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HOSPITALITY PROPERTY FUND LIMITED - HPAI - Notice of Request for Written Consent of Noteholders

Release Date: 09/04/2021 16:08
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HPAI - Notice of Request for Written Consent of Noteholders

Hospitality Property Fund Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration No. 2005/014211/06)
Company code: HPAI
(“Hospitality” or the “Issuer”)


NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF NOTEHOLDERS


1.     This notice of request for consent (this “Consent Request”) is delivered by the Issuer to each holder of
       Senior Secured Notes (as defined below) (the “Noteholders”) issued under the Issuer’s ZAR10,000,000,000
       domestic medium term note programme (the “Programme”) pursuant to the section headed “Terms
       and Conditions of the Notes” (the “Terms and Conditions”) in the amended and restated programme
       memorandum dated 31 January 2019, as amended and restated from time to time (the “Programme
       Memorandum”), in accordance with Condition 18 (Notices) of the Terms and Conditions for the
       purposes of obtaining the Noteholders’ written consent to authorise TMF Corporate Services (South
       Africa) Proprietary Limited (“TMF”) (as “Noteholder Trustee and Finance Provider”) to provide the
       necessary consent to allow Hospitality Guarantee SPV (RF) Proprietary Limited (the “Debt Guarantor”),
       as the holder of the Existing Mortgage Bonds (defined below) forming part of the underlying security
       applicable to the ZAR600,000,000 Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (with Stock Code HPF11),
       ZAR300,000,000 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 31 March 2024 (with stock code HPF12) and
       ZAR800,000,000 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 30 September 2024 (with stock code HPF13)
       (together the “Senior Secured Notes”) to agree:

1.1       to cancel the Existing Servitudes (as defined below) and register the Replacement Servitudes (as
          defined below); and

1.2       to the register the New Servitudes (as defined below) in order to comply with, amongst others, local
          government by-laws.

2.     Capitalised terms used herein which are not otherwise defined shall bear the meaning ascribed thereto
       in the Terms and Conditions or the Security Sharing Agreement, dated on or about 28 April 2017,
       entered into amongst Fezisource, HPF, the Issuer, the Debt Guarantor, Nedbank Limited (as Original
       Facility Lender and Hedge Provider), FirstRand Bank Limited, acting through its Rand Merchant Bank
       division (as Hedge Provider) and TMF, and to which The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Merway
       and Cullinan subsequently acceded (the “Security Sharing Agreement”), as applicable.

3.     The request for written consent set out herein relates to:

3.1       the cancellation of existing servitudes relating to a right of way over a certain portion of the
          immovable property owned by HPF situated in the province of KwaZulu Natal (the “KwaZulu Natal
          Immovable Property”), as set out in Part I of Annexure A hereto (the “Existing Servitudes”) and (ii) the
          subsequent registration of the new praedial right of way servitudes, praedial water plant servitude
          and praedial servitude in perpetuity for use as a fire take over the KwaZulu Natal Immovable
          Property, as set out in Part II of Annexure A hereto (the “Replacement Servitudes”); and

3.2       the registration of the praedial servitude in perpetuity for parking purposes over a certain portion of
          the immovable property owned by HPF situated in the province of Gauteng (the “Gauteng
          Immovable Property”), together with the KwaZulu Natal Immovable Property, the “Immovable
          Properties”), as set out in Part III of Annexure A hereto (the “New Servitudes”),

        collectively, the “Transaction”.

4.     The Debt Guarantor currently holds Mortgage Bonds over the Immovable Properties and in order to
       implement the Transaction, the consent of the Debt Guarantor is required.

5.     It is worth noting that the Transaction contemplated in paragraph 3 above does not fall within the
       scope of clause 12 (Release and/or Replacement of Security) of the Security Sharing Agreement as it
       does not relate to the (i) the provision of further Mortgage Bonds over the Immovable Properties not
       previously forming part of the Transaction Security, or (ii) the release of existing Mortgage Bonds over the
       Immovable Properties forming part of the Transaction Security and/or (ii) the replacement of existing
       Mortgage Bonds with new Mortgage Bonds.

6.     The Finance Providers will not be prejudiced in any way by the proposed Transaction and will remain in
       the same position as they were immediately prior to the implementation of the Transaction.


7.     As the Mortgage Bonds constitute part of the security under the Issuer’s security sharing structure
       relating to the Senior Secured Notes, the Debt Guarantor is required to obtain the Finance Providers’
       consent before exercising any decision in respect of the security pursuant to clause 3.1.1.2 of the
       Security Sharing Agreement.

8.     The Issuer seeks the Noteholders’ written consent in accordance with Condition 20 (Meetings of
       Noteholders / Consent Process) of the Terms and Conditions to pass the following written Extraordinary
       Resolutions:

8.1        Extraordinary Resolution No. 1:

           THAT the Noteholder Trustee (as the Finance Provider) be authorised to provide the necessary
           consent to allow:

8.1.1         the Debt Guarantor, as holder of the Mortgage Bonds over the Immovable Properties, to agree
              to (i) the cancellation of the Existing Servitudes and the subsequent registration of the
              Replacement Servitudes and (ii) the registration of the New Servitudes; and

8.1.2         the Debt Guarantor to enter into any documentation or take any necessary steps to give effect
              to the consent specified in paragraph 8.1.1.

8.2        Extraordinary Resolution No. 2:

           THAT the Noteholder Trustee (as the Finance Provider) be authorised to enter into any
           documentation or to take any necessary steps to give effect to the consents specified in
           Extraordinary Resolution 1.

9.     The Noteholders are requested to provide their written consent to the abovementioned proposals by
       voting in relation to the written Extraordinary Resolutions specified in the Consent Notice included in the
       Notice of Request of Written Consent of Noteholders released by Strate Proprietary Limited (“Strate”)
       and delivering same to the registered office of the relevant Participant that provided the Noteholder
       with the Consent Notice, and providing a copy thereof to the Issuer, for the attention of the Financial
       Director and e-mailed to rosao@hpf.co.za / Riaan Erasmus at riaane@hpf.co.za, by no later than 17h00
       on Monday, 10 May 2021, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Annexure B to the Notice
       disseminated by Strate. The relevant Participant will then notify Strate at Strate-CDAdmin@strate.co.za
       of the total number of Consent Notices received, containing votes both in favour and not in favour of
       the proposed written Extraordinary Resolutions and any abstentions.

10.    This Notice is being delivered to Strate in accordance with Condition 20 (Meetings of Noteholders /
       Consent Process) of the Terms and Conditions as read with Condition 18 (Notices) of the Terms and
       Conditions. The record date to be recorded in the Register to receive this Consent Request is Friday, 9
       April 2021.




9 April 2021


Debt Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

                                                  ANNEXURE A
                                                    PART I
           EXISTING SERVITUDES TO BE CANCELLED OVER THE KWAZULU NATAL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

Name of Property       Mortgage Bond No.        Servitude Deed No.            Type of Servitude          Property Description
and Location


Champagne              B6625/2017 and           SG 3796/1998 created          Servitude for right of     Remainder of the Farm
Sports Resort          B7425/2006               pursuant to Deed of           way                        Meadow streams No.
(Drakensburg)                                   Transfer T1147/1956                                      17250 under Deed of
                                                annexed to Certificate                                   Transfer No. T 5512/2006
                                                of Consolidated Title
                                                T11312/1999



                                                    PART II
            REPLACEMENT SERVITUDES TO BE REGISTERED OVER THE KWAZULU NATAL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

Name of Property and    Mortgage Bond No.       Type of Servitude               Property Description
Location


Champagne Sports        B6625/2017 and          Praedial right of way           Remainder of the Farm
Resort (Drakensburg)    B7425/2006              servitude, praedial water       Meadow streams No. 17250
                                                plant servitude and             under Deed of Transfer No. T
                                                praedial servitude in           5512/2006
                                                perpetuity for use as a fire
                                                take.




                                                    PART III
                    NEW SERVITUDES TO BE REGISTERED OVER THE GAUTENG IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

Name of Property and    Mortgage Bond No.       Type of Servitude                Property Description
Location


Birchwood Hotel and OR   B0944/2006             Praedial servitude in            ERF 676 Bardene Extension 39
Tambo Conference                                perpetuity for parking           Township, Registration Division I.R.,
Centre (Boksburg)                               purposes                         the Province of Gauteng under
                                                                                 Deed of Transfer No. T6680/2006

Date: 09-04-2021 04:08:00
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