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Financial Management and Analysis of Projects :
7. Knowledge Management :
7.13. Model Capital Structure Covenants
7.13.4. Capital Adequacy Ratio (see 3.6.3.6)
7.13.4.1. The following is an outline for a Capital Adequacy Ratio covenant
for use in a loan agreement. It is intended as a guide only. It
is the responsibility of the OGC to determine, in consultation with
the mission leader and financial analyst, the precise wording for
inclusion in the legal agreements.
Section _____
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For the purposes of this Loan Agreement, all financial calculations,
ratios and financial covenants shall be applied in respect of
the Borrower's Operations only.
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Except as ADB shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall not make
an advance to a subborrower [including leasing of an asset], if
after the making of any such advance [or lease], the ratio of
its equity to its assets-at-risk shall be greater than ____to____.
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For purposes of this Section,
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The term "equity" means the sum of the total of
unimpaired paid-up capital, retained earnings, and reserves
of the borrower available to meet any losses which may be
incurred by non-recovery of assets, including provisions for
bad and doubtful debts and loan [and lease] losses at the
date of making such advance [lease] in (a) above;
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The term "assets-at-risk" means the sum of the total
impaired value of assets at the date of making such advance
[lease] in (b) above;
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The term "impaired value of assets" in (ii) above
means the value of each asset of the borrower valued in accordance
with sound and consistently maintained methods of valuation
satisfactory to ADB.
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