UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
VimpelCom Ltd. |
(Name of Issuer)
Preferred Shares of Nominal Value US$0.001 Each |
(Title of Class of Securities)
G9360W 115 |
(CUSIP Number)
Oleg Kiselev Strovolou 124 1st Floor Flat/Office 103 Nicosia Cyprus 2042 Tel: +357 22 465 950 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 30, 2011 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
13D
CUSIP No. G9360W 115 |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON.
Forrielite Limited | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of Cyprus | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 shares of Preferred Stock* | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
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9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Preferred Stock* | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Preferred Stock* | |||||
12 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO |
* | As described herein, 123,600,000 preferred shares were transferred to Bertofan Investments Limited on December 30, 2011. |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON.
Oleg Kiselev | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Russian | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 shares of Preferred Stock* | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
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9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Preferred Stock* | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Preferred Stock* | |||||
12 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
* | As described herein, 123,600,000 preferred shares were transferred to Bertofan Investments Limited on December 30, 2011. |
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This amendment to Schedule 13D (this Amendment) relates to the convertible preferred stock, nominal value US$0.001 per share (the Preferred Stock) of VimpelCom Ltd. (VimpelCom). The address of the principal executive office of VimpelCom is SOM 2 Bld., Floor 2, Claude Debussylaan 15, 1082 MC Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The Schedule 13D that is the subject of this Amendment was originally filed on June 13, 2011 (the Statement). This Amendment is being filed to report the sale and transfer of 123,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock to Bertofan Investments Limited, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus (the Purchaser). The Statement is amended and supplemented as follows below.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Statement is amended by inserting the following information:
On December 30, 2011, Forrielite and the Purchaser entered into an Agreement relating to the Sale and Purchase of Shares in VimpelCom (the SPA) pursuant to which Forrielite agreed to sell to the Purchaser 123,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock in consideration of the payment of US$111,000,000 in cash to Forrielite within five business days after completion of the transfer. Forrielite completed the transfer of such shares to the Purchaser on December 30, 2011. By transferring these shares to the Purchaser, Forrielite has disposed of 28.5% of the Preferred Stock and 5.9950% in the issued share capital of VimpelCom. These shares represent 5.9950% of the voting shares of VimpelCom. If these shares were converted into common shares of VimpelCom, they would represent 7.0559% of the total outstanding common shares (assuming that no other shares of Preferred Stock are converted into common shares).
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 of the Statement is amended by inserting the following information:
(e) Upon completion of the sale and transfer of 123,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock to the Purchaser, as described in Item 4 and Item 6, Forrielite and Oleg Kiselev ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Preferred Stock.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Item 6 of the Statement is amended by inserting the following information:
Pursuant to the SPA dated December 30, 2011, the Purchaser agreed to purchase from Forrielite 123,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock, which represents 5.9950% of VimpelComs issued share capital, in consideration of the payment of US$111,000,000 in cash to Forrielite within five business days after completion of the transfer. The SPA is filed as Exhibit 99.4. The descriptions in this document of the SPA and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the agreement filed as Exhibit 99.4, which is incorporated by reference.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 is hereby supplemented by adding the following exhibits in appropriate numerical order.
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.4 | Conformed Copy of Agreement relating to the Sale and Purchase of Shares in VimpelCom, dated December 30, 2011, between Forrielite Limited and Bertofan Investments Limited |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 4, 2012 | FORRIELITE LIMITED | |||
/s/ Oleg Kiselev | ||||
Name: Oleg Kiselev | ||||
Title: Attorney-in-Fact* | ||||
OLEG KISELEV | ||||
/s/ Oleg Kiselev | ||||
Name: Oleg Kiselev |
* | The power of attorney filed as Exhibit 99.3 is hereby incorporated by reference. |
Exhibit 99.4
FORRIELITE LIMITED
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BERTOFAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
AGREEMENT
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THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES IN
VIMPELCOM LTD.
THIS AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made the 30th day of December 2011
BETWEEN:
(1) | FORRIELITE LIMITED, a company registered in the Republic of Cyprus, registration No. HE 284188, whose registered address is at Strovolou 124, 1st floor, Flat/Office 103, Strovolos, 2042, Nicosia, Cyprus (the Seller); and |
(2) | Bertofan Investments Limited, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus, registration No. HE 192703, whose registered address is at Mykinon 12, Lavinia Court, PC 1065, Nicosia, Cyprus (the Purchaser). |
WHEREAS:
(A) | VimpelCom Ltd. is a company organized and existing under the laws of Bermuda, company number: 43271, whose registered address is at OM2 BLD., Floor 2, Claude Debussylaan 15, Amsterdam P7 1082 MC, the Netherlands (the Company). |
(B) | the Seller has agreed to sell and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase 123,600,000 convertible preferred shares of par value US$0.001 each (representing 5.9950%) in the issued share capital of the Company, having the rights and being subject to the restrictions set out in the Bye-Laws (hereafter referred to as the Shares), on and subject to the terms of this Agreement. |
IT IS AGREED:
1. | INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | In this Agreement (including its Recitals) the following words and expressions have the meanings respectively set opposite them: |
Business Day means a day (except a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are generally open for business in Moscow, Russian Federation; Kyiv, Ukraine; Nicosia, Cyprus and Hamilton, Bermuda;
Bye-Laws means the Bye-Laws of the Company adopted on 20 April 2010;
Completion means completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with its terms;
Completion Date means the date on which the Completion occurs, which will be either the date hereof (if the Conditions Precedent are satisfied) or the date which is one Business Day following satisfaction or waiver by the Parties of all Conditions Precedent, unless a later date is agreed by the Parties as the Completion Date;
Conditions Precedent has the meaning specified in clause 2.1 of this Agreement.
Encumbrance means a charge, debenture, mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, title retention, assignment, restriction, right of first refusal, option, voting arrangements and other restrictions of a similar nature, right of pre-emption or other third party right or interest of any kind, or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect, whether granted for the purpose of security or not and Encumbrances means all those kinds of right or interest;
Governmental Authority means any state or any political subdivision thereof; any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions on behalf of the state or its political subdivision, including, without
limitation, any government authority, ministry, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality and subdivisions thereof; any court, tribunal or arbitrator; and any self-regulatory organization acting on behalf of the state or itself pursuant to the rights granted thereto by applicable Law.
Group references mean, unless otherwise stated, a reference to that person, its subsidiary undertakings, its parent undertakings and any other subsidiary undertakings of its parent undertakings;
Law means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute or ordinance, or any rule, regulation, standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, ruling, decree or agency requirement of any Governmental Authority.
Parties means the parties to this Agreement and Party means either of them;
Purchase Price means US$ 111,000,000 (one hundred eleven million United States dollars);
Registered Agent means Wakefield Quin, the registered agent of the Company in Bermuda;
Required Filings means all regulatory filings that each Party must make to any applicable Governmental Authority in connection with the Completion, including the form Schedule 13G to be filed by the Purchaser and the amended form Schedule 13D to be filed by the Seller, each to be filed with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission promptly after signing this Agreement.
Tax means:
(a) | all forms of tax, levy, impost, contribution, duty, liability and charge in the nature of taxation and all related withholdings or deductions of any nature; and |
(b) | all related fines, penalties, charges and interest, |
imposed by a Tax Authority whether directly or primarily chargeable against, recoverable from or attributable to the Company or any other person;
Tax Authority means a taxing or other Governmental Authority competent to impose a liability for or to collect Tax;
Transaction means the transaction contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the sale by the Seller and the purchase by the Purchaser of the Shares;
1.2 | In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: |
(a) | references to this Agreement or any other document include this Agreement or such other document as varied, modified or supplemented in any manner from time to time; |
(b) | references to recitals, clauses and schedules and sub-divisions of them are references to the recitals and clauses of, and schedules to, this Agreement and sub-divisions of them respectively; |
(c) | the expressions subsidiary undertaking and parent undertaking have the meanings set out in the Companies Act 1985; and |
(d) | headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be ignored in construing this Agreement. |
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1.3 | The Recitals to this Agreement form part of it. |
2. | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
2.1 | The Sellers obligation to sell the Shares under this Agreement and the Purchasers obligation to buy such Shares and pay the Purchase Price is conditional upon the satisfaction or waiver in writing by both Parties of the following conditions (the Conditions Precedent): each of the Seller and the Purchaser shall have passed all necessary corporate resolutions to enter into the Transaction and effect the Completion. |
3. | SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES |
On and subject to the terms of this Agreement and satisfaction of the Conditions Precedent, the Seller shall sell, with full title guarantee and free from all Encumbrances, and the Purchaser shall purchase, the Shares, on and with effect from the Completion Date.
4. | CONSIDERATION |
4.1 | The Parties agree that the sole consideration for the transfer of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement is the Purchase Price. |
4.2 | The Purchase Price will be payable by the Purchaser to the Seller within 5 Business Days following the transfer of the Shares in favour of the Purchaser into the account of the Seller, details of which must have been notified to the Purchaser at Completion, by electronic transfer of funds for same day value. |
5. | COMPLETION |
5.1 | Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Completion will take place at the offices of the Seller and as follows: |
(a) | On the Completion Date (subject to the Conditions Precedent being satisfied or waived by the Parties), the Purchaser will cause to be delivered to the Seller copies of its corporate resolutions referred to in clause 2.1 above. |
(b) | On the Completion Date (subject to the Conditions Precedent being satisfied or waived by the Parties and completion of the actions set forth in clause 5.1(a) above), the Seller will: |
(i) | cause to be delivered to the Purchaser copies of its corporate resolutions referred to in clause 2.1 above; |
(ii) | cause to be delivered to the Registered Agent instruments of transfer in respect of the Shares duly completed in favour of the Purchaser; and |
(iii) | procure that the Registered Agent provides a certified copy of the register of members reflecting the Transaction to the Purchaser and the Seller and such other persons as the Purchaser or the Seller may nominate. |
6. | WARRANTIES |
6.1 | The Seller warrants, on the date of this Agreement and on the Completion Date, to the Purchaser that: |
(a) | it has the right, power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; |
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(b) | it has taken (or by the Completion will have taken) all necessary corporate or other action to authorise the execution and delivery by it of, and performance by it of its obligations under, this Agreement; |
(c) | this Agreement does not conflict with any provision of its organizational documents and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; |
(d) | no approval of any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the Sellers execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; |
(e) | the Shares: |
(i) | have been, to the best of the Sellers knowledge, properly allotted and issued; |
(ii) | are fully paid or are credited as fully paid; |
(iii) | are, to the best of the Sellers knowledge, freely convertible into Common Shares (as defined in the Bye-Laws), on a one-for-one basis, subject only to the applicable provisions of the Bye-Laws; and |
(iv) | as of the date of this Agreement, represent 5.9950% of the voting shares and issued share capital of the Company. |
(f) | the Seller is the sole owner of the Shares and has the right to transfer the full legal and beneficial interest in the Shares to the Purchaser; |
(g) | upon Completion as set forth herein, to the best of the Sellers knowledge, the Purchaser will acquire full legal and beneficial title to the Shares, free from all Encumbrances. |
6.2 | The Purchaser warrants, on the date of this Agreement and on the Completion Date, to the Seller that: |
(a) | it has the right, power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; |
(b) | it has taken (or by the Completion will have taken) all necessary corporate or other action to authorise the execution and delivery by it of, and performance by it of its obligations under, this Agreement; |
(c) | this Agreement does not conflict with any provision of its organizational documents and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; |
(d) | no approval of any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the Sellers execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; |
(e) | the Purchaser is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S (Regulation S) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933) and is acquiring the purchased Shares for its own account in an offshore transaction (as defined in Regulation S) pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Regulation S; and |
(f) | it is not directly or indirectly affiliated with Altimo Holdings & Investments Ltd, Telenor East Holding II AS or Weather Investments II S.a.r.l. |
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7. | FURTHER ASSURANCE |
7.1 | Each Party shall execute and deliver all such instruments and other documents and take all such actions as the other Party may from time to time reasonably require in order to give full effect to the provisions of this Agreement. |
7.2 | Each Party shall use all reasonable efforts to procure that, as soon as practicable, the Conditions Precedent are satisfied and any related processes are completed as may be required to enable the Completion to occur as set forth herein. |
8. | COSTS |
Each Party will pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiation, preparation and implementation of this Agreement (and the documents referred to in it), including the fees and disbursements of their respective legal, accountancy and other advisers.
9. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND VARIATION |
9.1 | This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings or arrangements (both oral and written) relating to the subject matter of the Transaction. |
9.2 | Each Party agrees and acknowledges that it has not relied on, or been induced to enter into this Agreement by, a warranty, statement, representation or undertaking which is not expressly included in this Agreement. |
9.3 | Neither Party has any claim or remedy in respect of a warranty, statement, misrepresentation (whether negligent or innocent) or undertaking made to it by or on behalf of the other Party in connection with, or relating to, the Transaction, unless it is expressly included in this Agreement. |
9.4 | Nothing in this clause 9 limits or excludes liability arising as a result of fraud, wilful concealment or wilful misconduct. |
9.5 | No variation, supplement, deletion or replacement of or from this Agreement or any of its terms is effective unless made in writing and signed by or on behalf of each Party. |
10. | NOTICES |
10.1 | Method of giving a notice or other communication |
A notice, permission or other communication under or in connection with this Agreement must be:
(a) | in writing; |
(b) | in English; |
(c) | signed by or on behalf of the person giving it; and |
(d) | delivered by hand or sent by recorded delivery post or by fax to the relevant Party to the contact, address and fax number set out in clause 10.2 (or if otherwise notified by the relevant person under clause 10.6 to such other contact, address or fax number as has been so notified). |
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10.2 | Addresses |
The contact, address and fax number for each Party is (unless otherwise notified under clause 10.6):
(a) | in the case of the Seller, as follows: |
Strovolou 124, 1st floor, office 103
Strovolos 2042, Nicosia, Cyprus
Fax: +357 22 465 949
Attention: Directors - FORRIELITE LIMITED
with a copy to:
ul. Novocheryemushkinskaya, bldg.62, corp.1, kv.74
Moscow Russia
Fax: +7 495 663 3875
Attention: Oleg Kiselev
(b) | in the case of the Purchaser, as follows: |
Address: | Mykinon 12, Lavinia Court, PC 1065, Nicosia, Cyprus | |
Fax: | 00357 22 766022 | |
Attention: | Ioannis Kriftis |
10.3 | Time that notice or communication is deemed given |
Unless there is evidence that it was received earlier, a notice or other communication that complies with clause 10.1 is deemed given:
(a) | if delivered by hand, at the time of delivery, except as provided in clause 10.4; |
(b) | if sent by recorded delivery post, at 9.00 am (in the delivery location) on the third Business Day after the day of posting; and |
(c) | if sent by fax, at the time of its transmission, except as provided in clause 10.4. |
10.4 | Effect of delivery by hand or fax other than between 9.00am and 6.00pm on a Business Day |
(a) | If deemed delivery under clause 10.3 of a notice or other communication delivered by hand or sent by fax occurs before 9.00 am (in the delivery location) on a Business Day, the notice or other communication is deemed delivered at 9.00 am on that day. |
(b) | If deemed delivery under clause 10.3 of a notice or other communication delivered by hand or sent by fax occurs after 6.00 pm (in the delivery location) on a Business Day or on a day which is not a Business Day, the notice or communication is deemed to have been given at 9.00 am on the next Business Day. |
10.5 | Relevant time of day |
In this clause, a reference to time is to local time in the country in which the recipient of the notice or communication is located.
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10.6 | Notification of change in notice details |
A Party may notify the other Party of a change to any of the details for it referred to in clause 10.2. The notice must comply with the terms of clause 10.1 and must state the date on which the change is to occur. That date must be on or after the fifth Business Day after the date on which the notice is delivered.
11. | CONFIDENTIALITY |
11.1 | Both Parties confidentiality obligations |
No Party may disclose information relating to the negotiation, existence or provisions of this Agreement unless:
(a) | it has first obtained the other Partys permission; |
(b) | such information is, or prior to such disclosure has become, available to the public other than as a result of an act or omission by such Party; or |
(c) | it is permitted to do so under clauses 11.2 or 12. |
11.2 | Permitted disclosures |
Clause 11.1 does not apply to a disclosure of information where:
(a) | the disclosure is required by applicable Law or a competent Governmental Authority; |
(b) | the disclosure is required by a rule of a stock exchange or listing authority on which the shares or other securities in a member of the disclosing Partys Group (or the Shares) are listed or traded; |
(c) | the disclosure is made to the directors, officers or senior employees of a member of the disclosing Partys Group for the purpose of effecting the Transaction or ensuring compliance with the terms of this Agreement; |
(d) | the disclosure is required for the purpose of legal proceedings arising out of this Agreement or the disclosure is required to be made to a Tax Authority in connection with the Tax affairs of a member of the disclosing Partys Group; or |
(e) | the disclosure is made to a professional adviser of the disclosing Party, in which case the disclosing Party is responsible for ensuring that the professional adviser complies with the terms of this clause 11 as if it were a party to this Agreement. |
11.3 | Consultation required before a permitted disclosure |
The Seller or Purchaser may only make a disclosure in the circumstances contemplated by clause 11.2(b), (c) or (e) if, before making the disclosure, it has consulted with the other Party and taken into account the other Partys requirements as to the timing, content and manner of making the disclosure to the extent it is permitted to do so by applicable Law and to the extent it is reasonably practicable to do so.
12. | ANNOUNCEMENTS |
12.1 | Permission of other Party generally required |
No Party may:
(a) | make or send; or |
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(b) | permit another person to make or send on its behalf, |
a public announcement or circular regarding the existence or the subject matter of this Agreement unless it has first obtained the other Partys permission (that permission not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
12.2 | Circumstances in which permission of other Party is not required |
Clause 12.1 does not apply to an announcement or circular which is required by:
(a) | applicable Law or a competent Governmental Authority; or |
(b) | a rule of a stock exchange or listing authority on which the shares or other securities in a member of the disclosing persons Group (or the Shares) are listed or traded. |
12.3 | Consultation where permission of other Party is not required |
A Party that is required to make or send an announcement or circular in the circumstances contemplated by clause 12.2 must, before making or sending the announcement or circular, consult with the other Party and take into account the other Partys requirements as to the timing, content and manner of making the announcement or sending the circular to the extent it is permitted to do so by applicable Law and to the extent it is reasonably practicable to do so.
13. | INVALIDITY |
If a provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then to the extent it is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be given no effect and will be treated as though it were not included in this Agreement, but the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not be affected.
14. | COUNTERPARTS |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including by facsimile, each of which when executed and delivered must be an original, but all of which when taken together will constitute a single instrument.
15. | THIRD PARTY RIGHTS |
No person other than a Party may enforce this Agreement by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
16. | GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION |
16.1 | Governing law |
This Agreement, including any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, is governed by and must be interpreted in accordance with English law.
16.2 | Arbitration |
(a) | Any dispute or difference (a Dispute) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, must be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the LCIA Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause save for any waiver of any rights the Parties would otherwise have to any form of appeal or |
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recourse to a court of law or other judicial authority, which rights are expressly preserved. The number of arbitrators shall be three. The seat of the arbitration shall be London, England. The language of the arbitration shall be English. |
(b) | The claimant shall nominate one arbitrator and the respondent shall nominate one arbitrator in accordance with and within the time limits specified in the LCIA Rules. The chairman shall be nominated by the two appointed arbitrators within 15 days of the appointment of the second arbitrator by the LCIA Court, failing which the chairman shall be appointed by the LCIA Court. |
(c) | Where a Dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement and any other dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, which disputes, in the reasonable opinion of the first arbitral tribunal to be appointed in respect of any of the disputes (the First Panel), are so closely connected that it is fair and expedient for them to be resolved in the same proceedings, the First Panel may, upon application by any Party, order that the proceedings to resolve one dispute will be consolidated with those to resolve any other dispute (whether or not proceedings to resolve such other dispute have yet been instituted). If the First Panel so orders, the Parties to each dispute which is a subject of their order will be treated as having consented to that dispute being finally decided: |
(i) | by the First Panel, unless the LCIA Court decides that this panel would not be suitable; and |
(ii) | in accordance with the procedure specified in this Agreement pursuant to which the First Panel was appointed, unless otherwise agreed by all Parties to the consolidated proceedings or ordered by the First Panel, |
and each Party hereby waives any right to object to the constitution of the First Panel upon such consolidation on the grounds that it was not entitled to nominate an arbitrator.
16.3 | Service of process |
A document which starts, or is otherwise required to be served in connection with, any Dispute (a Process Document) may be served in the same way as notices in accordance with clause 10. This clause 16.3 does not prevent a Process Document being served in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.
17. | ASSIGNMENT |
Neither Party may assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of in whole or in part its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party.
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IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been entered into the day and year first above written.
Signed by | ) | |||
for and on behalf of | ) | |||
FORRIELITE LIMITED | ) | |||
in the presence of | ) | /s/ Oleg Kiselev | ||
Witness signature: /s/ Witness | ||||
Witness name: Name of Witness | ||||
Witness address: Details of Witness Address | ||||
Signed by | ) | |||
for and on behalf of | ) | |||
BERTOFAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED | ) | |||
in the presence of | ) | /s/ Ganna Komenko | ||
Witness signature: /s/ Witness | ||||
Witness name: Name of Witness | ||||
Witness address: Details of Witness Address |
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