SPH Notice – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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Disclosure of beginning to have substantial holding
Section 276, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To NZX Limited
and
To Tourism Holdings Ltd
Date this disclosure made: 3 March, 2023
Date on which substantial holding began: 28 February, 2023
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd,
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares (security code: NZHELE0001S9)
Summary for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd,
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd
For this disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 16,042,083
(b) total in class: 214,013,477
(c) total percentage held in class: 7.496%
Details of relevant interests
Details for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Nature of relevant interest(s): Deemed relevant interest by reason of being a holding
company and a related company of First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd and First
Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd and being deemed to have the same relevant
interests as are disclosed by First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd and First Sentier
Investors (Australia) IM Ltd in this notice.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 3,962,422
(b) percentage held in class: 1.851%
(c) current registered holder(s): unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A
Nature of relevant interest(s): Deemed relevant interest arising from being a greater
than 20% shareholder in Morgan Stanley and being deemed to have the same relevant
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interests as are held in the Morgan Stanley group. The relevant interests held in the
Morgan Stanley group which are included in this disclosure are set out in Annexure B to
this notice.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 12,079,661
(b) percentage held in class: 5.644%
(c) current registered holder(s): As listed in Annexure B
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A
Details for First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd
Nature of relevant interest(s): Relevant interest arising from having the power
to control the exercise of the right to vote attached to securities and/or to control the
exercise of the power to dispose of securities in its capacity as a responsible entity of
a managed investment scheme. The relevant agreement need not be attached under
regulation 139.
(a) number held in class: 757,278
(b) percentage held in class : 0.354%
(c) current registered holder(s) : Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered : N/A
Nature of relevant interest(s): Deemed relevant interest by reason of being a related
company of other Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., subsidiaries disclosing in this notice.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 3,205,144
(b) percentage held in class: 1.498%
(c) current registered holder(s): Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A
Nature of relevant interest(s): Deemed relevant interest arising from being a wholly-
owned subsidiary and a related company of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., which is
deemed to have the same relevant interests as are held in the Morgan Stanley group by
reason of being a greater than 20% shareholder in the Morgan Stanley group. The
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relevant interests held in the Morgan Stanley group which are included in this disclosure
are set out in Annexure B to this notice.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 12,079,661
(b) percentage held in class: 5.644%
(c) current registered holder(s): As listed in Annexure B
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A
Details for First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd
Nature of relevant interest(s): Relevant interest arising from having the power
to control the exercise of the right to vote attached to securities and/or to control the
exercise of the power to dispose of securities in its capacity as a responsible entity of
a managed investment scheme. The relevant agreement need not be attached under
regulation 139.
(a) number held in class: 3,205,144
(b) percentage held in class : 1.498%
(c) current registered holder(s) : Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered : N/A
Nature of relevant interest(s): Deemed relevant interest by reason of being a related
company of other Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., subsidiaries disclosing in this notice.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 757,278
(b) percentage held in class: 0.354%
(c) current registered holder(s): Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A
Nature of relevant interest(s): Deemed relevant interest arising from being a wholly-
owned subsidiary and a related company of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., which is
deemed to have the same relevant interests as are held in the Morgan Stanley group by
reason of being a greater than 20% shareholder in the Morgan Stanley group. The
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relevant interests held in the Morgan Stanley group which are included in this disclosure
are set out in Annexure B to this notice.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 12,079,661
(b) percentage held in class: 5.644%
(c) current registered holder(s): As listed in Annexure B
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: N/A
Details of transactions and events giving rise to substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:
For transaction details relating to subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. see
Annexure A.
For transaction details relating to the Morgan Stanley group see Annexure C.
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s):
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. – 2-7-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8330,
Japan
First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd - Level 5, Tower Three International Towers
Sydney, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000, Australia
First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd - Level 5, Tower Three International Towers
Sydney, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000, Australia
Contact details:
Mariko Onda, Phone: +81-50-3844-4922, E-mail:mariko_onda@mufg.jp
Nature of connection between substantial product holders: First Sentier Investors
Realindex Pty Ltd and First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a
disclosure under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial
products to which this disclosure relates: Not applicable
Certification
I, Mariko Onda, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information
contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure
by all persons for whom it is made.
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Annexure A
Transaction details for subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Date of
Transaction
Holder of Relevant
Interest
Nature of
Transaction
Class of
Securities
Number
of
Securities
Cash
Consideration
(NZD)
02-Nov-2022
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
BUY
Ordinary
Shares
3,198 11,224.98
03-Nov-2022
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
BUY
Ordinary
Shares
6,271 22,011.21
08-Nov-2022
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
BUY
Ordinary
Shares
17,566 61,656.66
10-Nov-2022
First Sentier Investors
Realindex Pty Ltd
SELL
Ordinary
Shares
-5,056 -18,201.60
18-Nov-2022
First Sentier Investors
Realindex Pty Ltd
BUY
Ordinary
Shares
7,308 25,358.76
01-Dec-2022
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
BUY
Ordinary
Shares
3,119,454 0.00
16-Dec-2022
First Sentier Investors
Realindex Pty Ltd
BUY
Ordinary
Shares
22,519 83,320.30
18-Jan-2023
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
SELL
Ordinary
Shares
-500,000 -1,863,558.00
15-Feb-2023
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
SELL
Ordinary
Shares
-76,363 -313,812.68
16-Feb-2023
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
SELL
Ordinary
Shares
-173,637 -717,413.38
17-Feb-2023
First Sentier Investors
Realindex Pty Ltd
SELL
Ordinary
Shares
-4,687 -19,227.48
28-Feb-2023
First Sentier Investors
(Australia) IM Ltd
SELL
Ordinary
Shares
-500,000 -2,019,275.00
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Annexure B
Relevant interests held in the Morgan Stanley group
List of Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries that have a relevant interest or are
deemed to have a relevant interest in the shares.
Entities
└─┬─Morgan Stanley
├─┬─Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
│ └─┬─Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
│ ├───Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
│ └───Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
└─┬─Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
├─┬─Morgan Stanley (Australia) Securities Holdings Pty Limited
│ └───Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited
└─┬─Morgan Stanley International Limited
└─┬─Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
└───Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Details for Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Nature of relevant interest(s): Shares held or in respect of which the holder
may exercise right to rehypothecate pursuant to the agreement(s). The relevant
agreement document(s) (PWM Bespoke -Overseas Securities Lender's Agreement)
are attached in Annexure G (11 pages).
For that relevant interest,-
(a) number held in class: 10,700,650
(b) percentage held in class : 5.000%
(c) current registered holder(s) : HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered : Unknown
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Details for Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Nature of relevant interest(s): Shares held or in respect of which the holder
may exercise right to rehypothecate pursuant to the agreement(s). The relevant
agreement document(s) (Prime Brokerage Agreement) are attached in Annexure D (80
pages).
For that relevant interest,-
(a) number held in class: 686,168
(b) percentage held in class : 0.3210%
(c) current registered holder(s) : HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered : Unknown
Details for Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Nature of relevant interest(s): Holder of securities subject to an obligation to
return under a Securities Lending Agreement. The relevant agreement document(s)
(2000 Global Master Securities Lending Agreement & 2010 Global Master Securities
Lending Agreement ) are attached in Annexure F (69 pages).
For that relevant interest,-
(a) number held in class: 123,806
(b) percentage held in class : 0.058%
(c) current registered holder(s) : HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered : Unknown
Details for Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Nature of relevant interest(s): Derivative relevant interest over quoted
underlying. Swap Agreement: The relevant agreement document(s) (2002 ISDA
Master Agreement) are attached in Annexure E (41 pages).
Please refer to Table 2 for details on derivative relevant interest.
(a) number held in class: 257,301
(b) percentage held in class: 0.120%
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(c) current registered holder(s): Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Unknown
Details for Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Nature of relevant interest(s): Shares held or in respect of which the holder may
exercise control over disposal in the ordinary course of sales and trading businesses.
The relevant agreements need not be attached under regulation 139.
(a) number held in class: 192,375
(b) percentage held in class: 0.089%
(c) current registered holder(s): HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Unknown
Details for Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited
Nature of relevant interest(s): Shares held or in respect of which the holder may
exercise control over disposal in the ordinary course of sales and trading businesses.
The relevant agreements need not be attached under regulation 139.
(a) number held in class: 160
(b) percentage held in class: 0.000%
(c) current registered holder(s): Morgan Stanley Australia Securities (Nominee) Pty Limited
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Unknown
Details for Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
Nature of relevant interest(s): Derivative relevant interest over quoted
underlying. Swap Agreement: The relevant agreement document(s) (1992 ISDA
Master Agreement & 2002 ISDA Master Agreement) are attached in Annexure E (65
pages).
Please refer to Table 2 for details on derivative relevant interest.
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(a) number held in class: 119,201
(b) percentage held in class: 0.056%
(c) current registered holder(s): Unknown
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Unknown
Table 2: For a derivative relevant interest
Details for
(a) Type of
Derivative
(b) Details of Derivative
Notional Value of the
Derivative
Settlement
Type
Expiry Date of
the Derivative
Morgan
Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Swap Agreement 33,157.36 Cash 4/15/2024
Swap Agreement 75,492.26 Cash 4/12/2024
Swap Agreement 232.50 (AUD) Cash 1/25/2024
Swap Agreement 843.75 (AUD) Cash 12/31/2024
Swap Agreement 7,899.70 Cash 1/31/2025
Swap Agreement 359,300.01 Cash 11/29/2024
Morgan
Stanley & Co.
International
plc
Swap Agreement 1,001,449.38 Cash 10/31/2024
Swap Agreement 16,726.98 Cash 10/31/2024
Swap Agreement 12,844.35 Cash 10/31/2024
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Annexure C
Transaction details for the Morgan Stanley group
Date of
Transaction
Holder of Relevant
Interest
Transaction
Nature
Consideration
Class and number
of securities
10/31/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 12148.98 3,424 Ordinary Shares
10/31/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 161101.71
43,659 Ordinary
Shares
10/31/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 262 Swaps
11/01/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 173.85 48 Ordinary Shares
11/01/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 46637.34
12,718 Ordinary
Shares
11/02/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 9393.3 2,646 Ordinary Shares
11/03/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 19145.82 5,448 Ordinary Shares
11/08/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A 2,988 Ordinary Shares
11/09/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 13915.72 3,851 Ordinary Shares
11/09/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Collateral
Received
N/A 1,494 Ordinary Shares
11/10/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 5605.2 1,557 Ordinary Shares
11/10/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Collateral
Received
N/A 1,012 Ordinary Shares
11/16/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Buy 26383.55 7,472 Ordinary Shares
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International plc
11/17/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 10883.43 3,114 Ordinary Shares
11/18/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 10992.42 3,114 Ordinary Shares
11/22/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Borrow N/A
46,114 Ordinary
Shares
11/22/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 5968.94 1,682 Ordinary Shares
11/22/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A 1,004 Ordinary Shares
11/23/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 1384.44 387 Ordinary Shares
11/25/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 1678.37 466 Ordinary Shares
11/28/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 2,354 Swaps
11/28/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 296 Swaps
12/02/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
723,360 Ordinary
Shares
12/02/2022
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
THL and ATL
Merger Event
N/A 3,033 Ordinary Shares
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(Positive)
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 291.79 79 Ordinary Shares
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 2672.95 724 Ordinary Shares
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 179 Swaps
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 545 Swaps
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 8 Swaps
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,074.92 (AUD) 308 Ordinary Shares
12/05/2022
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 3,010.00 (AUD) 860 Ordinary Shares
12/06/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 251 Swaps
12/07/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 213 Swaps
12/07/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Fractional
Clearance
(Positive)
N/A 1 Ordinary Shares
12/07/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
625,705 Ordinary
Shares
12/09/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 1127.53 330 Ordinary Shares
12/09/2022
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,929.92 (AUD) 592 Ordinary Shares
12/12/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Buy 15588.25 4,525 Ordinary Shares
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International plc
12/12/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 16499.22 4,774 Ordinary Shares
12/12/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 145 Swaps
12/13/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 75747.6
21,041 Ordinary
Shares
12/13/2022
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 233.10 (AUD) 70 Ordinary Shares
12/13/2022
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 250.50 (AUD) 75 Ordinary Shares
12/13/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 371 Swaps
12/14/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 457.85 129 Ordinary Shares
12/14/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 17750 5,000 Ordinary Shares
12/14/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
10,700,650 Ordinary
Shares
12/15/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 205.08 57 Ordinary Shares
12/15/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 366 Swaps
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 297.48 82 Ordinary Shares
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 2,519 Swaps
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy N/A 3,482 Swaps
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12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 1,385 Swaps
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 2,742 Swaps
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 29 Swaps
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 29 Swaps
12/16/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 298 Swaps
12/19/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 268.62 74 Ordinary Shares
12/19/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 1719.26 466 Ordinary Shares
12/19/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 981 Swaps
12/20/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Borrow N/A
40,000 Ordinary
Shares
12/20/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 745.1 205 Ordinary Shares
12/20/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 20685.37 5,700 Ordinary Shares
12/21/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 842.41 236 Ordinary Shares
12/21/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 20045.71 5,590 Ordinary Shares
12/23/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
597,501 Ordinary
Shares
12/26/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Increase in
shares held
N/A 1,973 Ordinary Shares
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International plc
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
12/28/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 14700 4,200 Ordinary Shares
12/29/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 22924.84 6,572 Ordinary Shares
12/29/2022
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
77,205 Ordinary
Shares
12/29/2022
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 1,268 Swaps
01/03/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
11,093 Ordinary
Shares
01/04/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 611.67 177 Ordinary Shares
01/05/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 301.73 85 Ordinary Shares
01/05/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 189 Swaps
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01/06/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 352.46 100 Ordinary Shares
01/09/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 311.46 87 Ordinary Shares
01/09/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 36 Swaps
01/10/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 108.32 30 Ordinary Shares
01/11/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 154.05 42 Ordinary Shares
01/12/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 171.21 47 Ordinary Shares
01/12/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 7465.64 2,051 Ordinary Shares
01/16/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,005.00 (AUD) 300 Ordinary Shares
01/16/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 197.65 (AUD) 59 Ordinary Shares
01/17/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 888 Swaps
01/19/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 702.46 (AUD) 206 Ordinary Shares
01/19/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 740 Swaps
01/20/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,198.83 (AUD) 347 Ordinary Shares
01/20/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 347.00 (AUD) 100 Ordinary Shares
01/20/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 1,346 Swaps
01/23/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 702.46 (AUD) 206 Ordinary Shares
01/24/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 1,348 Swaps
01/25/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Buy N/A 1,830 Swaps
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Services LLC
01/27/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 584.32 (AUD) 166 Ordinary Shares
01/30/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,708.52 (AUD) 484 Ordinary Shares
01/30/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 853.23 (AUD) 239 Ordinary Shares
01/31/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 1,970 Swaps
02/03/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,450.24 (AUD) 412 Ordinary Shares
02/09/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 108.75 29 Ordinary Shares
02/09/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,077.57 (AUD) 307 Ordinary Shares
02/09/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 350.00 (AUD) 100 Ordinary Shares
02/09/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 602.00 (AUD) 172 Ordinary Shares
02/09/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 3,119 Swaps
02/10/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 139.20 (AUD) 40 Ordinary Shares
02/10/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 146.58 (AUD) 42 Ordinary Shares
02/10/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 165.60 (AUD) 48 Ordinary Shares
02/10/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 3.51 (AUD) 1 Ordinary Share
02/10/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 1,713 Swaps
02/13/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 4966.75 1,268 Ordinary Shares
02/13/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
N/A 2 Ordinary Shares
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of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
02/15/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 210 Swaps
02/16/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,203.36 (AUD) 327 Ordinary Shares
02/16/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 3,459 Swaps
02/17/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,826.25 (AUD) 487 Ordinary Shares
02/17/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 2,205 Swaps
02/20/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,450.61 (AUD) 391 Ordinary Shares
02/20/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 2,075.70 (AUD) 561 Ordinary Shares
02/20/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 133,137 Swaps
02/21/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 2,950.05 (AUD) 831 Ordinary Shares
02/22/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 1087.5 290 Ordinary Shares
02/22/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 1,951.56 (AUD) 556 Ordinary Shares
02/22/2023
Morgan Stanley Australia
Securities Limited
Buy 2,700.45 (AUD) 765 Ordinary Shares
02/23/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Borrow N/A
46,097 Ordinary
Shares
02/24/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Borrow N/A
146,087 Ordinary
Shares
02/24/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Buy N/A 62 Swaps
20
Services LLC
02/24/2023
Morgan Stanley Capital
Services LLC
Buy N/A 8,517 Swaps
02/28/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Buy 3431.8 853 Ordinary Shares
02/28/2023
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc
Increase in
shares held
or in respect
of which the
holder may
exercise right
to
rehypothecat
e pursuant to
the
agreement(s)
N/A
10,700,650 Ordinary
Shares
INTERNATIONAL PRIME
BROKERAGE AGREEMENT
CONTENTS
SECTIONS
A. PRIME BROKERAGE TERMS ..................................................................................................................... 1
B. SETTLEMENT FACILITY ............................................................................................................................ 4
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS ................................................................................................. 7
D. EXECUTION TERMS .................................................................................................................................... 7
E. EXCHANGE-TRADED DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS ..................................................................... 8
F. REPRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................ 8
G. OBLIGATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 12
H. EVENTS OF DEFAULT .............................................................................................................................. 15
I. USE OF INVESTMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 16
J. SECURITY .................................................................................................................................................... 16
K. EARLY TERMINATION, NETTING AND SET OFF............................................................................... 19
L. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY .................................................................................................................... 22
M. MISCELLANEOUS ...................................................................................................................................... 22
N. ASSIGNMENT AND TERMINATION ...................................................................................................... 24
O. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION ............................................................................................... 26
P. GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY ............................................................................................................. 26
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................... 28
SCHEDULES
I. ELECTRONIC SERVICES
II. TERMS RELATING TO EXCHANGE-TRADED DERIVATIVES
PART A DEALING
PART B MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT
PART C EURONEXT.LIFFE REQUIRED TERMS
PART D LONDON METAL EXCHANGE
III. REQUIRED TERMS FOR STOCK EXCHANGES
IV. HONG KONG TRANSACTIONS
V. CASH PAYMENTS AND SECURITIES TRANSFERS AUTHORISATION
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THIS INTERNATIONAL PRIME BROKERAGE AGREEMENT is made on
between:
(1) Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (MSI plc) for itself and as agent and trustee for and
on behalf of the other Morgan Stanley Companies (as defined herein); and
(2)[Insert name of client] (the Client)
IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
REGULATORY INFORMATION
REGULATORY STATUS
MSI plc (FCA registration number 165935) is regulated
by the FCA and regulated and authorized by the PRA.
Its principal address in the U.K. is 25 Cabot Square,
Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA.
None of the other Morgan Stanley Companies party to
this Agreement are regulated in the U.K. by the FCA but
may be regulated by other bodies or in their home
jurisdiction. Accordingly, the designated investment
business (as defined in the FCA Rules and PRA Rules)
conducted with or provided to the Client, or on its behalf,
by such Morgan Stanley Companies is not covered by
the rules and regulations made for the protection of
investors in the U.K.. MSI plc will provide the Client on
request with details of the regulatory status of such
companies.
CLIENT CATEGORISATION
MSI plc will treat the Clients Agent as their client for
UK regulatory purposes in accordance with the FCA
Conduct of Business Sourcebook and will treat the Agent
as a per se professional client. If the Client does not
appoint an Agent MSI plc will treat the Client as its
client for UK regulatory purposes and will treat the
Client as a per se professional client. The Client or the
Agent may also request in writing that MSI plc
categorise the Agent or the Client, as applicable, as a
client benefiting from a higher degree of protection. The
Client agrees that it is responsible for updating Morgan
Stanley about any change in circumstances that could
affect the aforementioned categorisation.
A. PRIME BROKERAGE TERMS
A.1. Custody and Settlement
A.1.1. Custody: The Client appoints MSI plc as
custodian and MSI plc accepts such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement. Where MSI plc holds the Client's
Investments in custody in the Prime Brokerage
Account it shall hold such investments as
trustee. MSI plc's duties as trustee shall be
subject to the terms of this Agreement. MSI
plc is not acting as trustee in relation to any
other service or activity relating to this
Agreement.
A.1.2. Settlement
(i) MSI plc will settle Transactions involving the
purchase of securities executed through the
Clients Executing Broker and will provide
custody of Investments, each in accordance
with this Agreement. MSI plc reserves the
right to refuse to settle any Transaction, and
will notify the Client promptly of any such
refusal. MSI plc will use reasonable
endeavours to notify the Client promptly in
advance where reasonably practical. MSI plc
shall be deemed to have agreed to settle a
Transaction only upon actual settlement by it
of the Transaction.
(ii) MSI plc shall effect settlement of and payment
for securities in accordance with the laws,
regulations and market practices in the
jurisdiction in which the Transaction occurs.
In some securities markets deliveries of
securities and related payments are not
customarily made simultaneously, and may be
made through different mechanisms or
systems. The Client agrees that in such
circumstances unless, after consultation with
MSI plc, the Client or the Clients investment
manager expressly instructs MSI plc only to
make delivery against payment, MSI plc may
make and accept payments on the settlement of
securities in accordance with such market
practices. MSI plc shall not be obliged to settle
a Transaction if the Client or the Clients
investment manager instructs that it be settled
on a delivery versus payment basis and MSI
plc considers that such method of settlement is
not practicable. The Client shall bear the risk
that (a) the recipient of such securities may fail
to make payment, or return such securities, or
hold them on trust for the Client, and (b) the
recipient of payment may fail to deliver the
securities (or may deliver invalid, fraudulent,
forged or stolen certificates) or to return such
payment.
(iii) MSI plc has no control over the execution of
Transactions executed with an Executing
Broker (other than itself or a Morgan Stanley
Company) or introduced to it by another broker
(other than a Morgan Stanley Company) for
clearing (each a "Broker") and, save for its
obligations in relation to clearing and
settlement set out herein, it is not responsible
for any matter arising from, nor does it owe
any duties to the Client in respect of, the
execution of those Transactions. The Clients
broker is not the agent of Morgan Stanley for
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any purpose. Where the Broker is an overseas
entity then the services of such Broker may
not be regulated under the FSMA.
A.2. Sub-custodians and Registration
A.2.1. Sub-custodians: The Client authorises MSI plc
to appoint any persons (including any
Associated Firm) to act as sub-custodians of
the Clients Investments, including documents
of title or certificates evidencing title to such
Investments. Commensurate with the
requirements of the FCA Rules MSI plc will
exercise reasonable skill, care and diligence in
the selection and monitoring of sub-custodians,
shall be responsible to the Client for the
duration of the sub-custody agreement for
satisfying itself as to the ongoing suitability of
the sub-custodian to provide custodial services
to the Client, shall maintain an appropriate
level of supervision over the sub-custodian and
make appropriate enquiries periodically to
confirm that the obligations of the sub-
custodian continue to be competently
discharged. The level of assessment conducted
with regard to the selection and monitoring of
an Affiliate appointed as sub-custodian will be
at least as rigorous as that performed on any
non-affiliated company. MSI plc will be
responsible for the acts of any sub-custodian
which is an Affiliate (and therefore for losses
to the Client arising as a result of such acts) to
the same extent (and subject to the limitations
contained in paragraph L.1) as it is liable under
this Agreement for its own acts including any
act or omission, fraud, negligence or wilful
default.
Where MSI plc has appointed a sub-custodian
which is not an Affiliate, it will not be liable
for any act or omission, or for the insolvency,
of such sub-custodian or for any loss arising
therefrom unless, and except to the extent that,
any loss suffered by the Client is directly
caused by a breach of MSI plcs obligations in
relation to the selection and monitoring of sub-
custodians set out in this paragraph A.2.1. but
subject at all times to the limitation on liability
for consequential loss set out in paragraph
L.1.2.
Following written request by the Client to MSI
plc, MSI plc will provide the Client with
information detailing the identity of sub-
custodians appointed by Morgan Stanley to
hold Investments in the relevant jurisdictions at
the time of the request.
A.2.2. Registration of Investments:
(i)MSI plc will arrange for any Investments that
are in registered form to be registered in
accordance with the FCA Rules. This may
mean they are registered (i) in the name of a
nominee company controlled by MSI plc, (ii)
in the Clients name, (iii) in the name of a sub-
custodian or its nominee, (iv) in the name of a
nominee controlled by an Exchange or
Clearing House, (v) with MSI plcs consent, in
such other name as the Client may direct in
writing (in which event, the Client accepts that
the consequences of so doing will be entirely at
the Clients own risk), or (vi) in the name of an
Associated Firm or its nominee.
(ii) The Client agrees that MSI plc may register or
record the Clients Investments in the name of
a third party or in MSI plcs name where the
Investment is subject to the law or market
practice of a jurisdiction outside the UK and
MSI plc has reasonably determined that it is in
the Clients best interests, or it is not feasible to
do otherwise and i) if registering in the name
of a third party, MSI plc is prevented from
registering the Investment in the Clients name
or the name of a nominee company, and ii) if
registering in MSI plcs name, MSI plc is
prevented from registering the Investments in
the Clients name, the name of a nominee
company or in the name of the third party. As a
consequence, in the case of registration in the
name of MSI plc or a third party, the Clients
Investments may not be segregated from MSI
plcs or the third partys Investments and in the
event of their default the Clients Investments
may not be as well protected.
A.2.3. Identification of Investments:
(i) MSI plc will (subject to paragraph A.2.2.(ii))
identify, record and hold all the Clients
Investments held with MSI plc in such a
manner that (a) the identity and location of
those Investments can be ascertained at any
time, and (b) those Investments are readily
identifiable as Investments belonging to a
customer of MSI plc and are separately
identifiable from any Investments of MSI plc.
Nothing in the preceding sentence shall prevent
all or any part of the Clients Investments being
co-mingled with Investments of the same
description of other customers of MSI plc and
MSI plc will not be obliged to ensure that the
Clients Investments will be separately
distinguishable from Investments belonging to
other customers of MSI plc.
(ii) MSI plc will require that where a Financial
Instrument is recorded in an account with a
sub-custodian, that sub-custodian will make it
clear in the title of the account that the
Investment belongs to one or more customers
of MSI plc.
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A.2.4. Holding of Investments Overseas: MSI plc
may, where it considers it appropriate, arrange
for the Clients Investments, including
Financial Instruments, to be held overseas.
There may be different settlement, legal and
regulatory requirements in overseas
jurisdictions from those applying in the U.K.,
together with different practices for the separate
identification of the Clients Investments.
Where the nature of the Investments or services
requires MSI plc to do so it may hold
Investments with a third party in a country
outside the EEA which does not regulate the
holding and safekeeping of Investments.
Where this is necessary to provide the services
the Client has requested under this Agreement,
the Client requests MSI plc to deposit its
Investments with such third parties. Where the
Clients Investments are held in a jurisdiction
outside the UK by a third party on MSI plcs
behalf, the Clients Investments may be held in
an omnibus account by the third party and there
is a risk that the Clients Investments could be
withdrawn or used to meet obligations of other
persons, or that the balance of assets held by
the third party does not reconcile with the
quantity which the third party is required to
hold, and the Client may not in such
circumstances receive its full entitlement of
Investments. In some jurisdictions it may not
be possible to identify separately the
Investments which a third party holds for
clients from those which it holds for itself or
for MSI plc, and there is a risk that your
Investments could be withdrawn or used to
meet the obligations of the third party, or lost
altogether if the third party becomes insolvent.
A.2.5. Pooling of Investments: Where the Clients
Investments are pooled with those of one or
more customers, individual customer
entitlements may not be identifiable by
separate certificates, other physical documents
of title or equivalent electronic record and in
the event of an unreconcilable shortfall after
the default of a custodian, customers may share
in that shortfall pro-rata. It also means that
where corporate events (such as partial
redemptions) affect some but not all of the
Investments held in a pooled account MSI plc
shall allocate the Investments so affected to
particular customers in such fair and equitable
manner as MSI plc considers appropriate
(including without limitation pro rata allocation
or an impartial lottery).
A.2.6. Custody Statements in Electronic Form:
MSI plc will provide the Client with
information relating to the Client's Investments
held by MSI plc or an Associated Firm by
sending the Client periodic statements which
may be sent in electronic form. These will be
sent no less often than every 6 months and
assets will be valued in accordance with
general market practice or, by agreement, in
accordance with the Clients instructions.
A.2.7 The Clients Investments may be subject to a
lien or right of set-off in favour of any sub-
custodian, depositary, nominee or agent in
respect of charges relating to their
administration and safekeeping.
A.2.8 The Client agrees that MSI plc may, in its sole
discretion, decide to (i) liquidate any unclaimed
Investments at market value, and pay away the
proceeds, or (ii) pay away any such unclaimed
Investments, in either case to a registered
charity of our choice if MSI plc has held the
relevant Investment for at least twelve years; in
the twelve years preceding the divestment of
that Investment MSI plc has not received
instructions relating to any Investment from the
Client or on its behalf; and MSI plc has been
unable to contact the Client having taken
reasonable steps in accordance with the FCA
Rules to trace the Client and return the
Investment, in which case MSI plc shall cease
to treat such assets as custody assets. In such
circumstances, MSI plc (or a member of its
group) will unconditionally undertake to pay
the Client a sum equal to the value of the
Investment at the time it was liquidated or paid
away in the event that the Client seeks to claim
the Investment in future.
A.3. Rights and Obligations in Respect of
Investments
A.3.1. Corporate Actions:
(i)Where MSI plc is notified that a Corporate
Action may be exercised in relation to an
Investment credited to a Prime Brokerage
Account and registered in the name of an
Associated Firm, a sub-custodian appointed by
MSI plc or its or such sub-custodians
nominee, it will use reasonable efforts to notify
the Client as soon as practicable of such
Corporate Action.
(ii) If the Client wishes to exercise a right relating
to a Corporate Action in relation to an
Investment credited to a Prime Brokerage
Account, it must notify MSI plc in writing or
electronically of its election as soon as
possible, but in any event no later than the
expiry of Morgan Stanleys deadline for
submissions of elections relating to that
Corporate Action as advised to the Client by
MSI plc or, where no deadline is advised, no
later than 10 Notice Business Days prior to the
final date for submission by MSI plc of such
elections (or such shorter period as may be
agreed in writing). MSI plc will use
reasonable efforts to exercise such right, but
only (a) on such terms as the Client has
notified to MSI plc in writing and as are
acceptable to MSI plc, and (b) where the Client
has provided MSI plc or any other person (as
the case may be) with any funds required to
exercise such right.
(iii) MSI plc will use reasonable efforts to send the
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Client Corporate Action Information. This will
have been sent to MSI plc from a sub-
custodian or agent bank for forwarding to
shareholders whose shares are held in custody
by MSI plc. No representation or warranty,
express or implied, is or will be made by MSI
plc in relation to the accuracy or completeness
of the Corporate Action Information or any
other written or oral information made
available to the Client or its advisers in
connection with the proposed Corporate Action
and no responsibility or liability is or will be
accepted by Morgan Stanley in relation to it.
The Client should make its own investigation
of the proposed Corporate Action and all
information provided.
(iv) The distribution of the Corporate Action
Information in certain jurisdictions and/or the
Clients ability to participate in a Corporate
Action may be restricted by law or regulation
in the jurisdiction in which the Client resides or
conducts business or by the issuer of the
relevant Investment. Any request for MSI plc
to exercise or participate on behalf of the
Client in the proposed Corporate Action shall
be a representation to Morgan Stanley that the
Client is entitled to so exercise or participate
and that any and all restrictions or
qualifications (including but not limited to any
restrictions relating to the receipt of Corporate
Action Information) have been complied with.
By accepting and executing such request on
behalf of the Client, MSI plc is not making any
representation or warranty about the Clients
eligibility to so exercise or participate in any
such action.
A.3.2. Calls on Partly Paid Investments: Where
Morgan Stanley or any third party holding
Investments on behalf of Morgan Stanley is
legally liable to meet any payment due or to
become due in respect of those Investments,
the Client will provide Morgan Stanley or such
other person (as the case may be) with funds to
meet such payments on the due date therefor,
or Morgan Stanley or such person may make
such payment and the Client will reimburse
Morgan Stanley or such person forthwith upon
demand. Where the Client provides the
necessary funds in time to do so, MSI plc shall
use reasonable endeavours to satisfy the call.
A.3.3. Collection of Income: Where Investments
credited to a Prime Brokerage Account are
registered in the name of an Associated Firm, a
sub-custodian appointed by MSI plc or that of
its or such sub-custodians nominee, MSI plc
will credit to that Prime Brokerage Account
any Income actually received by it to which the
Client is entitled as soon as reasonably
practicable (after deduction of any taxes or
duties payable).
A.3.4. Reversal of Account Entries: In some
jurisdictions the delivery of Investments or
crediting of cash to an account may be reversed
in certain circumstances. Accordingly, any
delivery of Investments or crediting of cash to
an Account will be subject to reversal if, in
accordance with local laws and practice, the
delivery of Investments or cash giving rise to
the credit is reversed. Account entries may
also be reversed to reflect any failed or delayed
(or partially failed or delayed) settlements to or
from the Clients Account. MSI plc will use
reasonable endeavours to notify the Client in
advance if it becomes aware that any Account
entry may be reversed and will notify the
Client promptly if any Account entry is
reversed.
A.3.5. Voting Rights: In its capacity as custodian
and prime broker for the Client, MSI plc may
receive notification of voting rights to be
exercised with respect to certain of the Clients
Investments. For those Investments where MSI
plc expressly agrees with the Client that it will
do so, MSI plc will use reasonable efforts to
notify the Client as soon as reasonably
practicable following receipt of notification of
such voting rights. MSI plc will only exercise
voting rights in respect of the Clients
Investments where expressly agreed with the
Client. Any request for Morgan Stanley to
exercise voting rights shall be a continuing
representation that the Client is entitled to
exercise such voting rights and that any and all
restrictions specified by the issuer or which
exist under applicable law or regulation have
been duly complied with.
A.3.6 Reporting Obligations: The Client shall be
solely responsible for compliance with any
notification or other requirements of any
jurisdiction relating to or affecting the Clients
ownership of the Investments and Morgan
Stanley assumes no liability for non-
compliance with such requirements.
A.3.7 Proceedings: Morgan Stanley shall not be
obliged to institute legal proceedings, file a
claim or proof of claim in any insolvency
proceedings or take any action with respect to
collection of Income or to recover any cash or
Investments.
A.4. Client money
A.4.1 When the Client transfers money to MSI plc,
the money will not be client money for the
purposes of the FCA Rules as title to such
money will pass to MSI plc.
A.4.2 Without prejudice to the foregoing, in relation
to Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions
entered into by the Client, MSI plc may
transfer cash from the Clients Prime
Brokerage Account to the Clients Account for
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions as
may be required to meet any Margin payment
due from the Client in relation to the
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions.
While such cash is credited to the Clients
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Exchange-Traded Derivatives Account MSI plc
will treat it as client money and hold it subject
to the FCA Rules relating to client money.
However, when cash is transferred or
retransferred to the Clients Prime Brokerage
Account it will be held as collateral and full
title to such cash will be transferred to MSI plc,
and as a result such cash will not be client
money for the purposes of the FCA Rules
relating to client money.
A.4.4. [Where the Client holds money with Morgan
Stanley Bank International Limited
(“MSBIL”), the money will be held by MSBIL
as banker and not trustee. As a result, the
money will not be held in accordance with the
client money rules. In particular, MSBIL shall
not segregate the Clients money from MSI
plcs money or its own money and will not be
liable to account to the Client for any profits
made by its use as banker of such funds. If
MSBIL fails, the Client Money Rules
regarding distributions will not apply to the
money MSBIL holds for the Client and so the
Client will not be entitled to share in any
distribution under the Client Money Rules.][To
be included unless Compliance confirm it can
be removed]
A.5. The Loan
A.5.1. Extension of the Loan: MSI plc may, in its
sole discretion, be prepared to lend the Client
money on the terms set out in this Agreement.
A.5.2. Terms of the Loan:
(i) Limit on Loan Available: The aggregate
amount of the Loan available from time to time
will not exceed such amount as MSI plc may in
its sole discretion determine from time to time.
(ii) Purpose of the Loan: The proceeds of the
Loan will not be used in any way, directly or
indirectly, for any purpose which is unlawful
under any applicable law nor for the making,
instigation or conducting of a takeover of, or
tender offer for, any person or any other action
which, when completed, will have the effect of
acquiring control of any such person, or for the
purchase of shares in the Client, whether such
transaction is effected by the Client, any
subsidiary of it, or any entity or individual that
controls or is under common control with it.
A.5.3. Interest: Interest will accrue daily on the Loan
at the rate and on the basis set out in the Fee
Schedule.
A.5.4. Repayment of the Loan: The Loan, or any
part thereof, is repayable by the Client on
demand by MSI plc (which may mean the
Client repaying the Loan the same day). When
making such demand, MSI plc will notify the
Client of the total amount due and the date for
payment. The Client will pay such amount to
MSI plc (or on its instructions) on or before
that date.
B. SETTLEMENT FACILITY
B.1. Settlement Facility
B.1.1. Availability: Normally, any securities to be
transferred by the Client must be available for
transfer in a Prime Brokerage Account or be
provided by the Client to MSI plc in good time
to enable MSI plc to settle the relevant transfer.
However, MSI plc may make a Settlement
Facility available to the Client by utilising
either (i) securities MSI plc has in inventory or
(ii) securities MSI plc has borrowed from a
lender. The Client will, at the time it requests
that MSI plc make a Settlement Facility
available to it, inform MSI plc of the type and
amount of securities it wishes MSI plc to
source and/or make available on its behalf. If
MSI plc is able to make a Settlement Facility
available to the Client, MSI plc will inform the
Client of the amount of those securities that
MSI plc is able to borrow from a lender and/or
make available from its inventory in
accordance with this paragraph B.1.1. (the
Settlement Securities). Except to the extent
that there is sufficient available Margin, the
Settlement Facility will only be made available
to the Client on the transfer to MSI plc of such
additional Margin as MSI plc requires in
connection with the Clients Liabilities under
the Settlement Facility.
Any Settlement Facility for Hong Kong
Settlement Securities will be made available to
the Client by MSI plc by lending the securities
to the Client under the OSLA. The Client shall
not be required to issue a Borrowing Request
(as defined in the OSLA) in respect of such
loan.
Upon the Clients request, MSI plc may agree
to transfer Hong Kong securities to the Client
(or to its order) in respect of an actual or
possible future settlement obligation of the
Clients and such transfer shall be regarded as a
Settlement Facility for the purposes of this
paragraph. If MSI plc agrees so to transfer
Hong Kong securities, MSI plc shall remain the
legal and beneficial owner of such securities
and MSI plc shall hold the securities in an
account in its name until such transfer.
B.2. Terms of Settlement Facility:
(i) Availability: Where MSI plc has informed the
Client that it is able to make a Settlement
Facility available for particular Settlement
Securities, it will use reasonable endeavours to
ensure that the Settlement Securities will be
available for Settlement. The Client
acknowledges that in certain circumstances, for
example where the lender from whom MSI plc
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has sourced the securities fails to deliver such
securities, MSI plc may not be able to make the
securities available for Settlement. The
provisions of this paragraph B.2(i) shall not
apply in relation to Australian Settlement
Securities.
(ii) Purpose: Where MSI plc makes available to
the Client a Settlement Facility, the Settlement
Securities will be used for the sole purpose of
effecting a Settlement and may be delivered by
MSI plc either (i) directly to the third party
purchaser; or (ii) to the Client prior to onward
delivery to the third party purchaser. Where
the Settlement relates to Hong Kong Settlement
Securities MSI plc may deliver the securities
directly to the Client (or to its order) in
accordance with the OSLA and such delivery
shall constitute performance by MSI plc of a
Settlement. Where MSI plc effects any
Settlement, the Client undertakes to deliver
Equivalent Securities to MSI plc in accordance
with paragraph B.2.(v).
(iii) Cancellation: MSI plc may cease to make
available to the Client the Settlement Facility
in whole or in part at any time and will notify
the Client as soon as reasonably practicable of
any such cancellation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing (but subject to the other terms of this
Agreement), MSI plc will not cease to make
available to the Client the Settlement Facility
in relation to any Australian Settlement
Securities where MSI plc has already
confirmed to the Client that it will make such
Australian Settlement Securities available to
the Client for settlement.
(iv) Fees and other Payments: In respect of any
Settlement Facility, the Client will pay MSI plc
such fee, based on the outstanding amount of
Settlement Securities from time to time made
available under that facility, being an amount,
or a rate, or otherwise, as MSI plc determines
and calculates and notifies to the Client. In
addition, the Client will indemnify MSI plc on
demand in respect of any payments or
liabilities incurred by MSI plc, including any
tax (other than tax on Morgan Stanleys net
income) or duty for which MSI plc is liable to
account, in connection with any borrowing of
securities entered into by it to enable it to effect
such Settlement Facility or otherwise making
the Settlement Facility available to the Client.
(v) Delivery of Equivalent Securities: The Client
will be required to deliver to MSI plc
Equivalent Securities to those used for
Settlement on the Clients behalf and MSI plc
may, at any time, require the Client to deliver
any such Equivalent Securities by giving it
Notice of not less than the standard settlement
time for such securities on the exchange or in
the clearing or settlement organisation through
which such securities were originally delivered.
The Client must deliver, or procure the delivery
of, Equivalent Securities or make any relevant
payment to MSI plc in accordance with this
paragraph (or as MSI plc may instruct). Where
the Client is required to deliver securities
equivalent to Hong Kong Settlement Securities,
it shall effect that delivery by delivering
Equivalent Securities (as defined in the OSLA)
in accordance with the OSLA and such
delivery shall constitute performance of its
obligations under this paragraph. If the Client
fails to deliver Equivalent Securities to MSI plc
in accordance with this paragraph B.2.(v), in
addition to MSI plcs rights under the general
law and this Agreement and, in the case of
Hong Kong Settlement Securities, the OSLA,
where MSI plc incurs, or is required to account
to or reimburse any third party for interest,
overdraft or similar costs and expenses or for
losses, damages, expenses or costs suffered by
such third party the Client agrees to pay on
demand and indemnify MSI plc with respect to
all such losses, damages, costs and expenses
which arise from such failure. In addition, MSI
plc may without prejudice to its other rights
exercise a buy-in against the Client. In the
event of a buy-in being exercised against the
Client, the Client will account to MSI plc for
the total costs and expenses reasonably
incurred by MSI plc as a result of such buy-
in.
(vi) Manufactured Payments: Where any
Income is paid on any Settlement Securities
which are the subject of a Settlement Facility,
the Client will pay to MSI plc, on the payment
date of any such Income, an amount of money
equal to the same, together with an amount
equal to any deduction, withholding or
payment for or on account of any tax together
with an amount equal to any tax credit
associated with any such Income, unless MSI
plc has agreed that an appropriate tax voucher
may be provided in lieu of any such amount.
(vii) Corporate Actions: Where, prior to delivery
of any Equivalent Securities to MSI plc any
rights relating to a Corporate Action, including
those requiring election, arise in respect of any
Settlement Securities the subject of a
Settlement Facility, then the Client will deliver
to MSI plc Equivalent Securities in such form
as MSI plc has notified to the Client in relation
to the exercise of any such right.
(viii) Representations:
On each occasion that the Client requests a
Settlement Facility, the Client represents,
warrants and acknowledges that:
(a) it is solely responsible for ensuring that
any short sale effected, or to be effected, by it
that may give rise to a Settlement will be one
that it is legally entitled to effect under the laws
and regulations of the relevant market. In
particular, MSI plc will have no responsibility
or liability for ensuring, or advising the Client,
whether any such short sale complies with any
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laws or regulations to which the Client, or any
such sale, may be subject;
(b) the purpose for which it requires the
Settlement Facility will be a lawful purpose
under the laws and regulations of the relevant
market; and
(c) the purpose of requesting a Settlement
Facility in respect of securities issued and
traded in the United States ("US Equity
Securities") will be to settle a short sale, to
cover a failure to receive securities required to
be delivered to the Client or any similar
situation otherwise permitted under Regulation
T as promulgated by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.. To the
extent that the Client is authorised under
applicable law to re-lend the US Equity
Securities it will obtain an undertaking from its
borrower in form and substance equivalent to
the representations and warranties given by it
herein.
B.3. [This paragraph is deleted.]
B.4. South African Securities: Where, in relation
to the Settlement Facility, MSI plc lends to the
Client any South African Securities, the Client
agrees to deliver Equivalent Securities within a
period of twelve months from the date on
which MSI plc settled the relevant
transfer. Where a Morgan Stanley Company
makes use of the Client's Investments, pursuant
to paragraph I.1, and where such investments
are South African Securities, MSI plc will
deliver or procure the delivery by the relevant
Morgan Stanley Company of Equivalent
Investments, in accordance with paragraph I.2,
within a period of twelve months from the date
on which such South African Securities became
the property of the relevant Morgan Stanley
Company.
B.5 Australian Settlement Securities: Where
MSI plc has informed the Client that it is able
to make a Settlement Facility available for
particular Australian Settlement Securities,
MSI plc commits to procure the delivery of
such Settlement Securities for Settlement,
subject to the terms of this Agreement.
B.6. Confirmations: The Client elects to receive
notification or confirmation with respect to the
Settlement Facility by electronic means rather
than by post or by facsimile.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
The provisions of this Section C will apply to FX
Transactions entered into with Morgan Stanley under the
terms of this Agreement.
C.1. Payments
All payments to be made upon the maturity of a FX
Transaction will be made on the maturity date of such
contract or, if such date is not a Currency Business Day,
on the next Currency Business Day (the Currency
Settlement Date).
C.2. Payment Netting
If on any Currency Settlement Date more than one
delivery of a particular currency is to be made between
the Client and the same Morgan Stanley Company in
respect of a FX Transaction, then each such party will
aggregate the amounts of such currency deliverable by it
and only the difference between those aggregate amounts
will be delivered, by the party owing the larger aggregate
amount to the other party, and, if the aggregate amounts
are equal, no delivery of that currency will be made.
C.3. Pre-advice
The party making any payment on the maturity of a FX
Transaction will advise the party receiving payment of
the bank from which such payment is to be made.
D. EXECUTION TERMS
The provisions of this Section D will only apply to (i)
cash settled trades in Investments, (ii) Exchange-Traded
Derivative Transactions and (iii) FX Transactions
entered into under the terms of this Agreement.
D.1. Dealing Rules and Regulations
(i) Morgan Stanley shall be entitled to carry out all
Transactions pursuant to this Agreement in
accordance with the constitution, by-laws,
rules, regulations orders, directives,
announcements and/or customs of the relevant
market, self-regulating organisation, Exchange
and/or Clearing House and applicable laws
whether imposed on Morgan Stanley or the
Client and shall be entitled to take or refrain
from taking any reasonable action it considers
fit in order to ensure compliance with the same.
All such actions will be binding upon the
Client.
(ii) If there is a conflict between (a) this
Agreement and (b) any by-law, rule, regulation
and/or law, the latter will prevail.
D.2. No Obligation to Deal
Morgan Stanley will be under no obligation to execute or
otherwise enter into any particular Transaction, or to
accept any order. Morgan Stanley need not give any
reasons for declining to do so. If Morgan Stanley
declines an order for execution it will make reasonable
efforts to notify the Client promptly, but will not be
liable for any failure to notify.
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D.3. Best Execution
Morgan Stanley has developed the Order Execution
Policy with respect to the execution of client orders. The
Client consents to the execution of its orders in
accordance with such Order Execution Policy. The Client
consents to receiving future information with respect to
the Order Execution Policy and related documentation
via electronic communication or the Morgan Stanley
website.
D.4. Delegation
Morgan Stanley may delegate to any person (including
any member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies)
all or any part of a Transaction or service or may
introduce the Clients Transaction to another person for
execution, in each case subject to such conditions as
Morgan Stanley may impose.
D.5. Aggregation and Averaging
D.5.1. Aggregation: Morgan Stanley may, in
accordance with the FCA Rules, aggregate the
Clients orders with its own (in-house) orders,
orders of its Associated Firms and other
customer orders. Such aggregation may operate
on some occasions to the advantage, and on
other occasions to the disadvantage, of the
Client.
D.5.2. Averaging: Any order taken from the Client
for execution by Morgan Stanley may be
executed over a period up to and including five
business days unless (i) the order is
immediately executed or (ii) the Client agrees
otherwise (either generally in writing or
specifically when such order is placed).
Morgan Stanley may report to the Client an
average price for the series of Transactions so
executed instead of the actual price of the
Transaction. Morgan Stanley and its
employees or officers will not be liable for any
loss arising from any such order being
executed over a shorter period (whether more
or less than one Exchange Business Day) as
they shall determine in their absolute
discretion.
D.6. Principal or Agent
D.6.1. In accepting any order or executing
Transactions (including programme trades),
Morgan Stanley may act as agent, or principal,
or a combination of both agent and principal
unless it is unambiguously clear from the terms
of the order (and Morgan Stanley accepts those
terms) or the rules of an Exchange that Morgan
Stanley will act in a specific capacity. If the
rules of an Exchange require Morgan Stanley
to act as agent on an Exchange where Morgan
Stanley cannot deal as principal then, for that
transaction the Client undertakes to sign and
deliver to Morgan Stanley any further
documents as Morgan Stanley may require.
D.6.2. In respect of programme trades, Morgan
Stanley and/or an Associated Firm may execute
an own account transaction in any Investment
included in a programme trade.
D.7. Equity Securities
With respect to Transactions in equity securities:
(i)The Clients objectives may be achieved by
Morgan Stanley acting as agent and having the
ability to access its internal sources of
liquidity. In such a case the Clients order may
not be executed on an Exchanges central
trading system. Such trades will be reported as
appropriate.
(ii)Morgan Stanleys internal sources of liquidity
include, without limitation, crossing against
client order flow, client facilitation, market
making or a proprietary trading strategy. In
such circumstances Morgan Stanley may be
trading as both the Clients agent and as
principal on Morgan Stanleys own behalf.
D.8. Non-Readily Realisable Securities
Where Morgan Stanley acts as principal in executing a
Transaction in an Investment which is not a packaged
product or a readily realisable security (within the
meaning of the FCA Rules), the unit price of the
Transaction shall be either (a) the market price for the
Investment then available on the Exchange on which
such Investment is generally traded or (b) if no such
price is available, such price as determined by Morgan
Stanley on a reasonable efforts basis. Any reference in a
contract or confirmation note to a market price shall be
construed accordingly.
D.9. Limit Orders
Any limit order taken from the Client in respect of an
Investment in which Morgan Stanley acts as market
maker or otherwise as principal will be on the basis that:
(i)such order will not be executed unless and until
the Investment concerned reaches the same or
a higher price than that specified in the order
(in the case of a sell order) or the same or a
lower price than that specified in the order (in
the case of a buy order) with a view to
purchasing or selling (as the case may be) in
the Investment concerned in the amount of the
order; and
(ii) until such execution Morgan Stanley may buy
the Investment (where the order was to buy) at
a price equal to or lower than that stated in the
order or sell it (where the order was to sell) at a
price equal to or higher than that so stated, such
purchase or sale being from or to any third
party and for its own account or for that of any
Associated Firm.
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D.10. Contingent Liability Transactions
The Client may enter into transactions with or through
Morgan Stanley that may commit the Client to further
payment or liability (contingent liability transactions).
These may include written options where the Client will
be obliged to make payment or delivery if the option is
exercised against it, or contracts for differences such as
swaps where the Client will be required to make variable
payments depending on the performance of an index or
other factor specified in the contract.
D.11. Collective Investment Schemes
The services provided hereunder may include execution
of transactions in unregulated collective investment
schemes.
E.EXCHANGE-TRADED DERIVATIVES
TRANSACTIONS
Additional terms applicable to Exchange-Traded
Derivatives Transactions are set out in the Schedule
entitled Terms Relating to Exchange-Traded Derivatives
at the back of this Agreement. These terms are in
addition to the other provisions of this Agreement.
F. REPRESENTATIONS AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
F.1. Representations etc.
F.1.1. By signing this Agreement the Client
represents and warrants to Morgan Stanley
that:
(i)Status: the Client is duly organised and
existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organisation and, if relevant under such laws,
in good standing;
(ii) Powers: the Client and any person designated
by the Client has, and will at all times have, the
power to enter into and deliver this Agreement
and any other documentation relating to this
Agreement, to enter into each Transaction or
contract entered into pursuant thereto and to
perform its or their obligations thereunder;
(iii) Obligations Binding: the Clients obligations
under this Agreement and each Transaction or
contract entered into pursuant thereto constitute
the Clients legal, valid and binding
obligations, enforceable in accordance with
their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganisation, moratorium and
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors'
rights generally and to general equitable
principles);
(iv) Consents: the Client and any person
appointed by it to advise it or deal on its behalf
has obtained and will maintain in effect all
necessary authorisations, consents or
approvals, exemptions, licences and
notifications (including, without limitation, any
required by any regulatory body) in connection
with the entry into this Agreement and any
Transactions and will comply with the terms of
the same and with all applicable law;
(v) No Violation or Conflict: the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement
does not and will not conflict with any law
applicable to the Client, any provision of its
constitutional documents, any order or
judgment of any court or other agency of
government applicable to it or any of its assets
or any provision of any agreement binding on
or affecting it or any of its assets;
(vi) Acting as Principal: the Client is acting as
principal, and not as agent, nominee, fiduciary
(except where the Client has notified Morgan
Stanley that it is the trustee of a trust) or
otherwise in entering into and performing any
actions under this Agreement;
(vii) Ownership of Assets: except where the Client
is the trustee of a trust, the Client beneficially
owns all assets held by Morgan Stanley in the
Accounts, free of all encumbrances and/or
adverse interests (other than those arising
pursuant to the Customer Documents);
(viii) No Event of Default: no Event of Default has
occurred or is continuing and no such event
would occur as a result of the Client entering
into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Transaction hereunder;
(ix)Litigation: no litigation, arbitration or
administrative proceeding or claim is in
progress, pending or, to the Clients
knowledge, threatened which could by itself or
together with any other such proceedings or
claims affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any
Transaction or affect the Clients ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement
or any Transaction;
(x)ERISA: neither the Client nor any Agent
acting on behalf of the Client is (a) an
employee benefit plan (an ERISA Plan), as
defined in Section 3 (3) of ERISA, subject to
Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
(b) a person acting on behalf of an ERISA Plan
or using the assets of an ERISA Plan, or (c) a
person the assets of whom constitute assets of
an ERISA Plan. In the event that the Client is
in breach of any aspect of this representation or
becomes aware that with the passing of time,
giving of notice, or expiry of any applicable
grace period it will breach this representation
the Client will notify MSI plc immediately;
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(xi)Title: at any time the Client delivers, or is
treated as delivering, to Morgan Stanley any
securities or Equivalent Securities, it will have
the full and unqualified right to make such
delivery; and
(xii) Additional Representation where Client is
Trustee: where the Client enters into this
Agreement in the capacity of trustee of a trust,
it:
(a) has been properly appointed as trustee of
the trust, is empowered under the trust deed to
enter into and deliver this Agreement and any
other documentation relating to this
Agreement, to enter into each Transaction or
contract entered into pursuant thereto and to
perform its or their obligations thereunder and
is entitled to deal with all relevant trust assets
and that it has complied with all internal
management procedures of the trust and any
other applicable procedural requirements;
(b) is absolutely entitled to pass full legal
and beneficial ownership of all assets provided
by it under this Agreement and each
Transaction free of all encumbrances and/or
adverse interests (other than those arising
pursuant to the Customer Documents);
(c) is not in breach of the trust and has the
right to be indemnified out of the assets of the
trust for all obligations under this Agreement
and each Transaction;
(d) has not lost and will not do anything or
omit to do anything which may jeopardise or
cause it to lose or in any way compromise its
right to be indemnified in full out of the trust
assets in respect of its obligations under this
Agreement and each Transaction;
(e) it has an express right of indemnity from
the assets of the trust in respect of Transactions
entered into which are in breach of any aspect
of the relevant terms of trust; and
(f) is not acting in breach of its fiduciary
duties in entering into this Agreement or any
Transaction.
(xiii) The Client is not: (a) a United States person;
(b) a foreign person controlled by U.S.
persons; or (c) a foreign person acting on
behalf or in conjunction with U.S. persons, as
such terms are defined or used in Regulation X
issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) of the
United States of America.
F.1.2. Compliance with Investment Restrictions:
The Client represents and warrants that it, and
its Agents, where applicable, will comply in all
respects with any and all investment
restrictions, as amended, supplemented,
updated or otherwise modified from time to
time set forth in (a) any document, including,
without limitation, any prospectus, statement of
additional information, investment
management agreement or (b) any law,
regulation or guideline; in each case, governing
the investment by the Client of its assets.
F.1.3. Relationship Between the Parties: In
entering into this Agreement, entering into and
performing any Transactions and receiving any
services pursuant to this Agreement the Client
represents, warrants and acknowledges that:
(i)Assessment and Understanding: it fully
understands (on its own behalf or through
independent professional advice), is capable of
assessing the merits of, and accepts the
purposes, terms, conditions and risks of, and is
capable of assuming, and assumes the risks of,
this Agreement and any Transactions and
services contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii)Responsibilities: it has made its own
independent decision as to whether this
Agreement and such Transactions and services
are appropriate or proper for it based on its own
judgement and upon advice from such advisers
as it has deemed appropriate.
(iii)Morgan Stanley not a Fiduciary: Morgan
Stanley is not acting as the Clients fiduciary or
adviser. Neither the relationship between
Morgan Stanley and the Client nor the services
Morgan Stanley provides nor any other matter
will give rise to any fiduciary or equitable
duties on Morgan Stanleys part. Morgan
Stanley will not be responsible for determining
whether a Transaction or service is suitable or
appropriate for the Client; for determining
whether a Transaction or service is consistent
with the Clients investment objectives or
investment restrictions and is appropriate in
light of the Clients financial circumstances; for
determining the appropriate frequency of
Transactions executed on the Clients behalf;
for determining whether a Transaction has been
authorised by the Client; or for disclosing the
risks involved in entering into a Transaction, in
each case, even if such matters would have
been apparent on analysis of the Clients
positions or trading history or if such analysis
might have revealed cause for concern;
(iv) Senior Management: the Clients senior
management will be involved, where
appropriate, in reviewing and approving this
Agreement and services related to this
Agreement and has approved the entry by the
Client into Transactions of the type
contemplated by this Agreement; and
(v) No Reliance: it is not relying on any
communication (written or oral) from Morgan
Stanley as being investment, tax, legal or other
advice or as a recommendation to enter into
this Agreement or any Transaction or to receive
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any service. No such communication will be
deemed as any opinion, representation,
assurance or guarantee as to the expected
results or the tax or other consequences of
entering into this Agreement or any
Transaction or the receipt of any such service.
F.1.4 MSI plc Representation: By signing this
Agreement, MSI plc represents to the Client
that it is duly authorised to enter into this
Agreement with the Client as agent and trustee
for and on behalf of each of the Morgan
Stanley Companies.
F.2. Repetition of Representations
The Client shall be deemed to represent and warrant
during the continuation of this Agreement, with reference
to the facts and circumstances then existing, that each of
the representations and warranties set out in paragraph
F.1. above remains true, accurate and correct.
F.3. Valuations and Reports
F.3.1 Valuations: Morgan Stanley may provide the
Client with various estimated non-actionable valuations
of Transactions (including, without limitation, financial
markets transactions or transactions involving
Investments) or reports containing valuations of the
Clients positions or balances. In this connection, the
Client acknowledges the following qualifications on
valuations provided by Morgan Stanley:
Morgan Stanley will not be liable for any use or
disclosure by the Client of, or any reliance by the Client
on, any information contained in any valuation. Morgan
Stanley makes no representation or warranty in relation
to any such information, whether as to the correctness,
completeness, sufficiency, or reliability for any purpose
of such information, any entitlement of the recipient to
receive, use, disclose or rely on such information or
otherwise. In particular estimated valuations of
Transactions or prices attributed to Investments are
provided to the Client for information and internal
purposes only, and are not intended for use for any other
purpose including, without limitation, financial
disclosure purposes, marketing, reporting (whether
regulatory or otherwise), the determination of net asset
value or for use by any third party. The valuation
estimates or prices do not necessarily reflect Morgan
Stanleys internal bookkeeping or theoretical model-
based valuations of the Transactions or Investments for
which a valuation or price is requested or provided and
do not necessarily suggest that a market exists for the
Transaction or Investments. In particular, certain factors
may not have been assessed for purposes of valuations or
prices including, for example, market conditions, the
notional amount of a Transaction or holding, credit
spreads, underlying volatility, costs of carry, use of
capital and profit, which may substantially affect the
value of any specific Transaction or holding of
Investments. The valuation estimates or prices may vary
significantly from valuation estimates or prices available
from other sources and Morgan Stanley makes no
representation or warranty with respect to such valuation
estimates or prices shown. It is the Clients
responsibility to ensure that it is aware of the basis on
which information provided to it is prepared and whether
it is appropriate for use for a particular purpose and the
Client must always independently verify any such
information and ensure the information is appropriate for
any purpose for which it intends to use such information.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, such valuation
estimates or prices are not an offer to enter into, transfer
or assign any Transaction, or terminate any Transaction,
or a commitment by Morgan Stanley to make such an
offer. An indicative valuation of a Transaction or
Investment may differ substantially from an actionable
value.
F.3.2 Reports: Morgan Stanley may provide the
Client with various reports reflecting the Clients
positions and balances as well as other information. In
this connection the Client acknowledges, in addition to
the provisions of paragraph A.3.4, the following
qualifications to such reports and information:
(i) The reports may reflect positions and balances
held at various brokers, financial institutions or
which may have been supplied by the Client or
the Clients agents. Whilst these positions may
be reflected in reports provided by Morgan
Stanley or recorded in the Clients Account,
they will not represent Morgan Stanleys
official books and records and will not have
been independently verified by Morgan
Stanley. Morgan Stanley accepts no
responsibility for any such positions and
balances or their inclusion in its reports and
reserves the right to reverse or correct any such
positions or balances if they are incorrect.
(ii) Morgan Stanley may from time to time provide
the Client with information relating to a
particular market or jurisdiction received from
its global network of sub-custodian banks or
other third party sources. Morgan Stanley will
not have independently verified such
information and will have no liability for any
inaccuracies, errors or incomplete information
provided by such third parties.
F.4. No Responsibility for Investment Objectives
The Client acknowledges that Morgan Stanley will not
be monitoring any of the Accounts for the purposes of
evaluating their composition or their or the Clients
performance and will not be aware of or monitoring the
Clients overall financial position, investment objectives
or investment restrictions.
F.5. Research Recommendations
F.5.1. Receipt: Morgan Stanley may from time to
time provide research reports and
recommendations to the Client, but is under no
obligation to do so. Where Morgan Stanley
does provide such research reports and
recommendations, the Client acknowledges
that it may not receive them at the same time as
other customers of Morgan Stanley.
F.5.2. Prior Internal Use: The Client acknowledges
that employees and officers of Morgan Stanley
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may receive, have knowledge of, act upon or
use research reports and recommendations (or
any conclusions expressed thereon or research
or analysis upon which they are based) before
they are received by customers of Morgan
Stanley. Morgan Stanley is under no
obligation to take account of any such reports
and recommendations when it deals with or for
the Client.
F.6. Conflicts of Interests
F.6.1. Morgan Stanley hereby discloses that the
following conflicts of interest may affect the
Client:
(i)Morgan Stanley has acted, is acting or is
seeking to act as a financial adviser or lending
banker to the issuer (or any of its affiliated
companies) or has advised or is advising any
person in connection with a merger, acquisition
or take over by or for such issuer (or any of its
affiliated companies);
(ii) Morgan Stanley has sponsored or underwritten
or otherwise participated in or is sponsoring or
underwriting or otherwise is participating in a
transaction;
(iii) Morgan Stanley has a holding, dealing, or
market making position or may otherwise be
trading or dealing in Investments or assets of
any kind underlying, derived from or otherwise
directly or indirectly related to such
Investments;
(iv) Morgan Stanley has received or is receiving
payments or other benefits for giving business
to the firm with which the Clients order is
placed;
(v) Morgan Stanley has been or is an associate of
an issuer (or any of its affiliated companies);
and
(vi)Morgan Stanley is matching the Clients
transaction with that of any other client
(including without limitation Morgan Stanley,
any Associated Firm, connected customer or
other customer of Morgan Stanley) either on
behalf of such person as well as on behalf of
the Client (agency cross) or by executing
matching transactions at or about the same
time with the Client and such person (back to
back principal trade).
F.6.2. No further disclosure to the Client is required
of any relationship, arrangement or interest
which falls within the circumstances referred to
in F.6.1. above and Morgan Stanley shall be
entitled to retain any profit or benefit arising as
if no such relationship, arrangement or interest
existed.
F.6.3. Morgan Stanley shall not be obliged to disclose
to the Client any matter, fact or thing if such
disclosure would be a breach of any duty owed
by Morgan Stanley to any other person, or if
the employees, officer or director who is
dealing for or with the Client does not have
actual notice of such matter, fact or thing.
F.7. Third Party Service Providers
From time to time Morgan Stanley may provide or make
available to the Client, or to others acting with or on
behalf of the Client, information regarding parties, which
shall not include the Morgan Stanley Companies, that
may provide goods or services to the Client (Service
Providers). The Client acknowledges that Morgan
Stanley does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy,
reliability or timeliness of such information, or of the
goods or services provided by any Service Providers.
The Client agrees that Morgan Stanley shall have no
liability whatsoever to the Client for any losses, claims,
damages and liabilities suffered or incurred by the Client,
and the Client shall indemnify and hold Morgan Stanley
harmless from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities suffered by Morgan Stanley,
arising out of or relating to, actions or omissions by the
Service Providers, Morgan Stanleys provision or
making available of such information, or the Clients
selection or use of or reliance on such Service Providers.
G. OBLIGATIONS
G.1. Margin
The Client will provide MSI plc with Margin in
accordance with the following provisions:
(i) The Client shall at all times hold in its Account or
Accounts Margin with a value at least equal to the
Clients Margin Requirement. In determining the
value of Margin, MSI plc may apply such haircut
to the current market value of the Margin as it may
determine in its sole discretion.
(ii) Where the value of Margin held by MSI plc is less
than the Clients Margin Requirement, MSI plc
may (but is not obliged to) make a demand for
further Margin (which may be oral or in writing
and may require the Client to deliver additional
Margin on the same day) and the Client will deliver
or pay to MSI plc such further Margin within the
period so specified for payment or delivery.
Failure by MSI plc to make such demand will not
in any way affect Morgan Stanleys rights or the
Clients obligations under this Agreement.
G.2. Fees
G.2.1. The Client will pay fees to MSI plc for the prime
brokerage services in accordance with the Fee
Schedule, which may be amended upon
reasonable notice. Such fees are in addition to
any other fees, charges or costs that may apply,
including, in relation to (i) the execution of
Transactions, (ii) the failure of Transactions to
clear, (iii) any other fees, charges or costs
associated with any non-prime brokerage service,
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and (iv) the exercise by Morgan Stanley on
behalf of the Client of any Corporate Action or
voting rights relating to any Investment of the
Client. MSI plc is entitled to deduct any fees,
charges or costs from any Account.
G.2.2. Morgan Stanley charges comprise commission
as notified separately to the Client from time to
time and/or mark-up or mark-down. MSI
plcs charges vary according to the
Transaction or service or client, and therefore
the charges notified to the Client in respect of
any particular transaction may differ from
those incurred by another client in a similar
transaction. Where Morgan Stanley uses its
own internal sources of liquidity, it may retain
a spread and an agreed commission in respect
of certain trading strategies.
G.2.3. Morgan Stanley may share charges with
Associated Firms or other third parties or
receive remuneration from them in respect of
Transactions carried out with or for the Client
or it may be acting on both sides of a
Transaction. Details of any such arrangements
will be made available upon written request.
G.3. Indemnification
G.3.1. General Indemnity: The Client will fully
indemnify each Indemnified Person on demand
against any and all Claims which any
Indemnified Person may suffer or incur directly
or indirectly (including those incurred to a
sub-custodian, broker, Executing Broker,
Exchange, Clearing House or other regulatory
authority) as a result, or in connection with, or
arising out of (i) this Agreement and the
Customer Documents, (ii) any Transaction
effected with the Client or on the Client's
instructions, (iii) acting on any other
instructions of the Client whatsoever (iv) any
services provided to the Client pursuant to this
Agreement or the Customer Documents, (v)
without limiting the foregoing, any breach by
the Client of its obligations under this
Agreement or the Customer Documents or any
Transaction, (vi) any representation or
warranty proving to be incorrect when made or
repeated, or deemed to have been made or
repeated and (vii) any claims, actions,
proceedings or investigations arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement or the
Customer Documents or any Transaction
hereunder. References herein to Transactions,
instructions given by the Client, services to be
provided to the Client or breaches by the Client
of its obligations include Transactions entered
into by, instructions given, services to be
provided to, and breaches by, an Agent.
This indemnity will not extend to any
Indemnified Person in so far as the Claims
suffered by the same are a direct result of its
fraud, wilful default or negligence or breach of
applicable law or regulation by the Indemnified
Person, other than where the breach of law or
regulation arises as a result of the Indemnified
Person taking any action or inaction on the
instructions of the Client or an Agent or as a
result of the failure by the Client to take any
action required to be taken by it under
applicable law or regulation.
G.3.2. Currency Indemnity: If, under any applicable
law (whether as a result of a judgment against
the Client or its liquidation or for any other
reason), any payment in connection with this
Agreement is made or recovered in a currency
other than that which it is required to be paid,
then, to the extent that the payment to Morgan
Stanley (when converted in accordance with
Morgan Stanleys usual practice on the date of
receipt or recovery, or if it is not practicable to
make that conversion on that date, on the first
date on which it is practicable to do so) falls
short of the amount unpaid under this
Agreement, the Client will as a separate and
independent obligation, fully indemnify
Morgan Stanley against the amount of the
shortfall, including, without limitation, any
premiums and costs of exchange payable in
connection with the purchase of the currency
and/or conversion. For the purposes of this
paragraph, it will be sufficient for Morgan
Stanley to demonstrate that it would have
suffered a loss had an actual exchange or
purchase been made on such date.
G.3.3. Nothing in this Agreement will require the
Client to indemnify or compensate MSI plc to
any extent prohibited by the FCA Rules.
G.4. Taxes
G.4.1. Withholding: All amounts payable to Morgan
Stanley under this Agreement or any
Transaction shall be paid in full without set-off
or counterclaim and, except to the extent
required by law, free and clear of and without
any deduction or withholding whatsoever. If
the Client is required by law to make any
deduction or withholding from any payment, it
will pay to Morgan Stanley, simultaneously
with making such payment, such additional
amount as may be necessary to ensure that the
net amount received by Morgan Stanley after
all deductions and withholdings is equal to the
amount which would have been received by
Morgan Stanley had no such deduction or
withholding been required.
G.4.2. Taxes Additional: All amounts payable by the
Client under this Agreement or any Transaction
are exclusive of applicable taxes and duties to
which Morgan Stanley may be subject (other
than taxes or duties on Morgan Stanleys net
income). The Client will pay such taxes and
duties to Morgan Stanley at the same time as
the amounts to which they relate.
G.4.3. Tax Claims: The Client will be fully
responsible for payment of all taxes and duties
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and for the making of all claims in relation to
any taxes or duties to which Morgan Stanley
and/or the Client may be subject (other than
taxes and duties on Morgan Stanleys net
income), whether for exemption from
withholding taxes or otherwise, for filing all
tax returns and for providing any relevant tax
authorities with all necessary information in
relation to any business Morgan Stanley carries
on for or with the Client or any cash or
Investments which Morgan Stanley holds on its
behalf. The Client will indemnify Morgan
Stanley on demand against any Claims suffered
or incurred by Morgan Stanley as a result of
any failure of the Client to comply with this
paragraph.
G.4.4. Transfer Taxes: The Client will be responsible
for and will pay promptly (and in any event
before any interest or penalty becomes
payable) any taxes or duties, including without
limitation, any stamp, sales, transfer,
documentary, withholding and other similar
taxes and duties to which Morgan Stanley or
the Client may be accountable or liable in
relation to this Agreement or any related
instruction, order or document (whether as a
result of any Investments being registered in
Morgan Stanleys name or those of its nominee
or otherwise) or which arises in connection
with the services provided under or associated
with this Agreement or any Transaction. The
Client will notify Morgan Stanley where any
transfer of Investments to an Account
constitutes a transfer where Morgan Stanley
may be required to pay or collect any taxes or
duties contemplated in the foregoing, or to
report the transfer of such Investments.
When requested, the Client will notify Morgan
Stanley promptly of any information relating to
the Clients tax status or obligations which is
required in order for Morgan Stanley to meet
its tax or audit obligations. The Client will
ensure that any information provided is
accurate and will notify Morgan Stanley
promptly of any change to such information.
The Client will indemnify Morgan Stanley on
demand against any Claims suffered or
incurred by Morgan Stanley as a result of the
Clients failure to pay any such taxes or duties,
or any delay or omission by the Client in
paying any such taxes or duties or in the
provision of such information, together with
any incidental costs associated therewith,
including (without limitation) any
disbursements, costs, resource costs or the
costs of external advisers incurred in response
to investigations, enquiries, or other
administrative or judicial actions, processes or
procedures instigated by any revenue or other
governmental authority in any jurisdiction.
G.5. Default Interest
If the Client does not pay any amount when due under
the terms of this Agreement, it will be required to pay
interest to Morgan Stanley on such amount (before as
well as after judgment) in the same currency as such
overdue amount for the periods from (and including) the
original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date
of actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will
be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the
actual number of days elapsed.
G.6. Investment Adviser/Investment Manager
The Client may appoint an Agent to purchase, sell and
trade generally in, exercise, and otherwise enter into,
arrange and carry out Transactions and give other
instructions relating to Investments, whether
electronically or otherwise, and for the Client's account
and risk and in the Client's name or number on Morgan
Stanleys books, including Transactions which will or
may result in the Client having a short position in any
such Investment. Morgan Stanley is authorised to accept
and act on:
(a) any and all orders and instructions received in
connection with such Transactions whether
electronically or otherwise from an Agent; and
(b) any other instructions of the Agent in any
respect concerning the Client's Account(s)
(including, without limitation, delivering or
otherwise transferring investments and/or
paying monies as the Agent may order or
direct, and whether or not any such delivery or
other transfer is to be made against payment, or
any such payment is to be made against
delivery or other transfer).
G.7. Payment, Transfer and other Instructions
G.7.1. Instructions: Morgan Stanley shall be entitled
without further inquiry to execute or otherwise
act upon instructions or purported instructions,
whether in electronic form or otherwise,
received from persons who reasonably appear
to Morgan Stanley to have authority to act on
behalf of the Client including, without
limitation, an Agent notwithstanding that it
may afterwards be discovered that such
instructions were not genuine or were not
issued by an authorised person. Such
execution or action shall, in the absence of
negligence, wilful default or fraud of Morgan
Stanley, constitute a good discharge by Morgan
Stanley of its obligations and it shall not be
liable for any actions taken or omitted to be
taken in good faith in reliance on such
instructions nor shall it be liable for any error,
omission or inaccuracy in any transmission as
received by Morgan Stanley. Subject to the
foregoing, an instruction (sent by any method)
will only be effective if actually received by
Morgan Stanley.
G.7.2. Cash Payments Instructions and Securities
Transfera Instructions: The Client will from
time to time notify MSI plc in writing of the
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names of the people who are authorised to give
Cash Payments Instructions and Securities
Transfers Instructions on its behalf by
providing MSI plc with a Cash Payments and
Securities Transfers Authorisation. Regardless
of the method of instruction, until MSI plc
receives written notice to the contrary, it is
entitled to assume that any of those people
have full and unrestricted power to give Cash
Payments Instructions and Securities Transfers
Instructions on the Clients behalf.
G.7.3. Online Cash Instructions: MSI plc may
agree to accept Cash Payment Instructions
from the Client through Morgan Stanleys
online cash instruction system which will
automatically generate an instruction to the
respective agent bank. MSI plc will not check
or monitor such instructions before they are
issued to the agent bank and accepts no liability
for any errors or omissions contained therein.
It will be the Clients responsibility when using
these systems to ensure that any user
identifications and/or passwords used by it
and/or any Authorised User are kept secure and
the protection of any specific system access
password will be the responsibility of the
Client. MSI plc will be entitled to assume that
instructions received via these systems are
instructed by an authorised person.
G.7.4. SWIFT Cash Instructions: MSI plc may
agree to accept Cash Payment Instructions
from a SWIFT Bank Identifier Code specified
by the Client. The Client authorises MSI plc to
accept and act on such Cash Payments
Instructions and acknowledges that SWIFT
messages may not include the name of the
person giving the instruction. MSI plc will not
check or monitor such instructions before they
are issued to the agent bank and accepts no
liability for any errors or omissions contained
therein. It will be the Clients responsibility
when using SWIFT to ensure that any user
identifications and/or passwords used by it
and/or any authorised person are kept secure
and the protection of any specific system
access password will be the responsibility of
the Client. MSI plc will be entitled to assume
that instructions received via SWIFT are
instructed by an authorised person.
G.7.5 Other Methods of Instruction: Transfer or
Cash Payment Instructions may not be given
by any other means, including by way of
electronic mail, unless expressly agreed by
MSI plc.
G.7.6 Transfer Instructions: In carrying out
instructions to make transfers of assets
(whether from an Account of the Clients to
another prime brokerage account held by a
different client or from an Account to an
account held by a third party with an external
custodian) MSI plc shall be performing a
purely administrative function. Subject to
G.7.1, MSI plc is entitled to assume that
instructions presented by the transferor in the
required form are valid and it may act on such
instructions accordingly. MSI plc will not
undertake any review of instructions for the
purposes of determining their validity
including, for example, suitability or
appropriateness or compliance with any
investment restrictions, or for the purposes of
determining that the Client receives fair value
for the assets.
G.8. Confidentiality, and Information
G.8.1. Confidentiality: Both Morgan Stanley and the
Client will treat as confidential the Confidential
Information learned about the other in the
course of the relationship governed by this
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in
this paragraph, neither the Client nor Morgan
Stanley will disclose the Confidential
Information to any third party without the
other's written consent. The provisions of this
paragraph G.8 shall replace and supersede any
prior agreement between the parties as to the
confidentiality of any Confidential
Information.
G.8.2. Permitted Disclosure:
(i) Each of Morgan Stanley and the Client
authorises the other to disclose any information
or take any act required by law, rule,
regulation, order, directive or announcement in
any jurisdiction, or that is requested by any self
regulating organisation, Exchange, Clearing
House or any other body having regulatory or
tax or enforcement responsibility in relation to
any business conducted by them except where
paragraph G.8.2 (iv) applies.
(ii) The Client authorises Morgan Stanley to
disclose to the Clients investment manager,
investment adviser, auditor, administrator and
other advisers or Agents, or to third party
services providers (including Service
Providers) in connection with the provision of
services to the Client or to Morgan Stanley in
connection with this Agreement and the
services contemplated thereunder, any
information relating to the Accounts or
otherwise (including but not limited to
Confidential Information) as they may from
time to time request and Morgan Stanley may
disclose any such information to other third
parties, including but not limited to investors,
at the direction of the Clients investment
manager investment adviser, administrator and
other advisers or Agents. The Client will
indemnify Morgan Stanley against any loss or
liability it may suffer or incur as a result of any
such disclosure.
(iii) Nothing in paragraph G.8.1. shall prevent one
Associated Firm disclosing such information to
another Associated Firm.
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(iv) Neither Morgan Stanley nor the Client will
disclose information of the kind specified in
section 275(1) of the PPSA unless otherwise
required by section 275(7) of the PPSA.
G.8.3. Provision of Information: The Client will
provide Morgan Stanley on demand with all
such information as Morgan Stanley may
reasonably request in connection with this
Agreement, any Transaction or the Clients
ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
H. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The occurrence at any time of any of the following
events will be an Event of Default for the purposes of
this Agreement:
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver: The Client fails to
make any payment or delivery or meet any
Margin call, in each case, upon the due date or
within the period specified;
(ii) Breach of Agreement: The Client fails to
perform any other material obligation hereunder
and, if such failure is capable of remedy, such
failure is not remedied on or before the second
Notice Business Day after notice of such failure
is given to the Client;
(iii) Act of Insolvency: An Act of Insolvency occurs
or any enforcement action is taken in respect of
any security or arrangement having a similar
effect to security with respect to the Client;
(iv) Misrepresentation: Any representation made by
the Client proves to have been incorrect or untrue
in any material respect when made or repeated,
or deemed to have been made or repeated;
(v) Admission of Inability or Unwillingness to
Perform: The Client admits to Morgan Stanley
or any other person its inability to, or intention
not to, perform any of its obligations under the
Customer Documents and/or any Transaction;
(vi) Regulatory Suspensions: The Client is
suspended from membership of, or participation
in, any Exchange, Clearing House or association
or self-regulating organisation, or suspended
from dealings in Investments by any government
agency;
(vii) Cross Default:
(a) in relation to the Client or any of its
affiliates, a default, event of default,
termination event or the like occurs or is
declared under any other agreement of
whatever nature with Morgan Stanley or any
Associated Firm;
(b) in relation to the Client or any of its
affiliates, any indebtedness or other
financial obligation in an amount greater
than U.S. $250,000 (or its equivalent in any
other currency or currencies) is not paid or
met at its stated maturity (or within any
applicable grace period) or by reason of any
default, event of default, termination event
or the like on the Clients part becomes due
prior to its stated maturity or, if payable or
repayable on demand, when so demanded;
(viii) Suspension of NAV/redemptions: The net asset
value calculation of the Client or the redemption
of investor interests in respect of the Client is
suspended, restricted or delayed for any reason;
(ix) Material Adverse Change: The Client suffers a
material adverse change in its financial condition,
results, properties, business or operations as
determined by MSI plc in its absolute discretion;
(x) Ceasing to be a Trustee: Where the Client is the
trustee of a trust, it ceases to be trustee of the
trust for any reason whatsoever;
(xi) Insolvency of Trust Fund: Where the Client is a
trustee of a trust, the liabilities of the trust fund
exceed the market value of its assets or the
trustee is unable to satisfy all of its liabilities
incurred as trustee in full by proper recourse to
the assets of the trust fund;
(xii) Invalidity of Security: MSI plc reasonably
determines that the Security is or may be invalid,
unenforceable, prejudiced or otherwise
ineffective in whole or in part for any reason
whatsoever; or
(xiii) Impossibility/Illegality: The Client is prevented
from making any payment or delivery or it
becomes impossible, impracticable or illegal for
the Client to make any payment or delivery.
The Client will notify MSI plc immediately of the
occurrence of an Event of Default or of an event which
with the passing of time, giving of notice, expiry of any
applicable grace period or the making of any
determination by MSI plc may constitute an Event of
Default.
I. USE OF INVESTMENTS
I.1. Use of Investments
(i) The Client hereby authorises any Morgan Stanley
Company at any time or times to borrow, lend,
charge, rehypothecate, dispose of or otherwise
use for its own purposes any Investments which
are for the time being subject to the Security in
an amount up to but no greater than the Adjusted
Value without giving notice of such borrowing,
lending, charge, rehypothecation, disposal or
other use to the Client. Such Morgan Stanley
Company may retain for its own account all fees,
profits and other benefits received in connection
with any such borrowing, loan or use. Upon (i) a
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borrowing, lending or other use, such
Investments will become the absolute property of
that Morgan Stanley Company (or that of its
transferee) free from the Security and from any
equity, right, title or interest of the Clients and
(ii) a charge or rehypothecation of any of the
Clients Investments, all of those Investments,
including the Clients interest in those
Investments, will be subject to the charge or
other security interest created by such charge or
rehypothecation. Upon any such use, the Client
will have a right against the Morgan Stanley
Company (and to the extent that such Morgan
Stanley Company fails to deliver Equivalent
Investments, to MSI plc) for the delivery of
Equivalent Investments in accordance with
paragraph I.2. No Morgan Stanley Company will
be permitted to exercise its right of use in relation
to any additional Client Investments at any time
following the occurrence of a MSI plc Act of
Insolvency.
(ii) Where a Morgan Stanley Company borrows,
lends or otherwise uses Hong Kong Securities
any such borrowing, lending or use shall be
effected by way of a loan of the relevant
securities by the Client to the Morgan Stanley
Company under the OSLA. The Morgan Stanley
Company shall not be required to issue a
Borrowing Request (as defined in the OSLA) in
respect of any such loan made.
(iii) MSI plc shall determine the Adjusted Value and
the Equivalent Dollar Value of Investments used
under I.1. on a daily basis. In valuing any
Investments for the purposes of this paragraph
I.1. MSI plc shall rely on the value given by any
reputable pricing source and, in the absence of
any such value or (if MSI plc determines that
such value is, in its reasonable opinion,
inaccurate), such value as MSI plc reasonably
determines.
I.2. Redelivery of Used Investments
The relevant Morgan Stanley Company or MSI plc on
behalf of such Morgan Stanley Company may deliver, or
procure the delivery of, Equivalent Investments to the
Client under paragraph I.1. by causing such Investments
to be transferred, appropriated or designated to the
Account in which such Investments were held prior to
such use or, if not possible to do so, or if an Event of
Default has occurred, to such other Account or Accounts
subject to the Security as it shall determine. Such
Investments will upon such transfer, appropriation or
designation become subject to all the provisions of this
Agreement, including without limitation, those of
Section J and this Section I.
J. SECURITY
J.1. Security
Charge: As continuing security for the
payment and discharge of all Liabilities, the
Client charges to MSI plc for itself and as
trustee for the other Morgan Stanley
Companies by way of first fixed charge and
assigns by way of security with full title
guarantee and free from any adverse interest
whatsoever:
(i) all rights, title and interest of the Client in or in
respect of Investments and other assets not
falling within sub-paragraphs (ii) to (vi) below
constituted by credits standing from time to
time to any Account;
(ii) all Investments which, or the certificates or
documents of title to which, are for the time
being deposited with or held by a Morgan
Stanley Company;
(iii) all other Investments and all rights, cash
(including, without limitation, dividends) and
property whatsoever which may from time to
time be derived from, accrue on or be offered
in respect of any Investments referred to in
sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, whether by
way of Corporate Action or otherwise
howsoever;
(iv) all cash for the time being credited to any
Account;
(v) all rights of the Client arising in respect of any
Investments or cash referred to in sub-
paragraphs (i) to (iv) above, including, without
limitation, any rights against any custodian,
banker or other person;
(vi) all rights of the Client under this Agreement
and the Customer Documents (including those
existing after any netting or set off of amounts
owed under such Customer Documents)
including, without limitation, all rights of the
Client to delivery of Equivalent Investments
and Equivalent Securities;
(vii) all sums of money held by any Morgan Stanley
Company for the Client, the benefit of all
accounts in which any such money may from
time to time be held and all the Clients rights,
title and interest under any trust relating to such
money or to such accounts as aforesaid,
but, in each case, so that the covenants implied
by the Law of Property (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1994 in the charges contained
in or created pursuant to this Agreement are
construed with the omission of (A) the words
other than any charges, encumbrances or
rights which that person does not and could not
reasonably be expected to know about in
section 3(1) of that Act; and (B) section 6(2) of
that Act.
J.2. Withdrawals
J.2.1. The Client may request Morgan Stanley (either
orally, in writing or by electronic transmission
and either expressly or impliedly) to deliver
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cash and/or Investments from an Account to a
third party. Such request is subject to the
provisions of the Security and this Agreement.
If Morgan Stanley permits delivery of such
cash and/or Investments from an Account to a
third party then, on the relevant delivery being
made, the relevant cash and/or Investments
shall be automatically released from the
Security.
J.2.2. Permitting any withdrawal of Investments
and/or cash from an Account, or a series of
such withdrawals, will not commit Morgan
Stanley to permit any other withdrawals from
the Accounts.
J.3. Supplemental Provisions Relating to the
Security
J.3.1. Continuing Security: The Security is
continuing and will extend to the ultimate
balance of all the Liabilities, regardless of any
intermediate payment or discharge in whole or
in part.
J.3.2. Security Unaffected: The Security is in
addition to any other security, guarantee or
indemnity now or subsequently held by
Morgan Stanley in respect of the Liabilities and
the Security is not in any way prejudiced by
any other such security, guarantee or
indemnity. Morgan Stanley may at any time
and without reference to the Client give up,
deal with, vary, exchange or abstain from
perfecting or enforcing any other such security,
guarantee or indemnity at any time and
discharge any party thereto, and realise the
same as it thinks fit without in any way
affecting or prejudicing the Liabilities or the
Security. The Client acknowledges that the
Security shall not in any way be affected by the
level of Margin required pursuant to Section G.
J.3.3. Further Assurance: For the purpose of
perfecting or enforcing the Security, if MSI plc
so requests at any time or times the Client will
promptly execute and sign all such transfers,
assignments, powers of attorney, further
assurances or other documents and do all such
other acts and things as may reasonably be
required to realise the Security or vest any of it
in MSI plc or to its order or to a purchaser or
transferee or to perfect or preserve the rights
and interests of MSI plc and the other Morgan
Stanley Companies in respect of the Security
(including, without limitation, the institution
and conduct of legal proceedings) or for the
exercise by Morgan Stanley of all or any of the
powers, authorities and discretions conferred
on Morgan Stanley by this Agreement. The
Client hereby by way of security irrevocably
appoints each Morgan Stanley Company
severally as its attorney to execute any such
transfers, assignments, powers of attorney,
further assurances or other documents and do
all such other acts and things as aforesaid for
the purpose of perfecting or enforcing the
Security, or attempting to do so. The Client
hereby ratifies and confirms and agrees to
ratify and confirm the exercise or purported
exercise by a Morgan Stanley Company of the
power of attorney.
J.3.4. Law of Property Act: Sections 93 (restriction
of right of consolidation) and 103 (restriction
of right of sale) of the Law of Property Act
1925 will not apply to this Agreement. The
Liabilities will become due for the purposes of
section 101 of the Law of Property Act 1925,
and the statutory power of sale and of
appointing a receiver which are conferred on
the Morgan Stanley Companies under that Act
(as varied or extended by this Agreement) and
all other powers shall be deemed to arise
immediately after execution of this Agreement.
J.3.5. Avoidance of Payments: If Morgan Stanley
reasonably determines that any payment
received or recovered by Morgan Stanley may
be avoided or invalidated after the Liabilities
have been discharged in full, and after any
facility which might give rise to such
Liabilities has been terminated, this Agreement
(and the Security created thereby) will remain
in full force and effect and Morgan Stanley will
not be obliged to release any cash or
Investments charged under the Security until
the expiry of such period as Morgan Stanley
shall reasonably determine.
J.3.6. No Release: No payment which may be
avoided or adjusted under any law, including
any enactment relating to bankruptcy or
insolvency, and no release, settlement or
discharge given or made by Morgan Stanley on
the faith of any such assurance, security or
payment, shall prejudice or affect the right of
Morgan Stanley to recover the Liabilities from
the Client or to enforce the Security to the full
extent of the Liabilities.
J.3.7. Negative Pledge: The Client will not create or
have outstanding any mortgage, pledge, lien,
hypothecation, security interest or other charge
or encumbrance, or any other agreement or
arrangement having the same economic effect,
over or in respect of the present or future
Charged Assets (other than for any security
created under the Customer Documents).
J.3.8. Continuation of Accounts: At any time
following (i) Morgan Stanley receiving notice
(either actual or otherwise) of any subsequent
security interest affecting any assets subject to
the Security or (ii) the occurrence of any Act of
Insolvency in respect of the Client, Morgan
Stanley may open a new Account in the
Clients name (whether or not Morgan Stanley
permits any existing Account to continue). If
Morgan Stanley does not open such a new
Account, Morgan Stanley will nevertheless be
treated as if Morgan Stanley had done so at the
time, as the case may be, when the notice was
received or deemed to have been received of
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the subsequent security interest or at the time
of the Act of Insolvency. No cash or
Investments thereafter paid into any Account,
whether new or continuing, shall discharge or
reduce the amount receivable pursuant to this
Agreement.
J.3.9 Protection of Third Parties: No purchaser
from, or other person dealing with, Morgan
Stanley shall be concerned to enquire whether
any of the powers exercised or purported to be
exercised has arisen or become exercisable,
whether the Liabilities remain outstanding or as
to the propriety or validity of the exercise or
purported exercise of any power; and the title
of such a purchaser and the position of any
such person shall not be impeachable by
reference to any of those matters and the
protections contained in sections 104 to 107 of
the Law of Property Act 1925 shall apply to
any person purchasing from or dealing with
Morgan Stanley.
J.3.10. Receipts: The receipt of Morgan Stanley shall
be an absolute and a conclusive discharge to a
purchaser and shall relieve the purchaser of any
obligation to see to the application of any
moneys paid to or by the direction of Morgan
Stanley.
J.3.11. Construction: In paragraphs J.3.9. and J.3.10.
"purchaser" includes any person acquiring for
money or money's worth any security interest
over, or any other interest or right whatsoever
in relation to the Charged Assets.
J.3.12. Certificate of Borrowings: For all purposes,
including any legal proceedings, a certificate
by any officer of MSI plc as to the sums and/or
liabilities for the time being due to or incurred
by MSI plc shall be conclusive in absence of
manifest error.
J.4. Enforcement
J.4.1. Enforceability: Without prejudice to Morgan
Stanleys rights under paragraphs J.5., K.1. and
K.2., on or at any time after the occurrence of
an Event of Default in relation to the Client and
without prior notice or demand on the Client,
MSI plc (for itself and as agent, or as the case
may be, trustee on behalf of the other Morgan
Stanley Companies) may enforce the Security
and exercise all the powers and rights of a
mortgagee conferred by statute or otherwise
and (without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing) may (i) appropriate, sell or
otherwise dispose of all the title to and interest
in any asset subject to the Security or (as MSI
plc may elect and without prejudice to any later
exercise of this power) the whole or part of the
equitable interest divested of the legal title for
such consideration (which may comprise or
include Investments), upon such terms and
generally in such manner as MSI plc may, in its
sole and absolute discretion, think fit provided
that (a) where Morgan Stanley sells or disposes
of any such assets Morgan Stanley shall use its
reasonable endeavours to obtain a fair value
where reasonably obtainable in the
circumstances; and (b) where Morgan Stanley
appropriates assets pursuant to this paragraph
J.4.1. the value given to such assets shall be the
Net Value (such appropriated assets being
treated as Receivable Investments for this
purpose); and (ii) apply all or any part of any
cash credited to an Account or the value of any
appropriated assets towards the discharge of
the Liabilities upon such terms and generally in
such manner as MSI plc may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, think fit.
J.4.2. Application of Net Proceeds: The net
proceeds of any enforcement will be applied
towards discharge of the Liabilities in such
order as MSI plc in its sole discretion shall
determine. Subject to paragraph J.3.5, the
Client will be entitled to any balance remaining
after the unconditional and irrevocable
discharge of all Liabilities. In the event of a
shortfall, the Client will immediately on
demand pay to each relevant Morgan Stanley
Company the balance remaining due to it.
J.4.3. Other Means of Enforcement: If the Client
fails to discharge any Liabilities when due,
Morgan Stanley may, but is not bound to,
resort to any other reasonable means of
obtaining discharge at any time and in any
manner or order it thinks fit, without thereby
affecting the Security.
J.4.4. Suspense Account: Morgan Stanley may, for
the purpose of enabling it to maximise its
recoveries in any actual or potential winding-
up, dissolution or analogous proceeding
relating to the Client, or prior to the application
of any amounts, credit any amounts received or
recovered by it in exercise of its rights under
this Agreement (including Section P) to, and
require the same to be paid to it for crediting to,
an interest bearing suspense account for so long
and in such manner as it may determine.
J.4.5. PPSA disapplied: The provisions of the
PPSA specified in paragraphs (a) to (r)
inclusive of section 115 of the PPSA will not
apply in relation to any Charged Assets the
subject of a security interest established under
or contemplated by this Agreement, to the
extent that this is permitted by the relevant
paragraph of section 115 of the PPSA in
relation to that provision.
J.4.6 PPSA exclusion of notice requirement: To
the extent not prohibited by the PPSA, the
Client waives its right to receive any notice
otherwise required to be given by Morgan
Stanley under section 157 (verification
statements) or any other provision of the PPSA.
J.5. Limited Close-Out
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J.5.1. Termination: Without prejudice to Morgan
Stanleys rights under paragraph K.1. and K.2.,
or under paragraph J.4.1., on or at any time
after the occurrence of an Event of Default in
relation to the Client, MSI plc may serve a
notice to the Client (a Termination Notice)
(and so that MSI plc may serve one or more
Termination Notices at any time while an
Event of Default is continuing) whereupon all
or such of the following as may be specified in
the Termination Notice shall occur:
(i) the Settlement Facility will be terminated and
all Equivalent Securities that the Client is
required to deliver under paragraph B.2.(v) will
be immediately deliverable;
(ii) all Equivalent Investments in respect of which
the Client has a right of delivery under
paragraph I.2. will be deliverable;
(iii) such outstanding Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Transactions as may be specified in the
Termination Notice will be terminated in
accordance with the terms of the MNA;
(iv) such outstanding FX Transactions as may be
specified in the Termination Notice will be
terminated,
so that the performance of the respective
obligations of the parties with respect to all
such payments and deliveries shall be effected
only in accordance with paragraphs J.5.2. to
J.5.3. below.
J.5.2. Amounts Determined. MSI plc will establish
as at the date on which the Termination Notice
was served:
(i)the Default Market Value of all Equivalent
Securities and Equivalent Investments to be
delivered by or to the Client under paragraph
J.5.1(i) and (ii);
(ii) the Liquidation Amount in respect of all
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions
terminated under paragraph J.5.1 (iii); and
(iii) the Loss of each party in respect of all FX
Transactions terminated under paragraph
J.5.1(iv).
J.5.3. Netting: On the basis of the amounts so
established, an account shall be taken (as at the
date on which the Termination Notice was
served) of what is due from each party to the
other under paragraph J.5.2. and the amounts
due from one party shall be set off against the
amounts due from the other and only the
balance of account shall be payable by the
party having the claim valued at the lower
amount pursuant to the foregoing. Any such
balance shall be payable by that party on
demand by the other party. For the purposes of
this calculation, all sums not denominated in
U.S. Dollars shall be converted to U.S. Dollars
at the then current market exchange rates.
Paragraphs K.2.1.(ii) and (iii) shall apply in
respect of any amount payable under this
paragraph as if references in those paragraphs
to the Termination Amount were a reference to
the amount payable under this paragraph.
J.5.4 The provisions of J.5.1 to J.5.3. shall apply
separately between each Morgan Stanley
Company and the Client as if such Morgan
Stanley Company were party to a separate
agreement with the Client in all respects
identical to this Agreement.
K. EARLY TERMINATION, NETTING AND
SET OFF
The provisions of paragraphs K.1. and K.2. shall apply
separately between each Morgan Stanley Company and
the Client as if such Morgan Stanley Company were
party to a separate agreement with the Client in all
respects identical to this Agreement.
K.1. Early Termination
K.1.1. Early Termination: (i) Upon or following the
occurrence of an Event of Default, without
prejudice to any other rights hereunder or under
any transaction, contract or law, or (ii)
following the occurrence of an MSI plc Act of
Insolvency, the relevant Morgan Stanley
Company may by notice to the Client in the
case of (i), or the Client may by notice to MSI
plc in the case of (ii) (in either case a Close-
Out Notice), declare that the provisions of
paragraphs K.1.2. to K.1.4. and K.2. will apply.
K.1.2. Service of Close-Out Notice:
(i) Service of a Close-Out Notice under paragraph
K.1.1. by a Morgan Stanley Company shall
constitute an immediate event of default or
termination event (howsoever the same are
described) under such Customer Documents as
may be specified in the Close-Out Notice (each
such Customer Document being a Designated
Customer Document), whether or not the
Event of Default in question would otherwise
constitute an event of default or termination
event under any such Designated Customer
Document and without the need for the service
of a separate notice under any such Designated
Customer Document, but so that the service of
a Close-Out Notice in respect of one Customer
Document shall not prevent Morgan Stanley
from serving a Close-Out Notice in respect of
any other Customer Document at any time.
(ii) Service of a Close-Out Notice by the Client
shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement in respect of MSI plc (but in respect
of no other Morgan Stanley Company) and this
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Agreement shall be a Designated Customer
Document for the purposes of paragraphs
K.1.3. and K.1.4..
K.1.3. No Further Payments or Deliveries: No
further payments or deliveries under the
Designated Customer Documents in respect of
outstanding Transactions will be required to be
made, but without prejudice to the other
provisions of the Designated Customer
Documents, and:
(i) all outstanding Transactions under the
Designated Customer Documents (other than
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions and
FX Transactions entered into under this
Agreement) will, to the extent possible, be
terminated immediately in accordance with
their terms and any Transactions under the
Designated Customer Documents will be dealt
with in accordance with the relevant default,
close out or termination provisions of any such
Designated Customer Document;
(ii) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, the Loan will be
immediately repayable;
(iii) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, the Settlement Facility
will be terminated immediately and Equivalent
Securities that the Client is required to deliver
under paragraph B.2.(v) will be immediately
deliverable;
(iv) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, Equivalent Investments
in respect of which the Client has a right of
delivery under paragraph I.2. will be
immediately deliverable;
(v) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, all outstanding
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions
will, to the extent possible, be terminated
immediately in accordance with the terms of
the MNA;
(vi) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, all outstanding FX
Transactions will, to the extent possible, be
terminated immediately;
(vii) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, all outstanding
Transactions not falling within any other sub-
paragraph of this paragraph K.1.3. will, to the
extent possible, be terminated immediately;
and
(viii) all other amounts due but unpaid under the
Designated Customer Documents (including,
where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, without limitation, any
fees owing to Morgan Stanley and any amounts
payable under Section P) will be immediately
payable and so that where this paragraph
applies, performance of the respective
obligations of the parties with respect to all the
payments, repayments and deliveries shall be
effected only in accordance with paragraphs
K.1.4. and K.2. below.
Notwithstanding the Security and provided an
Act of Insolvency shall not have occurred (in
which case this sub-paragraph shall not apply),
if Morgan Stanley or the Client serves a Close-
Out Notice under paragraph K.1.1., all rights of
the parties under each Designated Customer
Document shall be subject to the provisions of
paragraphs K.1. and K.2. and the Security shall
be released in respect of such rights to the
extent necessary under any applicable law to
enable the operation of the netting pursuant to
paragraph K.2..
K.1.4 Amounts Determined: Where this Agreement
is a Designated Customer Document, the
amount of the Loan to be repaid by the Client
shall be determined by MSI plc. The Non-
Defaulting Party will establish as at the date of
the Default Event:
(i) the Default Market Values of all Investments,
Equivalent Securities and Equivalent
Investments to be delivered by each party
under any Transaction terminated under
paragraph K.1.3.(i) and, where this Agreement
is a Designated Customer Document, to be
delivered by each party under paragraphs
K.1.3. (iii), (iv) and (vii);
(ii) the purchase prices to be paid by each party in
respect of securities purchased by that party
under transactions executed with Morgan
Stanley;
(iii) where this Agreement is a Designated
Customer Document, the Loss of each party in
respect of all FX Transactions and other
Transactions (other than Exchange Traded
Derivatives Transactions) under this
Agreement terminated in accordance with this
Section K (other than Transactions for the
delivery of securities);
(iv) the Liquidation Amount with respect to the
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Transactions or,
to the extent that it is not possible to determine
the Liquidation Amount in accordance with the
MNA, the Loss in respect of such
Transactions; and
(v) all other amounts payable under paragraph
K.1.3.(viii).
Provided that no account shall be taken under
this paragraph or under paragraph K.2.1 of any
Investments which are credited to an Account
and held by MSI plc as custodian or any money
which the parties have agreed is to be treated as
client money for the purposes of and subject to
the FCA Rules.
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K.2. Netting
K.2.1. Netting:
(i) On the basis of the amounts established in
accordance with paragraph K.1.4., an account
shall be taken (as at the date of the Default
Event) of (a) what is due from each party to the
other under this Agreement and (b) any
amounts due from one party to the other as a
result of an early termination or close-out of
any Designated Customer Document and the
amounts due from one party shall be set off
against the amounts due from the other and
only the balance of the account (the
Termination Amount) will be payable by
the party having the claim valued at the lower
amount pursuant to the foregoing. For the
purposes of this calculation, all sums not
denominated in U.S. Dollars shall be converted
into U.S. Dollars at the then current market
exchange rates;
(ii) if the Termination Amount is payable by the
Client to Morgan Stanley, that amount is
immediately due and payable and will form
part of the Liabilities in respect of which
Morgan Stanley may enforce the Security or
any of its other rights under this Agreement or
otherwise; and
(iii) if the Termination Amount is payable by
Morgan Stanley to the Client, subject to K.3.2.,
that amount shall be paid into such Account as
Morgan Stanley shall determine and be subject
to the terms of this Agreement or, if the
operation of this Section K is pursuant to
K.1.1.(ii) then such amount shall be paid by
MSI plc as the Client directs.
K.2.2. Statement: On or as soon as reasonably
practicable following the calculations made
under K.2.1., the Non-Defaulting Party will
provide to the other party a statement showing
such calculations in reasonable detail.
K.3. Other Rights
K.3.1. Pre-condition to Payment and Deliveries: As
a separate and further protection to Morgan
Stanley, the Client agrees that where the Client
has failed to provide Margin demanded
pursuant to paragraph G.1. or otherwise failed
to perform its obligations under any
Transactions or otherwise under this
Agreement (whether or not the Security is
enforceable or being enforced) any obligation
Morgan Stanley may have to pay or repay any
money or deliver or redeliver any asset
(whether as Margin or otherwise) otherwise
than under and in accordance with paragraphs
K.1. and K.2. will be conditional upon there
being no Liabilities.
K.3.2. Set-off: As between each Morgan Stanley
Company and the Client, whether or not an
Event of Default has occurred, any Liabilities
owed to that Morgan Stanley Company will, at
that Morgan Stanleys Company's option (and
without prior notice to the Client), be reduced
by its set-off against any amount(s) payable
(whether or not then due and owing) to the
Client by that Morgan Stanley Company under
the Customer Documents (and any such
amount(s) payable by that Morgan Stanley
Company will be discharged to the extent it is
so set-off). Morgan Stanley will give notice to
the Client after any set off is effected under this
paragraph.
K.3.3. Combination of Accounts: As between each
Morgan Stanley Company and the Client, a
Morgan Stanley Company may, at any time
following an Event of Default, without notice
to the Client combine, consolidate or merge all
or any of the Accounts with that Morgan
Stanley Company with any Liabilities owed to
that Morgan Stanley Company and may set off
any amount standing to the credit of any such
Accounts in or towards satisfaction of any of
the Client's Liabilities to that Morgan Stanley
Company. Each Morgan Stanley Company
may do so notwithstanding that the balances on
such Accounts and the Liabilities may not be
expressed in the same currency and a Morgan
Stanley Company is hereby authorised to effect
any necessary conversions in accordance with
paragraph K.4..
K.3.4 Transfers between Morgan Stanley
Companies: Each Morgan Stanley Company
is authorised by the Client in its discretion at
any time and from time to time to transfer any
money or investments held by the Morgan
Stanley Company for the Client's account to or
to the order of any other Morgan Stanley
Company for the purpose of, or with a view to,
application thereof in discharge of any
Liabilities due from the Client to such other
Morgan Stanley Company, or in order to meet
any obligation of the Client to provide Margin
in relation to such Liabilities.
K.4. Conversion
The Client agrees that Morgan Stanley may at any time
for the purposes of reducing or determining a Liability,
giving effect to the provisions of paragraphs K.3.2. or
K.3.3., converting a payment received in a currency other
than that in which it was due, or otherwise, (i) convert
any Liabilities owed or cash held in one currency into
another currency using Morgan Stanley's current
exchange rates or other reasonable rates as Morgan
Stanley deems appropriate in good faith and/or (ii)
convert any obligation to deliver non-cash property into
an obligation to deliver cash in such amount as is
determined by Morgan Stanley as appropriate in good
faith, save that, where the delivery obligation is owed by
MSI plc, MSI plc shall not be able to exercise the right to
convert in this paragraph K.4. following an MSI plc Act
of Insolvency provided always that this shall be without
prejudice to the operation of the set-off provisions set out
in paragraphs K.1., K.2. and K.3..
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L. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
L.1. Limitation of Liability
L.1.1. Limitation of Exclusions: Nothing in this
Agreement will exclude or restrict any duty or
liability to any extent prohibited by the FCA
Rules or PRA Rules that Morgan Stanley may
have to the Client under the regulatory system
(as defined in the FCA Rules and PRA Rules).
L.1.2. Limitation of Liability: (i) Morgan Stanley
and its employees and officers will not be
liable for any loss, cost, charge, fee, expense,
damage or liability resulting from any act or
omission made in connection with this
Agreement or the services provided hereunder
(including, without limitation, the provision of
any Software). In particular, but without
limitation, Morgan Stanley will not be liable
for any loss of, or any failure to insure,
Investments or for the quality, quantity,
condition or delivery of Investments or the
correctness, validity, sufficiency or
genuineness of any of the documents relating
to Investments. This exclusion does not apply
where such loss results directly from the
negligence, wilful default or fraud of Morgan
Stanley or its employees or officers. Morgan
Stanley and its employees and officers will not
in any circumstances be liable for any
consequential loss, damage or liability
(including but not limited to loss of profit)
regardless of whether it is aware of the
likelihood of such loss, damage or liability; (ii)
without limiting the foregoing, Morgan Stanley
shall have no liability whether in contract, tort
(including negligence) or otherwise for any
loss, cost, charge, fee, expenses, damage or
liability resulting from the provision of any
Software.
L.1.3. No Liability for Others: Morgan Stanley
accepts the same level of responsibility for any
nominee company controlled by it as for its
own acts under this Agreement. Subject to
this, Morgan Stanley will not be liable to the
Client for the solvency, acts or omissions of
any party in whose control any of the Client's
assets (or documentation relating thereto) may
be held or through whom any Transactions
may be effected or any bank with whom
Morgan Stanley maintains any bank account or
any other party with whom Morgan Stanley
deals or transacts business or who is appointed
by Morgan Stanley in good faith on the Client's
behalf, provided that, in the case of sub-
custodians, this exclusion of liability shall not
apply to loss which is directly caused by a
breach of MSI plcs obligations in relation to
the selection and monitoring of sub-custodians
set out in paragraph A.2.1 and provided further
that this exclusion shall not extend to any sub-
custodian who is an Affiliate. For the purposes
of this paragraph L.1.3., control has the same
meaning as set out in the FCA Rules and PRA
Rules.
L.2. Force Majeure
Morgan Stanley will not be liable to the Client for any
delay in performance, or for the non-performance, of any
of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any
cause beyond its reasonable control, or for any loss,
costs, charges, fees, expenses, damage or liabilities
caused by the occurrence of any contingency beyond its
reasonable control. This includes, without limitation, any
breakdown or failure of transmission, communication or
computer facilities, postal or other strikes or similar
industrial action, the failure of any relevant Exchange,
Clearing House, sub-custodian and/or broker for any
reason to perform its obligations, acts of terrorism and
acts of God such as adverse weather conditions or the
occurrence of other natural events.
M. MISCELLANEOUS
M.1. Notices
M.1.1. Form: Any Notices may be given orally unless
required in writing by the terms of this
Agreement.
M.1.2. Method of Transmission: Any notice in
writing (including, without limitation, any
confirmation or demand) may be given by
posting or delivering it or by sending it by
facsimile transmission or any other
transmission. Any notice or demand given by
post will be deemed given five Notice Business
Days after posting and any notice given by
delivery, facsimile or electronic mail will be
deemed given upon delivery, facsimile or
transmission (as the case may be). In proving
service of notice, it shall be sufficient to prove,
in the case of delivery by post, that the letter
was correctly addressed and was posted first
class or, where appropriate, airmail or, in the
case of delivery otherwise than by post
(including transmission), that it was delivered
to the correct destination.
M.1.3. Service on Agent: A Notice will be deemed to
have been received by the Client if service of
such Notice is made in accordance with
paragraphs M.1.1. and M.1.2. above on the
Clients Agent, at such address, facsimile
number or electronic mail address as is notified
to Morgan Stanley by such Agent from time to
time.
M.1.4. Change of Notice Details: A party may
change its address, facsimile number or
electronic address for the purposes of this
Agreement by giving another party at least 5
Notice Business Days written Notice of such
change.
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M.1.5. Cases Where Actual Receipt Required:
Communications from the Client or Morgan
Stanley under paragraphs G.6, K.1.1, M.1.4 or
N.2.1. will be deemed received only if actually
received.
M.1.6. Conclusiveness: Any contract note,
confirmation or account statement that is given
in writing by Morgan Stanley will be deemed
correct in the absence of manifest error.
M.1.7. Genuineness of Signatures: Morgan Stanley
is entitled to assume that any signatures in
Notices are genuine and that any Notices
received by facsimile and/or electronic
transmission are genuine and sent by the
persons appearing to send the same.
M.2. Monitoring and Recording of
Communications
For quality control and security purposes, as a
record of orders / Instructions and related
matters and in order to comply (and monitor
compliance) with applicable laws and
regulations, this Agreement and any applicable
policies and procedures, Morgan Stanley, its
Associated Firms and/or other persons on its or
their behalf may monitor or record
communications (including email, instant
messaging, facsimile, telephone and other
electronic communications) with the Client or
its agent(s) to the extent permissible under the
applicable law for legitimate business purposes
or for purposes permitted by law from time to
time. These records shall be prima facie
evidence of any orders/Instructions or
communications monitored or recorded and
shall be admissible as such in any legal
proceedings. The Client will not use, file, or
cite as a reason for objecting to the admission
of Morgan Stanleys records as evidence in any
legal proceedings because they are not
originals, are not in writing or are documents
produced by a computer. Morgan Stanley will
retain records in accordance with its
operational procedures, which may change
from time to time in its absolute discretion. The
Client should keep adequate records in
accordance with applicable laws and
regulations and should not rely on Morgan
Stanley to comply with its record keeping
obligations.
M.3. Entire Agreement; Remedies Cumulative
M.3.1. Entire Agreement: The Customer Documents
constitute the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter thereof and
supersede all prior oral and written
communications.
M.3.2. Remedies Cumulative: Morgan Stanley's
rights under this Agreement are cumulative,
may be exercised as often as it considers
appropriate and are in addition to its rights
under general law. Any failure to exercise or
any delay in exercising any such rights will not
operate as a waiver or variation of that or any
other such right and any defective or partial
exercise of any such rights will not preclude
any other or further exercise of that or any
other right.
M.4. Severability
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
M.5. Exclusion of Equities
Without prejudice to Morgan Stanleys rights under any
other paragraph in this Agreement, each party undertakes
to pay any amount payable and to deliver any assets that
are deliverable under this Agreement on the due date
regardless of any right of equity, set-off (other than any
contractual right of set off) or counterclaim that it may
have or allege against the other party.
M.6. Power to Return Equivalent Investments
The Client agrees that if Morgan Stanley re-transfers or
re-delivers Investments to the Client, these do not need to
be the identical Investments originally deposited,
charged or transferred, to Morgan Stanley, and the Client
will accept Equivalent Investments.
M.7. Data Protection and Client Information
M.7.1 MSI plc shall, in connection with the Customer
Documents and all transactions thereunder
comply (where applicable) with the Data
Protection Laws.
M.7.2 The Client shall comply with and observe the
Data Protection Laws and ensure that it has
obtained all necessary consents for MSI plc to
process any personal data in connection with
the Customer Documents and all transactions
thereunder.
M.7.3 Morgan Stanley, its Associated Firms and/or
other persons acting on its or their behalf may
process and use information relating to the
Client, its Accounts, Investments or
Transactions and/or the relationship governed
by this Agreement (Client Information) to
tailor, administer and operate services in
accordance with the Customer Documents and
Transactions thereunder (including tailoring
Investments or marketing specific products of
interest, authorising or confirming
Transactions and for billing purposes); to help
Morgan Stanley understand and continue to
develop the services it is able to provide to the
Client and clients generally; in the course of
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the operational support and development of
their businesses; to carry out credit, money
laundering and conflict checks and for fraud
prevention purposes (and this may include
consideration of information regarding political
affiliations and criminal offences committed or
alleged to have been committed); to exercise
and defend Morgan Stanleys legal rights; and
in order to comply with legal and regulatory
obligations and requests anywhere in the world
(including reporting to and being audited by
national and international regulatory
enforcement or exchange bodies and
complying with court orders or subpoenas).
M.7.4 Morgan Stanley, its Associated Firms and/or
other persons on its or their behalf, may in
connection with the Customer Documents and
all Transactions thereunder collect Client
Information (a) directly from the Client; (b)
through its Agents; and (c) from other
information sources.
M.7.5 Morgan Stanleys and its Associated Firms
processing and use of Client Information may
include disclosure of Client Information
between Morgan Stanley and its Associated
Firms; to third parties processing Client
Information on behalf of Morgan Stanley or its
Associated Firms or otherwise providing it or
them with professional or other services; to the
Clients investment manager, investment
advisor, auditor, administrator or other
advisors or Agents; to third parties such as
investors, potential investors, settlement
agents, overseas banks, Exchanges or Clearing
Houses to whom information is disclosed in
the course of providing services to the Client
under this Agreement; to credit reference,
fraud prevention and other similar agencies,
and other financial institutions, with whom
information is shared for credit and money
laundering checking and fraud prevention
purposes; to persons to whom Morgan Stanley
assigns or novates its rights or obligations
under this Agreement; and to national and
international regulatory, enforcement or
exchange bodies or courts anywhere in the
world as required by applicable law or
regulations or at their request. Disclosure may
involve overseas storage and other overseas
transfer, processing and use of Client
Information, and disclosure to these third
parties, including in or to countries or
territories which do not offer the same level of
protection of personal information as is
enjoyed within the European Economic Area.
M.7.6 Before providing Morgan Stanley, an
Associated Firm or any other person on its
behalf with any information regarding an
individual in connection with this Agreement,
the Client should ensure that the individual (i)
knows that the Client will be providing his or
her information to Morgan Stanley or the
Associated Firm; (ii) has the information set
out in paragraphs M.2 and M.7.3 to M.7.5
above regarding the collection, use, processing,
disclosure and overseas transfer of his or her
information and the possibility of monitoring
or recording of his or her communications; and
(iii) is aware that he or she has rights of access
to, and correction of, his or her personal
information held by Morgan Stanley and its
Associated Firms, that, if he or she wishes to
exercise either of these rights, he or she can do
so by written request to the Compliance
Officer at MSI plc or the appropriate contact at
the Associated Firm and that, in the case of a
request for access to personal information,
Morgan Stanley and its Associated Firms
reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee.
M.8. Amendment
Morgan Stanley may amend or supplement the
arrangements with the Client by sending supplemental or
revised Customer Documents or by written agreement.
Where an amendment or supplement is necessitated by a
change of applicable law, regulation, rule, order or
directive this may take effect immediately or otherwise
as Morgan Stanley may specify. Any other amendment
or supplement will, unless Morgan Stanley has received
the Clients written objection, take effect twenty-one
days after despatch or if twenty-one days is impracticable
in the circumstances such shorter time (not being less
than ten business days) as Morgan Stanley may specify,
and will apply in respect of any commitment,
Transaction or contract entered into by Morgan Stanley
and the Client after that date. Any alteration which the
Client may wish to make to the Customer Documents
must be agreed by Morgan Stanley in writing.
M.9. Complaints
If the Client has a complaint about MSI plc it should
raise the complaint in the first instance with the MSI plc
employee acting for it. If the Client is not satisfied with
the response of the employee (or if the Client prefers not
to raise the matter with the employee) it may raise the
matter with MSI plcs Compliance Officer.
M.10. E-Commerce
The Client acknowledges and agrees that unless
expressly included in this Agreement and any relevant
terms of use issued from time to time by Morgan Stanley
the requirements of the E-Commerce Directive
(00/31/EC) as implemented in the United Kingdom are
excluded to the extent permissible by law.
M.11. U.S. Regulations
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated or
implied in this Agreement, Morgan Stanley shall not be
required to take any action or refrain from taking any
action in connection with any Transaction or otherwise in
relation to any Customer Document that would constitute
non-compliance with or result in penalties under the laws
of the United States (including, for the avoidance of
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doubt, the U.S. laws restricting participation in or
compliance with certain foreign boycotts, directly or
indirectly, as contained in the U.S.
Export Administration Act of 1979 and the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code, as such laws are amended from time to
time) or that would place Morgan Stanley or any
Associated Firm in a position of non-compliance with
such laws.
N. ASSIGNMENT AND TERMINATION
N.1. Assignment
N.1.1. Successors and Assigns: The obligations
under this Agreement bind, and the rights will
be enforceable by, the parties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
N.1.2. Novation to Associated Firms: Each Morgan
Stanley Company (the "Transferor") may at
any time by delivering to the Client a written
substitution notice (the Substitution Notice)
cause all or any part of its rights, benefits
and/or obligations under this Agreement to be
transferred to any other Associated Firm (the
Transferee)provided that (i) where the
Client is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange the
Associated Firm is regulated as a broker by a
regulator recognised by the Irish Stock
Exchange and has a specified credit rating (as
defined by the listing requirements and
procedures for investment funds of the Irish
Stock Exchange); or (ii) in any other case, the
Associated Firm has a credit standing similar to
that of the Transferor or is supported by a
guarantee from a company with a similar credit
standing to the Transferor. Upon delivery of a
Substitution Notice to the Client, to the extent
that in the Substitution Notice the Transferor
seeks to cause all or any part of its rights and/or
obligations hereunder to be novated, the Client
and the Transferor will be released from further
obligations to each other hereunder in respect
of those rights and/or obligations so novated
and, to the extent that they have been novated
in accordance with this paragraph, their
respective rights and obligations against each
other will be cancelled, and the Client and the
Transferee will acquire the same rights and
assume the same obligations between
themselves as they would have had, had the
Transferee been an original party hereto instead
of the Transferor, with the rights and/or the
obligations acquired or assumed by it as a
result of such novation. The Client hereby
irrevocably authorises Morgan Stanley as its
attorney to acknowledge such Substitution
Notice on the Client's behalf.
N.1.3 Except in respect of de minimis sums
transferred in accordance with the Client
Money Rules (where the Clients consent is not
required), the Client agrees that MSI plc may
transfer to another person, as part of a transfer
of business to that person, any client money
balances, provided that:
(a) The sums transferred will be held for the Client
by the person to whom they are transferred in
accordance with the Client Money Rules; or
(b) If not held in accordance with (a), MSI plc will
exercise all due skill, care and diligence in
assessing whether the person to whom the
client money is transferred will apply adequate
measures to protect these sums.
N.1.4. Assignment: The Client may not assign,
transfer or enter into any sub-participation or
subordination with respect to any of its rights,
benefits and/or obligations under this
Agreement, any Transaction or any contract
entered into under this Agreement or declare a
trust of any such rights without the prior
written consent of Morgan Stanley. The
Client's obligations may not, without the prior
written consent of Morgan Stanley, be
performed by anybody else. Any purported
assignment, transfer, sub-participation,
subordination, declaration of trust or
performance of obligations without such
consent will be invalid.
N.2. Termination
N.2.1. Power to Terminate: Any party can terminate
this Agreement by giving at least 5 Notice
Business Days prior written notice. If one or
more Morgan Stanley Companies terminates
this Agreement as between themselves and the
Client that will not (unless any such
termination is expressed to be on behalf of all
Morgan Stanley Companies) operate as a
termination in respect of any other Morgan
Stanley Company.
N.2.2. Illegality: Without prejudice to the generality
of N.2.1. or any other rights under the
Customer Documents, Morgan Stanley
reserves the right immediately to terminate any
or all of the Customer Documents (including
but not limited to this Agreement) or
immediately cease to provide any or all of the
services provided hereunder without notice if it
determines in its discretion that it has become
unlawful under any applicable law for Morgan
Stanley or the Client to perform any or all of its
respective obligations under the Customer
Documents, including, without limitation, as a
result of the application or any violation of
ERISA.
N.2.3. Effect of Termination: Termination of this
Agreement will not affect outstanding rights or
the Liabilities. Any termination will be
without prejudice to the Security and Morgan
Stanleys continuing rights to all Margin. This
Agreement will apply to the Liabilities until all
Liabilities have been finally, unconditionally
and irrevocably discharged. After the
unconditional and irrevocable discharge of all
Liabilities and the termination of this
Agreement and subject to Morgan Stanleys
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continuing rights as aforesaid, Morgan Stanley
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Client or to its order any remaining monies and
Investments held by Morgan Stanley.
N.2.4. Survival: Termination of this Agreement will
not affect any provision of this Agreement that
is intended to survive termination, including,
without limitation, those provisions (i) creating
the Security in Morgan Stanley's favour and (ii)
granting any indemnity in favour of Morgan
Stanley.
N.2.5. Agency: Subject to paragraph N.2.1. the
Client will not terminate any appointment
(whether express or implied) of Morgan
Stanley as its agent for the purposes of this
Agreement without the prior written consent of
Morgan Stanley.
N.2.6. Third Party Rights:
(i) Subject to the terms of this sub-paragraph, a
person who is not a party to this Agreement
has no right under the Contract (Rights of
Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of
this Agreement (but this shall not affect any
right or remedy of any person which exists or
is available apart from that Act).
(ii) Without prejudice to any rights that a Morgan
Stanley Company has as party to this
Agreement or otherwise or any rights that an
Associated Firm has pursuant to this
Agreement, such a Morgan Stanley Company
or Associated Firm, as the case may be, may
enforce the terms of this Agreement in
accordance with its terms and the provisions of
the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act
1999.
(iii) The parties do not require the consent of any
third party to rescind or vary this Agreement.
O. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
O.1. Governing Law: Unless otherwise agreed in
writing, this Agreement and all Transactions
entered into hereunder and any non-contractual
obligations arising out of or in relation to this
Agreement or such Transactions will be
governed by, and construed in accordance with,
English law.
O.2. Jurisdiction: MSI plc and the Client each
hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of England in respect of any suit,
action or proceeding (including claims for set-
off and counterclaim) which may arise out of
or in connection with the creation, validity,
effect, interpretation or performance of, or the
legal relationships established by this
Agreement or otherwise arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement or (unless
otherwise agreed in writing) any Transaction
entered into thereunder including, without
limitation, disputes relating to any non-
contractual obligations.
O.3. Inconvenient Forum: MSI plc and the Client
hereby waive trial by jury and waive any
objections on the grounds of venue or forum
non conveniens or any similar grounds.
O.4. Immunity: To the extent that the Client may
be entitled in any jurisdiction to claim for itself
or for its property or assets immunity from
service of process, jurisdiction, suit,
judgement, execution, attachment or legal
process in respect if its obligations or to the
extent that in any such jurisdiction there may
be attributed to it or its property or assets such
immunity (whether or not claimed) the Client
hereby waives such immunity to the fullest
extent under the laws of such jurisdiction.
O.5. ERISA Transactions: In the event that any
transactions pursuant to the Customer
Documents become regulated under ERISA,
Morgan Stanley and the Client hereby agree to
submit to the jurisdiction of the New York
courts with regard to any disputes or claims
arising in connection with such transactions.
P. GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY
P.1. Guarantee
In consideration of the Client undertaking on the terms of
this Section P to indemnify each Morgan Stanley
Company, and of each of the other guarantees contained
in this Section P, each Morgan Stanley Company
unconditionally guarantees to, and covenants with, each
other Morgan Stanley Company that it will be liable
hereunder to pay to any other Morgan Stanley Company
any Liabilities from time to time owing to any of the
Morgan Stanley Companies (whether or not due and
payable and whether or not demand shall have been
made on the Client therefor) PROVIDED ALWAYS
THAT the liability of each Morgan Stanley Company
hereunder shall be limited to an amount equal to the
aggregate net amount owing from that Morgan Stanley
Company to the Client on the date of the demand on that
Morgan Stanley Company hereunder (including any
amounts standing to the credit of the Client in any
Account(s) maintained by that Morgan Stanley
Company) after deducting all Liabilities of the Client to
that Morgan Stanley Company (whether or not due and
payable at the date of demand and whether or not
demand for payment of such Liabilities shall then have
been made on that Morgan Stanley Company).
P.2. Sole Principal Debtor
As between the Morgan Stanley Companies, but without
affecting the Client's obligations, each Morgan Stanley
Company will be liable to each of the other Morgan
Stanley Companies as if it were the sole principal debtor
and not merely a surety. Accordingly, no Morgan Stanley
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Company will be discharged, nor will its liability be
affected by anything which would not discharge it or
affect its liability if it were the sole principal debtor
(including (i) any time, indulgence, concession, waiver
or consent at any time given to the Client by any Morgan
Stanley Company, (ii) any amendment or supplement to
any Customer Document, or to any security or other
guarantee, (iii) the making or absence of any demand on
the Client for payment, (iv) the enforcement or absence
of enforcement of any Customer Documents, or of any
other security or guarantee, (v) the taking, existence or
release of any security or other guarantee, (vi) the
occurrence of any Act of Insolvency in respect of the
Client, (vii) the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
of or any defect in any provision of any Customer
Document or any of the Client's obligations under them,
(viii) any reorganisation or change in the constitution of
the Client, or (ix) any other event which would, but for
this provision, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of
a guarantee).
P.3. Obligations Continuing
The obligations of each Morgan Stanley Company under
this Section P are, and will remain, in full force and
effect by way of continuing security until the Customer
Documents have been terminated and each of the
Morgan Stanley Companies has irrevocably received or
recovered all amounts payable under the Customer
Documents. Furthermore, the obligations of each
Morgan Stanley Company hereunder are additional to,
and not instead of, any security or other guarantee at any
time existing in favour of any of the Morgan Stanley
Companies and may be enforced without first having
recourse to the Client, any other person, any security or
any other guarantee.
P.4. Indemnification
P.4.1. Indemnity: The Client irrevocably undertakes
and covenants to each Morgan Stanley
Company that it will indemnify the Morgan
Stanley Company on demand against any
Claims relating to or arising out of this Section
P. For the avoidance of doubt, the Client
hereby acknowledges and confirms that its
obligation to indemnify each Morgan Stanley
Company pursuant to this P.4.1. will arise as
soon as a liability (including any contingent
liability) is incurred by a Morgan Stanley
Company pursuant to this Section P, and
accordingly that the obligation to indemnify a
Morgan Stanley Company shall arise whether
or not a Morgan Stanley Company has paid any
amounts to any other Morgan Stanley
Company pursuant to this Section P, and
whether or not such other Morgan Stanley
Company has made a demand on the Client.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Client's
indemnity obligations shall be Liabilities
secured by and subject to the provisions of this
Agreement.
P.4.2 Clawback: In the event that any amount is
paid by a Morgan Stanley Company under the
guarantee set out in paragraph P.1. and all or
part of the corresponding amount payable to
that Morgan Stanley Company by the Client
pursuant to the indemnity set out in paragraph
P.4.1. becomes repayable by such Morgan
Stanley Company (the amount of such
repayment being the Repayment) then,
whichever Morgan Stanley Company received
the guarantee payment, shall pay to that
Morgan Stanley Company the amount of such
Repayment, and an amount equal to such
Repayment will fall due from the Client to that
Morgan Stanley Company.
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INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
By entering into this Agreement, a contractual relationship is created that has legal consequences. This Agreement shall take
effect when a copy thereof has been returned to MSI plc duly signed by the Client or on its behalf.
INTERPRETATION
Except where the context otherwise requires:
1. Definitions: The terms defined in the Definitions Section will have the meanings specified therein;
2. Obligations Several: The obligations of the Morgan Stanley Companies hereunder are several only and not joint or
joint and several;
3. Persons: References to a person includes any individual, corporation, association, partnership, government, state or
agency of a state or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) and its successors, transferees and
assigns;
4. Laws: Reference to a provision of law or other rule or regulation is a reference to that provision as amended or re-
enacted and in force from time to time;
5. Documents: Reference to a Customer Document or other document is a reference to that Customer Document or
other document as amended, novated or supplemented; and
6. Headings and Sections: Headings and the table of contents in this Agreement are for ease of reference only.
Reference to a Section will be a reference to the named Section of this Agreement.
To the extent that the terms of any other Customer Document would otherwise limit, restrict or exclude the rights or
remedies given to the Morgan Stanley Companies in this Agreement or contradict the terms of this Agreement with respect
to the subject matter hereof, the terms of this Agreement will prevail. The foregoing shall apply equally to any Customer
Document entered into prior to, on or after the date of this Agreement and the terms of that Customer Document shall be
read accordingly (and any entire agreement provision included therein shall be deemed amended to the extent it would
otherwise be inconsistent with the foregoing).
DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement except where the context otherwise requires:
“Account” means an account opened for the Client by a Morgan Stanley Company in respect of
any service provided to the Client by a Morgan Stanley Company or any Transaction
entered into by the Client and a Morgan Stanley Company, in each case, in
connection with this Agreement and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, the Prime
Brokerage Accounts
“Act of Insolvency” means (i) the passing of a resolution for the Clients voluntary winding up (unless for
the purposes of corporate reconstruction or amalgamation in respect of which
Morgan Stanley has given its prior written approval); (ii) the presentation or filing of
a petition for the Clients winding up or alleging the bankruptcy or insolvency of the
Client or seeking any reorganisation, arrangement, composition or similar relief; (iii)
the taking of any steps for the making of an administration order in respect of the
Client; (iv) the appointment of a liquidator, trustee, receiver, administrator or similar
officer over any of the Clients assets; (v) the Client calling a meeting of its creditors
pursuant to Section 98 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or any other person calling a
meeting pursuant to Section 3 of the Insolvency Act 1986; (vi) the Client seeking,
consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or administrator
over any of its assets; (vii) the Client making a general assignment for the benefit of,
or entering into a reorganisation, arrangement or composition with, creditors; (viii)
the Client becoming insolvent or unable to pay its debts, or the Client fails or admits
its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (ix) the occurrence of any
procedure equivalent, analogous or similar to the foregoing (i) to (viii) in any other
jurisdiction; or (x) where the Client is the trustee of a trust, the Client is unable to pay
debts incurred in that capacity out of the assets of the trust
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Adjusted Value means, at any time, the absolute value of the amount, as determined by MSI plc,
yielded by the following formula:
Adjusted Value = 140% x (Settlement Facility Market Value + Debits)
“Affiliate” means any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (the US
incorporated holding company)
"Agent" means an investment adviser, investment manager, administrator or other third party
appointed by the Client
"Agreement" means this Agreement (including all its Sections and attachments), Notices delivered
hereunder, documents or other confirming evidence of Transactions and any
additional documents relating to the services provided hereunder
“Appropriate Market” means, in relation to Investments of any description, the market which is the most
appropriate market for Investments of that description, as determined by the Non-
Defaulting Party
“Associated Firms” means any undertaking in the Morgan Stanley group of companies from time to time,
and, as the context requires, any person connected with Morgan Stanley from time to
time
“Australian Settlement Securities” means Settlement Securities which MSI plc determines (acting in good faith) to be
Australian Securities
"Authorised Person" means each person authorised under the Cash Payments and Securities Transfers
Authorisation to give a Cash Payment Instruction or Securities Transfer Instruction
"Authorised User" means the Client and those of its employees, agents, representatives or advisers that,
in connection with the services provided to the Client by MSI plc under this
Agreement, need to use the Software and have been provided with the Software by
MSI plc
“Cash Payments and
Securities Transfers Authorisation” means a written authorisation from the Client in a form acceptable to MSI plc (which
shall include the form of Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation
attached as Schedule V to this Agreement)
“Cash Payments Instruction” means an instruction from the Client requesting MSI plc to make a free payment of
cash from a Prime Brokerage Account to an account of a third party that is not made
against delivery of Investments into the Prime Brokerage Account or as payment in
respect of a Transaction executed with Morgan Stanley (but, excluding for the
avoidance of doubt, any payment of cash in respect of a purchase of securities that is
not settling on a delivery versus payment basis and where it is normal market practice
for the cash to be paid before the receipt of the purchased securities)
“Charged Assets” means Investments and cash transferred to Morgan Stanley and credited to any
Account which is subject to the Security
“Claims” means all direct and indirect costs, charges, fees, expenses, damages, liabilities and
losses, including any consequential losses and damages and including any costs,
charges, fees, expenses, damages, liabilities and losses incurred or sustained by
Morgan Stanley from time to time in accordance with or as a result of the
terminating, liquidating, obtaining or re-establishing any hedge or related trading
position including, without limitation, break costs and any legal costs and costs of
enforcing or protecting or attempting to enforce or protect any of Morgan Stanleys
rights under this Agreement or any Transaction
“Clearing House” means any clearing house providing settlement, clearing or similar services whether
or not as part of an Exchange
“Confidential Information” means any proprietary and/or non-public information which shall include, without
limitation, (i) in relation to the Client, information relating to the Clients investment
strategy and holdings and (ii) in relation to Morgan Stanley, details regarding the
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Loan, products or services provided by Morgan Stanley (including, the pricing and/or
fees relating to the provision of such products or services)
"Corporate Action" means, without limitation, any conversion, subscription rights, subdivision,
consolidation, redemption, merger, rights relating to takeovers or other offers or
capital re-organisation, capitalisation issue, rights issue, redenomination,
renominalisation or other event similar to the foregoing. Corporate Action will not
include any voting rights that are exerciseable, whether in connection with the
foregoing, or otherwise
"Corporate Action Information" means information relating to Corporate Actions in respect of the Client's
Investments
"Currency Business Day” means in respect of any obligations involving a payment denominated in: (i) euro, a
day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express
Transfer system operates; or (ii) any other currency, a day on which banks in the
principal financial centre of the country of which the currency in which the payment
is denominated is the official currency are generally open for business
“Customer Documents” means this Agreement and any other or additional documents or agreements entered
into between the Client and Morgan Stanley, whether or not expressly incorporated in
this Agreement (such documents may include, without limitation, any Cash Payments
and Securities Transfers Authorisation, each Schedule to this Agreement. the OSLA,
an Overseas Securities Lenders Agreement, Global Master Securities Lenders
Agreement, Global Master Repurchase Agreement, International Currency Options
Master Agreement, International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement and
International Swap and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, collateral
payment or bridge agreement or any similar agreement) and any annexes,
supplements or confirmations in relation thereto
“Data Protection Laws” means the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and all other applicable data protection laws
and regulations
Debits means the Equivalent Dollar Value of any debit cash balances credited to the Prime
Brokerage Account, and for the purposes of calculating Adjusted Value it shall be
input into the formula as a positive number
“Default Event” means the service of a Close-Out Notice with respect to any of the events set out in
K.1.1. (i) or (ii)
“Default Market Value” for the purposes of paragraph J.5.2. and paragraph K.1.4., the “Default Market
Value”of any Investments, Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments shall be
determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) below.
(i) If between the occurrence of the relevant Event of Default and the Default
Valuation Time the Non-Defaulting Party gives to the other party a written notice (a
“Default Valuation Notice”) which:
(A) states that, since the occurrence of the relevant Event of Default, the
Non-Defaulting Party has sold, in the case of Receivable Investments, or
purchased, in the case of Deliverable Investments, Investments which form
part of the same issue, are of an identical type and description as those
Investments, Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments, and that the
Non-Defaulting Party elects to treat as the Default Market Value:
(aa) in the case of Receivable Investments, the net proceeds of sale
after deducting all reasonable costs, commissions, fees and expenses
incurred in connection therewith (provided that where the Investments
sold are not identical in amount to the Investments, Equivalent
Securities or Equivalent Investments, the Non-Defaulting Party may
elect to treat either (x) such net proceeds of sale divided by the amount
of securities sold and multiplied by the amount of the Investments,
Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments as the Default Market
Value or (y) elect to treat such net proceeds of sale of the Investments,
Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments actually sold as the
Default Market Value of that proportion of the Investments, Equivalent
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Securities or Equivalent Investments, and, in the case of (y), the Default
Market Value of the balance of the Investments, Equivalent Securities
or Equivalent Investments shall be determined separately in accordance
with the provisions of this paragraph and accordingly may be the
subject of a separate notice (or notices) under this sub-paragraph (i) or
sub-paragraph (ii)); or
(bb) in the case of Deliverable Investments, the aggregate cost of
such purchase, including all reasonable costs, commissions, fees and
expenses incurred in connection therewith (provided that where the
Investments purchased are not identical in amount to the Investments,
Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments, the Non-Defaulting
Party may elect to treat either (x) such aggregate cost divided by the
amount of Investments purchased and multiplied by the amount of the
Investments, Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments as the
Default Market Value or (y) elect to treat the aggregate cost of
purchasing the Investments, Equivalent Securities or Equivalent
Investments actually purchased as the Default Market Value of that
proportion of the Investments, Equivalent Securities or Equivalent
Investments, and, in the case of (y), the Default Market Value of the
balance of the Investments, Equivalent Securities or Equivalent
Investments shall be determined separately in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph and accordingly may be the subject of a
separate notice (or notices) under this sub-paragraph (i)or
sub-paragraph (ii)); or
(B) states that the Non-Defaulting Party (acting in good faith) has elected to
treat as the Default Market Value of any Receivable Investments or
Deliverable Investments prices derived from quotations obtained from
market makers or dealers in the Appropriate Market (including, if
commercially reasonable, prices obtained from persons acting in such
capacity who are employees of the Non-Defaulting Party, and in the
case of Morgan Stanley of any of its Affiliates, and in the case of the
Client of its investment manager), or from such other commercially
reasonable pricing source as the Non-Defaulting Party may determine,
using pricing methodology which is customary or otherwise reasonably
appropriate for the relevant type of security (as determined by the Non-
Defaulting Party), and together with all Transaction Costs which would
be incurred in connection with such a purchase or sale transaction
calculated on the assumption that the aggregate thereof is the least that
could reasonably be expected to be paid in order to carry out the
transactions; or
(C) states:
(aa) that either (x) acting in good faith, the Non-Defaulting Party has
endeavoured but been unable to sell or purchase Investments in
accordance with sub-paragraph (i)(A) above or to obtain quotations or
other pricing source valuations in accordance with sub-paragraph (i)(B)
above (or both) or (y) the Non-Defaulting Party has determined that it
would not be commercially reasonable to obtain or use such quotations,
or valuations; and
(bb) that the Non-Defaulting Party has determined the Net Value of
the relevant securities (which shall be specified) and that the
Non-Defaulting Party elects to treat such Net Value as the Default
Market Value of the relevant Investments,
then the Default Market Value of the relevant securities shall be an
amount equal to the Default Market Value specified in accordance with
(A), (B) or, as the case may be, (C) above.
(ii) If by the Default Valuation Time the Non-Defaulting Party has not given a
Default Valuation Notice, the Default Market Value of the relevant Investments,
Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments shall be an amount equal to their Net
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Value on the date of the Default Event or on such other date as the Non-Defaulting
Party, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, may determine
“Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual
cost) to Morgan Stanley if it were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1%
per annum
“Default Valuation Time” means for the purposes of the definition of Default Market Value, the close of
business in the Appropriate Market on the twentieth (20
th
) dealing day after the day
on which the Default Event occurs
“Deliverable Investments” means Investments, Equivalent Investments or Equivalent Securities to be delivered
by the Defaulting Party
“Designated Customer Document” in the case of a Close-Out Notice served by Morgan Stanley, has the meaning given
to it in K.1.2. and, in the case of a Close-Out Notice served by the Client, means this
Agreement
“Equivalent Dollar Value” means, (i) where any amount or value is not denominated in US Dollars, the
equivalent in US Dollars reasonably determined by Morgan Stanley and (ii) where
any amount or value is denominated in US Dollars, the actual US Dollar amount
“Equivalent Investments” Investments or securities are “equivalent” to other Investments or securities if they
are of the same issuer,
and “Equivalent Securities” part of the same issue and of an identical type, nominal value, description and amount
and have the same rights as those other Investments or securities: PROVIDED
THAT, where any Investment or securities are subject to any Corporate Action,
Morgan Stanley may reasonably determine what Investments, securities or other
assets (which may consist of or include money or other property) are to be treated as
“equivalent” for this purpose; and the expressions “Equivalent Investment” and
“Equivalent Securities” are to be construed accordingly
"ERISA" means the U.S. Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended
“Event of Default” means any of the events described in the Events of Default Section H
“Exchange” means any exchange, regulated market, multi-lateral trading facility, trading system,
market or association of dealers in any part of the world on or through which
Investments, commodities or currencies (including for the avoidance of doubt, spot
foreign exchange) or assets underlying, derived from or otherwise related directly or
indirectly to the same are bought and sold and shall include any automated trading
system
“Exchange Business Day” means in respect of a Transaction relating to any securities or an exchange, a day
which is a dealing day in the most appropriate market for securities of that type (as
determined by Morgan Stanley) or a day on which such exchange is open; provided
such day is also a Notice Business Day
Exchange-Traded Derivatives means a transaction entered into under the Terms Relating to Exchange-Traded
Transaction” Derivative Transactions
“Executing Broker” means a broker selected by the Client to execute Transactions, which may or may not
be a Morgan Stanley Company
“FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority and any successor regulator
“FCA Rules” means the rules of the FCA from time to time, or any rules which replace or succeed
such rules
“Fee Schedule” means the schedule of prime brokerage fees described as the International Prime
Brokerage Fee Schedule as amended by MSI plc from time to time
“Financial Instrument” has the meaning given to it by the FCA Rules and PRA Rules
“FSMA” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom
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FX Transaction means a foreign exchange transaction entered into with Morgan Stanley under Section
C of this Agreement
“Hong Kong Settlement Securities” means Settlement Securities which MSI plc determines to be Hong Kong Securities
"Income" means any interest, dividends or other distributions of any kind whatsoever with
respect to any Investments
“Indemnified Person” means each Morgan Stanley Company and Associated Firm and its respective
officers and employees
“Investments” means all assets of any kind whatsoever, other than cash
Liabilities means the aggregate (as determined by Morgan Stanley) of all monies, debts,
liabilities and obligations which now are or have been or at any time hereafter may be
or become due, owing or incurred by the Client to any Morgan Stanley Company (or,
as the context may require, to any one or more Morgan Stanley Companies) under the
Customer Documents, any Transaction, contract or otherwise, together with any
reasonable costs, charges or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal
fees) which Morgan Stanley may incur in perfecting, enforcing or maintaining, or
attempting to perfect, enforce or maintain, any of its rights under the Customer
Documents, any Transaction or otherwise, including without limitation, amounts of
principal, interest and other monies due and payable under the Loan or any other
loans made by Morgan Stanley to the Client (in each case, whether alone or jointly,
or jointly and severally, with any other person, whether actually or contingently and
whether as principal debtor, guarantor, surety or otherwise)
“Liquidation Amount” means the Liquidation Amount determined in accordance with the provisions of the
MNA
“Loan” means any monies (in any currency) lent by MSI plc to the Client pursuant to
paragraph A.5.
“Loss” means, with respect to any Transaction terminated under paragraph J.5. or paragraph
K.1. (other than Transactions for the delivery of securities), the amount which the
Non-Defaulting Party reasonably determines in good faith to be the relevant partys
overall total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number)
in connection with that terminated Transaction or group of terminated Transactions,
as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at the election of
the Non-Defaulting Party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of
the termination, liquidation, obtaining or re-establishing of any hedge or related
trading position (or any gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and
costs (or gains) in respect of any payment or delivery required to have been made on
or before the relevant termination date of a terminated transaction and not made
“Margin” means cash, Investments or other assets of a number and type determined by Morgan
Stanley in its absolute discretion
“Margin Requirement” means the amount of Margin that Morgan Stanley requires the Client to hold with
Morgan Stanley in order for Morgan Stanley to allow the Client to maintain the
Liabilities, as determined by Morgan Stanley in its sole discretion
“MNA” means the Master Netting Agreement in respect of Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Transactions in the form attached hereto
“Morgan Stanley” and
“Morgan Stanley Companies” means separately MSI plc and each of the companies set out below the Morgan
Stanley signature section of this Agreement and any company to whom any rights,
benefits and/or obligations are transferred pursuant to paragraphs N.1.2. or N.1.3.
“Morgan Stanley Company” means any of the Morgan Stanley Companies
"MSI plc" means Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
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“MSI plc Act of Insolvency” means (i) the passing of a resolution for MSI plcs voluntary winding up (unless for
the purposes of corporate reconstruction or amalgamation); (ii) the presentation or
filing of a petition for MSI plcs winding up or alleging the bankruptcy or insolvency
of MSI plc or seeking any reorganisation, arrangement, composition or similar relief
and such petition, (a) results in a judgement of insolvency or bankruptcy, or (b) is not
dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained within 30 days of the initiation or
presentation thereof; (iii) the appointment of an administrator in respect of MSI plc
(pursuant to the special administration regime under The Investment Bank Special
Administration Regulations 2011 or otherwise); (iv) the appointment of a liquidator,
trustee, receiver, administrator or similar officer over substantially all of MSI plcs
assets; (v) MSI plc calling a meeting of its creditors pursuant to Section 98 of the
Insolvency Act 1986 or any other person calling a meeting pursuant to Section 3 of
the Insolvency Act 1986; (vi) MSI plc seeking, consenting to, or acquiescing in the
appointment of a trustee, receiver or administrator over substantially all of its assets;
(vii) MSI plc making a general assignment for the benefit of, or entering into a
reorganisation, arrangement or composition with, creditors; (viii) MSI plc becoming
insolvent or unable to pay its debts, or MSI plc fails or admits its inability generally
to pay its debts as they become due; or (ix) the occurrence of any procedure
equivalent, analogous or similar to the foregoing (i) to (viii) in any other jurisdiction
“Net Value” means at any time, in relation to any Deliverable Investments or Receivable
Investments, the amount which, in the reasonable opinion of the Non-Defaulting
Party, represents their fair market value, having regard to such pricing sources and
methods (which may include, without limitation, available prices for Investments
with similar maturities, terms and credit characteristics as the relevant Investments,
Equivalent Securities or Equivalent Investments) as the Non-Defaulting Party
considers appropriate, less, in the case of Receivable Investments, or plus, in the case
of Deliverable Investments, all Transaction Costs which would be incurred in
connection with the purchase or sale of such securities
“Non-Defaulting Party” means MSI plc in the case of the occurrence of any of the events set out in paragraph
K.1.1.(i) and the Client in the case of the occurrence of any of the events set out in
paragraph K.1.1.(ii), and Defaulting Party for the purpose of the definitions of
Deliverable Investments and Receivable Investments shall be construed
accordingly
“Notice” means any notice, demand, instruction, confirmation, contract note or request
delivered or to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement
“Notice Business Day” means a day on which MSI plc and banks in London are generally open for the
transaction of business
or “business day” contemplated by this Agreement
“Open Contract” means a Contract which has not been closed out and which has not yet matured
Order Execution Policy means the Order Execution Policy Disclosure Statement issued by Morgan Stanley as
amended or supplemented from time to time
OSLA means the Overseas Securities Lenders Agreement between the Client and MSI plc
PPSA means the Personal Properties Securities Act, 2009 (Cth) of Australia
“PRA” means the Prudential Regulation Authority and any successor regulator
“PRA Rules” means the rules of the PRA from time to time, or any rules which replace or succeed
such rules
“Prime Brokerage Account” means an Account opened on the books and records of MSI plc in its capacity as
prime broker to the Client
“Receivable Investments” means Investments, Equivalent Investments or Equivalent Securities to be delivered
to the Defaulting Party
“Securities Transfers Instruction” means an instruction from the Client requesting MSI plc to make a free transfer of
Investments from a Prime Brokerage Account to an account of a third party that is
not made against payment of cash into the Prime Brokerage Account or as a delivery
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in respect of a Transaction executed with Morgan Stanley (but excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, any delivery of Investments in respect of a sale of Investments
that is not settling on a delivery versus payment basis and where it is normal market
practice for the Investments to be transferred before the receipt of the corresponding
payment of cash)
“Security” means the security created by or pursuant to this Agreement
“Settlement Facility” means a facility made available by MSI plc pursuant to paragraph B.1.1. to enable the
Client to settle its actual or anticipated obligations to transfer securities. The Clients
obligation to transfer securities being a “Settlement”
Settlement Facility Market Value means the Equivalent Dollar Value of all Equivalent Securities required to be
redelivered by the Client to Morgan Stanley (including for the avoidance of doubt any
position which is held as an over-borrow or excess borrow), and for the purposes of
calculating Adjusted Value it shall be input into the formula as a positive number
“Software” means any and all computer software, programs, electronic communication or
execution systems, analytical tools and associated materials such as users guides and
any changes or upgrades thereto (including, but not limited to, ClientLink and
Matrix) provided to the Client by Morgan Stanley in connection with the services to
be provided under this Agreement
"South African Securities" means any "listed security" contemplated by Item 1 of the South African Securities
Transfer Tax Act No.25, 2007
“Transactions” means all Loans, Settlements, FX Transactions, Exchange-Traded Derivative
Transactions and any other transactions, howsoever described including without
limitation any Electronic Transaction
“Transaction Costs” means in relation to any Transaction contemplated in paragraphs (i) or (ii) of the
definition of Default Market Value, the reasonable costs, commission, fees and
expenses (including mark-up or mark-down) that would be incurred in connection
with the purchase of Deliverable Investments or the sale of Receivable Investments,
calculated on the assumption that the aggregate thereof is the least that could
reasonably be expected to be paid in order to carry out the Transaction
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SCHEDULES
Each of the following Schedules form part of the Agreement:
I. ELECTRONIC SERVICES
II. TERMS RELATING TO EXCHANGE TRADED DERIVATIVES
PART A DEALING
PART B MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT
PART C EURONEXT.LIFFE REQUIRED TERMS
PART D LONDON METAL EXCHANGE
III. REQUIRED TERMS FOR STOCK EXCHANGES
IV. HONG KONG TRANSACTIONS
V. CASH PAYMENTS AND SECURITIES TRANSFERS AUTHORISATION
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SCHEDULE I - ELECTRONIC SERVICES
This Schedule forms part of the Agreement and sets forth the terms and conditions under which Morgan Stanley agrees to
provide You (as defined below) with the use of one or more systems for the purpose of electronically transmitting trading
instructions, including without limitation certain electronic services that may enable You to route orders and otherwise
engage in electronic transactions (Electronic Transactions), electronically communicate with Morgan Stanley, receive
investment research, reports and portfolio information, and any algorithms or software related thereto (collectively, the
Services) either directly or through third parties, including without limitation contractors and technology, market data and
content providers (Vendors). Defined terms used in the Agreement shall have the same meaning when used in this
Schedule.
1.Parties. As used herein, the term You and Your shall mean the Client, and all other authorised representatives
of the Client, individually, and each other party on whose behalf You may use the Services at any time. As a condition to
using the Services, You shall ensure that any individuals and affiliates using the Services accept and agree to be bound by
the provisions in this Schedule. The Services are provided by Morgan Stanley or an affiliate located or authorised to do
business in the country (including state, province or other jurisdiction) where Morgan Stanley deem the Services to be
accessed by You. Services are not intended to be provided to and may not be used by any party in any jurisdiction where the
provision or use thereof would be contrary to applicable law, rules or regulations (Applicable Law).
2.Binding Terms. (a) You agree to be bound by any rules, conventions, regulations, user agreements, user guides or
instructions related to the Services or of any regulatory authorities, exchanges or trading systems through which Your trades
are executed, as well as any terms of use, including disclosures, disclaimers, data protection and privacy policies that are
displayed by the Services or which You may click through (the Rules), all of which shall be in addition to, and not in lieu
of, Your obligations under this Schedule; and (b) You shall continue to be bound by the Agreement and any other Customer
Document, and nothing herein shall be deemed to supersede or modify any such Customer Document.
3.Security. You may be provided with user identifications, passwords, authentication codes or other security devices
or procedures (collectively, Passwords) for access to the Services. You may not share Your Passwords with any third
party without Morgan Stanleys and/or the Vendors written approval, as applicable. Upon request, You shall provide
Morgan Stanley with a list of persons authorised to use Your Passwords, and You shall promptly advise Morgan Stanley of
any changes in such authorised persons. You agree not to alter, delete, disable or otherwise circumvent any Password or
permit or assist any other party to do so in a manner not authorised by Morgan Stanley and/or the Vendors, as applicable.
Morgan Stanley and/or the Vendors reserve the right to suspend Your access to the Services and change (or require You to
change) Your Passwords at any time. You are responsible for any transmissions, instructions, information, processes, click-
through consents, click stream data or other communications (Communications) attributable to Your Passwords, whether
entered by Your authorised personnel or by any other person, and any agreement or consent communicated from such access
shall be deemed to be a duly signed writing of Yours sufficient to bind You. You shall notify Morgan Stanley immediately
upon learning or suspecting that any unauthorised party has obtained any Password used in connection with any Service.
You shall maintain adequate internal procedures and controls over Your use of the Services.
4.Placement of Orders; Objections
(a)MSI plc or one of Morgan Stanleys affiliates shall process requests to execute Electronic Transactions received
through the Services (the Orders), and shall only be deemed to have received an Order if such Order has been received
and processed, even if You have not received an acknowledgment of the Order. Morgan Stanley will use reasonable efforts
to execute Orders on the terms received and in accordance with the Order Execution Policy. The applicable Service may
provide You with a notice (each a Notice of Execution), which may be in addition to any confirmation or other notice
required under Applicable Law, for each Order executed through the Services.
(b) You agree that Morgan Stanley has no obligation to enter into any Electronic Transaction with You or to provide a
quote with respect to any Electronic Transaction with You. Unless a quotation is specifically identified as actionable, it is
indicative and for informational purposes only. Morgan Stanley may cancel or reject an Order in whole or in part at any
time and for any reason in Morgan Stanley sole discretion.
(c) You shall be responsible for all executions (partial or otherwise) of Orders identified by the Services as sent by You,
even if You did not receive a Notice of Execution. Execution terms as reflected in any Notice of Execution are subject to
adjustment by Morgan Stanley for errors, whether on Morgan Stanleys part, the part of Morgan Stanleys agent, any
Vendor, the Services or any market to which Your Order was routed.
(d) You shall not be responsible for execution completed after Your Order has been cancelled in the applicable market
and for which an acknowledgment was sent to that effect. An Order shall not be deemed to have been cancelled if Morgan
Stanley receives execution of Your Order from such market prior to or subsequent to Morgan Stanleys receipt of
confirmation from such market that the Order was cancelled. System response times may vary due to market conditions,
system performance, Internet traffic or other factors. During times of heavy trading volume, Orders or cancellation requests
received through the Services may take longer to execute or cancel, and Orders that are executed may be at prices that
diverge significantly from the market price quoted or displayed at the time the Order was entered. In the event of system
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delay or failure, or otherwise in relation to any concerns You may have about Your Electronic Transactions, You are
responsible for contacting Morgan Stanley by alternative means, such as telephone.
(e) Unless otherwise provided for in any Customer Document or the Rules, if You have any objections to any report of
the execution of Your Orders and/or any statement of Your account(s), You must raise them with Morgan Stanley within one
business day of the date on which Your report or statement was sent.
(f) You are solely responsible for Your compliance with the Rules and Applicable Law, including suitability
requirements, the preparation and/or filing of any of Your reports to any relevant exchange and/or any other regulatory
authority or the maintenance of records required to be maintained by You.
(g) Morgan Stanley or, where applicable, the Vendor may impose and/or change limits on the amount, size and type of
trades and securities, commodities, futures, currencies, derivatives thereon or any other instruments You may trade through
the Services and modify any aspect of or limit or terminate use of the Services.
(h)You shall cooperate fully with Morgan Stanley in any inquiries made by any of Morgan Stanleys third party market
data suppliers, any relevant exchange, any Vendor or any other regulatory authority in relation to the provision of the
Services.
(i) Unless You specifically instruct Morgan Stanley to route Your Orders directly to one or more specified markets,
Morgan Stanley may, in Morgan Stanleys discretion, select any market, including one or more internal matching systems or
third party trading systems.
5.Usage and Proprietary Rights. Morgan Stanley grants You, for the term of this Schedule, a personal, limited, non-
exclusive, revocable, non-transferable licence to use the Services subject to the terms hereof, and the following: You have no
ownership rights in the Services, which are owned by Morgan Stanley, the Vendors or their respective licensors, and are
protected under copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws and other Applicable Law. You receive no
copyright or any other intellectual property right in or to the Services, except as provided above. You may use the Services
only for Your internal business purposes. You agree that Morgan Stanley and its affiliates may provide certain portions of
the Services under licence from third parties, and You agree to comply with any additional restrictions on Your usage that
Morgan Stanley may communicate to You from time to time, or that are otherwise the subject of an agreement between You
and such licensors. Each party will treat the existence and terms of this Schedule as confidential (subject always to the terms
of the Agreement) and You further agree that any information relating to the content or operation of the Services is
confidential and proprietary to Morgan Stanley, and that you will refrain from disclosing such information to any third party.
You grant Morgan Stanley, its affiliates and Vendors a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide licence
to use, access and benefit from any information and data that you provide or transmit to Morgan Stanley and its affiliates
(whether directly or through a Vendor) or that is otherwise accessed in connection with the Services (Data). Morgan
Stanley shall have exclusive title and ownership rights, including all intellectual property rights, throughout the world in all
derivative works that are created using the Data.
6.Change to Terms and Conditions. Upon notice to You, Morgan Stanley may add, delete or otherwise modify any
portion of this Schedule in whole or in part at any time, including without limitation to impose charges for use of the
Services or any portion thereof. Your continued use of the Services 10 days after receipt of such notice shall represent Your
acceptance of such terms.
7.Use of the Internet. You agree that the Internet is not a secure network and that any Communications transmitted
over the Internet may be intercepted or accessed by unauthorised or unintended parties, may not arrive at the intended
destination or may not arrive in the form transmitted. You agree that neither Morgan Stanley nor the relevant Vendor take
any responsibility for any Communications transmitted over the Internet and that there can be no assurance that such
Communications shall remain confidential or intact. Any Communications transmitted to or from You through the Services
shall be at Your sole risk. If You access or view the Services by means or in formats other than as originally intended or
provided by Morgan Stanley, You remain responsible for reviewing all pertinent portions of the Services, including any
relevant disclosures and disclaimers.
8.E-mail, Chat and Instant Messaging. E-mail, chat and instant messaging features may be provided to You as a
convenience to enhance Your Communications with Morgan Stanley. Unless otherwise agreed to by Morgan Stanley, You
shall not use these features to request, authorise or effect any Electronic Transaction, to send fund transfer instructions or
account information, or for any other Communication that requires non-electronic written authorisation. Morgan Stanley
shall not be responsible for any loss or damage that results if any such request is not accepted or processed. You agree that
You shall use these features in compliance with the Rules and Applicable Law, and You shall not use them to transmit
inappropriate information, including information that may be deemed obscene, defamatory, harassing or fraudulent.
9.Representations and Warranties. Each time You use the Services and with respect to each Electronic Transaction,
You hereby represent and warrant that:
(a) You have the power and authority (including under any applicable investment restrictions or guidelines and on
behalf of any party for whom You are using the Services) to enter into and perform Your obligations under this Schedule,
and this Schedule is Your legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation.
(b) Any Orders submitted by You are and shall comply with this Schedule, any applicable Customer Document,
Applicable Law and Rules.
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(c) All securities, commodities, futures, currencies, derivatives thereon and any other instruments that You offer and
sell using the Services shall be free and clear of any liens, mortgages, encumbrances or restrictions of any kind (including
legends or restrictions on transfer), both when they are offered or sold and upon their delivery at settlement.
(d)You are not and shall not be, at any time when You offer, buy or sell any security using the Services, an affiliate
of the issuer thereof or, in the case of convertible or exchangeable securities, the issuer of the underlying security.
(e) Each representation and warranty made by You under any Rules shall be deemed to have been made for the benefit
of Morgan Stanley.
(f) You shall not introduce, nor permit any person to introduce into the Services, any code, malicious or hidden
mechanisms that would impair the operation of the Services or of Morgan Stanleys computers or other devices or software,
or would permit other users access to the Services, nor shall You use the Services to gain any unauthorised access to any
computer system.
10.DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS IS, AND MORGAN STANLEY,
ITS AFFILIATES AND THE VENDORS DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND IMPLIED
TERMS, WHETHER IN LAW, TORT, FACT OR CONTRACT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION (I) WITH
RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE SERVICES OR ANY PART
THEREOF; OR (II) THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY PART THEREOF SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR
FREE; AND (III) THOSE OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR ANY PART THEREOF. ANY HYPERLINK TO ANOTHER SITE IS
NOT AND DOES NOT IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT, INVESTIGATION, VERIFICATION OR MONITORING BY
MORGAN STANLEY, ITS AFFILIATES AND THE VENDORS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THAT SITE.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
MORGAN STANLEY, ITS AFFILIATES OR THE VENDORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
OWNERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES (THE MORGAN STANLEY PARTIES) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU
OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL LOSSES, COSTS, LIABILITES
OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT LOSS OF PROFITS (TOGETHER, COSTS),
ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF
THIS AGREEMENT, OR YOUR OR ANY OTHER PERSONS USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES.
THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON
STATUTE EQUITY OR ARISING IN CONTRACT, INDEMNITY, WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY MORGAN STANLEY PARTY KNOWS OR
HAS REASON TO KNOW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING AND TO CLAUSE 10
ABOVE, THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE MORGAN STANLEY PARTIES FOR DIRECT LOSS
(WHETHER UNDER STATUTE, OR ARISING IN EQUITY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR
INDEMNITY, WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE) UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND WITH
RESPECT TO THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SPECIFIC TRANSACTION GIVING RISE TO SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE, UNLESS CAUSED DIRECTLY
BY THE WILLFUL DEFAULT OR FRAUD OF THE MORGAN STANLEY PARTIES. THIS LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LIMITATION PROVIDED IN ANY APPLICABLE ACCOUNT
AGREEMENT OR RULES.
12. Your Indemnification Obligations. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Morgan Stanley Parties
from and against any and all losses, liabilities, judgments, arbitration awards, settlements, expenses, damages and costs,
including attorneys fees and disbursements, as incurred by any of them arising in any manner out of or relating to Your use
of, or inability to use, the Services or any breach or alleged breach by You of this Schedule. You shall co-operate with the
Morgan Stanley Parties as fully as reasonably required in the defence of any third party claim subject to these indemnity
provisions. Morgan Stanley reserves the right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject
to indemnification by You. You shall not in any event settle any matter without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley.
This indemnity is in addition to any other indemnity provided in any applicable Customer Document or Rules.
13. Governing Law; Injunctive Relief. This Schedule, its enforcement, and any dispute arising out of or relating to the
subject matter of this Schedule (including any non-contractual obligations relating thereto) shall be governed by the laws of
England, and the parties irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England for any such disputes.
You acknowledge that any breach or threatened breach by You of any provision of this Schedule may cause Morgan Stanley
or its affiliates or the Vendors irreparable injury and damage and, therefore, that any such breach or threatened breach may
be enjoined through injunctive proceedings in addition to any other rights and remedies that may be available to Morgan
Stanley or its affiliates or the Vendors at law or in equity.
14. Notice. Any notices or other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered under this Schedule
by Morgan Stanley to You shall be provided through the Services, by e-mail, by facsimile (with confirmation of receipt) or
in writing to the address provided by You, which You are solely responsible for updating as necessary. Any notices or other
communications under this Schedule by You to Morgan Stanley shall be provided in writing to Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc., 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, England, Attention: Legal and Compliance Division,
or as otherwise specified in writing, and, if the name of an affiliated entity appears on the signature line below, to that entity
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at the address provided below as well. Notices transmitted electronically (e-mail or fax or phone) shall be effective upon
transmission, provided that such notice is properly addressed; all other notices shall be effective upon receipt.
15. Assignment; Waiver. You may not assign, sublicense, delegate, subcontract or otherwise transfer Your rights,
duties and obligations under this Schedule to a third party without Morgan Stanleys express written consent. Any
instrument purporting to make an assignment or other transfer in violation of this provision shall be null and void. Any
forbearance or delay on the part of either party hereto in enforcing any provision of this Schedule or any of its rights
hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision or of a right to enforce the same for such occurrence or any
future occurrence.
16. Termination. Morgan Stanley may terminate or suspend this Schedule with respect to any Service immediately,
with or without cause, upon notice to You. You may terminate this Schedule, with or without cause, upon at least one days
written notice in non-electronic form to Morgan Stanley. Notwithstanding any such termination or suspension, this Schedule
shall remain in effect in respect of any other Service to which You continue to have access. This Schedule shall remain in
effect with respect to any Orders placed or Electronic Transactions initiated prior to effectiveness of any termination, and
neither party shall be relieved of any payment or other obligation that accrued prior to termination. Sections 2, 4, 5 and 9-19
shall survive the termination of this Schedule.
17. Privacy and Cookies. Morgan Stanley, its affiliates and Vendors may process personal data as part of and/or in
connection with the Services. This includes using cookies and similar technology to collect information about Your use of
our Services and Your preferences. To find out more information about how Morgan Stanley processes personal data and
uses cookies and how to reject cookies, see Morgan Stanleys Privacy & Cookies Policy at
http://www.morganstanley.com/privacy_pledge.html. By accessing or using the Services you consent to Morgan Stanley, its
affiliates and Vendors processing your personal data and using cookies as further detailed in Morgan Stanleys Privacy &
Cookies Policy. You acknowledge and agree that if You choose to reject cookies, some or all parts of the Services may not
function properly or may not be accessible.
18. E-commerce Directive. Unless expressed otherwise in an individual product or Services terms of use, no
contracting or transaction information required by the E-Commerce Directive, as implemented under applicable law, will be
provided in relation to business to business contracts concluded electronically as a result of Your use of the Services.
19. Miscellaneous. This Schedule, together with any applicable Customer Documents, constitutes the entire
agreement between You and Morgan Stanley with respect to the Services. Solely in connection with an Electronic
Transaction, in the event of any conflict between this Schedule and any Customer Document, the terms of this Schedule shall
prevail. Any cause of action with respect to the Services must be commenced within one year after the claim or cause of
action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Schedule, or portion thereof, to
be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this
Schedule, and the remainder of this Schedule shall continue in full force and effect. The rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder are cumulative and are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
Except as expressly agreed in writing between us or provided in this Schedule, this Agreement and the Customer Documents
do not create any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, save that each of Morgan Stanleys affiliates
shall be entitled to benefit from and to enforce any benefit under this Agreement as if such benefit has been expressly
granted to that affiliate.
20. Foreign Exchange Trading. To the extent that You use the Services for the purposes of FX Trading, the following
shall apply:
A. Services. The Services contemplated by this Section 20 include (i) services currently known as FX Trading and
the foreign exchange functionality provided on Passport (formerly TradeXL) both accessible through Morgan Stanleys
Client Link and (ii) any other foreign exchange service as may be offered to You by Morgan Stanley directly or through
third parties, each of which shall be deemed a Vendor for purposes of this Schedule.
(a) Client Link. In connection with your use of Morgan Stanleys Client Link, Section 4, entitled Placement of
Orders; Objections, and Section 8, entitled E-mail, Chat and Instant Messaging, of this Schedule are qualified by the
following terms:
(i)For purposes of Section 4(a), FX Trading will only accept market orders as Orders; the foreign exchange
functionality on Passport will accept market orders, requests for quotes, and dealable quotes as Orders. We reserve the
right to change the parameters established for foreign exchange dealable quotes provided on Passport at any time and
without notice to you.
(ii) In the event of any inconsistency with respect to the terms of an Electronic Transaction between either a Notice of
Execution or daily reports of Electronic Transactions accessible through Client Link and a confirmation, the terms of the
confirmation for the relevant Electronic Transaction shall prevail.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 4(d), You may not cancel any Orders that you submit through
Morgan Stanley Client Link. Morgan Stanley Client Link does not accept on-line cancellation requests.
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(iv) For purposes of Section 4(e), You will be able to access through Morgan Stanley Client Link daily reports of all
Electronic Transactions executed prior to the close of business on each business day on which You execute Electronic
Transactions through such Service. You shall be deemed to have accepted the terms of all such Electronic Transactions
unless You object to them by contacting Morgan Stanley by telephone by the close of trading on such business day.
(v) Notwithstanding the terms of Section 8, Morgan Stanley may agree in advance to accept Orders from You that are
sent to Morgan Stanley by e-mail or instant messaging. With respect to any Orders submitted to Morgan Stanley by e-mail
or instant messaging , You agree to accept all risk related to the possibility that Your Order may be delayed, corrupted, or
otherwise fail to reach Morgan Stanley in a timely manner in the form in which it was transmitted by You. In addition, You
acknowledge that Morgan Stanley will act upon Orders that we receive from You by e-mail or instant messaging only after
such Orders have been reviewed and approved by an authorised person of Morgan Stanley, who shall then, subject to the
instructions contained in Your message, submit the trade for execution. You further acknowledge that Orders received by e-
mail or instant messaging are subject to the rules contained in Section 4 of this Schedule, including our ability to cancel such
Orders in whole or in part for any reason.
(b) Third Party Foreign Exchange Services. Section 4, entitled Placement of Orders; Objections, shall be qualified
in its entirety by the terms of any user guide and/or product information governing the use of a third party foreign exchange
service, which terms shall govern Your use of such third party service to transact with Morgan Stanley to the extent that such
terms may conflict with the provisions set forth in this Schedule. In the event that the terms of this Schedule that govern
what rights Morgan Stanley may assert in connection with Your use of any third party foreign exchange service are
inconsistent with any third party beneficiary terms contained in the customer or user agreement that You have executed
directly with a Vendor governing Your use of such third party service, the terms of this Schedule shall prevail.
B. Scope of Use. You shall be permitted to use the Services to enter into foreign exchange transactions with Morgan
Stanley, and to access any information and content that Morgan Stanley and/or any Vendor may provide on, through or in
connection with the relevant Services (Service Data).
C. Service Fees. There are currently no service fees payable by You to Morgan Stanley for use of the Services.
D. Additional Software Provided. Morgan Stanley is not providing you with any additional software in order to use
the Services.
SCHEDULE II – TERMS RELATING TO EXCHANGE-TRADED DERIVATIVES
The terms in this Schedule (consisting of Parts A, B, C, D and E) will apply if the Client trades exchange-traded derivatives
with or through Morgan Stanley. Any capitalised term used in this Schedule and not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning given to it in the Agreement.
PART A – DEALING
1.SERVICES
1.1 The services covered by this Schedule are dealing and clearing services in financial and commodity options,
futures and contracts for differences traded on or under the Rules of an Exchange.
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2.BASIS OF DEALING
2.1 Some futures and options Exchanges only allow dealings between members of the Exchange. If Morgan Stanley is
not a member of a particular Exchange, Morgan Stanley will need to use an intermediate broker who is a member to execute
a Transaction for the Client on that Exchange.
2.2 Many futures and options Exchanges require members to deal with each other as principal. Morgan Stanley will
always deal as principal on an Exchange or with an intermediate Broker, unless the Rules of the Exchange actually require
Morgan Stanley to trade as the Clients agent. This means that to give the Client the benefit of the contract Morgan Stanley
have entered into on Exchange or with an intermediate Broker (the Exchange Contract”) Morgan Stanley will enter into a
contract with the Client which is identical in all respects with the Exchange Contract except that it will be between the Client
and Morgan Stanley (the Client Contract).
2.3 Accordingly, when Morgan Stanley carries out a Transaction for the Client, Morgan Stanley will make or place an
Exchange Contract on the floor of the relevant market (by open outcry on the floor of, or on an automated trading system
administered by, a futures and options Exchange) or with or through an intermediate Broker, and an equivalent Client
Contract will come into existence. The Client and Morgan Stanley will have equivalent rights and obligations under the
Client Contract that Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanleys counterparty have under the Exchange Contract.
2.4 Where permitted by the Rules Morgan Stanley may take the opposite side of a client order or otherwise enter into
cross trades with or for the Client.
3.CLIENT INSTRUCTIONS AND ACTIONS
3.1 At maturity delivery obligations will (or, in the case of an option, will if it is exercised) arise. Frequently those
trading for investment purposes will not wish to make or receive delivery of the underlying Investment or asset but prefer to
take any profit or loss in cash, which can be achieved by closing out the contract. Subject to the requirements of the
Agreement, the Rules and any further requirements Morgan Stanley notifies to the Client, the Client may at any time before
the time for performance of a Client Contract request Morgan Stanley to close out the corresponding Exchange Contract or,
if a purchased option, to exercise that option. If the closing out of the Exchange Contract results in a sum of money being
due to the Exchange, Clearing House or Broker by Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley will notify the Client of that amount
which will be immediately payable by the Client to Morgan Stanley under the corresponding Client Contract.
3.2 To enable Morgan Stanley to settle, deliver or, in the case of options, exercise or allocate an Exchange Contract the
Client will give Morgan Stanley such instructions and take such action as Morgan Stanley reasonably requires. So that
Morgan Stanley can communicate such instructions to the relevant Exchange, Clearing House or Broker, or take any other
action that is necessary to effect such instructions, the Client must give Morgan Stanley the Clients instructions within any
time limit Morgan Stanley notifies to the Client.
3.3 If the Client fails to give Morgan Stanley any instructions or to take any actions that Morgan Stanley has required
pursuant to paragraph 3.2 of this Schedule, Morgan Stanley may: (i) close out any relevant open positions; (ii) make or
receive delivery of any underlying Investment or asset: and (iii) take action to cover, reduce or eliminate any potential losses
or liabilities in respect of the relevant Exchange Contract, on such terms and in such manner as Morgan Stanley, in a acting
in a commercially reasonable manner, deems necessary or appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt Morgan Stanley shall not
be under any obligation to exercise rights under this paragraph 3.3.
3.4 The Client must decide whether or not to exercise any option. Morgan Stanley will not be responsible to the Client
for the consequences of failing to exercise an option if Morgan Stanley does not receive sufficiently clear and timely
instructions from the Client in relation to the exercise of such option.
4.ALLOCATION
4.1 If the relevant Exchange, Clearing House or Broker does not allocate Exchange Contracts at maturity directly to a
specific account Morgan Stanley may allocate those Exchange Contracts at random or, exercising Morgan Stanleys
commercially reasonable discretion, in a way that is equitable as between clients. If dealings on Morgan Stanleys own
account are involved at the same time, then Morgan Stanley will allocate such Exchange Contracts to all of Morgan
Stanleys clients first and Morgan Stanley will receive no allocation until all relevant Client Contracts have been satisfied.
5.DELIVERY TO THE CLIENT
5.1 Subject to the terms of the Agreement and provided that the Client has fulfilled all of the Clients obligations under
the Agreement, when Morgan Stanley receives any sums and/or Investments or other assets under an Exchange Contract
Morgan Stanley will pay such sums and/or deliver such Investments or other assets to the Client under the corresponding
Client Contract after deduction of any Taxes or other charges.
6.ALTERATION OF CONTRACTS
6.1 If the relevant Exchange, Clearing House or Broker requires any terms or conditions of an Exchange Contract to be
altered, Morgan Stanley may take such actions as Morgan Stanley, in Morgan Stanleys commercially reasonable discretion,
consider necessary or desirable to comply with such requirements or to avoid or mitigate loss resulting from such alteration.
All actions taken by Morgan Stanley will be binding on the Client, and the Client agrees that any alteration will be deemed to
be incorporated into the corresponding Client Contract. Morgan Stanley will notify the Client of any alteration (in advance,
where this is reasonably practicable).
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7.MARKET INTERVENTION
7.1 Exchange and Clearing House Rules contain broad powers in the event of the default of a member or other adverse
situation which may, for example, involve the Exchange or Clearing House exercising rights of set-off, closing out, ceasing
to recognise or refusing to clear any contract (including an Exchange Contract). The Client agrees that if an Exchange or
Clearing House exercises its powers Morgan Stanley may take such action with respect to any affected Exchange Contracts
and related Client Contracts as Morgan Stanley, in its commercially reasonable discretion, considers necessary or desirable
and any such action will be binding on the Client. Morgan Stanley will not be liable to the Client in respect of any relevant
Client Contract to the extent that a corresponding Exchange Contract is affected by the exercise of powers by an Exchange or
Clearing House. This will not affect the Clients obligations and liabilities in respect of the relevant Client Contract.
8.MARGIN
8.1 The Client will pay or deliver Margin in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
8.2 Where Cash is transferred to the Clients Listed Derivatives Account (Cash Margin) in accordance with
paragraph A.4.2 of the Agreement, such Cash Margin shall be treated by MSI plc as client money (as defined in the Client
Money Rules). Among other things, this requires MSI plc to hold client money in an account at an approved bank or in a
qualifying money market fund (as defined in the Client Money Rules). For the avoidance of doubt, any money that is
transferred to MSI plc on a title transfer basis under the terms of this Agreement is not client money as defined by the Client
Money Rules.
Cash treated by MSI plc as client money will be held in an account at an approved bank or unless the Client notifies MSI plc
otherwise in writing may be placed by MSI plc in a qualifying money market fund. If MSI plc provides custody of units in
such qualifying money market funds MSI plc will do so in accordance with the FCAs custody rules and not in accordance
with the Client Money Rules and accordingly MSI plc shall not be liable for any restriction on redemption or diminution in
value of such units in a qualifying money market fund.
MSI plc may also allow another third party (for example, an exchange, market, intermediate broker, OTC counterparty or
clearing house) to hold or control client money in order to effect one or more Transactions through or with that person or to
satisfy the Clients obligation to provide collateral in respect of a Transaction. MSI plc has no responsibility for any acts or
omissions of any third party to whom it passes money received from the Client. The third party to whom MSI plc passes
money may hold it in an omnibus account and it may not be possible to separate such money from MSI plcs money, or the
third partys money. The Client agrees and acknowledges that where MSI plc allows a third party to hold or control client
money, this may involve a transfer of full ownership of the money to that third party, in which case the Client will no longer
have a proprietary claim to such money and the transferee may deal with it in its own right. In the event of insolvency or
other analogous proceedings in relation to that third party, MSI plc will only have an unsecured claim against the third party
on behalf of the Client and MSI plcs other clients, and the Client will be exposed to the risk that the money received by MSI
plc from the third party is insufficient to satisfy the claims of the Client and all other clients with claims in respect of the
relevant account.
MSI plc may pass client money to a person who is located outside the United Kingdom. In such circumstances the legal and
regulatory regime applying to the bank, intermediate broker, settlement agent or OTC counterparty will be different from
that of the United Kingdom and, in the event of failure of the bank, intermediate broker, settlement agent or OTC
counterparty, this money may be treated in a different manner from that which would apply if the money was held by a bank,
intermediate broker, settlement agent or OTC counterparty in the United Kingdom. Where this is necessary to provide the
services you have requested under this Agreement, the Client requests MSI plc to deposit its client money with such third
parties.
MSI plc may pass client money to an exchange or clearing house, inside or outside the United Kingdom. Certain exchanges
or clearing houses may not acknowledge the notice which MSI plc is required to serve on them which confirms that they
have no right of set-off or counterclaim between MSI plcs client accounts and any other accounts that MSI plc may
maintain with them. In such circumstances the Clients money might not be protected as effectively where an
acknowledgement is provided.
MSI plc is required to limit the client money that it deposits or holds with relevant group entities (as defined in the FCA
Rules) so that those funds do not at any point in time exceed 20 per cent of the balance on (1) all of MSI plcs general client
bank accounts (as defined in the FCA Rules) considered in aggregate; (2) each of its designated client bank accounts (as
defined in the FCA Rules); and (3) each of its designated client fund accounts (as defined in the FCA Rules).
Where MSI plc agrees to effect transactions, in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom, then it may need to appoint a
settlement agent to undertake those transactions. In order to meet the settlement obligations to the relevant Exchange or
Clearing House, MSI plc will need to pass the Clients money or Investments to a settlement agent in that jurisdiction. In
that event the Clients money might not be protected as effectively when held by such a settlement agent as if it were held in
a client bank account in the United Kingdom. The Client should note that in the event of a shortfall arising on the money
available to meet the claims of segregated clients the Clients claim will be restricted to the money held in MSI plcs client
bank accounts in respect of transactions carried on through that settlement agent and to any money received from the
settlement agent relating to those transactions.
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The Client agrees that MSI plc may, in its sole discretion, decide to pay away to a registered charity of MSI plcs choice any
money that MSI plc holds for you as client money and, accordingly, release it from its client bank account(s) and cease to
treat the Clients money as client money if there has been no movement in the Clients balance for a period of six years
(notwithstanding any payments or receipts of charges, interest or similar items) and MSI plc has been unable to contact the
Client having taken reasonable steps in accordance with the Client Money Rules to trace the Client and return the money.
MSI plc undertakes to make good any valid claim against released balances.
9.MORGAN STANLEY’SPOWERS
9.1Without prejudice to Morgan Stanleys rights under the Agreement, following an Event of Default Morgan Stanley
may (with prior notice to the Client if this is practicable) take such steps as Morgan Stanley, in its absolute discretion,
consider necessary or desirable to comply with, perform or cancel any of Morgan Stanleys obligations to the relevant
Exchange, Clearing House or Broker in respect of any Exchange Contract, including:
(a) buying or selling the Investment or asset underlying the Exchange Contract;
(b) buying or selling futures or options contracts;
(c) opening new long or short positions in order to establish a spread or straddle;
(d) applying any Margin;
(e) cancelling, terminating or otherwise liquidating any Transaction; and/or
(f)setting off any obligation of Morgan Stanleys against an obligation of the Clients.
Any amounts that Morgan Stanley incurs in exercising rights under this paragraph 9 will be immediately due by the Client to
Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley may apply any Margin, including realising Margin, in satisfaction of the Clients
liability.
9.2 Morgan Stanley may convert any funds realised under this paragraph 9 at such rate and into such currencies as
Morgan Stanley may reasonably consider appropriate.
9.3 The Client agrees that following an Event of Default Morgan Stanley will not be obliged to deliver to the Client
under any Client Contract the underlying Investment or asset or any money received or receivable on closing out until the
Client have satisfied or discharged all of the Clients liabilities to Morgan Stanley under the Agreement.
10. TERMINATION
10.1 Termination of the Agreement will be without prejudice to our rights to Margin and the relevant terms of the
Agreement will continue to apply until all Exchange Contracts and matching Client Contracts have been closed out, settled
or delivery effected and all liabilities in respect of such contracts discharged.
11. REPRESENTATIONS
The Client represents, warrants and undertakes that:
(a) any orders or instructions given by it to MSI plc in respect of exchange traded derivatives transactions pursuant to
this Agreement will represent speculative transactions as defined in the CFTC Rule 1.3(z); and
(b) if the Client is domiciled in the United States of America the Client shall only enter into non-US futures
transactions and non-US CFTC approved listed options with MSI plc pursuant to this Agreement.
The representations and warranties contained in this clause 11 shall be deemed to be repeated each time an order or
instruction is given by the Client under this Agreement.
Exchange-Traded Derivative Supplement
Definitions
“Broker” means a member of an Exchange and/or Clearing House that is instructed by us to execute, clear or settle a
transaction and may be an Associated Firm;
“Client Contracthas the meaning given in paragraph 2.2 of Part A this Schedule;
Exchange Contracthas the meaning given in paragraph 2.2 of Part A of this Schedule;
“Rules” means:
(a) all applicable laws and regulations;
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(b) all applicable rules, orders, announcements, decisions, directions, guidelines, provisions, requirements, terms and
customs of a governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority, Exchange, Clearing House, Broker or other body
having regulatory or enforcement responsibility (including requirements resulting from agreements entered into by us,
an Associated Firm or Broker with or in favour of the relevant Exchange, Clearing House, regulatory or self-
regulatory authority, Broker or other body);
“Taxes” means taxes, duties, imposts and fiscal and regulatory charges of any nature, wherever and whenever imposed
including value added taxes, stamp and other documentary taxes and Exchange, Clearing House, regulatory and industry
levies.
Transaction means for the purposes of this Schedule the entering into of an Exchange Contract, closing out or effecting
delivery and/or settlement of an Exchange Contract (including the exercise or allocation of an option contract).
PART B – MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT
THIS MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT (“MNA”) is made as of the date of the Agreement of which it forms part and
is between (A) the Client; and (B) MSI plc.
The Futures and Options Association is an industry association. It publishes the following form of Master Netting
Agreement which provides for the close-out and netting of the parties obligations under exchange-traded derivatives
contracts.
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Scope of this Agreement
1.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties in Annex 1 of this MNA or otherwise and subject to the next
sentence, this MNA and the particular terms agreed by the Parties govern each Transaction (as defined in Annex 1
of this MNA) entered into or outstanding between any two Designated Offices of the Parties on or after the date of
execution of this MNA. In the case of Transactions within paragraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the definition of
Transaction in clause 13 of this MNA, this MNA governs only those Transactions where the Exchange
mentioned in such definition is a Specified Exchange.
1.2 This MNA, the particular terms of, and applicable to, each and every Transaction governed by this MNA, the
annexes to this MNA and all amendments to any of such items shall together constitute a single agreement between
the Parties. The Parties acknowledge that all Transactions governed by this MNA, which are entered into on or
after the date of execution of this MNA, are entered into in reliance upon the fact that all such items constitute a
single agreement between the Parties.
1.3 All defined terms in this MNA shall have the meaning given to them in Clause 13 of this MNA.
2. Settlement and Exchange of Clearing Organisation Rules
2.1 Unless a Liquidation Date has occurred or has been effectively set, a Party shall not be obliged to make any
payment or delivery scheduled to be made by that Party under a Transaction governed by this MNA for so long as
an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other Party has occurred and is continuing.
2.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, if the Parties enter into any Transaction governed by this MNA
to close out any existing Transaction between the Parties then their obligations under such Transactions shall
automatically and immediately be terminated upon entering into the second Transaction, except for any settlement
payment due from one Party to the other in respect of such closed-out Transactions.
2.3 This MNA shall not be applicable to any Transaction to the extent that action which conflicts with or overrides the
provisions of this agreement has been started in relation to that Transaction by a relevant Exchange or clearing
organisation under applicable rules or laws and is continuing.
3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants
3.1 Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party as of the date of execution of this MNA and, in the case of the
representation and warranty in (v) of this Clause 3.1 of MNA relating to the entering into of Transactions, as of the
date of entering into each Transaction governed by this MNA that: (i) it has authority to enter into this agreement;
(ii) the person entering into the agreement on its behalf has been duly authorised to do so: (iii) this agreement and
the obligations created under this agreement are binding upon it and enforceable against it in accordance with their
terms (subject to applicable principles of equity) and do not and will not violate the terms of any agreements to
which such Party is bound; (iv) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
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with respect to it; and (v) it acts as principal and sole beneficial owner (and not as trustee) in entering into this
MNA and each and every Transaction governed by this MNA.
3.2Each Party covenants to the other Party that: (i) it will at all times obtain and comply with the terms of and do all
that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licences and consents required to
enable it lawfully to perform its obligations under this agreement; and (ii) it will promptly notify the other Party of
the occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to itself or any credit Support
Provider in relation to it.
4 Termination and Liquidation
4.1 If, at any time:
(i) a Party fails to make any payment when due under or to make or take delivery of any property when due
under, or to observe or perform any other provision of, this MNA (including any Transaction governed by
this MNA) and such failure continues for two business days after notice of non-performance has been
given by the other Party to the defaulting Party;
(ii) a Party commences a voluntary case or other procedure seeking or proposing liquidation, reorganisation,
an arrangement or composition, a freeze or moratorium, or other similar relief with respect to itself or to
its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, regulatory, supervisory or similar law (including any
corporate or other law with potential application to an insolvent Party), or seeking the appointment of a
trustee, receiver, liquidator, conservator, administrator, custodian, examiner or other similar official (each
a Custodian) of it or any part of its assets; or takes any corporate action to authorise any of the
foregoing; and, in the case of a reorganisation, arrangement or composition, the other Party does not
consent to the proposals;
(iii) an involuntary case or other procedure is commenced against a Party seeking or proposing liquidation,
reorganisation, an arrangement or composition, a freeze or moratorium, or other similar relief with respect
to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, regulatory, supervisory or similar law (including any
corporate or other law with potential application to an insolvent Party) or seeking the appointment of a
Custodian of it or any part of its assets and such involuntary case or other procedure either (a) has not
been dismissed within five days of its institution or presentation or (b) has been dismissed within such
period but solely on the grounds of an insufficiency of assets to cover the costs of such case or other
procedure;
(iv) a Party dies, becomes of unsound mind, is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or is bankrupt or
insolvent, as defined under any bankruptcy or insolvency law applicable to such Party; or indebtedness of
a Party is not paid on the due date therefore or becomes, or becomes capable at any time of being
declared, due and payable under agreements or instruments evidencing such indebtedness before it would
otherwise have been due and payable, or proceedings are commenced for any execution, any attachment
or garnishment, or any distress against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of
the property, undertaking or assets (tangible and intangible) of a Party;
(v) a Party or any Credit Support Provider in relation to a Party (or any Custodian acting on behalf of a Party
or any Credit Support Provider in relation to a Party) disaffirms, disclaims or repudiates any obligation
under this agreement (including any Transaction governed by this MNA) or any Credit Support
Document;
(vi) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by a Party pursuant to this agreement or pursuant to
any Credit Support Document proves to have been false or misleading in any material respect as at the
time it was made or given;
(vii) (a) any Credit Support Provider in relation to a Party or the relevant Party itself fails to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with the
applicable Credit Support Document; (b) any Credit Support Document relating to a Party expires or
ceases to be in full force and effect prior to the satisfaction of all obligations of such Party under this
agreement (including any Transaction governed by this MNA), unless the other Party has agreed in
writing that this shall not be an Event of Default; (c) any representation or warranty made or deemed
made by any Credit Support Provider in relation to a Party pursuant to any Credit Support Document
proves to have been false or misleading in any material respect as at the time it was made or given or
deemed made or given; or (d) any event referred to in (ii) to (iv) or (viii) of this Clause 4.1 of MNA
occurs in respect of any Credit Support Provider in relation to a Party;
(viii) a Party is dissolved, or in respect of a Party whose existence is dependent upon a formal registration, such
registration is removed or ends, or any procedure is commenced seeking or proposing a Partys
dissolution or the removal or ending of such a registration of a Party; or
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(ix) any event of default (however described) occurs under any terms of business in place between the Parties
or any other event specified for these purposes in Annex 1 of this MNA or otherwise occurs,
THEN the other Party (the Non-Defaulting Party) may exercise its rights under Clause 4.2 of MNA, except that,
if so agreed in writing by the Parties (whether by specifying as such in Annex 1 hereto or otherwise), in the case of
the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in paragraph (ii) or (iii) above the provisions of Clause 4.3 of
MNA shall apply.
4.2 Subject to Clause 4.3 of this MNA, at any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Non-
Defaulting Party may, by notice to the Defaulting Party, specify a Liquidation Date for the termination and
liquidation of Transactions in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4.4 of this MNA.
4.3 If the Parties have so agreed, the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in paragraph (ii) or (iii) of
Clause 4.1 of this MNA shall automatically constitute a Liquidation Date, without the need for any notice by either
Party and to the intent that the provisions of Clause 4.4 of this MNA shall then apply.
4.4 Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Date:
(i) neither Party shall be obliged to make any further payments or deliveries under any Transactions
governed by this MNA which would, but for this Clause, have fallen due for performance on or after the
Liquidation Date and such obligations shall be satisfied by settlement (whether by payment, set-off or
otherwise) of the Liquidation Amount;
(ii) the Non-Defaulting Party shall (on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the Liquidation Date)
determine (discounting if appropriate), in respect of each Transaction governed by this MNA, its total
cost, loss or, as the case may be, gain, in each case expressed in the Non-Defaulting Partys Base
Currency (and, if appropriate, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, without duplication, cost,
loss or, as the case may be, gain as a result of the termination, liquidation, obtaining, performing or re-
establishing of any hedge or related trading position), as a result of the termination, pursuant to this MNA,
of each payment or delivery which would otherwise have been required to be made under such
Transaction (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent and having due regard to, if
appropriate, such market quotations published on, or official settlement prices set by, a relevant Exchange
or clearing organisation as may be available on, or immediately preceding, the date of calculation); and
(iii) the Non-Defaulting Party shall treat each cost or loss to it, determined as above, as a positive amount and
each gain by it, so determined, as a negative amount and aggregate all of such amounts to produce a
single, net positive or negative amount, denominated in the Non-Defaulting Partys Base Currency (the
Liquidation Amount).
4.5 If the Liquidation Amount determined pursuant to Clause 4.4 of this MNA is a positive amount, the Defaulting
Party shall pay it to the Non-Defaulting Party and if it is a negative amount, the Non-Defaulting Party shall pay it
to the Defaulting Party. The Non-Defaulting Party shall notify the Defaulting Party of the Liquidation Amount,
and by which Party it is payable, immediately after the calculation of such amount.
4.6 Unless the Parties specify otherwise in Annex 1 of this MNA or otherwise, where termination and liquidation
occurs in accordance with Clause 4.4 of this MNA, the Non-Defaulting Party shall also be entitled, at its discretion,
to apply the provisions of Clause 4.4 to any other Transactions entered into between the Parties which are then
outstanding, as if each such Transaction were a Transaction governed by this MNA.
4.7 The amount payable by one Party to the other Party pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4.5 of this MNA, or any
applicable laws or regulations, shall be paid in the Non-Defaulting Partys Base Currency by the close of business
on the business day following the completion of the termination and liquidation under Clause 4.4 of this MNA, or
any laws or regulations having a similar effect, (converted as required by applicable law into any other currency,
any costs of such conversion to be borne by, and (if applicable) deducted from any payment to, the Defaulting
Party). Any such amount which is not paid on the due date therefore shall bear interest, at the average rate at which
overnight deposits in the currency of such payment are offered by major banks in the London interbank market as
of 11.00 a.m. (London time) (or, if no such rate is available, at such reasonable rate as the Non-Defaulting Party
may select) plus 1% per annum, for each day for which such amount remains unpaid.
4.8 For the purpose of any calculation hereunder, the Non-Defaulting Party may convert amounts denominated in any
other currency into the Non-Defaulting Partys Base Currency at such rate prevailing at the time of the calculation
as it shall reasonably select.
4.9 The Non-Defaulting Partys rights under this Clause 4 of this MNA shall be in addition to, and not in limitation or
exclusion of, any other rights which the Non-Defaulting Party may have (whether by agreement, operation of law
or otherwise).
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5 Set-Off
Without prejudice to any other right or remedy which it may have, either Party may, on or after the occurrence of a
Liquidation Date and the determination of the Liquidation Amount, set off any amount owing by it (whether actual
or contingent, present or future and including, if applicable and with out limitation, the Liquidation Amount and
any amount due and payable on or before the Liquidation Date but remaining unpaid) to the other Party against any
amount owing by such other Party (whether actual or contingent, present or future and including, if applicable and
without limitation, the Liquidation Amount and any amount due and payable before the Liquidation Date but
remaining unpaid) to the first Party.
6 Currency Indemnity
If a Party (the first Party) receives or recovers any amount in respect of an obligation of the other Party (the second
Party) in a currency other than that in which such amount was payable, whether pursuant to a judgement of any
court or otherwise, the second Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the first Party from and against any cost
(including costs of conversion) and loss suffered by the first Party as a result of receiving such amount in a
currency other than the currency in which it was due.
7. Assignments and Transfers
Neither Party may assign, charge or otherwise transfer or purport to assign, charge or otherwise transfer its rights or
obligations under this agreement (including the Transactions governed by this MNA) or any interest therein
without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any purported assignment, charge or transfer in violation of
this Clause shall be void.
8. Notices
Unless otherwise agreed, all notices, instructions and other communications to be given to a Party under this
agreement shall be given to the address, telex (if confirmed by the appropriate answerback) or facsimile (confirmed
if requested) number and to the individual or department specified in Annex 1 of this MNA, the Customer
Signature page or by notice in writing by such Party. Unless otherwise specified, any notice, instruction or other
communication given in accordance with this Clause shall be effective upon receipt.
9. Termination, Waiver and Partial Invalidity
9.1 Either of the Parties hereto may terminate this agreement at any time by seven days prior notice to the other Party
and termination shall be effective at the end of such seventh day; provided, however, that any such termination
shall not affect any then outstanding Transactions governed by this MNA, and the provisions of this agreement
shall continue to apply until all the obligations of each Party to the other under this MNA (including the
Transactions governed by this MNA) have been fully performed.
9.2 A Party may waive any right, power or privilege under this MNA only by (and to the extent of) an express
statement in writing.
9.3 If, at any time, any provision of this MNA is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the
law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this MNA nor
the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction shall in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
10. Time of Essence
Time shall be of the essence in this MNA.
11. Payments
Every payment to be made by a Party under this MNA shall be made in same day (or immediately available) and
freely transferable funds to the bank account designated by the other Party for such purpose.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
12.1 These terms and any non-contractual obligations relating thereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of England and Wales.
12.2 With respect to any Proceedings, each Party irrevocably (i) agrees that the courts of England shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to determine any Proceedings and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts and (ii)
waives any objection which it may have at any time to the bringing of any Proceedings in any such court and
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agrees not to claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum or that such court does not
have jurisdiction over such Party.
12.3 Each Party irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its
revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other
similar ground from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any courts, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific
performance or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before of after judgement) and (v)
execution or enforcement of any judgement to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any
Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees to the extent permitted by applicable law that it
will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings. Each Party consents generally in respect of any Proceedings
to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in connection with such Proceedings, including, without
limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever of any order or judgement which
may be made or given in such Proceedings.
13. Interpretation
13.1 In this MNA:
Base Currency means, as to a Party, the currency specified as such in Annex 1 of this MNA or agreed as such in
relation to it in writing between the Parties or, failing any such specification or agreement, the lawful currency of
the United Kingdom;
Credit Support Document means, as to a Party (the first Party), a guarantee, hypothecation agreement, margin
or security agreement or document, or any other document containing an obligation of a third party (Credit
Support Provider), or of the first Party, in favour of the other Party supporting any obligations of the first Party
under this agreement;
Credit Support Provider has the meaning given to it in the definition of Credit Support Document;
Custodian has the meaning given to it in Clause 4.1 of this MNA;
Defaulting Party means the Party in respect of which, or related to a Credit Support Provider in respect of
which, an Event of Default has occurred;
Designated Office(s) means, as to a Party, the office identified with its name on page 1 of this MNA and any
other office(s) specified in Annex 1 of this MNA or otherwise agreed by the Parties to be its Designated Office(s)
for the purpose of this agreement;
Liquidation Date means a day on which, pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4 of this MNA, the Non-
Defaulting Party commences the termination and liquidation of Transactions or such a termination and liquidation
commences automatically;
Potential Event of Default means any event which may become (with the passage of time, the giving of notice,
the making of any determination hereunder or any combination thereof) an Event of Default;
Proceedings means any suit, action, or other proceedings relating to this agreement and any non-contractual
obligations arising out of or in relation to this agreement;
Specified Exchanges means the exchanges specified in Annex 2 of this MNA and any other exchanges agreed
by the Parties to be Specified Exchanges for the purpose of Clause 1.1 of this MNA; and Specified Exchange
means any of them;
Transaction for the purposes of this MNA means:
(i) a contract made on an Exchange or pursuant to the rules of an Exchange;
(ii) a contract subject to the rules of an Exchange; or
(iii) a contract which would (but for its term to maturity only) be a contract made on, or subject to the rules of,
an Exchange and which, at the appropriate time, is to be submitted for clearing as a contract made on, or subject to
the rules of, an Exchange,
in any of cases (i), (ii), (iii) being a future, option, contract for differences, spot or forward contract of any kind in
relation to any commodity, metal, financial instrument (including any security), currency, interest rate, index or any
combination thereof;
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(iv) a transaction which is back-to-back with any transaction within paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition;
or
(v) any other transaction which the Parties agree shall be a Transaction.
13.2 In this MNA, Event of Default means any of the events listed in Clause 4.1 of this MNA; Liquidation
Amount has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 4.4; and Non-Defaulting Party has the meaning ascribed to it
in 4.1.
13.3 Any reference in this MNA to:
a business day shall be construed as a reference to a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which:
(i) in relation to a date for the payment of any sum denomination in (a) any currency (other than euro), banks
generally are open for business in the principal financial centre of the country of such currency; or (b) euro,
settlement of payments denominated in euros is generally possible in London or any other financial centre in
Europe selected by the Parties; and
(ii) in relation to a date for the delivery of any property, property of such type is capable of being delivered in
satisfaction of obligations incurred in the market in which the obligation to deliver such first property was incurred;
a Clause or Annex shall be construed as a reference to, respectively, a clause or Annex of this MNA, unless
the context requires otherwise;
a currency shall be construed so as to include any unit of account;
indebtedness shall be construed so as to include any obligation (whether present or future, actual or contingent,
as principal or surety or otherwise) for the payment or repayment of money;
Parties shall be construed as a reference to the parties to this agreement and shall include their successors and
permitted assigns; and Party shall be construed as a reference to which of the Parties is appropriate in the context
in which such expression may be used;
a Party to which a Credit Support Provider relates shall be construed as a reference to the Party whose obligations
under this agreement are supported by that Credit Support Provider; and
References to this MNA shall be construed as including the Annexes and as a reference to this MNA as the same
may be amended, varied, novated or supplemented from time to time.
ANNEX 1 TO MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT
1. Scope of the MNA
(a) Each of the following shall be a Transaction for the purpose of paragraph (v) of the definition of Transaction in
Clause 13.1 of this MNA: Not applicable.
(b) For the purposes of Clause 1.1, this MNA shall not apply to the following Transactions outstanding between the
Parties on the date of execution of this MNA: Not applicable.
(c) In the event of a discrepancy between this MNA and the Agreement, this MNA will govern in relation to close out
netting of Transactions but without prejudice to any other rights that MSI plc may have under the Agreement.
2. Designated Offices
Each of the following shall be a Designated Office: The offices specified in the Client Signature page of the Agreement.
3. Representations, Warrants and Covenants
Clause 3.1 of this MNA is hereby amended by deleting the words in the case of the representation and warranty in (v) of
this Clause 3.1 of MNA relating to the entering into of Transactions,.
4. Additional Event(s) of Default
Each of the following shall be an Event of Default for the purpose of paragraph (ix) of Clause 4.1 of this MNA: Any of the
events described in the Events of Default Section of the Agreement to which this MNA forms part..
5. Automatic Termination
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Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in paragraph (ii) or (iii) of Clause 4.1 of this MNA, the provisions of
Clause 4.3 shall not apply.
6. Termination of Other Transactions
The provisions of Clause 4.6 of this MNA shall not apply.
7. Notices
Clause 8 of this MNA is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Unless otherwise agreed, all notices, instructions
and other communications to be given to a Party under this Agreement shall be given in accordance with paragraph M.1.2. of
the Agreement to the address, facsimile and/or email address specified for each Party pursuant to the Agreement.
8. No Reliance
In connection with this MNA and Part A of Schedule II of the Agreement, each Transaction and any other documentation
relating to this MNA, both Parties represent and acknowledge that (i) it is entering into each Transaction with a full
understanding of all material terms and risks thereof, and it is capable of assuming those risks; (ii) it has made its investment
and trading decisions (including decisions regarding the suitability of any transaction) based upon its own judgement and
upon any advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary, and not in reliance upon any view expressed by the other
Party; (iii) the other Party is not acting as a fiduciary or an advisor for it, and all decisions have been the results of arms
length negotiations between the Parties; and (iv) the other Party has not given to it any assurance or guarantee as to the
expected performance or result of any Transaction.
9. Base Currency: US Dollars
10. Credit Support Document: The Agreement shall constitute a Credit Support Document for the purposes of Clause
4.1(vii) of this MNA.
11. Selected Financial Centres for Euro Settlements: Not Applicable
12. FDICIA Representations
The following provisions shall not apply to this MNA. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that it is a
financial institution under the provisions of Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
(FDICIA), and the Parties agree that this MNA shall be a netting contract, as defined in FDICIA, and each receipt or
payment or delivery obligation hereunder shall be a covered contractual payment entitlement or covered contractual payment
obligations, respectively, as defined in and subject to FDICIA.
ANNEX 2 TO MASTER NETTING AGREEMENT
Specified Exchanges
The following Exchanges are Specified Exchanges for the purposes of Clause 1.1 of this MNA;
Any Recognised Investment Exchange, Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange, Designated Investment Exchange as
recognised, specified or defined by the FCA Rules or any other EEA exchange.
PART C – EURONEXT.LIFFE REQUIRED TERMS
The provisions of this Part C apply with regard to futures and options dealing under this Exchange-Trade Derivatives
Supplement where the Exchange Contract as defined in Part A is a futures or options contract subject to the Rules of
Euronext.LIFFE (LIFFE). MSI plc is an individual clearing member of LIFFE.
Any requirements referred to in this Part C shall refer to requirements currently in force. They cover matters that (i) Morgan
Stanley is required to deal with pursuant to LIFFE General Notice 399 and (ii) other LIFFE related terms. Please note that
most of the LIFFE required terms set out in General Notice 399 have been incorporated into the main body of this part of
this Schedule.
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General provisions for all transactions
1.EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
Pursuant to the exclusion of liability provisions contained in the LIFFE Rules, as amended from time to time by General
Notice, the Client understand that business on the LIFFE market (the LIFFE Exchange) operated by LIFFE
Administration and Management (LIFFE”) may from time to time be suspended, restricted or closed for such period as
may be determined in the interests of maintaining a fair and orderly market in accordance with the Rules of LIFFE. Any
such action may result in Morgan Stanley, and through Morgan Stanley, the Client being prevented from or hindered in
entering into contracts in accordance with the Rules of LIFFE. Furthermore, failures or malfunction of LIFFE
communications or equipment, market facilities or the ATS central processing system, or software provided by LIFFE may
result in Morgan Stanley being hindered in or prevented from entering into contracts in the terms of Exchange Contracts, or
may result in errors in orders or in contracts in the terms of Exchange Contracts. Morgan Stanley and LIFFE wish to draw
the following exclusion of liability to the Clients attention:
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Rules of LIFFE or in any other agreement to which LIFFE is party, Morgan
Stanley and LIFFE shall not be liable to the Client for any loss, damage, injury or delay, whether direct or indirect, arising
from any of the circumstances described above or any failure of some or all market facilities or from any act or omission of
LIFFE, its officers, employees, agents or representatives under the Rules of LIFFE or pursuant to the LIFFEs obligations
under statute or from any breach of contract by or any negligence howsoever arising of LIFFE, its officers, employees,
agents or representatives.
2.ARBITRATION
Notwithstanding any other agreement between the Client and Morgan Stanley, any dispute arising from or relating to this
Agreement, insofar as it relates to contracts made subject to the Rules of LIFFE, and any dispute arising from or relating to
any such contract, unless resolved between Morgan Stanley and the Client, be referred to arbitration under the Rules of
LIFFE, or to such other organisation as LIFFE may direct before either of Morgan Stanley or the Client resort to the
jurisdiction of the courts (other than to obtain injunction or an order for security for a claim).
General Provisions for specific types of Transactions
The terms set out in this part of this Schedule shall apply (in addition to paragraphs 1 and 2 above), as set out below, in
respect of:
(i) all Linked LIFFE Contracts and Linked Participating Exchange Contracts (both as defined below), pursuant to
LIFFE General Notice 880;
(ii) all Three Month Euroyen Interest Rate Contract (the Euroyen Contract”) where the Client is a customer in
respect of the LIFFE contract, pursuant to LIFFE General Notice 807;
(iii) all Three Month Euroyen Interest Rate Contract (the Euroyen Contract) where the Client is a customer in
respect of the LIFFE contract and the TIFFE Contract, pursuant to LIFFE General Notice 807.
In the case of conflict between terms set out in General Notice 399, the terms set out in General Notice 807, and the terms
set out in General Notice 880, the terms of General Notice 399 shall prevail.
3.EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
LIFFE shall have no liability whatsoever to any member or client in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence),
trust, as fiduciary or under any other cause of action (except in respect of gross negligence, wilful default or fraud on its
part), in respect of any damage, loss, cost or expense of whatsoever nature suffered or incurred by any member or client, as
the case may be, as a result of: any suspension, restriction or closure of the market administered by either a Participating
Exchange, the LIFFE Exchange, or TIFFE (as the case may be) whether for a temporary period or otherwise, or as a result of
a decision taken on the occurrence of a market emergency; any failure by a Participating Exchange, the LIFFE Exchange,
LCH or TIFFE (as the case may be) to supply each other with data or information in accordance with arrangements from
time to time established between all or any of them; the failure of communications facilities or technology supplied, operated
or used by either a Participating Exchange, the LIFFE Exchange, LCH or TIFFE (as the case may be) for the purposes of the
Link; any event which is outside its or their control; any act or omission of either a Participating Exchange (where a
Participating Exchange is acting otherwise than in connection with its clearing function) or the LIFFE Exchange in
connection with any Participating Exchange Contract, Linked LIFFE Contract or Linked Participating Exchange Contract, or
any act or omission of the LIFFE Exchange or TIFFE in connection with any TIFFE Euroyen contract or LIFFE Euroyen
Contract; any act or omission of a Participating Exchange, the LIFFE Exchange, LCH or TIFFE (as the case may be) in
connection with the operation of the Link or the arrangements for the transfer of contracts
4.MARGIN AND CLIENT MONEY/ASSETS
Following the transfer of a Linked LIFFE Contract and the creation of a Participating Exchange Contract or prior to the
transfer of a Linked Participating Exchange Contract and the creation of a LIFFE Contract, margin requirements will be
determined in accordance with the rules of the Participating Exchange rather than the Rules of LIFFE. Any money or assets
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held in any country outside the UK may be subject to the applicable law of that country and UK client money and other
assets rules may not apply. The Client should satisfy itself that this is acceptable to the Client before instructing Morgan
Stanley to transact any such business.
Following the transfer of the LIFFE Euroyen contract and the creation of a TIFFE Euroyen contract, margin requirements
will be determined in accordance with TIFFE Rules rather than the Rules of LIFFE. Any money or assets held in Japan will
be subject to applicable Japanese law rather than English law, and the Client should satisfy itself that this is acceptable to the
Client before instructing Morgan Stanley to transact Euroyen business.
Transfer Provisions
5.OUTWARDTRANSFERS OF LINKED PARTICIPATING EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Morgan Stanley shall endeavour to secure the transfer through the relevant Link of each Linked LIFFE Contract made
between Morgan Stanley which is intended for transfer. Upon confirmation by the relevant Participating Exchange of receipt
of trade/position details from LCH, rights and obligations under such contract, save for outstanding obligations with respect
to fees and margin and those rights and obligations referred to in the Rules of LIFFE and the Regulations of LCH, shall be
discharged and there shall arise simultaneously a Participating Exchange Contract between Morgan Stanley. The
Participating Exchange Contract shall be subject to the rules of the relevant Participating Exchange and shall not be subject
to the provisions of this Agreement.
6.DELAYED OUTWARD TRANSFERS OF LINKED PARTICIPATING EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
In the event that, on any LIFFE trading day or Participating Exchange Day (as appropriate), LCH or the Participating
Exchange is unable for whatever reason to transmit details of all Linked LIFFE Contract, Linked Participating Exchange
Contract, or LIFFE Euroyen Contract, or LCH or TIFFE or the relevant Participating Exchange is unable to receive or
acknowledge receipt of all such details, any such contract made between Morgan Stanley on that day shall remain as an
undischarged Linked LIFFE Contract, a Linked Participating Exchange Contract or an undischarged LIFFE Euroyen
Contract, (but without prejudice to any default provisions agreed between Morgan Stanley which may be operated to
discharge such contract), subject to the Rules of LIFFE and the General Regulations and Default Rules of LCH, or the rules
of the Participating Exchange (as appropriate) as from time to time in force, until such time as transfer can be achieved.
7.INWARDTRANSFERS OF LINKED PARTICIPATING EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
In respect of each Linked Participating Exchange Contract made between Morgan Stanley which is intended for transfer
through the relevant Link, rights and obligations under such contract, save for outstanding obligations with respect to fees or
margin and any other rights or obligations referred to in the Rules of the Participating Exchange, shall be discharged upon
confirmation by LCH of receipt of trade/position details from the Participating Exchange and there shall arise
simultaneously a LIFFE Contract between Morgan Stanley. The LIFFE Contract shall be subject to the Rules of LIFFE and
the General Regulations and Default Rules of LCH.
8.TRANSFERS OF EUROYEN CONTRACTS: IN RESPECT OF LIFFE CONTRACTS
In respect of each Euroyen Contract made between Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley shall endeavour to secure its transfer
through the Link. Upon confirmation by LIFFE of receipt of trade/position details from LCH, rights and obligations under
such contract (save for outstanding obligations with respect to fees or margin and those rights and obligations referred to in
the Rules of LIFFE and the Regulations of LCH) shall be discharged.
9.TRANSFERS OF EUROYEN CONTRACTS: IN RESPECT OF BOTH LIFFE AND TIFFE CONTRACTS
In respect of each Euroyen Contract made between Morgan Stanley and the Client, Morgan Stanley shall endeavour to
secure its transfer through the Link. Upon confirmation by TIFFE of receipt of trade/position details from LCH, rights and
obligations under such contract (save for outstanding obligations with respect to fees or margin and those rights and
obligations referred to in the Rules of LIFFE and the Regulations of LCH) shall be discharged and there shall arise
simultaneously a TIFFE Euroyen contract between Morgan Stanley and the Client. The TIFFE contract shall be subject to
the Rules of TIFFE.
LIFFE’s Block Trade Facility (Summary of LIFFE General Notice 1384)
10. BLOCK TRADEFACILITY
The Client represents and warrants to Morgan Stanley that the Client fully understand the Block Trading Facility and its
implications, issued under cover of LIFFE General Notice 1384 and amended from time to time. On the basis of this
representation and warranty and the information which Morgan Stanley have about the Clients expertise and knowledge,
Morgan Stanley hereby give the Client notice that Morgan Stanley shall treat the Client as a Wholesale Client (as defined in
the Block Trade Trading Procedures) and that Morgan Stanley may conduct Block Trades on the Clients behalf using
LIFFEs Block Trading Facility.
The Block Trade Facility (the Facility) was introduced by LIFFE to enable LIFFE members and their clients to
arrange business of significant size alongside the LIFFE CONNECT
TM
central order book, at a price consistent with fair
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market value for a transaction of that nature, and submit such business to the LIFFE Exchange via LIFFE CONNECT
for authorisation during the normal trading hours of the contract concerned. LIFFE will designate those contracts
eligible for execution as Block Trades from time to time and will prescribe minimum volume thresholds for each, which
are subject to change from time to time by LIFFE General Notice.
LIFFE members must ensure that any Block Trade price quoted satisfies fair market value principles.
LIFFE will require justification of any trades negotiated at apparently abnormal levels and will reserve the right to
refuse to register any such trades. LCH reserves the right to make an additional intra-day margin call in respect of any
Block Trade submitted for registration.
There are no restrictions upon members entering into Block Trades (provided that the member seeking to register the
trade has the requisite trading right). However, only Wholesale Clients (i.e. those with sufficient knowledge, expertise
and understanding of the implications of the Facility) will be able to participate. Before a non-member may participate,
the member is required to satisfy himself that the client meets these criteria and to notify the client in writing, in
advance, that he is to be treated as a Wholesale Client. Following authorisation, the Block Trade will be published on
LIFFE CONNECT
TM
and via Quote Vendors.
Definitions
“Exchange Contract” is as defined in Part A of this Exchange-Traded Derivative Schedule;
“LCH” means The London Clearing House Limited;
“LIFFE Contract” means an Exchange Contract to which a Linked Participating Exchange Contract is linked;
“Linked LIFFE Contract” means an Exchange Contract made available for trading on the market pursuant to a Link,
which is specified as such in a General Notice published from time to time by the LIFFE Exchange and is linked to a
Participating Exchange Contract;
“Linked Participating Exchange Contract” means a Participating Exchange Contract which is specified as such in a
General Notice published from time to time by the LIFFE Exchange and is linked to an Exchange Contract;
“Participating Exchange” means an exchange which has concluded one or more agreements in relation to a Link with the
Exchange and/or LCH pursuant to which:- (i) contracts in the terms of one or more Linked LIFFE Contracts are to be
transferred to, for clearing by, such exchange or its clearing house; or (ii) contracts in the terms of a Linked Participating
Exchange Contract are to be transferred to, for clearing by, LCH. The term Participating Exchange shall include any
clearing house, which from time to time provides clearing services to such exchange;
“Participating Exchange Contract” in respect of a Participating Exchange, means a class of contract permitted to be made
by Participating Exchange members under Participating Exchange rules;
“TIFFE” means the Tokyo Financial Exchange.
PART D - A GUIDE TO THE STRUCTURE AND MARKET TERMINOLOGY
OF THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE
Introduction and Purpose
This section is designed to provide clients trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME) with an overview of the
structure of the LME, market terminology, and a guide to how its members execute orders. It is not a comprehensive trading
guide, nor a complete guide to market terminology. Clients should always ensure that their requirements are explained in
detail to the member responsible for order execution.
The LME
Principal Nature
There are two types of contracts traded on the LME - Exchange Contracts and Client Contracts. Exchange Contracts are
contracts between clearing members of the LME. Client Contracts are contracts between clients and ring dealing members
(RDM), or associate broker clearing members (ABCM), or associate broker members (ABM)
1
. Only RDMs, ABCMs
and ABMs may issue Client Contracts. Statements that they issue to clients must state clearly THIS IS AN LME
REGISTERED CLIENT CONTRACT. Contract criteria pertaining to LME contracts, including metal/plastics
1
For the purposes of this notice these categories of members will be referred to as LME members, members or by the appropriate
abbreviation.
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specifications, acceptable currencies, prompt dates, option strike prices for metals etc are detailed in the LME rulebook and
appropriate notices.
Exchange Contracts are traded between members, matched in the LME matching and clearing system (LMEMS”) and
margined by LCH.Clearnet (LCH”). Client Contracts are registered at the LCH but margining arrangements are left to
members to agree with their customers (subject to LME rules).
All LME contracts are between parties acting as principals. This prevents any party entering into an LME Contract as agent
for someone else but does not prevent an agent effecting a contract between two parties if the resulting LME contract is
between disclosed parties, each acting as a principal. It is an essential requirement of an LME Client Contract that one party
must be an RDM, ABCM or ABM. MSI plc is an ABCM. A list of members is available from the LME and on the LME
website: www.lme.com. A principal relationship does not mean that members do not take on quasi-fiduciary responsibilities
when they effect trades for customers. In particular, if a member undertakes to deliver a particular service, for example deal
a specific number of lots in the Ring (see below), then it should take care to ensure that it complies with all the terms of
such a transaction.
In respect of Exchange Contracts, an LME broker buying metal or plastic under an Exchange Contract from another LME
broker cannot do so as agent for his client. Where an LME broker buys metal or plastic under an Exchange Contract with a
view to selling that metal or plastic to his client, this is achieved by entering into a back-to-back Client Contract with the
client. Brokers and customers can agree the conditions that apply to their Client Contracts. For example, a client may make it
a condition of his Client Contract that the broker must enter into a back-to-back Exchange Contract for the metal or plastic
being bought or sold. This does not make the client a party to the Exchange Contract but does create additional duties and
obligations owed by the broker under the Client Contract.
Clients should be clear about conditions that apply to their Client Contracts and about the obligations and duties that the
broker owes as a result of those conditions.
Brokers should be clear about the duties and obligations they owe as a result of conditions attaching to their Client Contracts.
They should also be clear about the duties they owe to their clients under the FCAs conduct of business rules.
Dual Capacity
LME members may act both in the capacity of market maker and broker. They may act in a particular manner depending on
a number of circumstances, including the size of the order, the liquidity of the market at the time the order was placed, and,
not least, the clients instructions. Client orders may be filled directly from a members book or following the purchase/sale
of metal or plastic in the LME market. Furthermore, client orders may be offset, amalgamated, broken-up or netted for
execution. These methodologies apply equally to orders whether any resulting exchange contract is effected in the ring, in
the inter-office market, or on LME Select.
Clients with specific order requirements must make these known to the member at the time the order is placed. Clients
wishing to know how their order was executed should request such information from the member.
Trading on the LME
Trading takes place on the LME by open outcry in the rings and kerbs, between members in the inter-office, and over the
Exchanges electronic trading system LME Select.
Open Outcry
Historically, during ring and kerb sessions, the majority of client business reflects prices traded in the open outcry sessions.
Clients can follow the market activity by monitoring quoted and traded prices disseminated via the LME market data system
(MDS), or by listening to the simultaneous floor commentary provided by member(s). The MDS publishes prices traded
during ring and kerb times on price vendor information services such as Reuters.
Members can continue to make a market on request to a client whilst the ring and kerb sessions are in operation, although
this is entirely at the members discretion. Alternatively, the client can decide whether to place an order using the order
styles mentioned below.
Inter-office
Inter-office trading is conducted between members by telephone or by electronic means. On contacting an LME member for
a quote, clients will usually be provided with the members current bid and offer. The client may trade on this quote, or call
another member in an attempt to improve the quote, or wait and monitor prices on the LME market data system, or leave an
order with a member. If an order cannot be filled from the members book, it may be executed via a back-to-back Exchange
Contract agreed via a telephone deal with another member or executed via an electronic trading system.
LME Select
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LME Select allows members to trade LME futures Contracts in metals and plastics, traded options and Traded Average Price
Option contracts (TAPOs), and an index future and option. MSI plc also offers an order routing facility to clients via an
Application Protocol Interface (API) which allows them to view Select prices, execute trades, and place resting orders. All
trading on LME Select is in US dollars.
LME Select replaces neither inter-office trading nor trading in the ring. Depending on the time of day, it is possible for
members to deal by telephone or electronically in the inter-office market, by LME Select, or in the rings. Clients should
specify which mechanism their broker should use to effect an order, where they have a preference.
Firm prices of the best bid and offer available on LME Select, the total volumes available at these prices, and the price and
volume of each trade transacted are distributed to and displayed in real time by information vendors. Only LME Select
prices are displayed, not those of other third party electronic trading system providing LME prices. Only RDMs and ABCMs
are eligible to become LME Select Participants and to have direct access to the system. Clients may effect back-to-back
client contracts based upon prices available on LME Select, whether on the telephone or via electronic order-routing
systems.
Order Styles
Ring
Client orders are not traded in the rings or kerbs, so an order using the term in/on/during the ring/kerb will be executed
on the basis of the prices traded/quoted during the particular session. If a client requires their order to be shown or traded
across the ring/kerb then they should make this requirement known to their executor, who may or may not accept this as a
term of the order. The equivalent Exchange Contract for a client order may not replicate its terms. As the client is not a party
to any Exchange Contracts i.e. those traded in open outcry between members in the ring/kerb sessions, in specifying
ring/kerb, the client is merely identifying a pricing mechanism. A member which undertakes to match a price traded in the
ring/kerb is not necessarily undertaking that it will trade during that ring/kerb, only that it may do so. However, a client may
place an order with the specific request that the member trades an Exchange Contract replicating its order in the ring. In such
circumstance the RDM can only trade this order by open outcry in the ring.
If a client trades at the prevailing market quote proffered in the ring/kerb, their executor is not necessarily obliged to effect
an Exchange Contract at the same price. This can lead to situations where the client has traded at the prevailing market
quote, without that same price trading in open outcry across the floor of the Exchange. However, if the instructions from the
client are to achieve a specific price i.e. close of ring 2, then this is the price that should be given, if that specific order is
accepted.
Market
In normal circumstances a market order is one executed on a timely basis at the prevailing market price. As mentioned
above, at certain times of the business day, trading is taking place simultaneously in the ring or kerb, on LME Select, and in
the inter-office market. Traditionally, when open outcry trading is in course, the market is defined by activity within the
ring/kerb. At other times, the market is split between inter-office trading and trading on LME Select. During inter-office
sessions, indicative quotes are available on the MDS and firm prices available on LME Select and the LME Select page on
information vendors systems. The indicative prices might not be available to all parties.
Best
Order styles on the LME using the word best confer some discretion upon the members when executing the order,
requiring them to use their best endeavours on the clients behalf. The extent of the discretion is fixed by the terms of the
order. This type of order is distinct from best execution as defined by the FCA.
Best orders may be executed both in rings/kerbs, inter-office and on LME Select. Inter-office trades rely upon the members
skill in determining the level of the market at any particular time. Best orders received during ring/kerb times may not result
in the client receiving the best price achieved during the session if the price improves after the member has booked the
metal or plastic intended to fill the order. At any given time, the best price on LME Select will be displayed on the system
and by the information vendors. Clients should be aware that depending on market conditions, the best price may move
during the period from when the order was placed and when it was executed.
Close
Most orders placed on the close are for either the close of the second ring (official LME prices) or the second kerb (closing
prices). Both these prices are demonstrable because of the publication of official and closing prices. Closing prices of other
sessions are harder to determine, although the LME does also publish unofficial prices which are established at the close of
the fourth ring. In all circumstances, clients and members need to agree the style of execution i.e. bid/ask, mean or traded
price. Members may not always be able to guarantee execution (price or volume) due to prevailing market conditions. A
closing price on LME Select is the last price traded before the system closes.
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Open
Clients placing orders to trade on the opening of a market session must provide clear instructions to the LME member which
indicate how this order should be activated i.e. basis the opening bid/ask or basis the first trade in the session. Clients will
also need to inform their executor of their requirements if the executor is unable to fill the order basis the opening price in
its entirety due to market constraints such as insufficient liquidity. Clients may place orders with members for LME Select
that can be placed into the system for activation when the market opens.
Resting Orders
When placing resting orders such as good til cancelled (GTC, or any derivations thereof) or stop loss orders, clients
should ensure that they are in agreement with their executors definition of the trigger point of the order. Usually, this is
interpreted as being the point when the order price is seen to be trading in the market, but it is possible to request the order
be activated when the order level is either bid or asked as appropriate, via the prevailing market quote. Stop loss orders
become market orders when a trade, or a bid or an offer triggers the stop, with members then executing the order at the
current market price.
It is possible for a client not to receive a fill on a resting order despite the trigger point being touched. This could be due
to a number of circumstances such as order priority, illiquidity, prevailing market conditions etc. Whatever the reason, the
executor should be able to provide the client with a full explanation of why it was unable to fill the order.
Clients should be aware that resting orders might be activated during periods of illiquidity in the market. As previously
mentioned this could result in the trade not being filled, or for stop orders, a worse fill than anticipated (slippage). Clients
should ensure the executor is fully aware of their requirements regarding the execution of an order, and adheres to any
limitations, especially if the client is not in contact with the market/member when the trigger point is reached.
It is possible for clients to ask members to place resting orders in LME Select. Where the broker has an order routing system
into Select, clients will be able place orders more directly. The system accepts GTC and Good for Day (DAY) orders.
DAY orders are automatically deleted from the system at close of trading.
Conclusion
The above order styles do not represent all possible methods of order execution on the LME. Members and clients should
ensure that orders are communicated in meaningful terms that deliver the required execution in accordance with LME rules.
Part E - Contracts for Physical Settlement - Additional Provisions
1. Where any contract comprises a contract for physical delivery (a Contract), Client acknowledges and agrees that:
1.1 Unless otherwise agreed by Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley will not make or take delivery of any
commodities or other instruments in respect of any Contracts including but without limitation any EUA. The Client
agrees that, where any open positions consist of Contracts for physical settlement, the Client shall, prior to the
relevant deadline advised by Morgan Stanley to the Client from time to time (the Morgan Stanley Cut-Off Time),
either instruct Morgan Stanley to terminate such Contracts prior to expiry or instruct Morgan Stanley to transfer
such Contracts to an alternative clearing broker.
1.2 If the Client has not terminated or otherwise traded out of the relevant Contracts or provided instructions
for the transfer of such Contracts as set out in paragraph 1 above prior to the Morgan Stanley Cut Off Time, Morgan
Stanley shall be entitled to take such steps as it deems necessary in its sole discretion to terminate any open
Contracts as of the Morgan Stanley Cut Off Time. Any loss incurred as a result of closing such Contracts shall be
borne solely by the Client.
2. If Morgan Stanley agrees to take delivery of any EUA, the Client represents and warrants on a continuous basis that
each such EUA has been issued at source and are eligible for delivery on ICE at the time of settlement.
For the purposes of this paragraph 2, an EUA has been issued at source if the EUA has been issued to the Client
directly by the competent authority of a member state of the European Union pursuant to such member state's
National Allocation Plan.
3. If Morgan Stanley agrees to take delivery of any EUA or any commodities or other instruments in respect of any
Contract, funds sufficient to take delivery pursuant to any such Contract must be received by Morgan Stanley at
such time and in accordance with such procedures as Morgan Stanley may require in connection with any such
delivery. If the Client fails to comply with this obligation, Morgan Stanley may terminate any open position, make
or receive delivery of any commodities or instruments, or exercise the expiration of any options, in such manner and
on such terms as Morgan Stanley deems necessary or appropriate acting in its sole discretion.
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4. For the purposes of this Part E, the following defined terms apply:
Directive means Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003
establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council
Directive 96/61/EC, as amended from time to time.
EUA means an "allowance" as defined in the Directive that has been issued by a competent authority pursuant to
Article 11(4) of the Directive.
"National Allocation Plan" means the plan for allocating allowances developed by a member state pursuant to
Article 9(1) of the Directive.
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SCHEDULE III - REQUIRED TERMS FOR STOCK EXCHANGES
Where Morgan Stanley transact business for the Client on the following Exchanges, the following additional terms
will apply:
1. Euronext
1.1 Morgan Stanley reserves the right to monitor all orders placed directly by the Client.
1.2 The Client agrees that Morgan Stanley is permitted to access and monitor the Clients systems in respect of the
Clients use of the Electronic Services as defined in Schedule I.
1.3 The Client agrees that Morgan Stanley is permitted to keep records of all relevant information relating to the Clients
use of the Electronic Services as defined in Schedule I and, together with Euronext and/or the relevant regulatory
authority, perform any required checks so that Morgan Stanley is able to fulfill its responsibilities to Euronext and any
relevant regulatory authority.
1.4 The Client hereby agrees that Morgan Stanley may inform Euronext of each of the electronic order routing terminals
made available by Morgan Stanley to the Client.
1.5 Morgan Stanley is responsible to Euronext for any orders made by the Client.
2. Norex
2.1 The risk which Morgan Stanley accept in relation to the Clients use of the Electronic Services as defined in Schedule I
is as set out in Schedule I. Morgan Stanley may also check that the Client has sufficient amounts in the Clients
account with Morgan Stanley to support the Clients trading activity.
2.2 Morgan Stanley may immediately suspend the Clients access to the Electronic Services in accordance with Schedule
I.
2.3 Morgan Stanley may cancel trades which fail to meet Norexs requirements concerning the quality and pricing for
Orders and Trades. Norex may also cancel trades in the circumstances set out in its Rules.
2.4 The Client hereby agree that the Client will not disseminate Public Market Information (as defined in the Norex Rules)
obtained from Norexs electronic trading systems.
2.5 The Client hereby represents and warrants that the Client shall not place orders which, individually or together:
(a) are intended to improperly influence the price structure of the trading systems;
(b) which are devoid of commercial purpose; or
(c) which are intended to delay or prevent access to the trading systems by other members.
3. London Stock Exchange and Virt-X
All persons to whom the Client has made the Clients Passwords available must undergo a training programme on the
use of the Services as defined in Schedule I.
4. Euronext.LIFFE Paris
4.1 Morgan Stanley shall inform the Client by e-mail, telephone or fax if an order is rejected by Morgan Stanleys filtering
process.
4.2 In addition to paragraph 4(h) of Schedule I, the Client shall permit Euronext Paris SA to verify that the Clients
equipment conforms to the requirements of the rules of Euronext.LIFFE as relevant.
5. International Petroleum Exchange
Any contracts entered into between Morgan Stanley shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the International
Petroleum Exchange.
6. MEFF
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6.1 The Client understand that MEFF SOCIEDAD RECTORA DE PRODUCTOS FINANCIEROS DERIVADOS DE
RENTA VARIABLE, S.A. / MEFF SOCIEDAD RECTORADE PRODUCTOS FINANCIEROS DERIVADOS DE
RENTA FIJA, S.A. (MEFF) will act as counterparty to all Transactions taking place on this market for all orders
transmitted by Morgan Stanley in accordance with the requirements of MEFF.
6.2 MEFF excludes all liability for loss caused by force majeure or by suspension or disruption of the market.
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SCHEDULE IV - HONG KONG TRANSACTIONS
1. HONGKONGSCHEDULE
To the extent that the Client is dealing in any capacity with Morgan Stanley Asia Limited (MSAL) or Morgan Stanley
Hong Kong Securities Limited (MSS), the relevant terms of this Schedule will apply. Any capitalised term used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to it in the Agreement
This Schedule has been prepared to comply with the Hong Kong regulatory regime. The Hong Kong regulatory regime
requires MSS and MSAL to make the following regulatory disclosures which apply where the client deals with MSS or
MSAL. Such disclosures and agreements are contained in this Schedule.
To the extent that the provisions of this Schedule conflict with those of the Agreement, the provisions of this Schedule shall
prevail. This Schedule and any non-contractual obligations relating thereto shall be governed by English law
2 Introducing Broker
2.1 Clients dealing with Morgan Stanleys Hong Kong office may have been introduced to the services of MSI plc and
other Morgan Stanley Companies by MSAL or, in the case of futures contracts (such as, but not limited to, futures
contracts over the Hang Seng Index, 3-month HIBOR or the S&P 500 Index), by MSS, each located at 46/F
International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Both MSAL and MSS are licensed
by the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) in Hong Kong, MSAL (CE Reference No. AAD291) is
licensed by the SFC to conduct, amongst others, the regulated activities of dealing in securities, advising on
securities, advising on futures contracts, advising on corporate finance and providing automated trading services.
MSS (CE Reference No. AAD401) is licensed by the SFC to conduct the regulated activities of dealing in
securities and dealing in futures contracts. Please refer to the SFC website at www.sfc.hk for updated details of the
licensing position. MSS is also regulated by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) and the Hong
Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE) as their respective exchange participants.
2.2 The Client may continue to use us MSAL and MSS points of contact in connection with accounts with the Morgan
Stanley Companies. MSAL and MSS act as the agent of other Morgan Stanley Companies to facilitate the
provision of services to customers in the Asia Pacific region. When the Client trades futures contracts, our sales
persons in Hong Kong act as representatives of MSS. For all other products, our sales persons in Hong Kong act
as representatives of MSAL.
2.3 MSAL and MSS do not operate accounts for customers. Other Morgan Stanley Companies outside Hong Kong
maintain the Clients accounts. Accordingly, the Client acknowledges that those other Morgan Stanley
Companies, and not MSAL and MSS, will be responsible for executing, clearing and settling transactions and for
the custody or safe-keeping of cash and investments in accordance with the terms of the relevant Customer
Document. The Client acknowledges that it has no right of recourse against MSAL or MSS in respect of its
transactions, cash and investments, save for matters arising from our own negligence, willful default or fraud.
3 Client Identity Rule
As part of the Hong Kong Governments measures to strengthen the order and transparency of its securities and
futures markets, the SFC, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) and the HKFE (the Hong
Kong Regulators) have enacted the Client Identity Rules (the Rules).
The Rules require Hong Kong licensed or registered persons to ascertain and record identifying details of the
ultimate person(s) (i.e., the beneficial owner(s)) for whom a transaction is processed (except as provided below) as
well as the person(s) who give(s) instructions in relation to the transaction (these details together, the Client
Information). Under the Rules, as Hong Kong licensed persons, MSAL and MSS are required to provide such
Client Information to the Hong Kong Regulators within two business days of their request. MSAL and MSS are
expected to have a system in place whereby the required information can be provided to the Hong Kong
Regulators within the required time frame. In exceptional market circumstances, the information may have to be
available very shortly after the request.
MSAL and MSS understand that if a Client acts for third parties as an agent, that Client might not wish to disclose
such Client Information to MSAL or MSS. The Hong Kong Regulators have recognised this and have introduced
a policy whereby MSAL and MSS can comply with the Rules if you agree to provide the Client Information to the
Hong Kong Regulators directly.
In accordance with the Rules, counterparties who undertake transactions through the Morgan Stanley Companies
in securities or futures contracts listed or traded on one of the Hong Kong exchanges, or in derivatives of such
instruments, agree to conduct transactions on the following basis:
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3.1 If the Client is not the ultimate beneficial owner of the assets which are the subject of such a transaction or if the
Client effects transactions for the account of its own clients, whether on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis,
and whether as agent or by entering into matching transactions as principal with your clients, the Client hereby
agrees that, in relation to a transaction where MSAL or MSS have received an enquiry from the Hong Kong
Regulators, the Client shall, immediately upon request by MSAL or MSS (which request shall include the relevant
contact details of the Hong Kong Regulators), inform the Hong Kong Regulators of the identity, address,
occupation and contact details of the client for whose account the transaction was effected and (so far as known to
you) of the person with the ultimate beneficial interest in the transaction. The Client shall also inform the Hong
Kong Regulators of the identity, address, occupation and contact details of any third party (if different from the
client/the ultimate beneficiary) who originated the transaction.
3.2 If the Client effected the transaction for a collective investment scheme, discretionary account or discretionary
trust, the Client shall:
3.2.1 immediately upon request by MSAL or MSS (which request shall include the relevant contact details of
the Hong Kong Regulators), inform the Hong Kong Regulators of the identity, address and contact details
of the scheme, account or trust; and
3.2.2as soon as practicable, inform MSAL or MSS when the Clients discretion to invest on behalf of the
scheme, account or trust has been overridden. In the case where the Clients investment discretion has
been overridden, the Client shall immediately upon request by MSAL and/or MSS (which request shall
include the relevant contact details of the Hong Kong Regulators), inform the Hong Kong Regulators of
the identity, address, occupation and contact details of the person(s) who has or have given the
instruction in relation to the transaction.
3.3If the Client is aware that its client is acting as intermediary for underlying client(s), and the Client does not know
the identity, address, occupation and contact details of the underlying client(s) for whom the transaction was
effected, the Client confirms that:
3.3.1 the Client has arrangements in place with its client which entitles the Client to obtain the information set
out in paragraphs 3.1 and/or 3.2 above from its client immediately upon request, or procure that it be so
obtained; and
3.3.2 the Client will, upon request from MSAL and/or MSS in relation to a transaction, promptly request the
information set out in paragraphs 3.1 and/or 3.2 above from the Clients client on whose instructions that
transaction was effected, and provide the information to the Hong Kong Regulators as soon as received
from the Clients client or procure that it be so provided.
3.4 If the Client is in a jurisdiction with client secrecy laws, the Client confirms that it and its clients waive the benefit
of the secrecy laws, in relation to any enquiry by the Hong Kong Regulators. the Client confirms that such waivers
are valid and binding under the laws of such jurisdiction.
3.5The Clients obligations under this paragraph 3 shall survive termination (howsoever caused) of any agreement the
Client has with MSAL, MSS or any of the Morgan Stanley companies.
4 Privacy
The following information is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Hong Kong Personal Data
(Privacy) Ordinance (the Ordinance)and only applies to living individuals.
4.1 Use of Personal Data
All personal data concerning the Clients or any Agents directors, officers, employees, customers, contractors,
service providers and other contractual counterparties (each, a Data Subject) (whether provided by the Client or
any other person) may be used by any of the following companies or persons (each, a User):
4.1.1 MSAL, MSS and/or any Morgan Stanley Company;
4.1.2 any director, officer or employee of a Morgan Stanley Company, but only when carrying out the
business of a Morgan Stanley Company; and
4.1.3 any agent, contractor, third party service provider or other person (such as lawyers, advisers, etc.)
authorised by a Morgan Stanley Company, but only when carrying out the business of that Morgan
Stanley Company.
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4.2 Purposes
All personal data concerning Data Subjects may be used by any User for the following purposes:
4.2.1 new or existing client verification procedures;
credit and money laundering checking and fraud prevention;
marketing Morgan Stanley Company products and services to you, subject to any opt out or
other rights you may have under the Ordinance;
any other purpose relating to or in connection with the business or dealings of any Morgan
Stanley Company.
4.2.2 Use of the Clients personal data may include disclosure between Morgan Stanley Companies
including, without limitation, to persons providing Morgan Stanley Companies with professional or
other services; to third parties such as settlement agents, overseas banks or exchange or clearing
houses, intermediate brokers and sub-custodians to whom Morgan Stanley Companies disclose the
Clients personal data in the course of providing the services to the Client; to any person for audit
purposes; to credit reference, fraud prevention and other similar agencies, and other financial
institutions, with whom information is shared for credit and money laundering checking and fraud
prevention purposes; to persons to whom Morgan Stanley Companies assign or novate rights or
obligations under any agreement with the Client; and to national and international regulatory,
enforcement or exchange bodies or courts anywhere in the world as required by applicable laws,
regulations, court orders or at their request or other persons if required by applicable laws or
regulations. These disclosures may involve overseas storage and other overseas transfer, processing
and use of your personal data, and disclosure to these third parties, including in or to countries or
territories which do not offer the same level of protection of personal information as is enjoyed within
Hong Kong other jurisdiction applicable to the Client;
4.3 Rights of Access and Correction
Under the Ordinance, the Client has a right to request access to, and to request correction of the Clients personal
data. If the Client wishes to exercise these rights, it should address its request to MSAL Legal and Compliance
Division who will then supply the Client with a personal data access form for completion and return.
5 Other Provisions
The Client agrees and acknowledges the following:
5.1 Services
The services provided by MSAL and MSS are general investment and dealing services in securities, futures, where
relevant, and other investment instruments, together with related clearing and settlement and foreign exchange
facilities and any other services agreed between MSAL, MSS and the Client. The functions and activities
conducted by MSAL and/or MSS in relation to the above services include, but are not limited to, acting as agent
for the Morgan Stanley Companies in effecting or introducing investment transactions, preparing and dispatching
documentation and performing such additional activities and administrative functions as are necessary to effect the
Clients activities and transactions.
5.2 Derivative products
In relation to derivative products, MSAL or MSS will provide upon request product specifications and any
prospectus or other offering document and an explanation of margin procedures and the circumstances under
which positions may be closed without the Clients permission.
5.3 Short selling
The Client will comply with Hong Kongs restrictions on short-selling. The Client warrants (on a continuing basis)
that, at the time it places an order with any Morgan Stanley Companies to sell securities at or through a Hong
Kong exchange, the Client has a presently exercisable and unconditional right to vest those securities in a
purchaser of them. The Client will inform Morgan Stanley if any order is a short selling order (as defined by the
SFO) and will provide an assurance as to that order within such time, in such form and with such information as
Morgan Stanley require.
5.4 Liability
Except to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, nothing in this Schedule removes, excludes or
restricts any of the Clients rights or MSALs or MSS obligations under the laws of Hong Kong. For the
avoidance of doubt, neither MSAL nor MSS is liable to the Client or anyone else for any default by any third
party, including (respectively) any other Morgan Stanley Company. Any Morgan Stanley Company may do or
omit to do anything which it believes is necessary or desirable to ensure compliance with any applicable law or
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regulatory requirement, guidance or request. The Client shall comply with all applicable law and regulatory
requirements and requests.
5.5 External dispute resolution
If you have made a written complaint and have not received a response, or if you are unhappy with the proposed
resolution, you may have the right to take your complaint to the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre Limited
(FDRC), subject to the eligibility criteria set out in the FDRCs Terms of Reference. FDRC is an independent
complaints resolution body of which we are a member. Complaints made to FDRC by an eligible claimant are
subject to a monetary limit of HK$500,000. For more information relating to FDRC, please contact:
Financial Dispute Resolution Centre Limited
15/F, Stanhope House,
734 King's Road,
Quarry Bay,
Hong Kong
Tel: 3199 5100
Email: fdrc@fdrc.org.hk
Internet: www.fdrc.org.hk/en/index.html
5.6 Trade capacity and execution information
Morgan Stanley companies may execute a trade with or for the Client, either as:
(a) principal,
(b) agent, or
(c) a combination of both agent and principal.
Where a Morgan Stanley Company agrees that a trade will be undertaken on a principal basis, Morgan Stanley
may put capital at risk. With regard to trades where a guaranteed price has been agreed, each Morgan Stanley
Company may realize a profit or loss on the principal transactions entered into to offset the risk of the guarantee
and that gain or loss will be allocated to such Morgan Stanley Companys account.
In order to efficiently and effectively achieve the Clients trading objectives, unless the Client instructs otherwise,
each Morgan Stanley Company may access internal sources of liquidity including, without limitation, crossing
against any of the following: (i) client order flow, (ii) client facilitation or market making books, or (iii) a
proprietary trading strategy. In these circumstances, such Morgan Stanley Companies may be trading as agent,
principal or both agent and principal.
Morgan Stanley puts great emphasis on client order handling and endeavour to achieve the best available terms for
clients in accordance with accepted client instructions. In certain circumstances, Morgan Stanley Companies may
work orders alongside other client or internal orders, fairly allocating executions between orders. Wherever
possible this will be discussed with the Client in advance, and where required, such Morgan Stanley Companies
will obtain prior approval. Where a Morgan Stanley Company is engaged to execute client orders in international
markets, such Morgan Stanley Companies may execute transactions through one or more of its foreign affiliates or
through unaffiliated third parties. The foreign affiliate or unaffiliated third party may act in a principal or agency
capacity. Further information regarding any charges levied by that foreign affiliate or third party will be provided
upon written request.
5.6 Material Interests
Neither our prime brokerage relationship nor the services MSAL, MSS and each Morgan Stanley Company
provide nor any other matter will give rise to any fiduciary or equitable duties which would prevent or hinder us or
each Morgan Stanley Company, in transactions with or for the Client or in other services provided to the Client,
acting as market maker/dealer or broker, principal or agent, doing business with or for you whether for our or its
own account or between ourselves and/or with affiliates, connected customers, and/or other customers or investors,
and generally acting as provided in this Notice.
MSAL, MSS and each Morgan Stanley Company are entitled to enter into any transaction for or with the Client or
provide any service to the Client notwithstanding that any of MSAL, MSS or a Morgan Stanley Company has or
may have a material interest in the transaction or any resulting transaction or a relationship which gives rise to a
conflict of interest. However, in any such case we may in our absolute discretion decline to act.
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5.7 Agreement
In dealing or continuing to deal with MSAL, MSS or any Morgan Stanley company, the Client is taken to have
agreed to, and undertakes on a continuing basis to comply with, the terms set out in this Schedule IV. The terms of
this Schedule IV shall supplement and amend the agreement (to the extent inconsistent) and shall apply to all
transactions effected through MSAL, MSS or with any Morgan Stanley Company.
5.8 Notice of Change
Morgan Stanley may rely on the accuracy and completeness of all information provided to any Morgan Stanley
Company. The Client will notify Morgan Stanley from time to time of any material changes to the information
provided by the Client to Morgan Stanley, including, but not limited to, investment objectives and financial
situation.
6 Position Limit and Large Open Position Reporting Requirements for Options and Futures Traded on the
Hong Kong Exchanges
The Hong Kong regulatory regime imposes position limit and reportable position requirements for stock options
and futures contracts traded on the SEHK and on the HKFE.
These requirements are set out in the Hong Kong Securities and Futures (Contracts Limits and Reportable
Positions) Rules (as amended) (the Hong Kong Rules) made by the SFC under the SFO. The Hong Kong Rules
impose monitoring and reporting obligations with regard to large open positions. For the purposes of the Hong
Kong Rules, a client is the person who is ultimately responsible for originating instructions the Client receives for
transactions, i.e. the transaction originator.
Further guidance on the Hong Kong Rules and what they require is set out in the SFCs Guidance Note on Position
Limits and Large Open Position Reporting Requirements. Copies of the Hong Kong Rules and Guidance Note can
be downloaded from the SFCs website (www.sfc.hk).
Purpose of the Hong Kong Rules
The purpose of the Hong Kong Rules is to avoid potentially destabilizing market conditions arising from an over-
concentration of futures/options positions accumulated by a single person or group of persons acting in concert,
and to increase market transparency.
Some of the major requirements of the Hong Kong Rules and Guidance Note are summarised below. However, the
Client should review the Hong Kong Rules and Guidance Note in their entirety, and consult with the Clients legal
counsel in order to ensure that the Client has a full understanding of the Clients obligations in connection with
trading in Hong Kong.
Please note that the Hong Kong Rules make the Client responsible for ensuring that the Client complies with the
Hong Kong Rules. Section 8 of the Hong Kong Rules makes it a criminal offence not to comply with the Hong
Kong Rules (subject to a maximum fine of HK$100,000 and imprisonment for up to 2 years).
In 2004, the SFC investigated 6 breaches of the Hong Kong Rules, including a breach by a non-Hong Kong fund
manager which was referred to the fund managers overseas regulator. It should be noted that the SFC has
expressly stated that it is not sympathetic to claims by overseas persons that they are not aware of the Hong Kong
restrictions, and that a failure to trade within the limits or make reports reflects badly on a firms internal control
measures (which might itself lead to disciplinary action).
Position Limits
The Hong Kong Rules say that the Client may not hold or control futures contracts or stock options contracts in
excess of the prescribed limit, unless the Client has obtained the prior authorisation of the Hong Kong regulators.
For example, the prescribed limit for Hang Seng Index futures and options contracts and Mini-Hang Seng Index
futures and options contracts is 10,000 long or short position delta limit for all contract months combined, provided
the position delta for the Mini-Hang Seng Index futures contracts or Mini-Hang Seng Index options contracts shall
not at any time exceed 2,000 long or short for all contract months combined. For many futures contracts and stock
options contracts, the position limit is set at 5,000 contracts for any one contract/expiry month.
The prescribed limit for each contract traded on the Hong Kong exchanges is set out in the Hong Kong Rules.
Reportable Positions
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If the Client holds or controls an open position in futures contracts or stock options contracts in excess of the
specified level, the Hong Kong Rules require the Client to report that position in writing to the relevant Hong
Kong exchange (i) within one day (ignoring Hong Kong public holidays and Saturdays) of first holding or
controlling that position, and (ii) on each succeeding day on which the Client continues to hold or control that
position.
The specified reporting level for each contract traded on the Hong Kong exchanges is set out in the Hong Kong
Rules. The report must state:
(a) the number of contracts held or controlled in respect of the position in each relevant contract month; and
(b) if the position is held or controlled for a client, the identity of the client, and the number of contracts held
or controlled for such person in respect of the reportable position in each relevant contract month.
Scope of the Hong Kong Rules
The Client should note:
(a) The prescribed limits and reportable position requirements apply to all positions held or controlled by
any person, including positions in any account(s) that such person controls, whether directly or indirectly.
The SFC takes the view that a person is regarded as having control of positions if, for example, the
person is allowed to exercise discretion to trade or dispose of the positions independently without the
day-to-day direction of the owner of the positions. (Section 4 of the Hong Kong Rules and Para. 2.6 of
the Guidance Note).
(b) If a person holds or controls positions in accounts at more than one intermediary, the Hong Kong Rules
require him to aggregate the positions for the purposes of applying the prescribed limits and reportable
position requirements. (Para. 6.1 of the Guidance Note).
(c) The person holding or controlling a reportable position in accounts at more than one intermediary has the
sole responsibility to notify the relevant exchange of the reportable position. The person may request its
intermediary to submit the notice of the reportable position. If a firm agrees to submit the notice on his
behalf, the person should provide to the firm its total positions held at other intermediaries so that the
firm can submit the notice of the reportable position. Alternatively, the person should ask all of his
intermediaries to report the positions in each of the accounts separately to the exchange, even if the
positions in the individual accounts do not reach the reportable level. (Paras. 4.6 and 6.2 of the Guidance
Note).
(d) Where the Client is holding a reportable position for the Clients client, the Hong Kong Rules state that
the Client must disclose the identity of the client. The SFCs view is that, for the purposes of the Hong
Kong Rules, a client is the person who is ultimately responsible for originating the transaction
instructions - i.e., the transaction originator. (Para. 6.4 of the Guidance Note).
The Hong Kong Rules apply separately to the positions held by each of the underlying clients of an omnibus
account, except where the omnibus account operator has discretion over the positions in which case the account
operator must also aggregate these positions with his own positions. Positions held by different underlying clients
should not be netted off for purposes of calculating and reporting reportable positions or determining compliance
with the prescribed limits. (Para. 6.8 of the Guidance Note).
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HONG KONG RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
This Risk Disclosure is provided in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered
with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
(a) RISK OF SECURITIES TRADING
The prices of securities fluctuate, sometimes dramatically. The price of a security may move up or down,
and may become valueless. It is as likely that losses will be incurred rather than profit made as a result of
buying and selling securities.
(b) RISK OF TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS
The risk of loss in trading futures contracts or options is substantial. In some circumstances, you may
sustain losses in excess of your initial margin funds. Placing contingent orders, such as stop-loss or
stop-limit orders, will not necessarily avoid loss. Market conditions may make it impossible to execute
such orders. You may be called upon at short notice to deposit additional margin funds. If the required
funds are not provided within the prescribed time, your position may be liquidated. You will remain liable
for any resulting deficit in your account. You should therefore study and understand futures contracts and
options before you trade and carefully consider whether such trading is suitable in the light of your own
financial position and investment objectives. If you trade options you should inform yourself of exercise
and expiration procedures and your rights and obligations upon exercise or expiry.
(c) RISK OF TRADING IN LEVERAGED FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
The risk of loss in leveraged foreign exchange trading can be substantial. You may sustain losses in excess of your
initial margin funds. Placing contingent orders, such as "stop-loss" or "stop-limit" orders, will not necessarily limit
losses to the intended amounts. Market conditions may make it impossible to execute such orders. You may be
called upon at short notice to deposit additional margin funds. If the required funds are not provided within the
prescribed time, your position may be liquidated. You will remain liable for any resulting deficit in your account.
You should therefore carefully consider whether such trading is suitable in light of your own financial position and
investment objectives.
(d) RISK OF TRADING GROWTH ENTERPRISE MARKET STOCKS
Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) stocks involve a high investment risk. In particular, companies may list
on GEM with neither a track record of profitability nor any obligation to forecast future profitability. GEM
stocks may be very volatile and illiquid.
You should make the decision to invest only after due and careful consideration. The greater risk profile
and other characteristics of GEM mean that it is a market more suited to professional and other
sophisticated investors.
Current information on GEM stocks may only be found on the internet website operated by The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. GEM Companies are usually not required to issue paid announcements in
gazetted newspapers.
You should seek independent professional advice if you are uncertain of or have not understood any aspect
of this risk disclosure statement or the nature and risks involved in trading of GEM stocks.
(e) RISKS OF CLIENT ASSETS RECEIVED OR HELD OUTSIDE HONG KONG
Client assets received or held by a licensed person outside Hong Kong are subject to the applicable laws
and regulations of the relevant overseas jurisdiction which may be different from the Securities and Futures
Ordinance (Cap. 571) and the rules made thereunder. Consequently, such client assets may not enjoy the
same protection as that conferred on client assets received or held in Hong Kong.
(f) RISK OF PROVIDING AN AUTHORITY TO REPLEDGE YOUR SECURITIES COLLATERAL ETC.
There is risk if you provide the licensed or registered person with an authority that allows it to apply your
securities or securities collateral pursuant to a securities borrowing and lending agreement, repledge your securities
collateral for financial accommodation or deposit your securities collateral as collateral for the discharge and
satisfaction of its settlement obligations and liabilities.
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If your securities or securities collateral are received or held by the licensed or registered person in Hong Kong,
the above arrangement is allowed only if you consent in writing. Moreover, unless you are a professional investor,
your authority must specify the period for which it is current and be limited to not more than 12 months. If you are
a professional investor, these restrictions do not apply.
Additionally, your authority may be deemed to be renewed (i.e. without your written consent) if the licensed or
registered person issues you a reminder at least 14 days prior to the expiry of the authority, and you do not object
to such deemed renewal before the expiry date of your then existing authority.
You are not required by any law to sign these authorities. But an authority may be required by licensed or
registered persons, for example, to facilitate margin lending to you or to allow your securities or securities
collateral to be lent to or deposited as collateral with third parties. The licensed or registered person should explain
to you the purposes for which one of these authorities is to be used.
If you sign one of these authorities and your securities or securities collateral are lent to or deposited with third
parties, those third parties will have a lien or charge on your securities or securities collateral. Although the
licensed or registered person is responsible to you for securities or securities collateral lent or deposited under your
authority, a default by it could result in the loss of your securities or securities collateral.
A cash account not involving securities borrowing and lending is available from most licensed or registered
persons. If you do not require margin facilities or do not wish your securities or securities collateral to be lent or
pledged, do not sign the above authorities and ask to open this type of cash account.
(g) RISK OF PROVIDING AN AUTHORITY TO HOLD MAIL OR TO DIRECT MAIL TO THIRD PARTIES
If you provide a licensed person with an authority to hold mail or to direct mail to third parties, it is important for
you to promptly collect in person all contract notes and statements of your account and review them in detail to
ensure that any anomalies or mistakes can be detected in a timely fashion.
(h) RISK OF MARGIN TRADING
The risk of loss in financing a transaction by deposit of collateral is significant. You may sustain losses in excess
of your cash and any other assets deposited as collateral with the licensed or registered person. Market conditions
may make it impossible to execute contingent orders, such as "stop-loss" or "stop-limit" orders. You may be called
upon at short notice to make additional margin deposits or interest payments. If the required margin deposits or
interest payments are not made within the prescribed time, your collateral may be liquidated without your consent.
Moreover, you will remain liable for any resulting deficit in your account and interest charged on your account.
You should therefore carefully consider whether such a financing arrangement is suitable in light of your own
financial position and investment objectives.
(i) RISK OF TRADING NASDAQ-AMEX SECURITIES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
The securities under the Nasdaq-Amex Pilot Program (PP) are aimed at sophisticated investors. You should
consult your dealer and become familiarised with the PP before trading in the PP securities. You should be aware
that the PP securities are not regulated as a primary or secondary listing on the Main Board or the Growth
Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
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SCHEDULE V – CASH PAYMENTS AND SECURITIES TRANSFERS AUTHORISATION
DATED [DATE]
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
International Prime Brokerage
25 Cabot Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 4QA
Re: [Fund name] (the Client)
This Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation (CPSTA) is notification from the Client to MSI
plc pursuant to Section G.7 of the International Prime Brokerage Agreement entered into between the parties
(the Agreement). Any capitalised term used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to
it in the Agreement.
The Client hereby authorises MSI plc to accept and act on Cash Payments Instructions and Securities Transfers
Instructions in accordance with Section G of the Agreement, using one or more facilities mentioned below.
Cash Payments Instructions and Securities Transfers Instructions
The Client hereby authorizes the personnel designated herein as Authorised Persons to provide Cash Payments
Instructions and/or Securities Transfers Instructions (as the case may be) on behalf of the Client pursuant to the
Agreement.
The Client further authorizes the Designated Persons specified herein to enter into any agreement on behalf of
the Client in connection with this CPSTA (including any agreement to amend or terminate or replace this
CPSTA in whole or in part).
Application
This Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation shall benefit MSI plc and MSI plcs successors and
assigns and shall replace any existing Cash Payments or Cash Payments and Securities Transfers
Authorisation(s). This Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation shall become effective from the
time MSI plc acknowledges the terms of such form by returning a copy executed by it to the Client or its Agent.
Designated Persons (optional)
(in the event that the client does not complete this section, only authorized signatories for the Client will be able
to amend the CPSTA from time to time)
[Any one person] / [Any two persons acting together] specified below as Designated Persons [is]/[are]
authorised on behalf of the Client to agree in writing (including by fax or e-mail (with pdf attachment) or post)
with MSI plc any amendment to the terms of any, Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation
(including, without limitation, a revised list of persons who are to be Designated Persons for the purpose of
this paragraph, a revised list of the persons who are to be Authorised Persons for the purpose of Section I
and/or Section IV, subject in each case to MSI plc agreeing the relevant revision or agreeing to provide the
requested functionality, if applicable).
MSI plc is entitled without further enquiry to act upon any instruction or notice or request from a Designated
Person on behalf of the Client.
Designated Persons:
Name:
Signature:
Name: Signature:
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Name:
Signature:
Any proposed amendment to the terms of the CPSTA shall be subject to the provisions hereof (including but not
limited to the section titled Amendment of the CPSTA)
Instructions from an Administrator/Service Provider of the Client
Where the Client wishes to authorise the Clients administrator or third party service provider (an
Administrator) as an Authorised Person, the Client shall complete the relevant section(s)for each of the
methods for effecting Cash Payments Instructions and/or Securities Transfers Instructions of their choice
accordingly, and follow the appropriate instructions in each such section. References to the Client herein shall
include the Designated Person(s) acting on behalf of the Client.
Persons authorized to add, delete and categorise Mandatory Delivery Instructions (mandatory)
(defined as the details of accounts held with third parties to which transfers can be effected on behalf of the
Client, hereafter referred to as MDIs)
The Client confirms that [Any one person] / [Any two persons acting together] specified below [is]/[are]
authorised to instruct Morgan Stanley in writing (including by fax or e-mail (with pdf attachment) or post) to
add, delete and categorise MDIs that apply to the payment and transfer methods permitted under Section I and
Section IV of this Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation
Name:
Signature:
Name:
Signature:
Name:
Signature:
Name:
Signature:
The Client acknowledges and agrees that in the event that the Client has specified details of an Administrator to
instruct Cash Payments and/or Securities Transfers Instructions under Section I and/or Section IV, the
Administrator may from time to time add, amend and/or delete MDIs.
Amendment of the CPSTA
The Client may amend or supplement the CPSTA by completing a CPSTA amendment form provided by
Morgan Stanley upon request (or using such other form as may be accepted by MSI plc from time to time), and
sending such form to the Clients account representative at Morgan Stanley. Any such amendment or
supplement shall become effective from the time MSI plc acknowledges the terms of such form by returning a
copy executed by it to the Client or its Agent.
References to the Client herein shall include the Designated Person(s) acting on behalf of the Client.
Regardless of the method of instruction, until MSI plc acknowledges receipt of written notice from or on behalf
of the Client in accordance with the foregoing provisions hereof in relation to amendment of this CPSTA, MSI
plc is entitled to assume that any Authorised Person has full and unrestricted power to give Cash Payments
Instructions or Securities Transfers Instructions on the Clients behalf.
Termination
This Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation may be terminated by:
(a) written notice of termination from the Client, whereupon this authorization shall terminate at close of
business on the fifth business day following actual receipt of such notice from the Client by MSI plc;
(b) agreement in writing between MSI plc and the required number of Designated Persons on such date as
may be agreed in writing between MSI plc and the Designated Person(s).
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Termination of this Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation shall not prejudice or otherwise
affect any right, obligation or liability of any party arising from any Cash Payments or Securities Transfers
Instructions prior to such termination.
Miscellaneous
The authorisations herein are in addition to (and in no way limit or restrict) any rights which any Morgan
Stanley Entity may have under any agreement with the Client.
This Cash Payments and Securities Transfers Authorisation and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or
in relation to it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. MSI plc and the Client
each hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England in respect of any suit, action or
proceeding.
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SECTION I – ONLINE CASH INSTRUCTIONS (CASH ENTRY)
For Cash Payments Instructions only
Complete this section to use Online Cash Instructions, hereafter referred to as “ Cash Entry”
Instructions from the Client’s Authorised Persons in accordance with paragraph G.7.3 of the Agreement.
Each online Cash Payments Instruction in respect of a Prime Brokerage Account must be input and approved as
follows
Access Levels Description of access supported
View Only Individual may only view all cash wires
Import Individual may import/upload a wire file
Entry Only Individual may use the Cash Entry function to enter cash wires
Authorise Only Individual may authorise cash wires; no entry permitted
Enter and Authorise Restricted Individual may enter and authorise any cash wire except those entered by themselves
Enter and Authorise Individual may enter and authorise any cash wires
Authorised Persons: First and
Last Name or Client Link id
e-mail address Access Level: Authorisation Group
Membership (optional): If
Authorisation Groups are
defined, list the Group or Groups
to which each Authoriser will
belong. NOTE: An authoriser
may belong to more than one
Group, but may only authorise
once.
[Name of Administrator]*
The Client requests each Cash Payments Instruction to be approved by the following number of Authorised
Persons:
1 2 3 4 5 (circle number)
* in the event that the Client has appointed the Administrator to instruct Cash Payments Instructions under this
Section I, the Client must insert the full legal name of the Administrator.
In the event that the full legal name of an Administrator has been inserted in this Section I, the Client
acknowledges and agrees that a list of Authorised Persons and any limits or approval requirements (including
without limitation the number of Authorised Persons or additional payment rules) will be separately provided
by the Administrator, and that such list, limits and approval requirements may be amended by the
Administrator from time to time.
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Additional Payment Rule Definitions (Optional):
PAYMENT CONDITIONS
APPROVAL LOGIC
Rule:
Threshold Cash Limit*: (e.g. 1,000,000).
Threshold Currency: The currency in which the limit is to be applied (e.g. USD, EUR) NOTE: T
his limit will
be applied to all currencies using the equivalent in Currency stated.
MDI Category: NOTE: If left blank, the rule will apply to all payment instructions.
.
Authorisation
Group 1:
Number of Online ApproversRequired:
Sequence Logic: And, Or, Followed By NOTE: By selecting Followed By, users within Authorisation Group 2 will not be able to view the payment until approved by Authorisation Group 1.
Authorisatio
n Group 2:
Number of Online Approvers Required:
e.g. 1
1,000,000
USD
3
rd
Party
A
1
And
B
1
[if Threshold Cash Limi
t and MDI Category do not apply, insert “All
Payments” here]
* Authorisers may be optionally arranged to create a Threshold Cash Limit. This can be helpful if the Client wishes to further control authorisations based on cash limits (e.g. User A within the Authorisation Group A will be able to authorise USD wires over $1,000,000 while User B within the Authorisation Group B will be able to authorise cash wires below $1,000,000, with $1,000,000 USD being the currency limit).
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SECTION II - SWIFT CASH PAYMENTS INSTRUCTIONS
For Cash Payments Instructions only
Optional - complete this section to use SWIFT
Instructions using SWIFT in accordance with paragraph G.7.4 of the Agreement
The Client hereby authorises MSI plc to treat any entity with access to the Bank Identifier Code(s) specified
below (each aBIC) as an Authorised Person with authority to issue Cash Payments Instructions in
accordance with paragraph G.7.4 of the Agreement.
Bank Identifier Code*:
* Incorporate BIC (and in the event that the Client’s Administrator has been appointed by the
Client to perform this function, insert the Administrator’s BIC) or specify “Not Applicable”
SECTION III – FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (“FTP”)
For Cash Payments Instructions only
Optional - complete this section to use FTP
The Client hereby authorises any persons with authority to access and use the PGP encryption key(s)* provided
by the Client to MSI plc from time to time (each aPGP) as its agent and attorney-in-fact to issue cash
payments instructions with respect to the Clients Prime Brokerage Account under the Agreementutilizing any
of the FTP cash payments instruction methods specified below which MSI plc has agreed may be utilized by the
Client. The Client authorises MSI plc to accept and act on cash payments instructions received from the PGP,
and may accept newly authorised PGPs from persons who Morgan Stanley reasonably believes to be an
authorised signatory of the Client. The Client agrees that FTP messages may not include the name of its
personnel and that MSI plc may treat any message from the PGP as a genuine instruction of the Clients
authorised personnel. The Client further agrees that MSI plc shall not be responsible for any alterations or
deletions to instructions received from the PGP(s) or any delays, faulty encryption or decryption, or non-
delivery of instructions from the PGP(s), as well as any associated loss of market opportunity.
Authorisation Methods
Authorisation via Interactive Cash Entry
Auto-Authorisation: Straight through processing with no further
authorisation required
* in the event that the Client has appointed the Administrator to instruct Cash Payments Instructions by FTP,
the Client must provide the Administrator’s PGP encryption key
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SECTION IV - WRITTEN CASH PAYMENTS AND SECURITIES TRANSFERS INSTRUCTIONS
For Cash Payments Instructions and Securities Transfers Instructions
Required - please complete this section
For enhanced security the Client is required to instruct Cash Payments Instructions using Cash Entry, FTP
and/or SWIFT. However, as a backup, MSI plc may agree to accept Cash Payments Instructions and Securities
Transfers Instructions in writing. The Client hereby authorises the persons specified below as Authorised
Persons to issue Cash Payments Instructions or Securities Transfers Instructions in writing (including by fax or
e-mail (with pdf attachment) or post) in accordance with paragraph G.7.2 of the Agreement.
Authorised Persons
Name: Title: Signature: Authorised to
instruct Cash
Payments:
Yes, No
Authorised to
instruct Securities
Transfers:
Yes, No
[Name of Administrator
*]
Written Cash Payments Instructions or Securities Transfer Instructions must be signed by the following number
of Authorised Persons:
1 2 3 4 5 (circle number)
* in the event that the Client has appointed the Administrator to instruct Cash Payments and Securities
Transfers Instructions under this Section IV, the Client must insert the full legal name of the Administrator.
In the event that the full legal name of an Administrator has been inserted in this Section IV, the Client
acknowledges and agrees that a list of Authorised Persons and any limits or approval requirements
(including the number of Authorised Persons) may be separately provided by the Administrator and that
such list, limits and approval requirements may be amended by the Administrator from time to time.
The Client specified in the signature block below agrees to the terms of this Cash Payments and Securities
Transfers Authorisation.
Clients signature(s)
[Fund Name]
Authorised
signatory/signatories
Acknowledged by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Signature:
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CLIENT SIGNATURE
The Client hereby agrees to the terms of this Agreement and has executed the Agreement as a deed. The Clients signature
will constitute an authority for Morgan Stanley to date this Agreement following its signature and to deliver this Agreement
on behalf of the Client.
Please note, the required number of persons authorised to sign this Agreement as a deed on behalf of the Client must sign
below and all information must be completed before returning this Agreement
[name of client]
Signed as a Deed and delivered on behalf of
the Client by persons who in accordance with
the laws of the territory set out below are
acting under the authority of the Client
Signature:
...........................................................
................................................................
Name (print name): ........................................................... ................................................................
Title: ........................................................... ................................................................
For and on behalf of (Legal Entity Name): [name of client]
Registered Under the Laws of:
Registered Address:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
In the Presence of:
Name and address of Witness:
..............................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
Signature of Witness:
.............................................................. ..............................................................
Details for Notices:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
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MORGANSTANLEY SIGNATURE
Signed by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc. for itself and as agent for the other Morgan Stanley Companies
listed below:
Signature:
Name (print name):
Title:
Details for Notices:
Address 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA
Tel No: +44 (0) 207 425 8000
Fax No: +44 (0) 207 425 3985
Attention: International Prime Brokerage Head of Client Services
The Morgan Stanley Companies
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Securities Pte Ltd Morgan Stanley Bank AG
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
Morstan Nominees Limited Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
MS Equity Finance Services I (Cayman) Ltd. Morgan Stanley Bank N.A.
Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited
Morgan Stanley Hong Kong Securities Limited
Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd
and such other entities within the Morgan Stanley group of companies with
which the Client transacts or which provide execution or similar services to
the Client or provide custodial services in respect of the Clients
Investments.
(Multicurrency Cross Border)
ISDA
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of ......................................
and
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a that are or will
be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the and the documents
and other confirming evidence (each a exchanged between the parties confirming those
Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Interpretation
(a)
Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings therein
specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b)
Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the
other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the Schedule), such
Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c)
Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master
Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred to as
this and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2.
Obligations
(a)
General Conditions.
(i)
Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be made by
it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii)
Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in the place
of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in
freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the required currency. Where
settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on
the due date in the manner customary for the relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the
relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(iii)
Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition precedent
that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other party has occurred
and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the
relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and (3) each other applicable
condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
Copyright 1992 by International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
2
ISDA 1992
(b)
Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by
giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment
or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable objection
to such change.
(c)
Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:
(i)
in the same currency; and
(ii)
in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each obligation to make payment of any such amount
will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been
payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other
party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger aggregate amount would have been
payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be determined in respect
of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of
whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made in the
Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii) above will not apply to the Transactions
identified as being subject to the election, together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii)
above will not, or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such date). This election may be made
separately for different groups of Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through
which the parties make and receive payments or deliveries.
(d)
Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i)
Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required by any
applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in
effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that party will:
(1)
promptly notify the other party of such requirement;
(2)
pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld
(including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount
paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such
deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed
against Y;
(3)
promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation
reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities; and
(4)
if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which Y is
otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that
the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed
against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no such deduction or
withholding been required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional amount to
Y to the extent that it would not be required to be paid but for:
(A)
the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in
Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B)
the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be accurate and
true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing
authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a
Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with
respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
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(ii)
Liability. If:
(1)
X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which X
would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2)
X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3)
a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from such Tax, Y
will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related liability for interest, but
including any related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or perform any
agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
(e)
Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early
Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance of any
payment obligation will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be required to pay interest
(before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on demand in the same currency
as such overdue amount, for the period from (and including) the original due date for payment to (but
excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of
daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective designation
of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of
any obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the
extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
3.
Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by each party
on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at
all times until the termination of this Agreement) that:
(a)
Basic Representations.
(i)
Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii)
Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating to
this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other documentation relating
to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support Document to which it is
a party and has taken all necessary action to authorise such execution, delivery and performance;
(iii)
No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or conflict
with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment
of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual
restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv)
Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party have been
obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied
with; and
(v)
Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support Document
to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to
equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law)).
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(b)
Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its knowledge,
Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would
occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party.
(c)
Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any of its
Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body,
agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or enforceability against it of
this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d)
Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by or on
behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of
the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.
(e)
Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for
the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f)
Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for
the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
4.
Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation under this
Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:
(a)
Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under
subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably directs:
(i)
any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or any
Confirmation;
(ii)
any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii)
upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required or
reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support Provider to
make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a
reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would
not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand),
with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory
to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as
reasonably practicable.
(b)
Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect all
consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to obtain
any that may become necessary in the future.
(c)
Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders to
which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d)
Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section 3(f)
to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e)
Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon
it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
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organised, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a branch or office through
which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located Tax and will indemnify
the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other
execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp
Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
5.
Events of Default and Termination Events
(a)
Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit
Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the following events constitutes
an event of default (an of with respect to such party:
(i)
Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under this
Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by it if such failure is not
remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the party;
(ii)
Breach of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or
obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery under
Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation
under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party in accordance
with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or before the thirtieth day after notice of
such failure is given to the party;
(iii)
Credit Support Default.
(1)
Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance
with any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace
period has elapsed;
(2)
the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or ceasing
of such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement
(in either case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all obligations
of such party under each Transaction to which such Credit Support Document relates without
the written consent of the other party; or
(3)
the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in
whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document;
(iv)
Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f))
made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or repeated;
(v)
Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and, after
giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation of, an
acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified Transaction, (2) defaults,
after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, in making any payment or
delivery due on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of, or any payment on early termination
of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at least three Local Business Days if there
is no applicable notice requirement or grace period) or (3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or such action is taken by any person or entity
appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(vi)
Cross Default. If is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the
occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however
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described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable
Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Specified
Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than
the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified
Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and payable under
such agreements or instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a default
by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually or collectively)
in making one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the
applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect to any
applicable notice requirement or grace period);
(vii)
Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party:
(1)
is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay
its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition
with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding
seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or
insolvency law or other similar law affecting rights, or a petition is presented for its
winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or
presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or
liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days
of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official
management or liquidation (otherthan pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
(6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator,
conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially
all its assets; (7) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has
a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued
on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or
any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days
thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable
laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (1)
to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval
of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii)
Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets
to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer:
(1)
the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations of such party
or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement
reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this Agreement; or
(2)
the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of the
other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its
obligations under this Agreement.
(b)
Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit
Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes
an Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in (ii) below or a Tax
Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event
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Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event
is specified pursuant to (v) below:
(i)
Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date on which
a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation by
any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law after
such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for
such party (which will be the Affected Party):
(1)
to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or to
receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any other
material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2)
to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any contingent
or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support Provider) has under any Credit
Support Document relating to such Transaction;
(ii)
Tax Event. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such
action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y) a Change in Tax Law,
the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on
the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional
amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest
under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to
be deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e),
6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under
Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iii)
Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the on the next succeeding Scheduled
Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable
Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or
(2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or withheld for or on account of
any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the other party is not required to pay an additional amount
(other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a party
consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or transferring all or substantially all
its assets to, another entity (which will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute
an event described in Section 5(a)(viii);
(iv)
Credit Event Upon Merger. If Event Upon is specified in the Schedule as applying
to the party, such party any Credit Support Provider of X or any applicable Specified Entity of X
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets
to, another entity and such action does not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the
creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such
Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such action
(and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will be the Affected Party); or
(v)
Additional Termination Event. If any Termination is specified in the
Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such event, the
Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in
the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c)
Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute or
give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will not
constitute an Event of Default.
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6.
Early Termination
(a)
Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect to
a party (the has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the -defaulting
may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of Default,
designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of
all outstanding Transactions. If, however, Early is specified in the Schedule as
applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur
immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in
Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately
preceding the institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the
occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent
analogous thereto, (8).
(b)
Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i)
Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming aware of
it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction
and will also give such other information about that Termination Event as the other party may reasonably
require.
(ii)
Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax
Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the
Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to designate
an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require
such party to incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after
it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of
the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event
ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the other party to that
effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer within
30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional upon the
prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if such other
policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the
terms proposed.
(iii)
Two Affected Parties. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there
are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days
after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to avoid that Termination Event.
(iv)
Right to Terminate. If:
(1)
a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the case may
be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an
Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2)
an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is not
the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event Upon Merger,
any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination Event if there is more
than one Affected Party, or the party which is not the Affected Party in the case of a Credit Event
Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if there is only one Affected Party may, by not
more than 20 days notice to the other party and provided that the relevant Termination Event is then
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continuing, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination
Date in respect of all Affected Transactions.
(c)
Effect of Designation.
(i)
If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b), the Early
Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default
or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii)
Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated Transactions will
be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount,
if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined pursuant to Section 6(e).
(d)
Calculations.
(i)
Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an Early
Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by Section 6(e)
and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail, such calculations
(including all relevant quotations and specifying any amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving
details of the relevant account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written
confirmation from the source of a quotation obtained in determining a Market Quotation, the records of
the party obtaining such quotation will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of such
quotation.
(ii)
Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination Date
under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is effective (in the
case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of Default)
and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on which notice of the amount payable
is effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination
Event). Such amount will be paid together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law)
interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the Termination Currency, from (and including)
the relevant Early Termination Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the
Applicable Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual
number of days elapsed.
(e)
Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the following provisions
shall apply based on the election in the Schedule of a payment measure, either
or and a payment method, either the or the If the parties fail to
designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be deemed that
or the as the case may be, shall apply. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early
Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.
(i)
Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default:
(1)
First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market Quotation apply, the
Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive number, of (A) the
sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the
Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing
to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts
owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2)
First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the Defaulting Party will pay
to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number, the Non-defaulting Loss in respect
of this Agreement.
(3)
Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation apply,
an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the
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Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party less (B) the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If that amount is
a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative
number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting
Party.
(4)
Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount will be payable
equal to the Non-defaulting Loss in respect of this Agreement. If that amount is a
positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative
number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting
Party.
(ii)
Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination Event:
(1)
One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount payable will be determined
in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market Quotation applies, or Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss
applies, except that, in either case, references to the Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting
Party will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and the party which is not the
Affected Party, respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all the Transactions are being
terminated, Loss shall be calculated in respect of all Terminated Transactions.
(2)
Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties:
(A)
if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to (I) the
sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of the party with
the higher Settlement Amount and the Settlement Amount of the party with the
lower Settlement Amount and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts owing to Y; and
(B)
if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this Agreement (or,
if fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in respect of all Terminated
Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to one-half of the difference between
the Loss of the party with the higher Loss and the Loss of the party with the lower
Loss
If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative number, X
will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii)
Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs
because Early applies in respect of a party, the amount determined under
this Section 6(e) will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by law to
reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under this Agreement (and retained
by such other party) during the period from the relevant Early Termination Date to the date for
payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv)
Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount recoverable under
this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty. Such amount is payable for
the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against future risks and except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement neither party will be entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence
of such losses.
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7.
Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement
may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent
of the other party, except that:
(a)
a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation
with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without
prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b)
a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount payable to it from
a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.
8.
Contractual Currency
(a)
Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the
relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the To the extent
permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual
Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the Contractual
Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed,
acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual
Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement.
If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the
Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency
as may be necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency
so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party
receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.
(b)
Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a
currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect
of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this
Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any amount described
in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such
party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive immediately from the other
party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of
sums paid in such other currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the Contractual
Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such shortfall or
such excess arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual
Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such judgment or order
and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in
converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with
the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party. The term of
includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the
purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c)
Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute
separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as
separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the party
to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof being
made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d)
Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to demonstrate
that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
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9.
Miscellaneous
(a)
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings with respect
thereto.
(b)
Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be effective
unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the
parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.
(c)
Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations of the
parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d)
Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies
and privileges provided by law.
(e)
Counterparts and Confirmations.
(i)
This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of which will be
deemed an original.
(ii)
The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from the moment
they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall be entered into as
soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of electronic messages on
an electronic messaging system, which in each case will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence
a binding supplement to this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or through another effective
means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message constitutes a Confirmation.
(f)
No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect of this
Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power
or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power or
privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g)
Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
10.
Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a)
If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a Transaction
through an Office other than its head or home office represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the
place of booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of such party, the obligations of such
party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through its head or home office. This representation
will be deemed to be repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into.
(b)
Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries
for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.
(c)
If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch Party may make
and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule, and the
Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction will be
specified in the relevant Confirmation.
11.
Expenses
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by
reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document
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to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of any Transaction, including,
but not limited to, costs of collection.
12.
Notices
(a)
Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in any
manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given
by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in accordance with
the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be deemed effective as
indicated:
(i)
if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is delivered;
(ii)
if sent by telex, on the date the answerback is received;
(iii)
if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a responsible
employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be
on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated by the facsimile
machine);
(iv)
if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent (return receipt
requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is attempted; or
(v)
if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable, is not a Local Business
Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business
on a Local Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first
following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b)
Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or facsimile
number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications are to be given to
it.
13.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a)
Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law
specified in the Schedule.
(b)
Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement
each party irrevocably:
(i)
submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed
by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the
United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, if this
Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York; and
(ii)
waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings
brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an
inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that
such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction
(outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, the Contracting States, as defined
in Section 1(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or any modification, extension or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the bringing of Proceedings in any one or more
jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.
(c)
Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if any) specified opposite
its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any
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reason any Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the other party
and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the other party. The parties irrevocably
consent to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this
Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(d)
Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity
on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief
by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets
(whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its
revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and
irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any
Proceedings.
14.
Definitions
As used in this Agreement:
Termination has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an Illegality, Tax
Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event
and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled, directly or
indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or
indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, of any entity or person means
ownership of a majority of the voting power of the entity or person.
means:
(a)
in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii))
by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b)
in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either party from and after the date
(determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;
(c)
in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(d)
in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
in Tax means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change in or
amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after the
date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing, registration or
exchange control consent.
Event Upon has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Support means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this Agreement.
Support has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to
the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.
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has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Termination means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
of has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in the Schedule.
has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a payment
under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the government or
taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient
(including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient or related person being or having
been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a
trade or business in such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of
business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person
having executed, delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this
Agreement or a Credit Support Document).
includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by the practice of
any relevant governmental revenue authority) and and will be construed accordingly.
Business means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial banks are open for
business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to any
obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified,
as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to provisions contained, or incorporated
by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to any other payment, in the place where the relevant account
is located and, if different, in the principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in
relation to any notice or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the
city specified in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated
by Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to
Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified Transaction.
means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, and
a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably determines in good faith to be
its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number) in connection with this Agreement
or that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of
bargain, cost of funding or, at the election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result
of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or any gain
resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any payment or delivery
required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) on or before the
relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or
6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under
Section 11. A party will determine its Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably
practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may (but need not) determine
its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in the relevant
markets.
means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions and a party making the
determination, an amount determined on the basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each
quotation will be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a negative number)
or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement between such party (taking
into account any existing Credit Support Document with respect to the obligations of such party) and the
quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction (the that would
have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether
the underlying obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable
condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group
of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have
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been required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or
group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that
would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be included. The Replacement
Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such party and the Reference Market-maker may, in
good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent) will request each Reference
Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent reasonably practicable as of the same day and time
(without regard to different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early
Termination Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good
faith by the party obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after
consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the
arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest values. If
exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation remaining after
disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one quotation has the same
highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three quotations
are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group
of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
-default means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost)
to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant amount.
-defaulting has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
means a branch or office of a party, which may be such
Event of means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both,
would constitute an Event of Default.
Market- means four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party
determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing which
satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to make
an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such dealers having an office in the same
city.
means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party is
incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office through
which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this
Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such payment is made.
Payment means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section 2(a)(i)
with respect to a Transaction.
- means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or similar right
or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under
this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed on, such
payer.
means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of:
(a)
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for each
Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined;
and
(b)
such Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be
determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.
has the meanings specified in the Schedule.
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means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or future,
contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money.
means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect
thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to this Agreement (or
any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is
a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or
equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap
transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these
transactions), (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified
Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.
means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature (including
interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in
respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Event Upon has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a
Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions
(in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early Termination
Date (or, if Early applies, immediately before that Early Termination Date).
has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Currency means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination
Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency other
than the Termination Currency (the the amount in the Termination Currency determined
by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such amount of such Other
Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case
may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to
the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such
Other Currency with the Termination Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign
exchange agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the
purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The
foreign exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be
selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified to be
applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.
means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such
amounts.
owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate of
(a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have become
payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such Early Termination
Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in respect of each Terminated
Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date
and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair market
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value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the originally scheduled date
for delivery, in each case together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency
of such amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been required
to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such
amounts of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be reasonably
determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged,
it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values reasonably
determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below
with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
...............................................................................
........................................................................
(Name of Party) (Name of Party)
By: ............................................................................. By: ...................................................................
Name:
Name:
Title:
Title:
Date:
Date:
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International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
SCHEDULE
to the
Master Agreement
dated as of ........................................................................
between ........................................................................ and ...............................................................................
Part 1. Termination Provisions.
(a) means in relation to Party A for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v), .......................................................................................................................................
Section 5(a)(vi), .......................................................................................................................................
Section 5(a)(vii), .......................................................................................................................................
Section 5(b)(iv), .......................................................................................................................................
and in relation to Party B for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v), .....................................................................................................................................
Section 5(a)(vi), .....................................................................................................................................
Section 5(a)(vii), .....................................................................................................................................
Section 5(b)(iv), .....................................................................................................................................
(b) will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement unless
another meaning is specified here ............................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
(c) The provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will/will not * apply to Party A
will/will not * apply to Party B
If such provisions apply:
will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement unless
another meaning is specified here ..............................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
* Delete as applicable.
* Delete as applicable.
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means ............................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
(d) The Event Upon provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will/will not * apply to Party A
will/will not * apply to Party B
(e) The Early provision of Section 6(a) will/will not * apply to Party A
will/will not * apply to Party B
(f) Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this Agreement:
(i) Market Quotation/Loss * will apply.
(ii) The First Method/The Second Method * will apply.
(g)
means ......................................................... , if such currency is specified and
freely available, and otherwise United States Dollars.
(h)
Additional Termination Event will/will not apply*. The following shall constitute an Additional
Termination Event: .....................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................................
For the purpose of the foregoing Termination Event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be: ...
...........................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2. Tax Representations.
(a) Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A will/will not* make the
following representation and Party B will/will not* make the following representation:
It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax
from any payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made
by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy
of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement, (ii) the
satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy
and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of
this Agreement and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of
this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on
clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of
material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
(b) Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B make the
representations specified below, if any:
(i) The following representation will/will not* apply to Party A and will/will not apply to Party B:
It is fully eligible for the benefits of the or and Commercial
provision, as the case may be, the provision or the provision (if any) of the
Specified Treaty with respect to any payment described in such provisions and received or to be received
* Delete as applicable.
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by it in connection with this Agreement and no such payment is attributable to a trade or business carried
on by it through a permanent establishment in the Specified Jurisdiction.
If such representation applies, then:
means with respect to Party A ..............................................................................................
means with respect to Party A ......................................................................................
means with respect to Party B ..............................................................................................
means with respect to Party B ......................................................................................
(ii) The following representation will/will not* apply to Party A and will/will not* apply to Party B:
Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement will be effectively
connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the Specified Jurisdiction.
If such representation applies, then:
means with respect to Party A ......................................................................................
means with respect to Party B ......................................................................................
(iii) The following representation will/will not* apply to Party A and will/will not* apply to Party B:
(A) It is entering into each Transaction in the ordinary course of its trade as, and is, either (1) a recognised
U.K. bank or (2) a recognised U.K. swaps dealer (in either case (1) or (2), for purposes of the United
Kingdom Inland Revenue extra statutory concession C17 on interest and currency swaps dated March 14,
1989), and (B) it will bring into account payments made and received in respect of each Transaction in
computing its income for United Kingdom tax purposes.
(iv) Other Payee Representations: ........................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................
N.B. The above representations may need modification if either party is a Multibranch Party.
* Delete as applicable.
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Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.
For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the following
documents, as applicable:
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
Party required to Form/Document/ Date by which
deliver document Certificate to be delivered
..................................... .............................................................. ..............................................................
..................................... .............................................................. ..............................................................
..................................... .............................................................. ..............................................................
..................................... .............................................................. ..............................................................
..................................... .............................................................. ..............................................................
(b) Other documents to be delivered are:
Party required to Form/Document/ Date by which Covered by
deliver document Certificate to be delivered Section 3(d)
Representation
................................. ............................................................ ........................................... Yes/No*
................................. ............................................................ ........................................... Yes/No*
................................. ............................................................ ........................................... Yes/No*
................................. ............................................................ ........................................... Yes/No*
................................. ............................................................ ........................................... Yes/No*
Part 4. Miscellaneous.
(a) Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:
Address for notices or communications to Party A:
Address: ...................................................................................................................................................
Attention: ...................................................................................................................................................
Telex No.: ........................................................................ Answerback: ...............................................
Facsimile No.: .................................................................. Telephone No: ..............................................
Electronic Messaging System Details: ........................................................................................................
Address for notices or communications to Party B:
Address: ...................................................................................................................................................
Attention: ...................................................................................................................................................
Telex No.: ........................................................................ Answerback: ...............................................
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Facsimile No.: ................................................................... Telephone No.: ................................................
Electronic Messaging System Details: ............................................................................................................
(b) Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement:
Party A appoints as its Process Agent ............................................................................................................
Party B appoints as its Process Agent ............................................................................................................
(c) Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will/will not* apply to this Agreement.
(d) Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:
Party A is/is not* a Multibranch Party and, if so, may act through the following Offices:
Party B is/is not* a Multibranch Party and, if so, may act through the following Offices:
(e) Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is unless otherwise
specified in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction.
(f) Credit Support Document. Details of any Credit Support Document:
(g) Credit Support Provider
(h) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law/the
laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine) *.
* Delete as applicable.
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(i) Netting of Payments. Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) of this Agreement will not apply to the
following Transactions or groups of Transactions (in each case starting from the date of this
Agreement/in each case starting from
(j) will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement unless another meaning is
specified here
Part 5. Other Provisions.
* Delete as applicable.
Copyright © 2002 by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
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International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
2002 MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of [To be specified at execution]
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INTERNATIONAL PLC
and
[Counterparty Name]
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a “Transaction”) that are or will be governed
by this 2002 Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the “Schedule”), and the documents and other confirming
evidence (each a “Confirmation”) exchanged between the parties or otherwiseeffective for the purpose of confirming or
evidencing those Transactions. This 2002 Master Agreement and the Schedule are together referred to as this “Master
Agreement”.
1. Interpretation
(a)Definitions.The terms defined in Section 14 and elsewhere in this Master Agreement will have the meanings
therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b)Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the other
provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement, such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant
Transaction.
(c)Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master Agreement and all
Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred to as this “Agreement”), and the
parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a)General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be made by it,
subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in the place of the
account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in freely transferable
funds and in the manner customary for payments in the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that
is, other than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary for
the relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
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(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition precedent that no
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other party has occurred and is continuing, (2)
the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or
been effectively designated and (3) each other condition specified in this Agreement to be a condition precedent
for the purpose of this Section 2(a)(iii).
(b)Change of Account.Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by giving notice
to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the Scheduled Settlement Date for the payment or delivery to
which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable objection to such change.
(c)Netting of Payments
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party’s obligation to make payment of any such amount will be
automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one
party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other party, replaced by an
obligation upon the party by which the larger aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the
excess of the larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount and payment obligation will be
determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of those Transactions,
regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made in the
Schedule or any Confirmation by specifying that “Multiple Transaction Payment Netting” applies to the Transactions
identified as being subject to the election (in which case clause (ii) above will not apply to such Transactions). If
Multiple Transaction Payment Netting is applicable to Transactions, it will apply to those Transactions with effect from
the starting date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation, or, if a starting date is not specified in the Schedule or
such Confirmation, the starting date otherwise agreed by the parties in writing. This election may be made separately for
different groups of Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make and
receive payments or deliveries.
(d)Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i)Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding for
or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required by any applicable law, as modified
by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct
(1)promptly notify the other party (“Y”) of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld (including
the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by X to Y under
this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such deduction or withholding is
required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation
reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities; and
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(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which Y is
otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net
amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed against X or
Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no such deduction or withholding been
required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section
4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be accurate and
true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing
authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, after a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this
Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
(ii)Liability
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental
revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which X would not be required
to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from such Tax, Y will promptly
pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related liability for interest, but including any related
liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i),
4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
3. Representations
Each party makes the representations contained in Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 3(e) and 3(f) and, if specified in the
Schedule as applying, 3(g) to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by each party on each
date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the
termination of this Agreement). If any “Additional Representation” is specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as
applying, the party or parties specified for such Additional Representation will make and, if applicable, be deemed to
repeat such Additional Representation at the time or times specified for such Additional Representation.
(a)Basic Representations.
(i)Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or
incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii)Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this
Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this
Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement
and any obligations it has under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary
action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance;
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(iii)No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or conflict with any
law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other
agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it
or any of its assets;
(iv)Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it with
respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party have been obtained and are in
full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with; and
(v)Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support Document to which
it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).
(b)Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its knowledge,
Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a
result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it
is a party.
(c)Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it, any of its Credit Support
Providers or any of its applicable Specified Entities any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court,
tribunal, governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party or its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d)Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by or on behalf of it
to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the date of the
information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.
(e)Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of
this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f)Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose
of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
(g)No Agency. It is entering into this Agreement, including each Transaction, as principal and not as agent of any
person or entity.
4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation under this Agreement or
(a)Furnish Specified Information.It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under clause (iii) below, to
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or any
Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
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(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required or
reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support Provider to make a
payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as
the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or
commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate
and completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered
with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as reasonably
practicable.
(b)Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect all consents of
any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in
the future.
(c)Comply With Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders to which it may
be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d)Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section 3(f) to be
accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e)Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon it or in
respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organised,
managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, or where an Office through which it is acting for the purpose of
this Agreement is located (“Stamp Tax Jurisdiction”), and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied
or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other party’s execution or performance of this Agreement by any
such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
5. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a)Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the following events constitutes (subject to
(i)Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under this Agreement
or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i)(2) or (4) required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on
or before the first Local Business Day in the case of any such payment or the first Local Delivery Day in the
case of any such delivery after, in each case, notice of such failure is given to the party;
(ii)Breach of Agreement; Repudiation of Agreement.
(1) Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation (other than an
obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i)(2) or
(4) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under Section 4(a)(i),
4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party in accordance with this Agreement if
such failure is not remedied within 30 days after notice of such failure is given to the party; or
(2) the party disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the
validity of, this Master Agreement, any Confirmation executed and delivered by that party or any
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Transaction evidenced by such a Confirmation (or such action is taken by any person or entity
appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(iii)Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or perform
any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit
Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or ceasing of
such Credit Support Document, or any security interest granted by such party or such Credit Support
Provider to the other party pursuant to any such Credit Support Document, to be in full force and effect
for the purpose of this Agreement (in each case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the
satisfaction of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such Credit Support
Document relates without the written consent of the other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole
or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document (or such action is taken by any
person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(iv)Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or 3(f)) made or
repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party in
this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material
respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated;
(v)Default Under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
(1) defaults (other than by failing to make a delivery) under a Specified Transaction or any credit
support arrangement relating to a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period, such default results in a liquidation of, an acceleration of
obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified Transaction;
(2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, in making
any payment due on the last payment or exchange date of, or any payment on early termination of, a
Specified Transaction (or, if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period, such default
continues for at least one Local Business Day);
(3) defaults in making any delivery due under (including any delivery due on the last delivery or
exchange date of) a Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a Specified
Transaction and, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, such default
results in a liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, all
transactions outstanding under the documentation applicable to that Specified Transaction; or
(4) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, a
Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a Specified Transaction that is, in
either case, confirmed or evidenced by a document or other confirming evidence executed and
delivered by that party, Credit Support Provider or Specified Entity (or such action is taken by any
person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
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(vi)Cross-Default. If “Cross-Default” is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the occurrence
(1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however described ) in respect
of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them
(individually or collectively) where the aggregate principal amount of such agreements or instruments,
either alone or together with the amount, if any, referred to in clause (2) below, is not less than the
applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified
Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and payable under
such agreements or instruments before it would otherwise have been due and payable; or
(2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually or
collectively) in making one or more payments under such agreements or instruments on the due date
for payment (after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period) in an aggregate
amount, either alone or together with the amount, if any, referred to in clause (1) above, of not less
than the applicable Threshold Amount;
(vii)Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts
as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the
benefit of its creditors; (4)(A) institutes or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any
similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a
proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy
or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its
winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official, or (B) has instituted
against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented
for its winding-up or liquidation, and such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person
or entity not described in clause (A) above and either (I) results in a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or
liquidation or (II) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 15 days of the
institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management
or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes
subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured party
take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment,
sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its
assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged,
stayed or restrained, in each case within 15 days thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any event with
respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the
events specified in clauses (l) to (7) above (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or
indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
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(viii)Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party consolidates or
amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, or reorganizes,
reincorporates or reconstitutes into or as, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger, transfer, reorganization, r
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations of such party or
such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it or its
predecessor was a party; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of the other
party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b)Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes (subject to Section
5(c)) an Illegality if the event is specified in clause (i) below, a Force Majeure Event if the event is specified in clause
(ii) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in clause (iii) below, a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified
in clause (iv) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to
(i)Illegality. After giving effect to any applicable provision, disruption fallback or remedy specified in, or
pursuant to, the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement, due to an event or circumstance (other
than any action taken by a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party) occurring after a
Transaction is entered into, it becomes unlawful under any applicable law (including without limitation the
laws of any country in which payment, delivery or compliance is required by either party or any Credit Support
Provider, as the case may be), on any day, or it would be unlawful if the relevant payment, delivery or
compliance were required on that day (in each case, other than as a result of a breach by the party of Section
(1) for the Office through which such party (which will be the Affected Party) makes and
receives payments or deliveries with respect to such Transaction to perform any absolute or contingent
obligation to make a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction, to receive a payment or
delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any other material provision of this
Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) for such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the Affected Party)
to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery which such party or
Credit Support Provider has under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction, to
receive a payment or delivery under such Credit Support Document or to comply with any other
material provision of such Credit Support Document;
(ii)Force Majeure Event. After giving effect to any applicable provision, disruption fallback or remedy
specified in, or pursuant to, the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement, by reason of force
majeure or act of stat
(1) the Office through which such party (which will be the Affected Party) makes and receives
payments or deliveries with respect to such Transaction is prevented from performing any absolute or
contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction, from receiving a
payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or from complying with any other material
provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction (or would be so prevented if such payment,
delivery or compliance were required on that day), or it becomes impossible or
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impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or
impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply if such payment, delivery or
compliance were required on that day); or
(2) such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the Affected Party) is
prevented from performing any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery which
such party or Credit Support Provider has under any Credit Support Document relating to such
Transaction, from receiving a payment or delivery under such Credit Support Document or from
complying with any other material provision of such Credit Support Document (or would be so
prevented if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day), or it becomes
impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to perform, receive or comply
(or it would be impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to perform,
receive or comply if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day),
so long as the force majeure or act of state is beyond the control of such Office, such party or such Credit
Support Provider, as appropriate, and such Office, party or Credit Support Provider could not, after using all
reasonable efforts (which will not require such party or Credit Support Provider to incur a loss, other than
immaterial, incidental expenses), overcome such prevention, impossibility or impracticability;
(iii)Tax Event. Due to (1) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction, after a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with
respect to a party to this Agreement) or (2) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party)
will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled Settlement Date (A) be
required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or (B) receive a payment from which an amount is
required to be deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h))
and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by
reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iv)Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the “Burdened Party”) on the next succeeding Scheduled
Settlement Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax
under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or (2) receive a payment from which
an amount has been deducted or withheld for or on account of any Tax in respect of which the other party is not
required to pay an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a
result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or transferring all or substantially
all its assets (or any substantial part of the assets comprising the business conducted by it as of the date of this
Master Agreement) to, or reorganizing, reincorporating or reconstituting into or as, another entity (which will
be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption;
(v)Credit Event Upon Merger. If “Credit Event Upon Merger” is specified in the Schedule as applying to
the party, a Designated Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to such party, any Credit Support Provider
of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party (in each case, “X”) and such Designated Event
does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption, and the creditworthiness of X or, if applicable, the
successor, surviving or transferee entity of X, after taking into account any applicable Credit Support
Document, is materially weaker immediately after the occurrence of such Designated Event than that of X
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Designated Event (and, in any such event, such party or its
successor, surviving or transferee entity, as appropriate, will be the Affected Party). A “Designated Event” with
(1) X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially
all its assets (or any substantial part of the assets comprising the business conducted by X as of the
10ISDA® 2002
date of this Master Agreement) to, or reorganizes, reincorporates or reconstitutes into or as, another
entity;
(2) any person, related group of persons or entity acquires directly or indirectly the beneficial
ownership of (A) equity securities having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or its
equivalent) of X or (B) any other ownership interest enabling it to exercise control of X; or
(3) X effects any substantial change in its capital structure by means of the issuance, incurrence
or guarantee of debt or the issuance of (A) preferred stock or other securities convertible into or
exchangeable for debt or preferred stock or (B) in the case of entities other than corporations, any
other form of ownership interest; or
(vi)Additional Termination Event. If any “Additional Termination Event” is specified in the Schedule or
any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected
Parties will be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c)Hierarchy of Events.
(i) An event or circumstance that constitutes or gives rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event will
not, for so
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