Company Letterhead
{{company_name}}
{{company_address}}
Phone: {{phone}}
Email: {{email}}
Website: {{website}}
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into on this {{day}} day of {{month}}, {{year}}, by and between:
**Lender:** {{lender_company_name}}, a company duly incorporated under the laws of {{lender_country}}, with its principal place of business at {{lender_address}} (hereinafter referred to as “the Lender”).
**Borrower:** {{borrower_company_name}}, a company duly incorporated under the laws of {{borrower_country}}, with its principal place of business at {{borrower_address}} (hereinafter referred to as “the Borrower”).
The Lender and the Borrower are hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Parties” and individually as “a Party.”
1. LOAN AMOUNT AND PURPOSE
1.1 The Lender agrees to lend to the Borrower the principal sum of {{currency}} {{loan_amount}} ({{loan_amount_words}}) (the “Principal Amount”).
1.2 The Borrower agrees to use the Principal Amount exclusively for {{purpose_of_loan}}.
2. INTEREST RATE
2.1 The Principal Amount shall accrue interest at a fixed rate of {{interest_rate}}% per annum, calculated on the outstanding balance.
2.2 Interest shall be calculated on a {{interest_calculation_period}} basis and shall be payable {{interest_payment_frequency}}.
3. REPAYMENT TERMS
3.1 The Borrower shall repay the Principal Amount along with accrued interest in {{number_of_installments}} equal installments of {{currency}} {{installment_amount}} ({{installment_amount_words}}), commencing on {{first_repayment_date}} and continuing on the {{repayment_day_of_month}} day of each subsequent {{repayment_frequency}} until the entire Principal Amount and interest are fully repaid.
3.2 All payments shall be made by {{payment_method}} to the Lender’s bank account: [Bank Name: {{lender_bank_name}}, Account Name: {{lender_account_name}}, Account Number: {{lender_account_number}}, SWIFT/BIC: {{lender_swift_bic}}].
3.3 The final payment date shall be {{final_repayment_date}}.
4. LATE PAYMENT
4.1 Any installment payment not received by the Lender within {{grace_period_days}} days of its due date shall be considered a late payment.
4.2 For each late payment, the Borrower shall pay a late fee of {{currency}} {{late_fee_amount}} ({{late_fee_amount_words}}) or {{late_fee_percentage}}% of the overdue amount, whichever is greater, in addition to the overdue installment.
4.3 Should any payment be more than {{default_days}} days overdue, the entire outstanding balance of the Principal Amount, together with all accrued interest and late fees, shall become immediately due and payable.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.1 The Borrower represents and warrants that:
a) It is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of {{borrower_country}} and has the full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder do not contravene its constitutive documents or any applicable law or agreement.
c) All financial information provided to the Lender is true, accurate, and complete in all material respects.
6. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
6.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of {{governing_country}}.
6.2 Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be initially resolved through good-faith negotiation between the Parties.
6.3 If the dispute cannot be resolved amicably within {{negotiation_days}} days, it shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the {{arbitration_institution}} in accordance with its Arbitration Rules, as amended from time to time.
6.4 The seat of the arbitration shall be {{arbitration_city}}, {{arbitration_country}}. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written, between the Parties.
8. AMENDMENTS
No amendment, modification, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both Parties.
9. SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Credit Agreement as of the date first above written.
**LENDER:**
_____________________________
By: {{lender_authorized_signatory_name}}
Title: {{lender_authorized_signatory_title}}
Date: {{lender_signature_date}}
**BORROWER:**
_____________________________
By: {{borrower_authorized_signatory_name}}
Title: {{borrower_authorized_signatory_title}}
Date: {{borrower_signature_date}}
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