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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

For <strong>the</strong> <strong>financial</strong> year ended 31 December 2008<br />

25. Borrowings (continued)<br />

(b) Secured liabilities (continued)<br />

64<br />

These facilities of <strong>the</strong> Group and <strong>the</strong> Company are secured by: (continued)<br />

(ii) certain quoted shares in an associated company held by a subsidiary [Note 17(c)];<br />

(iii) fixed and floating charge over all <strong>the</strong> assets of <strong>the</strong> Company and certain subsidiaries;<br />

(iv) assignment of all rights <strong>to</strong> and benefits from <strong>the</strong> sale and purchase agreements, rental proceeds, lease<br />

tenancies, building contracts, licences and insurance policies in respect of development properties,<br />

investment properties and freehold and leasehold land and buildings within <strong>the</strong> Group (Notes 14, 21 and 22);<br />

and<br />

(v) corporate guarantee by <strong>the</strong> Company.<br />

Medium Term Notes (“MTN”)<br />

The MTN programme is effective for ten years from 19 September 2001 under which Notes of various amounts<br />

at various interest rates for various periods ranging from three months <strong>to</strong> one year were issued. Unless previously<br />

redeemed or repurchased and cancelled as provided in <strong>the</strong> terms of <strong>the</strong> MTNs, <strong>the</strong> MTNs are redeemable at <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

principal amounts on <strong>the</strong>ir respective maturity dates from January 2009 <strong>to</strong> August 2009.<br />

The MTNs constitute direct and unconditional obligation of <strong>the</strong> Company and are secured by:<br />

(i) a corporate guarantee from a wholly owned subsidiary, OPH Property <strong>Limited</strong>;<br />

(ii) a charge over monies in OPH Property <strong>Limited</strong>’s bank account, amounting <strong>to</strong> $3,000 (2007: $3,000); and<br />

(iii) a negative pledge undertaken by <strong>the</strong> Company and OPH Property <strong>Limited</strong>.<br />

The proceeds from <strong>the</strong> issued MTNs were utilised <strong>to</strong>wards <strong>the</strong> re-financing of <strong>the</strong> Company’s borrowings.<br />

Bonds and Notes<br />

On 5 March 2004, <strong>the</strong> Company issued $195,000,000 five-year secured Bonds and Notes comprising $100,000,000<br />

Fixed Rate Bonds (<strong>the</strong> “Bonds”) and $95,000,000 Floating Rate Notes (<strong>the</strong> “Notes”). The Group classifies <strong>the</strong>se<br />

Bonds and Notes as non-current as <strong>the</strong> Group has secured a new loan facility with a tenure of 3 years as at 31<br />

December 2008 <strong>to</strong> refinance <strong>the</strong>se borrowings. The new loan facility has been drawn down <strong>to</strong> repay <strong>the</strong> Bonds<br />

and Notes subsequent <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> balance sheet date.<br />

ANNUAL REPORT 2008 ORCHARD PARADE HOLDINGS LIMITED

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