong> Finance II plc issued €461 milli<strong>on</strong> (equivalent) aggregate principal amount <strong>of</strong> Senior Notes due<br />

2019 (comprising €295 milli<strong>on</strong> aggregate principal amount <strong>of</strong> 11.125% Senior Notes <strong>and</strong> $225 milli<strong>on</strong> aggregate principal amount<br />

<strong>of</strong> 10.875% Senior Notes) (the “Subordinated Notes”) <strong>as</strong> part <strong>of</strong> the January 2011 Refinancing. The Subordinated Notes are<br />

guaranteed <strong>on</strong> a senior b<strong>as</strong>is by <strong>ONO</strong><strong>Midco</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong> a senior subordinated b<strong>as</strong>is by Cableuropa.<br />

The Subordinated Notes mature <strong>on</strong> July 15, 2019 at their principal amount plus accrued <strong>and</strong> unpaid interest to the<br />

maturity date unless redeemed prior thereto. Interest <strong>on</strong> the Subordinated Notes is paid semi-annually <strong>on</strong> January 15 <strong>and</strong> July 15<br />

<strong>of</strong> each year. The Subordinated Notes are redeemable, at <strong>ONO</strong> Finance II plc’s opti<strong>on</strong>, in whole or in part, at any time <strong>on</strong> or after<br />

January 15, 2014, the euro-denominated Notes at 111.125% <strong>of</strong> their principal amount, plus accrued interest <strong>and</strong> the dollardenominated<br />

notes at 110.875% <strong>of</strong> their principal amount, plus accrued interest, declining to 100% <strong>of</strong> their principal amount, plus<br />

accrued interest, <strong>on</strong> or after January 15, 2017.<br />

The Subordinated Notes are senior unsecured obligati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>ONO</strong> Finance II <strong>and</strong> rank junior to all <strong>of</strong> <strong>its</strong> future secured<br />

indebtedness <strong>and</strong> equally with all <strong>of</strong> <strong>its</strong> future senior unsecured indebtedness <strong>and</strong> senior to any <strong>of</strong> <strong>its</strong> future subordinated<br />

indebtedness. The guarantees <strong>of</strong> the Subordinated Notes given by <strong>ONO</strong><strong>Midco</strong>, according to the subordinati<strong>on</strong> structure, are senior<br />

subordinated obligati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> rank junior to all <strong>of</strong> our existing <strong>and</strong> future senior indebtedness <strong>and</strong> equally with all <strong>of</strong> our existing<br />

<strong>and</strong> future senior subordinated indebtedness.<br />

Intercreditor Agreement<br />

As a c<strong>on</strong>sequence <strong>of</strong> <strong>ONO</strong> <strong>Midco</strong>’s incorporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>ONO</strong> <strong>Midco</strong>’s accessi<strong>on</strong> to the Intercreditor Agreement <strong>as</strong> an<br />

Obligor, the trustee under the indentures in respect <strong>of</strong> the then-outst<strong>and</strong>ing notes acceded to the intercreditor agreement dated<br />

October 27, 2005 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), between, am<strong>on</strong>g others, Cableuropa, certain lenders under the Senior Facility,<br />

the Subordinated Facility (which h<strong>as</strong> already been repaid) <strong>and</strong> the F<strong>on</strong>d-ICO Participative Loan (which h<strong>as</strong> already been repaid),<br />

Banco Español de Crédito, S.A. (now replaced by Sociéte Générale), <strong>as</strong> agent for the lenders under the Senior Facility, Fortis<br />

Bank, S.A./N.V., L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Branch <strong>as</strong> agent for the lenders under the Subordinated Facility <strong>and</strong> Banco Español de Crédito, S.A.<br />

(now replaced by Sociéte Générale), <strong>as</strong> security agent <strong>and</strong> intercreditor agent (the “Intercreditor Agent”). The Intercreditor<br />

Agreement establishes the relative rights <strong>of</strong>, am<strong>on</strong>g others, the holders <strong>of</strong> the Senior Notes <strong>and</strong> the creditors <strong>of</strong> the Senior Facility.<br />

Order <strong>of</strong> Priority <strong>and</strong> Applicati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Proceeds<br />

The Intercreditor Agreement provides for the following order <strong>of</strong> priority to apply to the satisfacti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the obligati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong><br />

Cableuropa, <strong>ONO</strong> Finance plc, <strong>ONO</strong> Finance II plc, <strong>ONO</strong> <strong>Midco</strong> <strong>and</strong> any future obligors under indebtedness that is subject to<br />

terms <strong>of</strong> the Intercreditor Agreement (each an “Obligor”):<br />

• First, in payment <strong>of</strong> all amounts payable to the security agent (for <strong>its</strong> own account <strong>and</strong> in <strong>its</strong> capacity <strong>as</strong> agent <strong>of</strong><br />

the Senior Facility) pursuant to the Senior Facility;<br />

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