Capital/Financing Update • Aug 6, 2024
Capital/Financing Update
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 6, 2024
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 001-41628 84-2336054 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(IRS employer identification no.)
6101 Nimtz Parkway South Bend, Indiana 46628 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(574) 807-0800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class registered | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, \$0.00001 par value | STRW | NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
This Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. (the "Company") includes information that may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to projected industry growth rates, the Company's current growth rates and the Company's present and future cash flow position. A variety of factors could cause actual events and results, as well as the Company's expectations, to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Risk factors affecting the Company are discussed in detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
On August 6, 2024, Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. (the "Company") issued approximately NIS 146 million (Approx. \$38 million) principal amount of its new Series A Bonds Due in September 2026 (the "Bonds"), pursuant to a Deed of Trust between the Company and Mishmeret Trust Services Company Ltd., an Israeli trust company, as trustee, dated as of August 4, 2024. The Bonds will be listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The Bonds are unsecured obligations of the Company denominated in Israeli shekels (NIS). The Company will pay interest on the 2026 Bonds at a rate of 6.97% per year, until the final maturity date of September 30, 2026. The net proceeds of the sale of the Bonds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include redemption of the Company's outstanding debt.
The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Bonds were offered solely to investors outside the United States and were not offered to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act).
On August 6, 2024, the Company published a press release regarding the sale and issuance of the Bonds. A copy of the Company's press attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Name | Filed Herewith |
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| 10.1 | Deed of Trust dated August 4, 2024 | * |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 6, 2024, Regarding Strawberry Fields REIT Inc. | * |
| Completes Approx. NIS 146 million Issuance on the Tel Aviv Stock | ||
| Exchange |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:August 6, 2024
By: /s/ Moishe Gubin
Moishe Gubin Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
| Section | Subject | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Deed of Trust | 3 | |
| 1 | Introduction, Definitions and Interpretation | 4 |
| 2 | Issuance of Bonds; Terms of Issue; Equal Rank | 11 |
| 3 | Purchase of Bonds by the Company and/or an Affiliate and Performing Distributions | 13 |
| 4 | Issue of Additional Bonds | 13 |
| 5 | Company's Undertakings | 15 |
| 6 | Securing the Bonds, financial obligations, dividend distribution restriction | 25 |
| 7 | Early Redemption | 29 |
| 8 | Right to Call for Immediate Repayment | 32 |
| 9 | Claims and Proceedings by the Trustee | 38 |
| 10 | Trust of Proceeds | 39 |
| 11 | Authority to Demand Payment to Holders through Trustee | 40 |
| 12 | Powers to Delay the Distribution of Funds | 40 |
| 13 | Notice of Distribution | 41 |
| 14 | Refraining from Payment for a Reason Which is not Dependent on the Company | 41 |
| 15 | Receipt by Bondholders and Trustee | 43 |
| 16 | Presentation of Bonds to the Trustee; Registration in Connection with Partial Payment | 44 |
| 17 | Investment of Funds | 44 |
| 18 | Company's Undertakings vis-a-vis Trustee | 45 |
| 19 | Counsel | 48 |
| 20 | Other Agreements | 48 |
| 21 | Reports on Matters Relating to Trusteeship | 49 |
| 22 | Wages and Coverage of Trustee's Expenses | 50 |
| 23 | Special Powers | 50 |
| 24 | Trustee's Power to Engage Agents | 52 |
| 25 | Indemnification of the Trustee | 53 |
| 26 | Notices | 58 |
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| 27 | Waivers, Compromises, and Changes to the Deed of Trust | 59 |
| 28 | Register of Bondholders | 60 |
| 29 | Release | 61 |
| 30 | Appointment of the Trustee, Roles of the Trustee, Powers of the Trustee and Termination of Trustee's Office |
61 |
| 31 | Bondholders' Meetings | 64 |
| 32 | Applicable Law | 64 |
| 33 | Exclusive Jurisdiction | 65 |
| 34 | Trustee's Liability | 65 |
| 35 | Addresses | 65 |
| 36 | Authorization to MAGNA | 65 |
| First Addendum of the Deed of Trust – Bond Certificates (Series A) | 67 | |
| The Terms Listed on the Overleaf | 69 | |
| 1 | General | 69 |
| 2 | The Bonds | 70 |
| 3 | Terms of Bonds (Series A) | 70 |
| 4 | Payments of Principal and Interest of the Bonds (Series A) | 72 |
| 5 | Postponement of Dates | 73 |
| 6 | Securing the Bonds | 73 |
| 7 | Refraining from Payment for a Reason Which is not Dependent on the Company | 73 |
| 8 | Register of Bondholders | 73 |
| 9 | Splitting Bond Certificates | 73 |
| 10 | Transfer of Bonds | 74 |
| 11 | Early Redemption | 74 |
| 12 | Purchase of Bonds by the Company and/or an Affiliate | 74 |
| 13 | Waivers; Compromises, and Changes to the Deed of Trust | 75 |
| 14 | Bondholders' Meetings | 75 |
| 15 | Receipt from Bondholders | 75 |
| 16 | Right to Call for Immediate Repayment | 75 |
| 17 | Notices | 75 |
| 18 | Governing Law and Jurisdiction | 75 |
| 19 | Order of Priorities | 75 |
| Second Addendum of the Deed of Trust - Bondholders' Meetings | 76 | |
| Third Addendum to the Deed of Trust - Urgent Representation for Bondholders | 85 | |
| Appendix 22 - Trustee's Fee | 90 |
Entered into and executed in Tel Aviv on [___] [__], 2024
Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc (Maryland Company Number: 842336054) Nimitz Parkway, South Bend, Indiana, 46628-6101 Telephone: +1(574)807-0800 Fax: +1(574)807-0900 (the "Company")
Of the first part;
and:
Mishmeret Trust Services Ltd. 48 Menachem Beg Road, Tel Aviv Telephone: 03-6374351 Fax: 03-6374344
(the "Trustee")
| Whereas: | The Company's board of directors resolved to approve the issuance of Bonds (Series A) in accordance with the terms specified in this Deed of Trust.; and |
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| Whereas: | On July 7, 2024, S&P Maalot Ltd. announced the determination of rating of ilA+ for the issuance of the Bonds (Series A) of the Company, in a total scope of ILS 100 million par value; and |
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| Whereas: | The Company declares that as of the signature of this Deed, the Company meets all of the conditions of the rating agency (as the term is defined below) for rating the series of Bonds with the rating set forth above; and |
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| Whereas: | The Trustee is a private company limited by shares that is incorporated in Israel under the Companies Law, 5759-1999, whose main purpose is to engage in trusteeship; and |
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| Whereas: | The Trustee has declared that there is no impediment under the Securities Law, 5728-1968 or any other law for its engagement with the Company under this Deed of Trust and that it meets the requirements and conditions of eligibility set forth under the Securities Law for the Trustee to serve as a trustee for holders of bonds (Series A); and |
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| Whereas: | The Trustee has no personal interest in the Company and the Company has no material interest in the Trustee; and |
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| Whereas: | The Company declares that there is no impediment under any law (whether in Israel or abroad) and/or any agreement for the performance of an issue of the Bonds under the terms of this Deed and/or its engagement with the Trustee under this Deed of Trust and has received all of the approvals under any law (in Israel or outside of Israel) and/or any agreement for the execution of the issuance under this Deed; and |
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| Whereas: | The Bonds (Series A) will be listed for trade in the stock exchange, as defined below; and | |
| Whereas: | The company is incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland in the United States and its ordinary shares are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and on the Stock Exchange (as defined below); and |
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| Whereas: | The Company has requested that the Trustee to serve as a trustee for the Holders of the Bonds (Series A) and the Trustee has agreed to sign this Deed of Trust and act as a trustee for the bondholders, all subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Deed of Trust; and |
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| Therefore it is agreed, declared and stipulated between the Parties as follows: | ||
| 1. | Introduction, Definitions and Interpretation | |
| 1.1 | The preamble to this Deed of Trust and the appendices attached hereto constitute integral and substantial parts hereof. |
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| 1.2 | The division of this Deed of Trust into sections and the titles of the sections are provided for the |
sake of convenience and orientation alone, and should not be used for the purpose of interpretation.
In the event of any conflict between the provisions set forth in the Prospectus in connection with this Deed of Trust and/or the Bonds, the provisions of this Deed of Trust shall take precedence. It should be clarified that, to the best of the Company's knowledge, as of the date of this Deed of Trust, there is no conflict between the provisions regarding the Bonds described in the Prospectus and the provisions of this Deed of Trust and the accompanying documents.
1.5 In this Deed of Trust and in the bonds, the following expressions shall have the meanings set forth beside them:
1.5.5 "Financial Statements" consolidated statements of the company's assets and liabilities, consolidated statements of activities, consolidated statements of changes in net assets, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated appendices on investments for a certain fiscal period that are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and as required by any other accounting standard to which the Company may be subject, as it will be in effect from time to time;
1.5.10 "Subsidiary": Strawberry Fields REIT Ltd., a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is wholly owned directly by the Partnership.
1.5.20 "Shares with Voting Rights" share capital of any corporation or other legal entity at any time, which establishes voting rights in the appointment of directors and in general meetings;
1.5.21 "Trustee": Mishmeret Trust Services Ltd. and/or anyone who will serve from time to time as trustee of the bondholders under this Deed;
| "A" | ilA rated by Maalot or A2 when rated by Midroog or a rating parallel to the aforesaid ratings that will be determined by another rating company that rates or will rate the Bonds (Series A). |
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| "A minus" | ilA- rated by Maalot or A3 when rated by Midroog or a rating parallel to the aforesaid ratings that will be determined by another rating company that rates or will rate the Bonds (Series A). |
| "BBB Plus" | ilBBB+ rated by Maalot or Baa1 when rated by Midroog or a rating parallel to the aforesaid ratings that will be determined by another rating company that rates or will rate the Bonds (Series A). |
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2.2 The terms of the Bonds (Series A) that are issued under the Prospectus will be as follows:
The Bonds (Series A), offered to the public in consideration for their par value, are registered, repayable in three (3) not equal annual installments which will paid on September 30 of each of the years 2024 through 2026 (inclusive), such that each of the first two payments on the account of the principal amount constitutes 6% of the principal of the total par value of the Bonds (Series A) and the third and last payment on the account of the principal amount will be 88% of the total par value of the Bonds (Series A). The Bonds (Series A), bearing annual interest (unlinked) in a fixed rate as set forth in the Tender, and that is payable on September 30, 2024 and on the days of March 31 and September 30 of each of the years 2025 to 2026 (inclusive) (the first interest payment will be made on September 30, 2024 and the last interest payment will be made on September 30, 2026, together with the last payment of the principal amount) for the period of the six months ending on the day before the payment date (the "Interest Period"). The interest rate which will be paid for a particular interest period (other than the first interest period as defined below) (meaning, the period which begins on the payment day of the prior interest period and ending on the last day before the payment date immediately after the commencement date) shall be calculated as the annual interest rate divided by two. The first interest payment will be made on September 30, 2024 for the period beginning on the first trading day after the date of the Tender of the Bonds (Series A) and ending on September 29, 2024 (the "First Interest Period"), calculated on the basis of 365 days per year, based on the number of days in this period, and the last interest payment will be made on September 30, 2026.
The Bonds (Series A) shall not be linked (principal and interest).
The payments on account of the principal and/or the interest in respect of the Bonds will be paid to those whose names will be registered in the Register on March 19 and September 18 with respect to every relevant period preceding to the date of the repayment of such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment of the principal and the interest shall be made against delivery of the bond certificates to the Company as of the time of the last payment, meaning on September 30, 2026, at the Company's registered office or at any other place that it announces, provided that such notice shall be given by the Company no later than five business days prior to the date set for making the last payment.
2.3 The Company reserves the right to perform early repayment of the Bonds upon the fulfillment of the terms set forth in Section 7 of this Deed.
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2.4 The Bonds (Series A) will all have equal rank pari-passu, among themselves, in connection with the Company's obligations under the Bonds (Series A), and without priority or preference of one over the other.
3.1 The Company reserves the right, subject to any law that may not be conditional, to acquire the Bonds (Series A) at any time and from time to time, without derogating from the obligation to repay the Bonds (Series A) in circulation. The Company will submit an immediate report in connection with the purchase of the Bonds if and as often as required to do so according to the applicable law. If no immediate report is filed, then in the event of a purchase as stated, the Company will notify the Trustee of this in writing. If the Company acquires Bonds (Series A) during trading in the Stock Exchange, the Company will file a request to the clearing house of the Stock Exchange for the withdrawal of the Bonds Certificates acquired as stated.
In the event of a purchase by the Company as stated above, the acquired Bonds (Series A) will expire automatically, will be voided and will be delisted from trade, and the Company may not reissue them. The provisions above will not harm the Company's right to redeem the Bonds (Series A) in advance as stated in Section 7 below.
3.2 The Controlling Shareholder of the Company (directly or indirectly) and/or its relative (as the term is defined in the Securities Law) and/or a subsidiary of the Company and/or affiliated company and/or associated company of the Company and/or a corporation under the control of any of the above (directly or indirectly) (excluding the Company itself, regarding which the provisions of 3.1 above shall apply) (an "Affiliated Party") may acquire and/or sell Bonds (Series A) at their discretion (and subject to any law), at any time and from time to time, including by way of the Company's issuance of Bonds. In the event of an acquisition and/or sale as stated by a Subsidiary Corporation of the Company and/or a corporation under its control, the Company will notify the Trustee immediately of this. The Bonds (Series A) that are held as stated by an Affiliated Party will be considered to be an asset belonging to the Affiliated Party, and if they are listed for trade, they will not be delisted from trade in the Stock Exchange and will be transferrable as are the other Bonds (Series A). The Bonds (Series A) that are owned by an Affiliated Party will not grant to the Affiliated Party voting rights in a meeting of the Bondholders (Series A) and will not be counted for the purpose of determining a legal quorum required to commence such meetings. A meeting of Holders will take place based on the provisions of the Second Addendum of the Deed of Trust. An Affiliated Party will report to the Company, if required under law to do so, regarding an acquisition of Bonds (Series A) and the Company will provide the Trustee, at its request, with a list of Affiliated Parties and the quantities held thereby on the date requested by the Trustee, based on the reports received as stated from Affiliated Parties. It is clarified that a report on the MAGNA system or the MAYA website, if the Company ceased to be a Reporting Corporation, will be considered to be a report to the Trustee for the purposes of this Section.
3.3 The provisions of this Section above alone will not obligate the Company, an Affiliated Party or the Bondholders (Series A) to purchase Bonds (Series A) and/or sell the Bonds (Series A) in their possession.
4.1 Extending the series of Bonds (Series A)
The Company may, from time to time, without requiring the consent of the Trustee and/or the Holders existing at the time, issue additional Bonds (Series A) (whether in a private placement or in the framework of a prospectus and/or by an amendment to a prospectus whether by a shelf offering or by any other means), including to an Affiliated Party (as defined in Section 3.2 above), under the terms that it sees fit (the terms of the additional bonds that are issued will be identical to the terms of the Bonds (Series A) in circulation) and provided that the total value of the bonds (series A), after the expansion, will not exceed 550 million NIS par value. The Company will refer to the Stock Exchange with a request to list for trade the additional Bonds (Series A) as stated, when they are offered.
Notwithstanding the above, an additional issuance of Bonds (Series A) will be performed subject to receipt of confirmation of the Stock Exchange and subject to all of the terms set forth below being fulfilled: (a) the Rating of the Bonds (Series A), as the Rating may be at the time will not be harmed by the additional issuance of the Bonds (Series A) as stated (i.e. the Rating before the expansion of the series will not change immediately after its expansion following the aforesaid expansion). For the purpose of this section, it is clarified that in the event in which the Bonds (Series A) are rated by more than one Rating Company, the ratings test for the purpose of this section will take place, at any time, based on the higher of the ratings; (b) on the date of the additional issue, in accordance with the most recent financial statements published before the date of the additional issue, and after retroactively taking into account the performance of the additional issue, the Company will meet all the financial obligations set forth in Section 6.4 below (without taking into account the cure and waiting periods enumerated in connection with the same financial obligations); (c) on the date of the additional issue there are no grounds for calling for the immediate payment of the bonds as set forth in Section 8.1.
The Company will provide the Trustee, before the additional issuance is actually carried out and subject to it (and in the event a tender is held for classified investors, no later than the date on which the tender for classified investors takes place) with a written confirmation that is signed by the CEO or a senior officer in the financial department of the Company regarding (in this subsection: "Confirmation"): (1) the fulfillment of the aforesaid conditions on the date of the Confirmation (excluding the condition in subsection (a) above, for which the Company shall provide the consent of the Rating Company as described below); (2) that on the date of the Confirmation the Company is not in breach of any of its material obligations to the Bondholders (Series A).
It is clarified that the exchange for the expansion of the Bonds (Series A) will be transferred directly to the Company with the condition that the Company provided the Trustee with the aforementioned approvals. In any case of an additional issue as stated, the increase of the series in practice will occur subject to receipt of prior consent from the Rating Company whereby the rating before the expansion of the series will not change downwards immediately after its expansion following the aforesaid expansion. Confirmation from the Rating Company will be published in an immediate report before the actual expansion of the series.
This right of the Company will not exempt the Trustee from examining the additional issue as stated, if such an obligation applies to the Trustee under law, and will not derogate from the rights of the Trustee and the Bondholders under this Deed, including their right to call for immediate repayment of the Bonds as stated in Section 8 below.
Subject to the provisions of the Deed of Trust, the Trustee shall act as trustee for the Bonds (Series A) as they will be in circulation from time to time, and this also in the event of a series expansion, and the consent of the Trustee for such service for the expanded series will not be required. The Bonds (Series A) that will be in circulation before the expansion of the Series A and the additional Bonds (Series A) which will be issued (if at all) as described in this section above, shall constitute (from the date of their issue) one series for all purposes, and the Deed of Trust shall also apply to all of the abovementioned additional Bonds (Series A) that the Company will issue. The additional Bonds (Series A) shall not grant the right for the payment of principal and/or interest with regard to Bonds (Series A) for which the effective date for their payment was prior to the date of their issue. In the case of such expansion of the series, the applicable tax consequences including with regard to calculation of the rate of deduction, if required, as set forth in Section 2.23 of Chapter 2B of the Prospectus and in accordance with the provisions of any law as in effect on the date the additional bonds are issued.
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4.2 Without derogating from the generality of the above, the Company reserves the right, subject to any law, to issue an additional series of bonds at any time and from time to time (whether in a private placement or in the framework of a prospectus and/or by an amendment to a prospectus whether by a shelf offering or by any other means) and without being required to receive the consent of the Bondholders (Series A) and/or the consent of the Trustee, as applicable, and including an Affiliated Party (as defined in Section 3.2 above), and/or other securities as the Company sees fit and this without harming the Company's repayment obligation under this Deed of Trust. In addition, if the Company issued an additional series of bonds and this bond series is not secured (and so long that it is not secured), the rights of the series in liquidation will not be preferred over those of the Bonds (Series A) (in this Section 4.2 alone: the "Additional Issuance"). In the event that the Company issues other bonds (of a different series) that are secured by collateral and / or liens (of any kind), then the other bonds will be prioritized in liquidation over the bonds (Series A) only with respect to those collateral and / Or liens included in such other bonds. For the avoidance of doubt it shall be clarified that the provisions of this section do not prevent the Company from issuing additional bonds of any kind which would be secured by collateral and / or liens of any kind at the Company's sole discretion. Without derogating from the above, the aforesaid rights of the Company, will not prevent the Trustee from examining the implications of the additional issue as stated, and will not derogate from the rights of the Trustee and the Bondholders under this Deed, including their right to call for immediate repayment of the Bonds as stated in Section 8 below.
Subject to the provisions of any law, the Company shall notify the Trustee about the Additional Issuance before it is carried out.
For the purpose of this section, it shall be clarified that in the event in which the Bonds (Series A) are rated by more than one rating company, an examination of the rating for
The interest rate that the Bonds (Series A) will bear will be adjusted for a change in the rating of the Bonds (Series A), as set forth below in this section:
It is clarified that if adjustment of interest is required in accordance with the mechanism described in this Section 5.2 above and below, and based on the mechanism described in Section 5.3 below, in any event, the maximum additional interest rate will not exceed 1.5% above the interest rate determined in the tender. (the "Limitation of the Maximum Additional Interest Rate").
In this regard:
A rating of A, A-, BBB+, BBB, and BBB- – are as defined in the table in Section 1.5.33 above.
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"Base Rating" – a rating of ilA+ or equivalent.
"Additional Interest Rate" – additional interest provided to the bondholders at a rate of 0.25% per year for a decrease of each notch in the rating of Bonds below the Base Rating until a maximum interest addition of 1.5% per year at most (the "Limitation on the Additional Interest Rate").
provisions of subsections (3) and (4) above; (6) the annual interest rate reflected from the weighted interest rate; (7) the annual interest rate and the semiannual interest rate (the semiannual interest rate will be calculated as the annual interest divided by the number of interest payments per year, namely by two) for the following periods.
C. If the date of the commencement of the rating of the Bonds (Series A) with the Lowered Rating occurs during the days beginning four days before the date set forth for payment of any interest and ending on the interest payment date that is closest to the date set forth above (the "Deferral Period"), the Company will pay to the holders of the Bonds (Series A), on the upcoming interest payment date, the Original Interest, before the change, alone, while if the interest rate is not increased prior thereto due to a deviation from the financial covenants as stated in Section 5.3 below, the interest rate arising from the additional interest in the rate equal to the rate of the additional annual interest during the Deferral Period (calculated based on 365 per year),will be paid on the following interest payment date and all subject to the maximum interest increase and the Limitation on the Additional Interest Rate. The Company will announce, in an immediate report, the precise interest rate for payment on the upcoming interest payment date.
companies), the Company will publish an immediate report, within one trading day from the date of the change, in which the Company will announce the circumstances of the replacement of the rating company or the cessation of the rating, as applicable.
H. For the avoidance of doubt, it is clarified that: (1) a change in the outlook for the rating of the Bonds (Series A) will not lead to a change in the interest rate that the Bonds (Series A) will bear as stated in this section above; and (2) if the Bonds (Series A) are rated by more than one rating company and as long as they are rated by more than one rating company as stated, subsection (e) above will not apply, other than in a case in which all of the rating companies together cease to rate the Bonds (Series A), and the determination of the rating for the purpose of corresponding the interest rate to the change in the rating (if such a change occurs) shall be done, at any time according to the lowest rating among them.
The interest rate that the Bonds (Series A) will bear will be adjusted due to a deviation from the financial covenants set forth below:
(1) Should the financial debt to EBITDA ratio (as defined below) exceed 8 (the "Covenant of Net Financial Debt to EBITDA Ratio").1
For the purpose of this subsection (1) only:
"Financial Debt" – Interest-bearing debt for short and long term from banks and other financial creditors plus interest-bearing debt to the Bondholders of the Bonds issued by the Company, on the basis of the Company's most recent financial statements.
"EBITDA" – net profit/loss plus interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and profit or loss from the sale of securities calculated according to the four quarters that ended on the date of the relevant financial statements –according to the Company's financial statements.
1The net financial debt to EBITDA ratio, based on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024, is 6.75. This ratio is calculated by dividing the net financial debt of 558,916,111 by the EBITDA of 82,821,744.
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(2) Should the ratio of EBIDTA to total debt service payments of the company (DSCR) decreases below 1.10 ("the DSCR covenant").2 For purpose of this subsection (2) only:
"Total debt service payments of the Company" - (a) The sum of ongoing interest and principal payments of the company and its subsidiaries in respect of financial debt incurred by them, excluding the final principal payments according to the amortization schedules of the financial debt With the exception of recent fund payments classified in the financial statements under current liabilities; plus (b) mortgage insurance payments of the Company and its subsidiaries in respect of their assets; all calculated based on the four quarters ending on the relevant financial reporting date, in accordance with the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
(3) Should the consolidated equity of the Company (including minority rights) as of the last day on any calendar quarter according to the Company's financial statements is less than USD 30 million (this amount will not be linked to any linkage base) (in this Section 5.3: the "Equity Covenant").3
The Covenant of Net Financial Debt to EBITDA, the DSCR and the Equity Covenant shall collectively be referred to as the "Financial Criterion" and together, they shall be referred to as the "Financial Covenants." It is clarified that if adjustment of interest is required in accordance with the mechanism described in this Section 5.3 above and below, and based on the mechanism described in Section 5.2 above, and pursuant to any other section in this Deed (if any), then in any event, the maximum aggregate rate of the additional interest rate will not exceed the maximum interest increase limitation (as defined in Section 5.2 above). Arrears interest, if applicable in accordance with Section 4(a) of the terms of the overleaf, will be added to the said rate and will not constitute part thereof.
2The DSCR ratio is calculated based on the four quarters ending on the financial reporting date of the Company, which is March 31, 2024. The calculated ratio is 1.64, comprising an EBIDTA of 82,821,744 and total debt service payments of the company amounting to 50,536,787.
3The total equity of the Company as of March 31, 2024, is 48,233,684.
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In this regard:
The "Additional Interest Rate" - additional interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum for a deviation from the Financial Covenants.
The increase of the interest rate will take place only once for each deviation from any of the Financial Covenants, if such a deviation occurs, and the interest rate will not be increased again in the event that the deviation from the relevant Financial Covenants continues (in this regard, it shall be clarified that if the deviation from any of the Financial Covenants is remedied and thereafter there is an additional deviation, the aforesaid addition will apply). It shall be emphasized that in the event in which due to a decrease in the rating of the Bonds, the annual interest rate is increased in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2 above, in any event, the additional interest rate under the same section, together with the additional interest rate under this Section 5.3, for the deviation from the Financial Covenants, will not exceed the limitation on the maximum interest increase.
The "Deviation Date" – the publication date of the financial statements that indicate the deviation.
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C. In the event in which the Deferral Date occurs during the days beginning four days before the effective date for the payment of any interest and ending on the subsequent interest payment date (the "Deferral Period"), the Company will pay the Bondholders (Series A) on the subsequent interest date, the Original Interest prior to the change only, while the interest rate arising from the addition of the interest in a rate equal to the additional annual interest rate during the Deferral Period will be paid on the following interest payment date. The Company will provide notice in an immediate report of the precise interest rate for payment on the following interest payment date.
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F. The examination regarding the Company's non-deviation from the financial covenants will be performed on the date of the publication of the Financial Statements by the Company and as long as the Bonds (Series A) exist in circulation with respect to the Financial Statements that the Company is required to publish until the same date.
The Company will specify as part of the notes to every financial report, the existence of a deviation or lack of deviation from the financial covenants.
For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be clarified that subject to the above and the limitation on the maximum interest increase, the additional interest payments as a result of the Lowered Rating as stated in Section 5.2 above and/or as a result of the Company's noncompliance with any of the financial covenants as stated in this Section 5.3 above are aggregated. Therefore, in the event that a Lowered Rating occurs, while in addition the Company deviates from any of the financial criterion, one or more, the Bondholders (Series A) will be entitled to an increase in the interest rate as stated above, provided that the additional annual interest does not exceed the Limitation of the Maximum Additional Interest Rate.
A. The Company will transfer an amount equal to the near annual payment (as of that date) of the interest amount of the Bonds, but no more than an amount equal to a half-year interest payment (the "Interest Cushion Amount") to the Trustee by transferring the amount of the interest cushion from the account in the name of the Issue Coordinator, in which the issue proceeds are held, to a bank account that will be opened by the Trustee under its name in trust for the holders of the Bonds (Series A) only (the "Interest Cushion Account"). The Company will pledge its rights in the Interest Cushion Account for the benefit of the Trustee in any relevant territory as required. Except as set out in sections B through I below, the Company hereby declares that it does not have any rights in the Interest Cushion Account
C. If on the morning of the fifth (5th) day of every calendar month after the end of each calendar quarter and if it is not a business day, then the following business day ("Cushion Completion Date"), the amount deposited in the Interest Cushion Account will be lower than the Interest Cushion Amount , the Company will transfer to the Interest Cushion Account on the date of completing the cushion (and if it is not a business day, then on the following business day) an amount that is equal to the amount required for the completion of the amount deposited in the Interest Cushion Account, on the date of completion of the cushion, to the Interest Cushion Amount (together with The amount deposited at the time in the Interest Cushion Account: "the Current Cushion Amount").
D. To the extent that on the date of payment of the principal and/or interest in respect of the Company, the deposited amount in the Interest Cushion Account exceeds the Current Cushion Amount ("the Excess Amount"), the Company shall be entitled to instruct the Trustee to make use of the Excess Amount for making payments of principal and interest amounts that the Company is liable to pay to the Bondholders of Bonds (Series A). Under this Deed and pursuant to the Company's request, the Trustee will transfer to the Nominee Company for payment on the date on which the payment is to be paid, up to the amount of the payment that was relevant by the Company's notice or up to the amount of the Excess Amount, whichever is lower (and in the case of the transfer of the Excess Amount, subject to receipt of a reference from the Company regarding the transfer of the balance of the amount required for execution of the relevant payment to the Nominee Company). At the final and last redemption date of the Bonds (Series A), the Company may instruct the Trustee to make use of the Current Cushion Amount and the Excess Amount as it will be deposited in the Interest Cushion Account for the purpose of a payment in respect of the Bonds or transfer it to the Company (after full repayment of all the Bonds).
of the Excess Amount and/or providing an instruction for the current cushion amount on the final and last repayment date of the Bonds (Series A), as stated in subsection D above, and (B) Determination of the money management policy in the Interest Cushion Account and its implementation at the Company's sole discretion, provided that the investment will be in investments as detailed in section 17 below. The Trustee will not be entitled to object to the investment policy and will not be liable to the holders of the Series A Bonds and / or the Company for any damage and / or loss caused by this policy.
Without derogating from the provisions of Section 25 below, from the issue proceeds, an amount of USD 250 thousand (based on the exchange rate of the dollar, known on the day before the tender date) will be deposited in a bank account in Israel, opened by the Trustee in its name in trust for the holders of the Bonds (Series A) only, which will be used for payment of the reasonable ongoing expenses and reasonable management expenses of the trustee, in the case in which the Bonds (Series A) are called for immediate repayment (the "Expenses Cushion Amount"). The Expenses Cushion Amount will be held until after the date of the full and final payment of the Bonds (Series A). After receipt of approval from the senior officer in the financial department at the Company or from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company regarding full payment of the Bonds (Series A), in a manner to the satisfaction of the Trustee, any remaining Expenses Cushion amount, if any (in addition to all of the profits accrued) will be transferred to the Company in accordance with the details provided by the Company. In the case in which the Expenses Cushion Amount is not sufficient to cover the expenses of the Trustee in connection with call for immediate repayment of the Bonds (Series A), if any such event occurs, the Trustee will act in accordance with the provisions of Section 25 below.
It is hereby clarified that the funds in the Expenses Cushion Account shall be held in trust for the Bondholders only and the rights of the Company in the expense account shall not be pledged in favor of the Trustee.
The money management policy in the bank account where the Expenses Cushion amount will be determined and implemented at the sole discretion of the Company, provided that the investment of its funds are in line with those specified in section 17 below. It is clarified that, except as detailed above, the Company will not have rights in the funds in the Expenses Cushion. For the avoidance of doubt, it will be emphasized that the trustee can determine at his absolute discretion that the amount of the expenses cushion can be deposited in the interest cushion account and the company will not have any claim in this regard.
The Company clarifies that as of the date of signing this Deed, its shares are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in accordance with the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("U.S. Stock Exchange Act"). Various securities of the Company are listed for trading under the U.S. Stock Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). Consequently, the Company is subject to the laws and regulations applicable to public companies in the United States in accordance with the securities laws, NYSE rules and regulations applicable to publicly traded companies.
5.7.1 After the full, final and precise payment date of the Bonds (Series A) under the terms of the Deed of Trust vis-à-vis the Bondholders, the Company undertakes that it will have a representative on its behalf in Israel, to which legal process can be served to the Company and/or officers thereof instead of their service to the Company's address overseas, set forth in the preamble to this Deed.
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Despite the aforementioned in section 6.2 above, in the event that all of the Subsidiary's assets are transferred to a partnership (including as part of a voluntary dissolution of the Subsidiary), and the Company will publish an immediate report on this matter, the guarantee provided by the Subsidiary as stated (the "Subsidiary Guarantee") will immediately and automatically terminate, and from that moment it will be void, without requiring the consent of the Series A Bondholders and/or the Trustee's consent. Notwithstanding the above, the cancellation of the subsidiary's guarantee will take effect subject to prior approval being received from the rating company according to which the rating prior to the cancellation of the subsidiary's guarantee will not change downward as a result.
6.3 For the avoidance of doubt, it is clarified that the Trustee is not subject to and will not be subject to an obligation to examine, and in practice the Trustee has not examined and will not examine, the need to provide securities to secure the payments to the Bondholders (Series A). The Trustee was not asked to conduct, and the Trustee did not conduct in practice and will not conduct, financial, accounting or legal due diligence as to the state of the Company's and/or the Partnership's business. In its engagement in this Deed of Trust and the Trustee's consent to serve as a trustee for the Bondholders (Series A), the Trustee does not express an opinion, explicitly or implicitly, as to the ability of the Company to meet its obligations vis-à-vis the Bondholders (Series A) under this Deed. The provisions above will not derogate from the Trustee's obligations under any law and/or the Deed of Trust, and will not derogate from the Trustee's obligation (if such an obligation applies to the Trustee under any law) to examine the impact of changes in the Company from the date of the Prospectus and thereafter, if they may detrimentally impact the Company's ability to meet its obligations under this Deed of Trust visà-vis the Bondholders (Series A).
6.4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee is not required to check the possibility and/or necessity of registering the Company's liabilities to avoid creating liens or any similar registration in nature and substance outside of Israel, and the Company's obligation as stated above will be a contractual obligation towards the Trustee and the Bondholders. The Company hereby confirms and declares that, as of the date of this Deed of Trust, it has not created or undertook to create or registered floating liens on all of its direct assets and current and future rights for which the undertaking as stated above is given.
6.4.4 The Group's companies will be permitted to sell, lease, assign, deliver or transfer their property, in whole or in part, in any manner, to whoever they deem appropriate, without requiring any consent of the Trustee and/or of the bondholders (Series A), as the case may be. The Group's companies are not required to notify the Trustee of a transfer or sale of any asset of their assets except if what is involved is a sale or a transfer of "Material Asset" according to the meaning of that term in Section 8.1 below, and in addition they are not required to notify the Trustee regarding the creation of a pledge over their assets, except a general floating charge on the Company's overall property as stated above.
compliance with the provisions of this Section 6.2 above, the Trustee will rely on the Company's reports and the approvals set forth in this Section 6.2 above, and will not be required to ensure the accuracy thereof.
Until after the full, final and precise repayment of the Bonds under the terms of Deed of Trust, and the fulfillment of the other obligations of the Company vis-à-vis the Bondholders (Series A) under this Deed of Trust and the terms of the Bonds (Series A), the Company will meet, at all times, each of the financial conditions set forth below:
The examination regarding the Company's compliance with each of the Financial Covenants contained in subsections (1) to (3) above will be performed as of the date of the publication of the Financial Statements by the Company and on their basis and as long as the Bonds (Series A) exist in circulation, with respect to the quarterly/annual financial statements that the Company is required to publish by the same date ("Date of the Examination").
The Company will indicate in the notes to its financial statements whether it meets each of the Financial Covenants. Within 15 days from the date of publication of each financial statement, the Company will provide the Trustee with a confirmation from the Company's senior financial officer, or the Company's CEO in regard to the Company's compliance with each of the Financial Covenants, along with an electronic data sheet showing the calculation and all according to the wording to the satisfaction of the trustee.
The terms used for the Financial Covenants will be calculated and determined in accordance with the rules of the U.S. GAAP applicable to the company at the time of signing the trust deed ("the determining accounting rules").
If there is a material change in the U.S. GAAP and/or regulatory changes in relation to the accounting rules that determine or if the company adopts an accounting standard voluntarily and the adoption of the standard causes a material change, the above financial standards will be applied according to the financial statements prepared according to the accounting rules that determine, ignoring the aforementioned changes and the company will present to the trustee at the time of transfer a confirmation Compliance with the financial standards as mentioned in this section above, every quarter, a compliance report with the accounting standards applied to the company in accordance with the accounting rules that determine and everything in the wording to the satisfaction of the trustee. In the event of such a change, the company will include in the financial statements, the data on which it based the calculation of the financial benchmarks listed above (pro forma report).
"Substantial change" for the purposes of this section - means a change of at least 5% in the aggregate, in relation to all the standard and regulatory changes that have taken place, between the relevant benchmark as mentioned above, and the date of the financial statement, as calculated according to the accepted accounting rules that will apply to the company at the date of the report, and the benchmark the relevant one, for that date, as calculated according to the accounting rules that determine.
As long as the Company does not breach any of the Financial Covenants noted in Section 6.5 above, no distribution restriction shall hinder the Company. If the Company is in noncompliance one or more of the Financial Covenants as noted in Section 6.5 above, the Company can make a distribution in an amount that does not exceed the amount required to meet the U.S. legal requirements applicable to REITs.
In the event of a distribution while the Company is in deviation from one or more of the Financial Covenants as stated in Section 6.5 above, as stated above, the Company will give the Trustee a prior notice of its intention to make a distribution along with a confirmation from the senior financial officer in the Company that the amount of the distribution does not exceed the amount required to meet the U.S. legal requirements applicable to REITs. The trustee will rely on the confirmation without being required to perform any examination on the subject.
7.1 Early repayment initiated by the Stock Exchange
In the event that the Stock Exchange decides to delist the Bonds from trade because the public holdings of the Bonds is less than the amount set forth in the guidelines of the Stock Exchange regarding delisting from trade, the Company will act as follows:
Early redemption of the Bonds as stated above will not grant any of the Bondholders that redeems them as stated with the right to an interest payment for the period following the redemption date.
The Company will publish a notice of the early redemption date in an immediate report. The notice as stated will also specify the early redemption consideration amount.
7.2 Early repayment initiated by the Stock Exchange
The Company may, at its exclusive discretion, call for the early redemption of the Bonds (Series A), at any time after the date which is 60 days from the date of listing for trade in the Stock Exchange, in which case the following provisions will apply – all subject to the instructions of the Securities Authority and the provisions of the bylaws of the Stock Exchange and the guidelines thereunder, as they may be at the relevant date:
The frequencies of the early redemptions will not exceed one per quarter.
In the event that early redemption is determined in a quarter in which an interest payment is also scheduled, or a date for payment of partial redemption or a date for payment of final redemption, the early redemption will take place on the date scheduled for the payment as stated.
In this regard, a "quarter" shall mean each of the following periods: January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December.
The minimum amount of each early repayment will not be less than ILS 1 million. Notwithstanding the above, the Company may perform early redemption in a scope of less than ILS 1 million, provided that the scope of the redemptions will not exceed one per year.
Any amount that is paid in early repayment by the Company will be repaid with respect to all of the Bondholders (Series A), pro-rata based on the par value of the Bonds (Series A) that are held thereby.
Upon the passing of a resolution by the Company's board of directors regarding the performance of early redemption as stated above, the Company will publish an immediate report with a copy to the Trustee no less than seventeen (17) days and no more than forty five (45) days before the early redemption date. The early redemption date will not occur during the period between the effective date for the payment of interest for the Bonds (Series A) and between the actual date for the payment of the interest. In the immediate report as stated, the Company will publish the principal amount that will be repaid in the early redemption, as well as the interest that has accrued for the amount of the principal as stated until the early redemption date, in accordance with the provisions below.
Early redemption will not occur for part of a series of Bonds (Series A) if the last redemption amount is less than ILS 3.2 million.
If the Company performs partial early repayment, the Company will pay the interest accrued only for the part redeemed, and not the entire unpaid balance of the Bonds (which are redeemed on the partial repayment date).
On the partial early redemption date, if any, the Company will issue an immediate report about: (1) the partial redemption rate in terms of the unpaid balance; (2) the partial redemption rate in terms of the original series; (3) the partial redemption interest rate on the redeemed part; (4) the interest rate that will be paid in partial redemption is calculated regarding the unpaid balance; (5) the interest rate that will be paid in the partial redemption, calculated regarding the unpaid balance; (6) update of the partial redemption rates that remain, in terms of the original series; (6) the effective date for eligibility to receive the early redemption of the principal of the Bonds that will exist twelve (12) days before the date determined for the early redemption.
The amount that will be paid to the Bondholders (Series A) in the event of early redemption will be the amount that is the higher of the following: (1) the market value of the balance of the Bonds (Series A) available for early repayment which is determined based on the average closing price of the Bonds (Series A) in thirty (30) trading days before the date on which the board of directors resolves to perform the early redemption, however, if the early repayment date has been determined on the date on which interest is paid, the amount equal to the interest amount paid on the same date for the bonds will be reduced from the average unit price as stated; (2) the undertaking value of the Bonds (Series A) available for early redemption in circulation, i.e. the principal in addition to interest that the bonds carry at the early maturity date until the date of the actual early redemption; (3) the balance of the cash flow of the Bonds (Series A) that are available for early redemption (principal in addition to the interest that the bonds carry at the early maturity date), when discounted based on the yield of government bonds (as defined below) with an addition of 3%, calculated on an annual basis. Discount of the Bonds (Series A) available for early redemption will be calculated as of the early redemption date and until the last payment date determined with respect to the Bonds (Series A) available for early redemption.
In this regard: "yield of government bonds" shall mean the weighted average of the yield for redemption (gross) in a period of seven business days, ending two business days before the date of notice of early redemption, of the series of government bonds that are not index-linked, with interest in a fixed rate, and that during their average life is the closest to the average life of the bonds on the relevant date, i.e. one series with the closest average life higher than the life of the bonds (Series A) on the relevant date, and one series with the average life below the Bonds (Series A) on the relevant date, and whose weight will reflect the average life of the Bonds on the relevant date.
In the case of payment of additional interest following the early redemption, the additional interest will be paid on the par value redeemed in early redemption only.
The Company will provide the Trustee, within five trading days from the date of the Board of Director's resolution, with confirmation signed by the senior officer in the financial field or CEO of the Company regarding calculation of the payment amount. The wording of the confirmation will be to the satisfaction of the Trustee.
appointed for it or a similar decision is made or a similar functionary is appointed by the Company and/or towards it. It is clarified that for the purpose of this subsection, liquidation proceedings with respect to the Company will be in accordance with Israeli law or a parallel proceeding in foreign law, parallel to the Israeli proceeding.
8.1.6 In the event that an application is filed for receivership or to appoint a receiver (temporary or permanent) or any similar functionary appointed for the Company or a material asset of the Company (as defined below), or if an order is given to appoint a temporary receiver or any similar functionary appointed that is not rejected or dismissed within 45 days from the submission or granting, as applicable; or, if an order is given to appoint a fixed receiver for the Company or for a material asset of the Company (as defined below) or a similar order under law applicable to the Company. Notwithstanding the above, the Company will not be given any remedial period with respect to applications or orders that were submitted or granted as applicable by the Company or with its consent. It is clarified that for the purpose of this subsection, receivership proceedings with respect to the Company will be in accordance with Israeli law or a parallel proceeding in foreign law, parallel to the Israeli proceeding.
8.1.7 If a attachment is placed on a material asset of the Company (as this term is defined below) or execution actions are performed in connection with a material asset of the Company (as this term is defined below) and the attachment is not removed or the action is not terminated, as applicable, within 90 days from the date on which it is applied or performed, as applicable Notwithstanding the above, the Company will not be given any remedial period with respect to orders or requests that are given or filed, as applicable by the Company or with its consent. It is clarified that for the purpose of this subsection, attachment proceedings or execution proceedings with respect to the Company will be in accordance with Israeli law or a parallel proceeding in foreign law, parallel to the Israeli proceeding.
For the purpose of this section below, it shall be emphasized that in the event that the Bonds (Series A) are rated by more than one rating company, an examination of the rating based on the grounds for calling for immediate repayment above will take place, throughout, based on the lower rating among them.
8.1.16 If the Company sells to another/ others all of its assets or its main assets during one calendar quarter, and the holders of the Bonds (Series A) do not consent in advance to the sale with a decision passed with an ordinary resolution. "Sale to Another" – sale to any third party (including the controlling shareholder of the Company and/or corporations under his control), excluding a sale to corporations that are fully held by the Company; "Main Assets of the Company" – an asset or a number of assets the value of which and/or the aggregate value of which (as applicable) in the most recent financial statements published before the occurrence of the relevant event exceeds 50% of the scope of its assets in the balance sheet of the Company based on the financial statements as stated, unless all the consideration for the sale (a) is invested in the field of activity of the Company, and the investment agreement as aforesaid will be signed within twelve (12) months from the date of the sale, (b) or will be used for early redemption (partial of full) of the Bonds in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2 above and/or for the purchase Bonds (Series A) (partial or full. With regard to subsections (a) and (b) – on the date of sale, confirmation will be received from the Board of Directors of the Company with regard to the intention to make use of the sales consideration for the purposes stated in subsection (a) or (b) above.
For the purpose of this Section 8, a "Material Asset of the Company" is an asset or assets in the aggregate of the Company or corporations held by the Company, the value of which on the relevant date, based on the most recent consolidated financial statements (audited or reviewed) of the Company published before the same date exceeds 50% of the scope of the assets in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company based on the financial statements as stated.
balance of the Bonds (Series A), provided that the Company was given a written warning of 15 days of his intention to do so.
9.1 In addition to any provision in this Deed and as a right and personal authority, the Trustee shall be entitled, at any time, at its reasonable discretion, and without providing notice, to perform any of the proceedings, including legal proceedings and motions to receive orders, as it shall see fit and pursuant to any law, for the purpose of realizing and/or defending the rights of the Holders of Bonds (Series A) and in order to enforce the Company's performance of another of the Company's undertakings according to the Deed of Trust. The above shall not damage and/or derogate from the rights of the Trustee to begin legal and/or other proceedings even if the Bonds (Series A) were not called for immediate repayment, all for the defense of the Bondholders (Series A) and/or for the purpose of granting any order regarding the matters of the trusteeship and pursuant to the provisions of any law. Notwithstanding the statements of this Section, it is clarified that the right to call for immediate repayment shall only be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 above, and not on behalf of this Section.
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All of the funds held from time to time by the Trustee, excluding his wages, expenses and the repayment of any debt therefor, in any manner including but not limited to as a result of calling the Bonds for immediate repayment and/or as a result of the proceedings that it will conduct, if any, against the Company, will be held thereby in trust and shall remain in its possession for the purposes and in the priority as follows: First – the clearance of expenses, payments, levies and undertakings incurred by the Trustee, placed thereon or caused as a result of the actions of managing the trusteeship or in another manner in connection with the terms of the Deed of Trust, including its fees (and under the condition that the Trustee will not receive its fees from both the Company the Bondholders). Second – the payment of any other sum according to the 'indemnification undertaking' (as the term is defined in Section 25.1 below); Third – the payment to the Bondholders carried out in installments according to Section 25.4.2 below, first to the holders that bore payments more than their proportionate share and thereafter to holders that bore payments based on their proportionate share, all as set forth in Section 25.4.2 below;
The balance will serve for the purposes within the following priority: (a) first – in order to pay the Holders the arrears interest for the Bonds they are owed according to the Bonds (Series A), if applicable, conditions pari-passu, and in a relative manner to the sum of the arrears interest which each of them are owed without preference or precedence towards any of them; (b) second –in order to pay the Holders of Bonds (Series A) the principal arrears owed to them under the terms of the Bonds held thereby, paripassu, in a manner that is relative to the principal sums in arrears to which they are owed, without any preference or priority right regarding any of them ; (c) third – in order to pay the Holders of Bonds (Series A) the interest amounts they are owed according to the conditions of the Bonds pari-passu, and in a manner relative to the sum which each of them are owed without any preference or precedence to any of them; (d) fourth – in order to pay the Holders the principle sums they are owed according to the Bonds held thereby pari-passu, whether the time came for the removal of the principle sums or not, in a manner relative to the sums they are owed, without any preference in connection with the issuance ahead of time of Bonds (Series A) by the Company or in another manner; (e) the balance – if existing, will be paid to the Company by the Trustee or vice versa, as applicable.
Withholding tax will be deducted from the payments to the Bondholders (Series A), as long as there is an obligation to deduct it according to any law.
It shall be clarified that if the Company must bear any of the expenses but does not do so, the Trustee will act reasonably to receive the sums as stated from the Company and in the event that it will succeed in receiving them, they will be held thereby in trust and will serve in its possession for the purposes and according to priority as detailed in this Section.
The Trustee may direct the Company to transfer to it part of the payment that the Company must pay to the Bondholders, (in this section: "the Relevant Payment") for the purpose of financing the Proceedings and / or expenses and / or the Trustee's fee under this Deed of Trust (in this section: the "Amount of Financing") as long as the Company did not bear the Amount of the Financing and / or deposit with the Trustee in advance the Amount of the Financing. The Company shall transfer the Amount of the Financing to the Trustee no later than the date of payment of the relevant payment. The Company may not refuse to act in accordance with the said notice, and will be seen as complying with its undertakings toward the Bondholders if it proves that it transferred the entire Amount of Financing to the Trustee, as aforesaid. May it be made clear that the Amount of Financing transferred to the Trustee will be deducted from the interest payment only. Until no later than one business day from the determined date for payment of the Relevant Payment from which the Amount of Financing will be deducted, an immediate report will be published stating the Amount of Financing, its purpose and the up-to-date amounts of interest and the interest rate to be paid to the Bondholders in the framework of the Relevant Payment. Additionally, the Company will state in the said immediate report, that the Amount of Financing transferred to the Trustee will be considered payment to the Bondholders for all intents and purposes.
The amount of financing that the Trustee may instruct the Company to transfer to it as stated above in this section, to the extent that the decision of the holders of the matter has not been received previously and / or in the matter (including a decision in connection with the taking of the proceedings and / or the execution of the actions for which the amount of the financing and / or the appointment of representatives and / or advisors to the trustee is required) will be limited to ILS 500,000 (plus VAT) (The "Ceiling Amount"). It is hereby clarified that the Ceiling Amount does not limit the Trustee's right to receive indemnification from the Company and / or the Bondholders.
The above shall not release the Company from its debt to bear the expense payments and the fees as stated when it is obligated to bear them according to this Deed or by any law. Similarly, the above shall not derogate from the obligation of the Trustee to act reasonably to acquire the sums to which the Holders are entitled from the Company, which will serve to finance the proceedings and/or expenses and/or the fees of the Trustee according to the Deed of Trust.
Notwithstanding the statements of Section 10 above, if the financial sum, which will be received as a result of performing the proceedings as stated above and which will be called at any time for a distribution in accordance with Section 10 above, shall be less than ILS 1 million, the Trustee shall not be obligated to distribute it and it shall be entitled to invest the said sum, entirely or partially, in investments permitted according to the Deed of Trust as set forth in Section 17 below, and it shall be entitled to replace these investments from time to time in other permitted investments as it sees fit. If these investments and their profits, together with additional funds that are received by the Trustee for are a sum that is not sufficient to pay the aforesaid amount, the Trustee shall pay them to the Holders in accordance with the set of priorities as stated in Section 10 above. In the event in which up to the earlier of: the closest interest/principle payment date or a reasonable time after receiving the said financial sum, the Trustee shall not be in possession of a sum that is sufficient to pay at least ILS 1 million as stated, the Trustee shall be entitled to distribute the funds in its possession to the Bondholders.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 12 above, the Bondholders (Series A) shall be entitled, according to a regular decision, to instruct the Trustee to pay them the funds received by the Trustee and called for distribution, as stated in Section 10 above, even if their sums amount to less than ILS 1 million. Notwithstanding the above, the payment of the Trustee's fees and the Trustee's expenses shall be paid from the said funds immediately upon reaching their date (and regarding the expenses already paid by the Trustee, the sums shall be returned to the Trustee immediately upon the funds arriving in the Trustee's possession) even if the funds that the Trustee received are less than ILS 1 million as stated.
The Trustee shall notify the Bondholders (Series A) of the date and place where any payment was performed from among the payments mentioned in Sections 10-12 above, in an advance notice of 14 days that shall be sent in the manner set forth in Section 27 below.101226 After the date determined in the notice, the Bondholders (Series A) shall be entitled to interest according to the rate determined in the Bonds, only for the balance of the principle sum (if existing) after deducting the sum that was paid.
14.1 Any sum to which the Bondholders (Series A) are entitled and was not paid in practice on the date set forth for its payment, for a reason independent of the Company, while the Company was ready and able to pay it in full and on time (the "Impediment"), shall not bear interest from the date set forth for its payment and the Bondholders (Series A) shall be only be entitled to those sums to which they were entitled on the date set forth for the repayment of the payment at the expense of the principle or the interest.
15.3 The sums distributed as stated in Sections10and 12 above shall be considered as payment at the expense of the repayment of the Bonds (Series A).
16.4 Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, at its reasonable discretion, hold records in another manner regarding partial payments as stated.
All of the funds that the Trustee may invest under the Deed of Trust will be invested thereby in Bank Leumi Le Israel B.M. or in Bank Hapoalim Ltd or in another bank in Israel with a rating of no less than AA in its name or for its deposit, in investments according to the Company's provisions, all subject to the terms of the Deed of Trust, provided that it deposits in bank deposits, treasury funds issued by the Bank of Israel and/or government bonds issued by the Bank of Israel.
In the event that it does so, it will only owe to those entitled to the same amounts the consideration received from the exercise of the investments, less its fees and expenses, charges and expenses related to the aforesaid investment and managing the trust accounts, the fees and less the obligatory payments applicable to the trust account, and the Trustee will act in accordance with the provisions of Sections 12 and/or 14 above, as applicable, with the balance of the funds as stated.
The Company hereby undertakes vis-à-vis the Trustee and Bondholders, as long as the Bonds (Series A) have not yet been fully repaid, as follows:
18.3 To provide the Trustee or his authorized representative (of whose appointment the Trustee will notify the Company at the time of his appointment) any information about the Company or entities under its control (including explanations, calculations and documents related to the Company, its business and its business position and information which, according to the reasonable judgment of the Trustee, is required to protect the rights of the Bondholders) within ten (10) business days from the date of the Trustee's request, and instruct the Company's accountants and legal advisors to do so, no later than ten (10) business days from the date of the Trustee's request, as long as, in the Trustee's reasonable opinion, the information is required by the Trustee and his attorneys for the purpose of exercising and implementing the Trustee's powers and rights under This Deed. It should be noted that the documents can be delivered by electronic media and/or personally.
18.4 To administer and keep account books and regular records in accordance with the provisions of any law applicable to the Company, and to allow the Trustee and/or whoever is appointed in writing by the Trustee for this purpose, to review, at a time agreed upon in advance and at any reasonable time, no later than ten (10) business days from the date of the Trustee's request, in any register and/or records as stated. It is noted that the documents can be delivered to the trustee by electronic media and/or personally.
place on a material asset of the Company (as this term is defined in Section 8.1 above) and in any event in which a receiver, special manager and/or temporary and/or permanent receiver and/or trustee who is appointed in the framework of a request for a stay of proceedings under Section 350 of the Companies Law and/or any functionary, against the Company is appointed with respect to a material asset of the Company, and to take, at its expense, any reasonable means required in order to remove such an attachment or terminate the receivership, liquidation or management, as applicable.
18.6 No later than ten (10) business days from the date of publication of the Company's annual financial statements, the Company will provide the Trustee with a confirmation signed by the Company's CEO or the most senior financial officer in the Company, according to which, based on examinations he/she performed during the period commencing on the later date of the date of This Deed or the date of the confirmation given to the Trustee, and until the date of giving such confirmation, the Company has not breached This Deed, nor did it breach any of the provisions of the Bonds, unless expressly stated otherwise in the confirmation.
18.14 To provide the Trustee, no later than 15 days from the date of the issue of the Bonds (Series A) under the Prospectus and/or from the expansion of Series A as stated in Section 4.1, a copy true to the original of the bond certificate.
Subject to the provisions of the law and the limitations imposed on the Trustee by law, the fulfillment of the Trustee's position under this Deed or its position as a trustee will not prevent it from engaging with the Company in other agreements or performing transactions therewith during the ordinary course of its business, provided that the same does not create a conflict of interests with serving as a trustee for the Bondholders (Series A).
21.8 The Trustee must submit a report regarding activity performed under the provisions of Chapter E1 of the Law at the reasonable request of the holders with at least ten percent (10%) of the balance of the par value of the Bonds within a reasonable time from the date of the demand, all subject to the confidentiality obligation borne by the Trustee vis-à-vis the Company as stated in Section 35j(d) of the Law.
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The Company will pay the Trustee its fees as set forth in Appendix 22 of This Deed.
23.1 The Trustee may deposit all of the deeds and documents that indicate, represent and/or set forth its right in connection with the trusteeship at the subject of this Deed, including in connection with any asset that it possesses at the time, in a safe and/or another place determined, with an banker and/or banking company and/or with an attorney.
transferred via one of the methods mentioned above although it contains errors and/or was not authentic, unless the same errors could have been discovered in a reasonable inspection.
23.4 Subject to any law, the Trustee will not be required to notify any party of the signature of the Deed of Trust, and will not be permitted to intervene in any manner in the management of the Company's business or affairs, other than based on the authorities that will be granted to the Trustee in this Deed or as agreed by the Company and the Trustee. The provisions of this Section will not limit the Trustee in actions that it must perform in accordance with the Deed of Trust.
The Trustee may, in the framework of managing the trusteeship's business, if it is deemed necessary to protect the rights of the debenture holders under the Deed of Trust, appoint agent/s that will act in its place, whether an attorney or another person, in order to perform or participate in the performance of special actions that must be performed in connection with the trusteeship (as the term "Special Operations" is defined in Appendix 22 below) and pay reasonable wages to any such agent, and without derogating from the generality of the above, to take legal proceedings. The company will be entitled to object to such appointment for any reasonable reason, including in the case where the sender is a competitor, either directly or indirectly, in the Company's business. It will be emphasized that the company will convey its reasonable grounds for objection up to 5 business days after the trustee's notification of the aforementioned appointment of a dispatcher.
It is clarified that the appointment of an agent as stated will not derogate from the liability of the Trustee for its actions and those of its agents. The Company undertakes to bear, in full, the reasonable cost involved in the employment of any such agent appointed by the Trustee, provided that this is possible in the circumstances, and if this does not prejudice the rights of the Bondholders. The Trustee will notify the Company in advance and in writing of its intention to appoint an agent and the costs involved.
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Company, and the Company provides its consent to the settlement) the grounds of which are related to actions performed by Parties Eligible for Indemnification or that they are required to perform under the provisions of this Deed and/or under law and/or an instruction of a competent authority and/or any law and/or at the request of the Bondholders (Series A) and/or at the request of the Company and/or for their position under this Deed; and
25.1.2 For the fees of the Parties Eligible for Indemnification and the reasonable expenses under the circumstances incurred and/or that will be incurred, and for any damage and/or loss that they sustain due to actions performed by the Parties Eligible for Indemnification or that they are required to perform under the provisions of this Deed, and/or under law and/or an instruction of the competent authority and/or under any law and/or at the request of the Bondholders (Series A) and/or at the request of the Company and/or in connection with use of the powers and authorities provided by virtue of this Deed, and in connection with any legal proceedings, opinion of an attorney and other experts, negotiations, discussions, expenses, insolvency proceedings, collection proceedings, debt arrangements, assessing the state of debt, valuations, claims and demands with respect to any matter and/or item performed and/or that is not performed in any manner with respect to the matter herein and/or their positions under this Deed.
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All provided that:
The indemnification right under this Section 25.1 will be hereinafter: an "Indemnification Undertaking" or "Indemnification Entitlement".
It is agreed that in any event in which it is claimed against the Parties Eligible for Indemnification that: (1) they acted in bad faith or other than in the fulfillment of their roles, or not in accordance with the provisions of the law or the Deed of Trust, and/or (2) they were negligent with negligence that is not exempt under law and/or (3) acted maliciously – they will be entitled to indemnification immediately upon their request for payment of the Indemnification Undertaking amount; however, if it is determined in a final judicial decision that they did in fact act as claimed against them as stated above, the Parties Eligible for Indemnification will return the Indemnification Undertaking amounts paid to them.
25.2 Without derogating from the rights to compensation provided to the Trustee under law and subject to the provisions of this Deed and/or the obligations of the Company under this Deed,
the Parties Eligible for Indemnification will be entitled to indemnification from the funds received by the Trustee in the proceedings taken regarding the obligations that it has undertaken, with respect to reasonable expenses incurred following the performance of the trusteeship or in connection with such actions, which in their opinion are required to be performed and/or in connection with use of the powers and authorities provided by virtue of this Deed and in connection with all types of legal proceedings, opinions of attorneys and other experts, negotiations, discussions, claims and demands regarding any matter and/or action that is performed and/or not performed in any manner with respect to this, and the Trustee may delay the funds available thereto and paid from them the amounts required in order to pay the indemnification as stated. All of the said amounts will have priority over the rights of the Bondholders (Series A) and subject to the provisions of any law, provided that the Trustee acts in good faith and in accordance with the obligations imposed thereon under any law and under this Deed. For the purpose of this Section, an action of the Trustee that is approved by the Company and/or the Bondholders will be considered an action that is reasonably required.
25.3 Without derogating from the Indemnification Undertaking in Section 25.1 above, in the event that the Trustee is required, under the terms of the Deed of Trust and/or under law and/or an instruction of a competent authority and/or any law and/or at the request of the Bondholders (Series A) and/or at the request of the Company and/or to protect the rights of the Bondholders (Series A) to perform any action including but not limited to commencing proceedings or filing cases at the request of the Bondholders (Series A) as stated in this Deed, the Trustee will be required to refrain from taking any such action until it receives, to its satisfaction, a financial deposit to cover the Indemnification Undertaking (the "Financing Cushion") in the amount required, with first priority from the Company, and in the case in which the Company still has not deposited the entire Financing Cushion on the date required to do so by the Trustee, the Trustee will contact the Bondholders (Series A) that hold the Bonds (Series A) on the effective date (as stated in Section 25.4 below), with a request that they deposit the Financing Cushion amount, each its 'relative share' (as this term is defined below). In the event in which the Bondholders (Series A) do not actually deposit the entire "Financing Cushion" amount required, the Trustee will not be subject to the obligation to take any action or relevant proceedings. The provisions above will not exempt the Trustee from taking an urgent action required in order to prevent material detrimental harm to the rights of the Bondholders (Series A).
The Trustee is authorized to determine the "Financing Cushion" amount and may again create an additional cushion as stated from time to time, in the reasonable amount determined thereby. It shall be clarified that the payment by the holders under this Section will not release the Company from its obligation to bear the aforesaid payment.
"Relative Share" shall mean: the relative share of the Bonds (Series A) held by the Holder on the relevant effective date as stated in Section 25.3 below of the total nominal value in circulation at the time. It is clarified that calculation of the relative share will remain effective even if after the same date a change occurs to the nominal value of the Bonds held by the Holder.
It shall be clarified that Bondholders that bear liability to cover expenses as stated in this Section above may bear expenses as stated in this section above in excess of their relative share, and in such a case, the priority will apply to the repayment of the funds in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of This Deed.
Subject to the provisions of any law, excluding regarding changes or waivers which are not negligible with respect to (1) payment dates under the Bonds (including a technical change to the dates or effective date for payment4 ); (2) the interest rate5 , adjustments of the interest arising from non-compliance with the financial covenants and a change to the rating; (3) undertakings of the Company in connection with the financial covenants and their breach; (4) undertakings of the Company in connection with the distribution; (5) provisions related to the expansion of a series; (6) the provisions pertaining to the law applicable to this Deed; (7) the terms of repayment and grounds for calling for immediate repayment; (8) the undertaking regarding non-creation of pledges; (9) the appointment of a representative; and (10) Interest cushion and expenses cushion, the Trustee may, from time to time and at any time when, in its opinion, there will not be harm to the rights of the Bondholders (Series A), waive any breach or nonfulfillment of any of the terms of the Bonds or the non-fulfillment of any of the terms of the Deed of Trust by the Company.
Subject to the provisions of any law and with the prior approval in a special resolution, the Trustee may, whether before or after the principal of the Bonds (Series A) is called for payment, settle with the Company in connection with any right or claim of the Bondholders (Series A), waive any right or claim of the Bondholders (Series A) or any of them vis-à-vis the Company under the Deed of Trust and the Bonds (Series A) and agree with the Company to any arrangement of their rights, including to waive any right or claim of the Bondholders (Series A) vis-a-vis the Company under this Deed.
In the event that the Trustee settles with the Company, waives any right or claim of the Bondholders (Series A) or agrees with the Company to any arrangement of rights of the Bondholders (Series A) after receiving the prior consent of the meeting of Bondholders (Series A) as stated above, the Trustee will be exempt from liability for this action, as approved by the general meeting, provided that the Trustee does not breach a fiduciary duty and does not act in bad faith or maliciously or with negligence that is not exempt under law, in the implementation of the resolution of the general meeting.
4Subject to the TASE approval 5Subject to the TASE approval.
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Without derogating from the provisions above, subject to the provisions of any law, the Company and the Trustee may, whether before or after the principal of the Bonds is called for payment, change the Deed of Trust and its appendices (including a change to the terms of the Bonds (Series A)) if one of the following is met:
In any event of use of the Trustee's right under this Section, the Trustee may demand from the Bondholders (Series A) that they provide it or the Company with the Certificates of the Bonds in order to record a note thereon regarding any settlement, waiver, change or amendment as stated, and at the request of the Trustee, the Company will record such a note. In any event of use of the Trustee's right under this Section, it will inform the Bondholders (Series A) thereof in writing within a reasonable time.
28.1 The Company will keep and manage in its registered offices a register of Bondholders (Series A) in accordance with the Securities Law, which is open for the review of any person (the Register).
28.2 The Register shall record the names and addresses of the Bondholders, and the principal amounts (and stated interest) owing to each Bondholder pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time. The entries in the register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Company, the Trustee and the Bondholders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Holder hereunder for all purposes of this Deed of Trust. The Company will not be required to record in the Register any notice regarding explicit, implicit or estimated trusteeship, or a pledge or lien of any kind or any equitable right, claim or offset or any other right, in connection with the Bonds (Series A). The Company will solely recognize the ownership of a person in whose name the Bonds are recorded. The legal heirs, estate managers or executors of the registered owner and any person entitled to the Bonds, following a bankruptcy of any registered owner (and in the event of a corporation – following its liquidation), shall be entitled to be registered in the Register as a Holder after providing evidence which, in the opinion of the Company's managers, is satisfactory to establish the right of such person to be registered as a Bondholder.
When it is proved to the satisfaction of the Trustee that all of the Bonds (Series A) are paid, redeemed or when the Company deposits sufficient amounts of money in trust with the Trustee which will suffice for the full and final redemption of the Bonds, in accordance with the provisions of this Deed, as well as when it is proved to the satisfaction of the Trustee that all of his wages and all of the expenditures made by the Trustee and/or his agents in connection with his operation according to the Deed of Trust and according to its provisions are paid to him in full, and the Trustee is required, at the Company's first request, to act upon the monies deposited with him in respect of the Bonds (Series A) whose redemption was not requested, according to the terms stipulated in this Deed.
30.1 The Company hereby appoints the Trustee as a trustee for the Bondholders (Series A) alone under the provisions of Section 35b of the Securities Law, including for the parties entitled to payments under the Bonds (Series A) that are not paid after the date of payment.
30.12 Subject to the provisions of all laws and what is stated in this Deed of Trust, the Trustee undertakes, by his signing this Deed, to maintain in confidentiality all information provided to him by the Company and will not disclose it to another and will not make any use thereof, unless it's disclosure or use is required for the purpose of fulfilling his role according to the Securities Law, according to the Deed of Trust, or according to a court order. Said duty of confidentiality will apply as well to any agent of the Trustee (including any consultant, counsel, and so forth), Which, prior to receiving information from the Company, will sign a confidentiality letter with the Company in a reasonable and acceptable manner.
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30.18 The Company will publish an immediate report in any event of the resignation of the Trustee and/or the appointment of a different trustee.
Series A Bondholders' meetings will be conducted as stated in the Second Supplement of This Deed. At the Company's request, the Trustee will provide the Company, within two (2) business days from the date of the convening of each such meeting, the details of all the bondholders who voted at the meeting (including the amount of bonds held by each of them) as well as their vote (for, against, abstained, etc.) of each such bondholder. At the Company's request, a copy of the ballots delivered to the Trustee by the bondholders will be forwarded for review. The Company will keep this data confidential and will not be allowed to make use of the data except solely for the purpose of monitoring the accuracy of the voting results.
The only law which applies to this Deed of Trust and its appendices, including the bonds, is Israeli law. In the event of any matter that is omitted from this Deed and in any event of a conflict between the provisions of the law and this Deed of Trust, the parties will act only in accordance with the provisions of Israeli law which cannot be conditioned.
The law applicable to this Deed of Trust, including its appendices, is the Israeli law only. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the law and this Deed of Trust, the parties shall act in accordance with the provisions of Israeli law which cannot be conditioned.
The exclusive and sole jurisdiction in connection with this Deed of trust, including its appendices and the bond, as an appendix thereto, is subject to the competence court in Tel Aviv- Jaffa.
The Company and the Partnership shall not object to any motion by the Trustee and/or a bondholder that is submitted to an Israeli court for the application of Israeli law matters of a compromise arrangement, debt settlement and/or insolvency, and shall not object if an Israeli court seeks to apply Israeli law in matters a compromise arrangement, debt settlement and/or insolvency in connection with the Company and/or the Partnership, and the Company and/or the Partnership shall not raise arguments against Israeli jurisdiction regarding procedures taken by the Trustee and/or Bondholders as stated above.
The Parties' addresses will be as detailed in the preamble to this Deed, or any other address regarding which appropriate written notice is given to the other party.
In accordance with the provisions of the Securities Regulations (Signature and Electronic Reporting), 5763–2003, the Trustee hereby certifies to the entity authorized for the same on behalf of the Company, to electronically report to the Securities Authority regarding this Deed of Trust.
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Mishmeret Trust Services Ltd. Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc
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I the undersigned, ___________, Advocate, of the offices of Fischer & Co, certify that this Deed of Trust was signed by Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc through Mr./Ms. __________, whose signature binds the Company in connection with this Deed of Trust.
____________, Adv.
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Issuance of a series of ILS ____ million par value of Bonds (Series A), registered by name, of ILS 1 par value each, bearing fixed annual interest in the rate determined by a Tender (the "Interest"), repayable (principal) in three (3) non equal payments at the rate of 6% for each of the first payments from the principal and 88%% for the third and last payment from the principal, payable on September 30 of each of the years 2024 to 2026 (inclusive). The interest on the Bonds (Series A) will be paid in semiannual installments on September 30, 2024 and on March 31 and September 30 of each the years 2025 to 2026 (inclusive).
Bond (Series A) Registered by Name
Number 1
Par value ILS __________
Annual interest: fixed at a rate determined by the Tender.
On September 30, 2024, 6% of the principal of the par value of the Bonds (Series A) that will be outstanding, on September 30, 2025 a rate of 6% of the principal amount outstanding, and on September 30, 2026, 88% of the principal of the par value of the Bonds (Series A) which are in circulation, all subject to the provisions listed on the overleaf and the Deed of Trust, dated [___] [___], [___] between the Company, as one party, and Mishmeret Trust services Ltd. and/or any party that serves from time to time as a trustee of the Bondholders under the Deed of Trust (the "Trustee" and the "Deed of Trust" respectively), as the other party.
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Signed by the Company on _______, 2024
By:
Authorized Signatory: ____________ Authorized Signatory: ___________
I the undersigned, _________, Advocate, certify that this bond certificate was duly signed by Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc according to its bylaws, by means of Mr. _____, and his signature binds the Company for purposes of this bond.
__________, Adv.
In this (Series A) bond, the following expressions shall have the following meanings and inasmuch as they are not defined below, shall have the meaning given them in the Deed of Trust, unless a different meaning is implied by the context:
| "Business Day" or a "Bank Business Day" |
Any day on which the exchange clearinghouse of most of the banks in Israel are open to carry out transactions. |
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| "Principal" - | The unpaid par value of the (Series A) bonds. |
| "Special Resolution" – | a resolution passed in a general meeting of Bondholders (Series A), who are present themselves or by their counsel whose Bonds represent at least 50% of the balance of the par value of the Bonds (Series A), or in an adjourned meeting attended by the Bondholders, themselves or by their counsel, who hold at least 20% of the balance of the par value as stated, and which is passed (whether in the original meeting or adjourned meeting) with a majority of at least two thirds (2/3) of the balance of the par value of the Bonds (Series A) represented in the vote. |
| "Ordinary Resolution" - | A resolution passed by a simple majority at a general meeting of the Bondholders, in which at least two Bondholders who together hold at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding par value balance of Bonds were present (in person or by their proxy); |
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| The "Nominee Company" – | The Nominee Company of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd or a nominee company that will replace it, provided all the Company's securities will be registered under its name. |
| "Trading Day" - | A day on which transactions are made in the Tel Aviv Securities Exchange Ltd. |
"Clearing Housing of the Stock Exchange" -The Securities Authority The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.
For details regarding the Bonds (Series A), see section 2 1.11of the Deed of Trust.
6It is clarified that if the Bonds (Series A) are rated by more than one reading company, the ratings test for the purpose of adjusting the interest rate to a change in rating (if and inasmuch as there shall be such a change) shall be done, at all times, according to the lower of the ratings.
according to the bond, every such payment will be made by check which will be sent by registered mail to his last address registered in the Registry. Sending of a check to one so entitled by registered mail as aforesaid will be considered for all intents and purposes as payment of the amount determined therein on the date of its sending by mail, provided that the check is deposited in the bank and actually paid.
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In any event in which a date for payment on account of principle and/or interests falls on a day which is not a business day, the payment date will be postponed to the first business day thereafter, without additional payment and the "Effective Date" for the purpose of determining entitlement for redemption or interest will not change as a result.
See Section 6 of the Deed of Trust.
See Section 14 of the Deed of Trust.
See Section 28 of the Deed of Trust.
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The bonds may be transferred and their full par value, as well as in part, provided that it shall be in whole New Israel Shekels. Every bond transfer shall be done by a letter of transfer in an accepted wording, duly signed by a the registered holder or his legal representatives and by the recipient of the transfer orders legal representatives, which shall be provided to the Company at its registered office together with the bond certificates transferred in accordance there with as well as every other proof required by the Company for the purpose of proving the transferor's right to transfer them. If tax or any other mandatory payment shall apply to the letter of transfer of the bonds, proof of their payment shall be provided to the Company which shall be satisfactory to the Company. The Company's Articles of Incorporation which apply to the transfer shares which are fully paid and their assignment will apply, mutatis mutandis, as applicable, on the manner of the transfer of the bonds and their assignment. In the event of a transfer of only a portion of the amount of the determinate principle in a bond certificate, it is necessary to first split, according to the provisions of section 9 above, the certificate to a number of certificates as required by the same, in a manner such that the sum of all of the determinate principle amounts therein will be equal to the amount of the determinate principle of said bond certificate. After fulfilling all of these conditions, the transfer shall be registered in the registry, and the Company shall be entitled to require that a notice regarding said transfer be registered on the certificate of the transferred bond which will be provided to the transfer recipient or that he be issued a new bond certificate in its place, and the transferee shall be subject to all of the conditions detailed in the transferred bond certificate such that in a place that it states "the holder" it shall be seen as if it says "the transferee", and he shall be considered as a "holder" for purposes of the Deed of Trust.
Regarding early redemption of the Bonds at the initiative of the Stock Exchange and early redemption at the initiative of the Company, see Section 57 of the Deed of Trust.
See Section 3 of the Deed of Trust.
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See Section 27 of the Deed of Trust.
The general meetings of bondholders (Sears A) shall be convened and shall be conducted in accordance with what is stated in the Second Supplement of the Deed of Trust.
See Section 15 of the Deed of Trust.
See Section 8 of the Deed of Trust.
See Section 26 of the Deed of Trust.
See Sections 32 and 0 of the Deed of Trust.
In the event of a contradiction between this supplement and the Deed of Trust, the Deed of Trust shall prevail.
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Second Addendum
Bondholders' Meetings (Series A)
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2.5.1. Location where the meeting will be convened;
2.5.2. The date and time on which the meeting will be convened;
2.5.3. The legal quorum for commencing the meeting as detailed in section 3 below;
2.5.4. The effective date for participation in the meeting.
2.5.5. The topics to be discussed at the meeting and proposed resolutions will be indicated;
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2.5.6. Arrangements regarding written voting;
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At every holders' reading, the Trustee or whomever he appoints shall serve as chairperson of that same meeting.
In a meeting of bondholders the agenda of which contains one of the following, the provisions below will apply regarding the legal quorum in a meeting of holders or an adjourned meeting, and regarding the majority required for passing the resolutions:
6.1. In a meeting the agenda of which contains calling the bonds for immediate repayment - the provisions of Section 8.2.2 of the Trust Deed will apply.
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At a meeting on whose agenda includes a resolution on a topic regarding which it is stipulated in the Trust Deed or the bond that it is subject to a special resolution, the legal quorum is the presence of bondholders who own fifty percent (50%) at least of the balance of the bonds' par value or at a postponed meeting, the presence of bondholders who own twenty percent (20%) at least of the balance of the bonds' par value. The required majority for adopting a special resolution (whether at the original meeting or at a postponed meeting) is a majority of two-thirds (two thirds) of the balance of the bonds' par value which is represented at the vote.
7.5. Position Statements will not be published at a Consultation Meeting.
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The declaration by chairperson that a resolution at a holders' meeting was adopted or rejected, whether unanimously or by some majority, shall be prima facie evidence of what is stated therein.
11.2. Minutes signed by the chairperson of the meeting will serve as prima facie evidence of the matters listed therein. A declaration by the chairperson of the meeting regarding adoption of a resolution or its rejection and a notation regarding the matter in the minutes' registry shall serve as prima facie evidence of this fact.
And these are the conditions:
2.2.1 The Holder of Bonds does not have a conflict of interest due to the existence of any additional material interest that is conflicting a matter derived from the office of the Urgent Representation, and from his holding of Bonds. For the avoidance of doubt it shall be clarified that a Holder who is a connected party (as the term is defined in Section 3.2of the Deed of Trust, will be considered as having a conflict of interest as stated, and will not serve in the Urgent Representation;
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2.4 Prior to the appointment of the Members of the Urgent Representation, the Trustee will receive, from the candidates for serving as Members of the Urgent Representation, a declaration regarding the existence of lack of conflicts of interest, as stated in Section 2.2.1 above, and regarding serving in additional representations, as stated in Section 2.2.2 above. Similarly, the Trustee is entitled to require such a declaration from the members of the Urgent Representation at any time during the course of the Urgent Representation's service. A holder who does not provide said declaration will be considered as having a conflict of interests or preclusion from service based on the Antitrust Commissioner's orders as aforesaid, as applicable. In relation to a declaration regarding a conflict of interest, the Trustee will check for the existence of conflicting interests and to the extent required, will decide whether the conflicts of interest disqualified that same holder from service on the Representation. It should be clarified that the Trustee will rely on the said declarations and will not conduct an additional personal test or investigation. The Trustee's determinations in these matters shall be final.
2.5 The term of office of the Urgent Representation will end on the date where the Company will publish the decisions of the Urgent Representation in connection with providing an extension to the Company for the purpose of fulfilling the conditions of the Deed of Trust, as detailed in Section 8 of the Deed of Trust, but in any event shall not exceed three months from the appointment date.
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The above shall not derogate from the authority of the Trustee to convene an assembly of Holders of Bonds, including in relation to that matter for which the Urgent Representation was convened. If the decision of the assembly of Holders of Bonds was made for that matter, the decision of the assembly shall prevail over the decision of the Urgent Representation, including vis-à-vis the Company.
4.1 The Company undertakes to provide the Trustee all information in its possession or which it is able to secure in connection with the identity of the bondholders and the scope of their holdings. Similarly, the Trustee will act to secure said information in accordance with the authorities granted him according to law.
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Of the Deed of Trust dated [______]
The Company will pay the Trustee wages for his services, in accordance with this Deed of Trust, as detailed below:
4.4. Special works (including, but not limited to, work required due to restructuring of the Company or work due to the Company's requirement) or due to the need to perform additional operations in order to fulfill its role as a reasonable Trustee, due to a change in law (including regulations to be established following Amendments 50 and 51 of the Securities Law) and/or regulations and/or other binding provisions that will apply in connection with the actions of the Trustee and its responsibilities according to this Deed of Trust.
If according to any law there will be an obligation to deposit a guarantee applying to the Company to ensure the Company's obligation for the special expenses of the Trustee, the Company will act in accordance with the provisions as stated.
South Bend, IN. August 6, 2024 (ACCESSWIRE) – Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: STRW) (the "Company") announced today that it issued approximately NIS 146 million (Approx. \$38 million) principal amount of its new Series A Bonds Due in September 2026 (the "Bonds"), pursuant to a Deed of Trust between the Company and Mishmeret Trust Services Company Ltd., an Israeli trust company, as trustee, dated as of August 4, 2024. The Bonds will be listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The Bonds are unsecured obligations of the Company denominated in Israeli shekels (NIS). The Company will pay interest on the 2026 Bonds at a rate of 6.97% per year, until the final maturity date of September 30, 2026. The net proceeds of the sale of the Bonds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include redemption of the Company's outstanding debt.
The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Bonds were offered solely to investors outside the United States and were not offered to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act).
Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc., is a self-administered real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, acquisition, development and leasing of skilled nursing and certain other healthcare-related properties. The Company's portfolio includes 110 healthcare facilities with an aggregate of 12,500+ beds, located throughout the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The 110 healthcare facilities comprise 100 skilled nursing facilities, eight assisted living facilities, and two long-term acute care hospitals.
Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding our intent, belief or expectations, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: future financing plans, business strategies, growth prospects and operating and financial performance; expectations regarding the making of distributions and the payment of dividends; and compliance with and changes in governmental regulations.
Words such as "anticipate(s)," "expect(s)," "intend(s)," "plan(s)," "believe(s)," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "seek(s)" and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms, are intended to identify such forwardlooking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could lead to actual results differing materially from those projected, forecasted or expected. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects or which could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to prevent its
spread and the related impact on our business or the businesses of our tenants; (ii) the ability and willingness of our tenants to meet and/or perform their obligations under the triple-net leases we have entered into with them, including, without limitation, their respective obligations to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from and against various claims, litigation and liabilities; (iii) the ability of our tenants to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations in the operation of the properties we lease to them; (iv) the ability and willingness of our tenants to renew their leases with us upon their expiration, and the ability to reposition our properties on the same or better terms in the event of nonrenewal or in the event we replace an existing tenant, as well as any obligations, including indemnification obligations, we may incur in connection with the replacement of an existing tenant; (v) the availability of and the ability to identify (a) tenants who meet our credit and operating standards, and (b) suitable acquisition opportunities, and the ability to acquire and lease the respective properties to such tenants on favorable terms; (vi) the ability to generate sufficient cash flows to service our outstanding indebtedness; (vii) access to debt and equity capital markets; (viii) fluctuating interest rates; (ix) the ability to retain our key management personnel; (x) the ability to maintain our status as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"); (xi) changes in the U.S. tax law and other state, federal or local laws, whether or not specific to REITs; (xii) other risks inherent in the real estate business, including potential liability relating to environmental matters and illiquidity of real estate investments; and (xiii) any additional factors included under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report Form 10-K dated March 19, 2024, including in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part I of such report, as such risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except in the normal course of our public disclosure obligations, we expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
Investor Relations: Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. [email protected] +1 (773) 747-4100 x422
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