Under the Euro Medium Term Note Programme ... - Finance - EDF
Under the Euro Medium Term Note Programme ... - Finance - EDF
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<strong>Term</strong>s and Conditions of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Note</strong>s<br />
(iii)<br />
(iv)<br />
(a) any Indebtedness (as defined in Condition 4 (Negative Pledge)) of <strong>the</strong><br />
Issuer (being Indebtedness having an outstanding aggregate principal<br />
amount in excess of €100,000,000 or its equivalent in any o<strong>the</strong>r currency) is<br />
not paid within 30 days after its stated maturity or earlier redemption date, as<br />
<strong>the</strong> case may be, or within any longer applicable grace period, as <strong>the</strong> case<br />
may be, (b) any Indebtedness of <strong>the</strong> Issuer (being Indebtedness having an<br />
outstanding aggregate principal amount in excess of €100,000,000 or its<br />
equivalent in any o<strong>the</strong>r currency) becomes due and payable prior to its<br />
stated maturity as a result of a default <strong>the</strong>reunder which is not remedied<br />
within <strong>the</strong> relevant grace period or (c) <strong>the</strong> Issuer fails to pay when due any<br />
amount payable by it under any guarantee of Indebtedness (being<br />
Indebtedness having an outstanding aggregate principal amount in excess of<br />
€100,000,000 or its equivalent in any o<strong>the</strong>r currency) unless, in each case,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Issuer is contesting in good faith its obligations to make payment or<br />
repayment of any such amount; or<br />
<strong>the</strong> Issuer enters into a conciliation (procédure de conciliation in accordance<br />
with Articles L. 611-4 to L. 611-15 of <strong>the</strong> French Code de commerce) with<br />
creditors, or a judgment is issued for judicial liquidation (liquidation judiciaire)<br />
or for a transfer of <strong>the</strong> whole of its business (cession totale de l'entreprise à<br />
la suite d'un plan de cession) pursuant to a judicial reorganisation<br />
(redressement judiciaire), or <strong>the</strong> Issuer is subject to equivalent legal<br />
proceedings, or in <strong>the</strong> absence of legal proceedings <strong>the</strong> Issuer makes a<br />
voluntary conveyance, assignment or o<strong>the</strong>r arrangement for <strong>the</strong> benefit of its<br />
creditors or enters into a composition with its creditors or <strong>the</strong> Issuer is<br />
voluntarily wound up or dissolved (dissolution or liquidation amiable).<br />
10. Prescription<br />
Claims against <strong>the</strong> Issuer for payment in respect of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Note</strong>s, Receipts and Coupons<br />
(which for this purpose shall not include Talons) shall be prescribed and become void<br />
unless made within five years (in <strong>the</strong> case of both principal and interest) from <strong>the</strong><br />
appropriate Relevant Date in respect of <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
11. Representation of <strong>Note</strong>holders<br />
Except as o<strong>the</strong>rwise provided by <strong>the</strong> relevant Final <strong>Term</strong>s, <strong>Note</strong>holders will, in<br />
respect of all Tranches in any Series, be grouped automatically for <strong>the</strong> defence of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir common interests in a masse (in each case, <strong>the</strong> "Masse").<br />
The Masse will be governed by <strong>the</strong> provisions of <strong>the</strong> French Code de commerce and,<br />
in <strong>the</strong> case only of <strong>Note</strong>s which are issued outside <strong>the</strong> Republic of France, with <strong>the</strong><br />
exception of Articles L.228-48, L.228-59, <strong>the</strong> second sentence of Articles L.228-65 II,<br />
R.228-63, R.228-67 and R.228-69, subject to <strong>the</strong> following provisions:<br />
(a)<br />
Legal Personality<br />
The Masse will be a separate legal entity and will act in part through a<br />
representative (<strong>the</strong> "Representative") and in part through a general meeting<br />
of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Note</strong>holders (<strong>the</strong> "General Meeting").<br />
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