To: HSBC Bank (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
Deposit Pledge
1. For the purpose hereof:
“Designated account” refers to the account opened by us at the HSBC Bank (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch (the “Bank”), with details set out in the appendix hereto.
“Foreign exchange rate” refers to the exchange rate used in the relevant foreign exchange markets and determined by the Bank when one currency is exchanged for another currency at the relevant time. The decision of the Bank is final and binding on us.
“Protection and indemnity obligations” refer to, concerning relevant bank document, all debts and costs of any nature which may be incurred to the Bank due to the Bank’s issue, acceptance and performance or promise of payment of relevant bank document, may be borne or suffered by the Bank or occur and are related to the Bank’s issue, acceptance and performance or promise of payment of relevant bank document, or are aroused due to the Bank’s issue, acceptance and performance or promise of payment of relevant bank document in any way, as well as obligations for our arrears for the Bank occurring in any way under any agreement, protection and indemnity, commitment or document as related to or due to the Bank’s issue, acceptance and performance or promise of payment of relevant bank document.
“Loan obligations” refer to, concerning a sum of loan, (1) all obligations to be fulfilled by us for the Bank under or relating to the relevant loan, or agreement, protection and indemnity, commitment or document, no matter whether existing, upcoming, actual or contingent, and (2) interests of such obligations (including default interests, if any), no matter before or after be required or judged by the Bank. For the avoidance of ambiguity, loan obligations include (when applicable) obligations to be fulfilled by us for the Bank in the situation where we exercise the right recourse relating to any discount business at the Bank.
“Persons” include individuals, firms, companies, legal persons and groups without legal personality.
“China”, for the purpose of the Agreement, refers to areas of the People’s Republic of China other than the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan. “Relevant bank document” refers to:
(a) any L/G, guarantee, protection and indemnity, L/C or standby L/C issued or to be issued by the Bank, or any other commitment or debt burden; or
(b) any bank acceptance bill accepted or to be accepted by the Bank, with details of such documents set out in the appendix hereto.
“Relevant loan” refers to:
(a) any loan, provision, discount or other financing provided or to be provided by the Bank for us or as required by us, with details set out in the appendix; or
(b) any loan, provision, discount or other financing provided or to be provided by the Bank for us or as required by us for the purpose of financing, payment or fulfillment of protection and indemnity obligation.
“Relevant transaction” refers to relevant bank document or relevant loan.
“Guaranteed obligations” refer to protection and indemnity obligations and/or loan obligations.
Any agreement or document refers to the agreement or document as amended, transferred, revised, renewed orre-stated. A certain legal provision refers to a provision which is amended orre-enacted and includes any subordinate provision.
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