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Appended below are some sample agreements and/or documents for those who might need them:

1. Business Trade Reference,
2. Bank Guarantee,

Sample of a BUSINESS TRADE REFERENCE

To : Name & Address of the Company who are asking for reference on Customer A

From : Business Referee (Name & Address)

Dear Sir(s)

Reference : Customer A

1. The abovenamed customer

 has maintained an account with us since ____________

 account has been closed on ______________________

 has no business relationship with us

2. Terms of Payment

ÿ Cash

ÿ Secured Basis

ÿ Credit of _______days

ÿ To be stipulated from time to time

3. Current Credit Limit Granted : $_________________________

 Initial Credit Limit given was $____________________

 Subsequent Credit Limit given was $_______________

4. Average Credit Period to date

ÿ 30 days

ÿ 60 days

ÿ 90 days

ÿ 120 days

ÿ 150 days

ÿ 180 days and above

5. Average monthly sales to the abovenamed Customer $________

6. Financial Status: ÿ Large ÿ Medium ÿ Small

7. Market Reputation:

ÿ Good

ÿ Average

ÿ Bad

ÿ Newly established

(Please note that the above information is given in strictest confidence and without liability.)

Yours truly,

………………………………………..

Authorised Signatory/Company Stamp

SAMPLE OF A BANK GUARANTEE

(UNDER THE BANK LETTERHEAD)

Date

Name & Address of the Company giving credit (say ABC Company)

Dear Sir,
BANK GUARANTEE NO

In consideration of you, ABC Company ( Name & Address) at our request agreed to supply computers and related accessories (hereinafter referred to as “the said supply”) to

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(hereinafter referred to as “the customer”), we hereby agree with you as follows:-

We, ( Bank name & Address)

hereby guarantee to pay to you within fourteen (14) days of written demand and on the pre-condition that the proof of indebtedness is made available to us by way of delivery orders and invoices, all sum of the money which now or shall at any time by owing to you by the customer arising from or in connection with the said supply PROVIDED ALWAYS that the total liability ultimately enforceable against us under this Guarantee shall not exceed in aggregate that the sum of $…………………………………..

This Guarantee shall be a continuing Guarantee to you (within the limits aforesaid) for the whole amount which shall be due and owing to you by the customer which may have arisen from …………………(both dates inclusive) (hereinafter referred to as “the guarantee period”).

You may at any time, at your absolute discretion and without giving any notice whatsoever to us, refuse any of the said supply or any credit facilities to the customer and grant to him any time or other indulgence and compound with him without discharging or impairing our liability under this Guarantee.

Notwithstanding any other provisions herein before contained, if on the expiry of ninety(90) days after the date of expiry of this Guarantee or any subsequent renewed guarantee given by us, we have not received any demand from you, this Guarantee or any subsequent renewed guarantee as the case may shall be lapse and cease to have any effect whatsoever and we shall be deemed to be discharged and released from all and any liability under this Guarantee without prejudice however to any claim which you may make prior to the expiration of the said ninety day period.

Yours faithfully,

(Signed by Bank)

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