Letter of Direction - Payment of Acquisition Price

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The key takeaways are that this letter of direction outlines the terms for releasing funds held in trust to pay for equipment acquisition and sets responsibilities for the lender, borrower, and specified party.

The purpose of this letter of direction is to jointly instruct the specified party on how to handle funds provided by the lender and borrower to pay for equipment acquisition and specify the conditions for releasing those funds.

The responsibilities of the specified party include depositing the funds in trust, delivering confirmation when conditions are met, issuing payment to the supplier, and being held harmless for actions taken in good faith according to the letter.

LETTER OF

DIRECTION

BETWEEN:

Date:

Party A
[LENDER NAME]

&

Party B
[YOUR COMPANY NAME]
This Letter of Direction – Payment of Acquisition Price (the “Agreement”) is effective [DATE],

BETWEEN: [LENDER NAME] (the "Lender"), a company organised and existing under the
laws of the [Country] of [COUNTRY], located:

[YOUR ADDRESS]

AND: [YOUR COMPANY] (the "Borrower"), a company organised and existing under
the laws of the [Country] of [COUNTRY], with its head office located at:

[ADDRESS]

WHEREAS [LENDER] made a financing proposal to [BORROWER] dated [DATE], which the Borrower
accepted on [DATE] (the “Proposal”);

WHEREAS the Lender and the Borrower have entered into a certain Contract of Loan and Hypothec
dated concurrently herewith providing, inter alia, for the loan by the Lender to the Borrower of the sum of
[AMOUNT] (the “Loan Proceeds”) for the purpose of assisting the Borrower in the acquisition of the
equipment listed in [SPECIFY] (the “Equipment”) from [SPECIFY COMPANY], upon the terms and
conditions set out therein (the “Contract”);

WHEREAS [SPECIFY NAME] (the “Surety”) has executed a certain Guarantee, Assignment and
Postponement of Claim with respect to the obligations of the Borrower under the Contract in favour of the
Lender, which the Lender has accepted (the “Guarantee”);

WHEREAS certain of the closing and post-closing items set out in the closing agenda annexed hereto (the
“Agenda”) and certain of the conditions set out in the Proposal have not yet been met;

WHEREAS the Lender has tendered to [SPECIFY] in trust a cheque in the amount of [AMOUNT] in lawful
currency of [COUNTRY] (the “Funds”), which amount represents the aggregate of the disbursement of the
Loan Proceeds by the Lender in the amount of [AMOUNT] in lawful currency of [COUNTRY] and the
payment of the balance of the acquisition cost for the Equipment (“Balance of Cost”) by the Borrower, to
be held by [SPECIFY] as herein directed.

NOW THEREFORE THE LENDER AND THE BORROWER HEREBY JOINTLY DIRECT [SPECIFY] AS
FOLLOWS:

1. [SPECIFY] is to deposit the Funds in its trust account, pending receipt of written confirmation
jointly from the Lender and the Borrower (the “Joint Confirmation”) that all closing and post-closing
items set out in the Agenda have been accomplished and that all conditions set out in the
Proposal have been met, and in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the
Contract has been registered at the Register for Personal and Movable Real Rights without
adverse entries, and that the Borrower has delivered to the Lender a waiver and subordination
from its bankers and that Lender’s counsel has reviewed same and declared it to be satisfactory.

2. Such Joint Confirmation shall be delivered to [SPECIFY] in writing with specific reference to this
Letter of Direction by registered mail or delivered by hand and shall be deemed to have been duly
delivered [NUMBER] days after being placed in the post and mailed by registered mail (provided
there are no postal disruptions), or upon receipt if delivered by hand, as follows, or on the date
following the date of expedition if sent by telecopier:
[NAME]
[ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY]
[COUNTRY]

Attention : [SPECIFY NAME]


Telecopier Number : [FAX NUMBER]

3. Upon receipt of the Joint Confirmation, [SPECIFY] shall deliver a cheque in the amount of
[AMOUNT] in lawful currency of the [COUNTRY] payable to the order of [SPECIFY], to [SPECIFY]
at [ADDRESS], in payment of the acquisition cost for the Equipment. All interest accrued on the
Funds attributable to the Loan Proceeds shall be paid at that time to the Lender and all interest
accrued on the Funds attributable to the Balance of Cost shall be paid at that time to the
Borrower.

4. In the event that [SPECIFY] does not receive the Joint Confirmation on or before [DATE],
[SPECIFY] shall forthwith thereafter return an amount equal to the Loan Proceeds to the Lender
together with all interest accrued thereon and return an amount equal to the Balance of Cost to
the Borrower together with all interest accrued thereon, the Lender and the Borrower shall be
released for all purposes from all their respective obligations under the Proposal and the Contract,
and the Contract, the Proposal and the Guarantee shall be deemed to be reziliated, to be without
effect and to have created no obligations between the parties thereto.

5. [SPECIFY] shall be deemed to have been released and discharged by the Lender and the
Borrower from its obligations under this Letter of Direction upon the payment of the Funds and the
interest accrued thereon in accordance with the provisions hereof.

6. [SPECIFY]’s obligations hereunder shall be confined to dealing with the Funds in accordance with
this Letter of Direction and for reasonable diligence in the performance of its duties set forth
herein. If at any time in the performance of its duties under this Letter of Direction, [SPECIFY]
relies on any information, records, books or documents or it is necessary for [SPECIFY] to act
upon any demand or notices in writing purportedly executed or issued by or on behalf of any of
the parties hereto, it shall not be necessary for [SPECIFY] to ascertain whether or not the person
or persons who have executed, signed or otherwise issued or authenticated the said information,
records, books, accounts or writings is authorised to so execute, sign, issue or authenticate such
a writing, or that they are the persons named herein or in writing or otherwise to pass upon any
requirements of such instruments that may be essential for the validity or the authenticity of such
information, records, books or accounts.

7. [SPECIFY] shall have all powers to deal with the Funds as may be necessary to give effect to the
terms of this Letter of Direction, subject, however, to the limitations hereinabove provided.

8. The Lender and the Borrower mutually covenant and agree with [SPECIFY] to save [SPECIFY]
harmless and to reimburse [SPECIFY] fully from time to time and at all times against all loss,
costs, charges, damages and expenses which [SPECIFY] Agent may, at any time or at times
hereafter, bear, sustain, suffer or be put to for or by reason of or on account of [SPECIFY] acting
as holder of the Funds with respect to this matter or anything relating hereto.

9. [SPECIFY] shall not be liable for any loss arising out of any act or omission to act, or for any error
in judgment, in the execution of the agency herein created so long as it or its servants act in good
faith.
10. The Borrower and the Lender shall, at all times, whether during the term of or after the termination
of the agency herein created, indemnify and save harmless [SPECIFY] from and against any
liability of any kind whatsoever that may be imposed upon it by reason of its acts or omissions
under the agency herein created.
11. Without restricting the generality of the aforementioned indemnities, the Borrower and the Lender
covenant and agree that in the event that proceedings should hereafter be taken in any court
respecting the matters referred to in this Letter of Direction, [SPECIFY] shall not be obliged to
defend any such proceedings or take any proceedings in court or enter any appearance to such
proceedings until the Borrower and the Lender shall have indemnified [SPECIFY] by good, and
sufficient security is given against the [SPECIFY]’s costs of such proceedings.

12. Should any provision or condition of this Letter of Direction be or become illegal or non-
enforceable, it or they shall be considered separate and severable from the Letter of Direction and
the remaining provisions and conditions hereof shall remain in force and be binding upon the
parties hereto as though the said provision or provisions or conditions had never been included.

13. This Letter of Direction may be amended only by written agreement duly executed by all the
parties hereto.

14. This document may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which when executed shall
be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.

15. This document shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [COUNTRY]
and the laws of [COUNTRY] applicable therein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed this Letter of Direction as of the date first hereinabove
mentioned.

LENDER BORROWER

Authorized Signature Authorized Signature

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